# 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:** 2970
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59387 "2018-06-04T13:12:08Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 6. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 7. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 8. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 9. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 10. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 11. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 12. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson ([BW Stevenson - My Maria - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBvTvxHy7E)), later by Brooks & Dunn ([BW Stevenson - My Maria - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdBvTvxHy7E)) 13. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59388 "2018-06-04T13:16:12Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5, HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 5. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 6. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 7. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 8. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 9. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 10. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 11. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 12. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 13. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 14. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59389 "2018-06-04T13:41:31Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 8. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 9. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 10. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 11. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 12. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 13. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 14. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 15. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 16. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 17. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59390 "2018-06-04T15:18:24Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos I skipped the second list in an attempt to restore balance to the Force. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59391 "2018-06-04T15:27:43Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) 9. SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos 11. Without Her, originally by Blood, Sweat & Tears, covered by Herb Alpert ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59392 "2018-06-04T15:33:33Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) 9. SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) 10. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos 11. Without Her, originally by Blood, Sweat & Tears, covered by Herb Alpert ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59393 "2018-06-04T15:34:34Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) 9. SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) 10. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) 11. SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos 11. Without Her, originally by Blood, Sweat & Tears, covered by Herb Alpert 12. Sounds of Silence, originally by Simon and Garfunkel, covered by Disturbed (both are great!) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59394 "2018-06-04T16:53:25Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) 9. SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) 10. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) 11. SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) 12. NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos 11. Without Her, originally by Blood, Sweat & Tears, covered by Herb Alpert 12. Sounds of Silence, originally by Simon and Garfunkel, covered by Disturbed (both are great!) 13. Blinded by the Light, originally by Bruce Springsteen, covered by Manfred Mann. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59395 "2018-06-04T17:31:09Z")
Acronyms of five letters or more 1. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) 2. LASER (or more commonly, laser) (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) 3. SNAFU (Situation Normal All F\*\*\*ed Up) 4. MPSIMS (Mundane Pointless … well, you know) 5. HMFIC Head Mother F\*\*\*er In Charge5. 6. GESTAPO (Geheime Staatspolizei (‘secret state police’) 7. AICPA-CIMA (my place of work) 8. UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) 9. SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) 10. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) 11. SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) 12. NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 13. SHIELD (Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division) It’s a cover but I like it better than the original 1. Tainted Love by Soft Cell, originally by Gloria Jones 2. Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, originally by Judy Garland 3. “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix 4. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green, originally by The Bee Gees 5. Come On Eileen by Save Ferris, originally by Dexy’s Midnight Runners 6. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails 7. My Maria, originally by Buckwheat Stevenson 8. When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin, originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. 9. Hey Jude, originally by the Beatles, but Wilson Pickett owns that song 10. Smells Like Teen Spirit, originally by Nirvana, covered by Tori Amos 11. Without Her, originally by Blood, Sweat & Tears, covered by Herb Alpert 12. Sounds of Silence, originally by Simon and Garfunkel, covered by Disturbed (both are great!) 13. Blinded by the Light, originally by Bruce Springsteen, covered by Manfred Mann. I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59396 "2018-06-04T17:31:47Z")
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**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:** [June 4, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59397 "2018-06-04T17:33:39Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > 1. Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails Don’t forget [Kermit’s cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWXlHm9h00). ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59398 "2018-06-04T17:33:43Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59399 "2018-06-04T17:35:00Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59400 "2018-06-04T19:13:38Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59401 "2018-06-04T20:05:13Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle I am so honored to be first on this list. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59402 "2018-06-04T20:28:09Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle 5. Buddha David ---
**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:** [June 5, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59403 "2018-06-05T01:44:09Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle 5. Buddha David 6. CatInASuit ---
**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:** [June 5, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59404 "2018-06-05T14:11:50Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle 5. Buddha David 6. CatInASuit 7. Sparky812 Looked back on this thread and he certainly ninja’d me. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/59405 "2018-06-05T15:29:57Z")
Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle 5. Buddha David 6. CatInASuit 7. Sparky812 8. Le Ministre ---
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Famous Ninjas of the SDMB. 1. Annie-Xmas 2. Skald the Rhymer 3. Little Nemo 4. Prof. Pepperwinkle 5. Buddha David 6. CatInASuit 7. Sparky812 8. Le Ministre 9. Elendil’s Heir [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2969) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2971)