# 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:** 2960
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59187 "2018-05-24T09:42:35Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Whistle the first three notes, and see how many people recognize it. That might be a new Bakers Dozen category. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59188 "2018-05-24T09:43:49Z")
Well-known songs that are unambiguously recognizable by their first three notes. 1. Moon River 2. The Marine Corps Hymn 3. Smoke on the Water 4. You Shook Me All Night Long 5. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (okay its really four notes, but otherwise we’ll be here all night…) 6. Johnnie Be Good 7. Bach’s [Toccata and Fugue in D Minor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY) 8. The theme song for M_A_S\*H 9. The Stars and Stripes Forever 10. Richard Strauss’ [Also Sprach Zarathustra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPwm0e_K98) 11. Over the Rainbow 12. Whistle While You Work ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59189 "2018-05-24T10:52:53Z")
Well-known songs that are unambiguously recognizable by their first three notes. 1. Moon River 2. The Marine Corps Hymn 3. Smoke on the Water 4. You Shook Me All Night Long 5. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (okay its really four notes, but otherwise we’ll be here all night…) 6. Johnnie Be Good 7. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor 8. The theme song for M_A_S\*H 9. The Stars and Stripes Forever 10. Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra 11. Over the Rainbow 12. Whistle While You Work 13. A Hard Day’s Night Next: Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59190 "2018-05-24T11:12:58Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59191 "2018-05-24T11:20:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Geographical anomalies > > 1. the island of Hendaye - For six months of the year, from February 1 to 31 July, it’s under Spanish rule - and for the following six months it’s French. > > [The island that switches countries every six months](http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-42817859) Just for clarification, It is not Hendaye that changes rule every six months but Pheasant Island. A tiny island on the Bidasoa river between the border towns of Hendaye, France and Irun, Spain. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59192 "2018-05-24T12:09:37Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59193 "2018-05-24T12:18:11Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59194 "2018-05-24T13:05:11Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59195 "2018-05-24T14:14:51Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59196 "2018-05-24T14:46:27Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59197 "2018-05-24T15:24:57Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor His routines were too vulgar, but I loved him in _Silverstreak_ and other movies. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59198 "2018-05-24T15:26:59Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor 9. Rob Schneider But I love Gilbert Gottfried! ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59199 "2018-05-24T15:43:43Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor 9. Rob Schneider 10. Jeff Dunham ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59200 "2018-05-24T16:12:05Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor 9. Rob Schneider 10. Jeff Dunham 11. Lenny Bruce (groundbreaking, maybe, but funny? No) ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59201 "2018-05-24T17:05:09Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor 9. Rob Schneider 10. Jeff Dunham 11. Lenny Bruce (groundbreaking, maybe, but funny? No) 12. Howie Mandel ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59202 "2018-05-24T17:34:35Z")
Widely popular comedian/funny person you are not at all amused by 1. Will Ferrell 2. Dane Cook 3. Bill Cosby 4. Larry the Cable Guy 5. Gilbert Gottfreid 6. Adam Sandler 7. Bob Goldthwait 8. Richard Pryor 9. Rob Schneider 10. Jeff Dunham 11. Lenny Bruce (groundbreaking, maybe, but funny? No) 12. Howie Mandel 13. Andrew Dice Clay Next category: [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/letter-chairman-kim-jong-un/?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=wh](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/letter-chairman-kim-jong-un/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wh) Deleted from the first draft of Trump’s letter cancelling the summit meeting with Kim Jong Un 1. You must tell me who does your hair, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59203 "2018-05-24T18:25:55Z")
Deleted from the first draft of Trump’s letter cancelling the summit meeting with Kim Jong Un 1. You must tell me who does your hair, by the way. 2. (Paraphrasing Mattis) I am here to work with you, I want us to work together, but so help me, if you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59204 "2018-05-24T18:55:20Z")
Deleted from the first draft of Trump’s letter cancelling the summit meeting with Kim Jong Un 1. You must tell me who does your hair, by the way. 2. (Paraphrasing Mattis) I am here to work with you, I want us to work together, but so help me, if you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all. 3. You may have heard of my historic election victory in November 2016. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59205 "2018-05-24T19:14:04Z")
Deleted from the first draft of Trump’s letter cancelling the summit meeting with Kim Jong Un 1. You must tell me who does your hair, by the way. 2. (Paraphrasing Mattis) I am here to work with you, I want us to work together, but so help me, if you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all. 3. You may have heard of my historic election victory in November 2016. 4. I know all about your country, from watching MASH reruns. " ---
**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:** [May 24, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59206 "2018-05-24T20:06:22Z")
Deleted from the first draft of Trump’s letter cancelling the summit meeting with Kim Jong Un 1. You must tell me who does your hair, by the way. 2. (Paraphrasing Mattis) I am here to work with you, I want us to work together, but so help me, if you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all. 3. You may have heard of my historic election victory in November 2016. 4. I know all about your country, from watching MASH reruns. 5. I think we can both agree, at least, that Hillary is such a nasty woman. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2959) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2961)