# 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:** 3006
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60107 "2018-07-05T18:14:30Z")
Fiction with a number in the title 1. 77 Sunset Strip 2. 12 Monkeys 3. Around the World in 80 Days 4. Fahrenheit 451 5. 1984 6. Catch 22 7. Six Days of the Condor (the book is Six, the movie is Three) 8. The Taking of Pelham 123 9. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 10. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 11. Four Weddings and a Funeral ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60108 "2018-07-05T18:18:19Z")
Fiction with a number in the title 1. 77 Sunset Strip 2. 12 Monkeys 3. Around the World in 80 Days 4. Fahrenheit 451 5. 1984 6. Catch 22 7. Six Days of the Condor (the book is Six, the movie is Three) 8. The Taking of Pelham 123 9. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 10. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 11. Four Weddings and a Funeral 12. 21 (That movie about the MIT blackjack players who hit Las Vegas.) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60109 "2018-07-05T18:34:21Z")
Fiction with a number in the title 1. 77 Sunset Strip 2. 12 Monkeys 3. Around the World in 80 Days 4. Fahrenheit 451 5. 1984 6. Catch 22 7. Six Days of the Condor (the book is Six, the movie is Three) 8. The Taking of Pelham 123 9. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 10. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 11. Four Weddings and a Funeral 12. 21 13. Three Men and a Baby A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60110 "2018-07-05T18:59:05Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) **Leaffan** included it in a Baker’s Dozen list of winter songs last December, I listened and fell in love with it. Thanks! [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20679436&postcount=56339](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20679436&postcount=56339) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60111 "2018-07-05T20:24:00Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHPXXphhiBc) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60112 "2018-07-05T20:36:35Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHPXXphhiBc) 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60113 "2018-07-05T22:38:56Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like > > 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) > 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) > > **Leaffan** included it in a Baker’s Dozen list of winter songs last December, I listened and fell in love with it. Thanks! > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20679436&postcount=56339](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20679436&postcount=56339) Wow. Thanks man. The album song is better than both of those linked live versions. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60114 "2018-07-05T23:13:32Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHPXXphhiBc) 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. [Crying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLC9o_unLq4&frags=pl%2Cwn), Roy Orbison. [I didn’t follow up on Orbison till now. I actually first heard it and was blown away in Rebekah Del Rio’s [Spanish version]([Mulholland Drive - LLorando (Crying) - English Subtitles - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQnb3HS4hc&frags=pl%2Cwn)), which I actually like more. Plus, ditto thanks to **Leaffan** ] ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60115 "2018-07-06T13:20:22Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. _Rainbow_, Kesha’s 2017 album ---
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60116 "2018-07-06T13:41:38Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. _Rainbow_, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man ---
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60117 "2018-07-06T17:55:01Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. _Rainbow_, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) ---
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60118 "2018-07-06T23:20:05Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. _Rainbow_, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60119 "2018-07-07T02:33:49Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. Rainbow, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! 10. “Harmless” by Amanda Shires - [Amanda Shires - Harmless (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/siWazh68Uck) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60120 "2018-07-07T02:49:32Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. Rainbow, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! 10. “Blues Run The Game” I first heard it on the show “This Is Us,” here is the 1965 version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgY4GnLGsLQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgY4GnLGsLQ) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60121 "2018-07-07T06:38:44Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. Rainbow, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! 10. “Harmless” by Amanda Shires - [Amanda Shires - Harmless (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/siWazh68Uck) 11. “Blues Run The Game” I first heard it on the show “This Is Us,” here is the 1965 version [Jackson C. Frank : Blues Run The Game - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgY4GnLGsLQ) clean up ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60122 "2018-07-08T06:20:51Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. Rainbow, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! 10. “Harmless” by Amanda Shires - [Amanda Shires - Harmless (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/siWazh68Uck) 11. “Blues Run The Game” I first heard it on the show “This Is Us,” here is the 1965 version [Jackson C. Frank : Blues Run The Game - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgY4GnLGsLQ) 12. “Hallelujah,” by Pentatonix. [Pentatonix - Hallelujah (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60123 "2018-07-08T07:11:01Z")
A song, album, or band you’ve only discovered in the last year and like 1. In Absentia, Porcupine Tree (album) 2. Song for a Winter’s Night by Gordon Lightfoot [Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night - YouTube](https://youtu.be/LfyDs6uXww0?t=40) 3. Heart It Races, by Dr. Dog link 4. “Fire in the Sky” by Jordin Kare [Fire in the sky - music clip - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ryd_p20XEU) 5. Crying, Roy Orbison. 6. Rainbow, Kesha’s 2017 album 7. Portugal. The Man 8. Peter Hollens, “Loch Lomond”, great a capella [Loch Lomond - Peter Hollens - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0KQLJwMDzc) 9. “Eternal Source of Light Divine” by Henry Purcell [Eternal Source of Light Divine - Elin Manahan Thomas, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Armonico Consort - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IS7gEykFMD8) Thanks, Harry and Meghan! 10. “Harmless” by Amanda Shires - [Amanda Shires - Harmless (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/siWazh68Uck) 11. “Blues Run The Game” I first heard it on the show “This Is Us,” here is the 1965 version [Jackson C. Frank : Blues Run The Game - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgY4GnLGsLQ) 12. “Hallelujah,” by Pentatonix. [Pentatonix - Hallelujah (Official Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ) 13. “Big Yellow Taxi”, Joni Mitchell [Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bdMSCdw20) New: National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 14. Netherlands Probably the oldest red, white and blue flag ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60124 "2018-07-08T07:31:37Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60125 "2018-07-08T11:35:31Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60126 "2018-07-08T13:50:31Z")
National flags that include red, white and blue (and other colors too, if you want) 1. Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Kiribati 4. Liberia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3005) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3007)