# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2914
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58267 "2018-04-06T12:18:51Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58268 "2018-04-06T13:27:30Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58269 "2018-04-06T14:44:00Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58270 "2018-04-06T15:07:37Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58271 "2018-04-06T15:21:16Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58272 "2018-04-06T15:45:40Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Sevalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58273 "2018-04-06T16:55:14Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Sevalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58274 "2018-04-06T17:26:55Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Sevalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) 9. William Shatner [William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM) I looked for the Connors song on YouTube but couldn’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58275 "2018-04-06T17:39:50Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Sevalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) 9. William Shatner [William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM) 10. Mae West [Twist and Shout~ Mae West - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtR3tSRqXw) I totally admit to owning this on tape in 1991. > **[Various Artists - Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off - Amazon.com...](https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Throats-Great-Celebrity-Sing/dp/B0000032C1)** > > Various Artists - Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off - Amazon.com Music ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58276 "2018-04-06T19:14:32Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Savalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) 9. William Shatner [William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM) 10. Mae West [Twist and Shout~ Mae West - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtR3tSRqXw) 11. Yoko Ono [THE WORST YOKO ONO EVER - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpX1wBrCymo) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58277 "2018-04-06T19:21:57Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Savalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) 9. William Shatner [William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM) 10. Mae West [Twist and Shout~ Mae West - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtR3tSRqXw) 11. Yoko Ono [THE WORST YOKO ONO EVER - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpX1wBrCymo) 12. The Cherry Sisters [Cherry Sisters - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Sisters) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58278 "2018-04-06T19:47:14Z")
Truly Bad Singers 1. Florence Foster Jenkins [Florence Jenkins massacres Mozart - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0) 2. The Shaggs [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg) 3. Mrs. Miller [Downtown by Mrs. Miller - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw07CDid0JM) 4. Leonard Nimoy [Leonard Nimoy: Proud Mary - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUaHWAJ9_4) 5. Tennis star Jimmy Connors. He appeared on Howard Cosell’s variety show, singing a Paul Anka song. His vocals were awful, but his underarm sweat stains were scary! 6. William Hung [- YouTube](https://youtu.be/0d5eP0wWLQY?t=18s) 7. Telly Savalas [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFnnZGZKk) 8. Lee Majors ["Sweet Jaime" sung by Lee Majors - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYiC_41nJH4) 9. William Shatner [William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM) 10. Mae West [Twist and Shout~ Mae West - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtR3tSRqXw) 11. Yoko Ono [THE WORST YOKO ONO EVER - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpX1wBrCymo) 12. The Cherry Sisters [Cherry Sisters - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Sisters) 13. William Hung [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d5eP0wWLQY) Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58279 "2018-04-06T19:52:15Z")
Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58280 "2018-04-06T20:29:27Z")
William Hung appeared twice, so instead, I give you his fellow _AI_ contestant Nicholas Zitzmann: [Worst American Idol Audition - Nicholas Zitzmann - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XojBiUIZJAM) Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall 3. The In-Laws ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58281 "2018-04-06T20:39:49Z")
Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall 3. The In-Laws 4. Casablanca Seriously? Pamela Anderson? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58282 "2018-04-06T21:32:14Z")
[There’s really a remake of Casablanca?] ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58283 "2018-04-06T22:04:02Z")
Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall 3. The In-Laws 4. Casablanca 5. Psycho ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58284 "2018-04-06T23:06:02Z")
Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall 3. The In-Laws 4. Casablanca 5. Psycho 6. The Manchurian Candidate ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58285 "2018-04-07T00:14:47Z")
Movies there was absolutely no reason to do a remake (apart from money) 1. Planet of the Apes 2. Total Recall 3. The In-Laws 4. Casablanca 5. Psycho 6. The Manchurian Candidate 7. High Noon They set in outer space and called it _Outland_. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58286 "2018-04-07T00:40:57Z")
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