# 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:** 3170
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63388 "2018-12-18T04:52:33Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63389 "2018-12-18T05:03:10Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos 9. Long Train Runnin’ — Doobie Brothers ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63390 "2018-12-18T05:05:15Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos 9. Long Train Runnin’ — Doobie Brothers 10. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum In this case, I think it’s a metaphorical train. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63391 "2018-12-18T05:25:28Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos 9. Long Train Runnin’ — Doobie Brothers 10. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 11. Crazy Train — Ozzy ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63392 "2018-12-18T08:07:34Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos 9. Long Train Runnin’ — Doobie Brothers 10. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 11. Crazy Train — Ozzy 12. Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63393 "2018-12-18T11:02:10Z")
Songs with trains involved, either explicitly or implicitly. 1. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 2. City of New Orleans, written by Steve Goodman, perhaps best known as an Arlo Guthrie song 3. To Morrow - The Kingston Trio (was also on The Muppet Show) 4. Five Hundred Miles - written by Hedy West, popularized by Peter, Paul and Mary 5. Lightning Express - written by Bradley Kincaid. The Everly Brothers covered it. 6. Long Black Train - Josh Turner 7. Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips 8. Everybody Loves a Train - Los Lobos 9. Long Train Runnin’ — Doobie Brothers 10. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum 11. Crazy Train — Ozzy 12. Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel 13. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe - Henry Warren and Johnny Mercer Next: Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63394 "2018-12-18T12:07:52Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63395 "2018-12-18T12:19:12Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63396 "2018-12-18T12:28:39Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63397 "2018-12-18T12:31:22Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Well, at least we have a thread that Bullitt can’t answer 4 times. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63398 "2018-12-18T12:35:41Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63399 "2018-12-18T12:56:07Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63400 "2018-12-18T12:56:55Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63401 "2018-12-18T13:08:58Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Edinburgh, Scotland ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63402 "2018-12-18T13:43:53Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Edinburgh, Scotland 10. Vaduz. Liechtenstein ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63403 "2018-12-18T13:57:54Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Edinburgh, Scotland 10. Vaduz. Liechtenstein 11. Seoul, S. Korea ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63404 "2018-12-18T14:01:40Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Edinburgh, Scotland 10. Vaduz. Liechtenstein 11. Seoul, S. Korea 12. Tromsø, Norway ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63405 "2018-12-18T14:21:12Z")
Major city furthest from your home you have visited 1. Syndey, Australia 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Beijing, China 4. Shanghai, China 5. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6. Liberia, Costa Rica 7. Los Angeles, California 8. Tokyo, Japan 9. Edinburgh, Scotland 10. Vaduz. Liechtenstein 11. Seoul, S. Korea 12. Tromsø, Norway 13. Los Angeles, California Next up: Creative people who died before achieving fame 1. Vincent Van Gogh ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63406 "2018-12-18T14:30:34Z")
Creative people who died before achieving fame 1. Vincent Van Gogh 2. Henry David Thoreau ---
**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:** [December 18, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63407 "2018-12-18T14:32:47Z")
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