# 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:** 3177
**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 25, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63528 "2018-12-25T22:39:33Z")
Next subject: Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a [woodwind instrument](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwind_instrument) (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. ETA: Dare to defy me on this Christmas day. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63529 "2018-12-25T22:52:30Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute ---
**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:** [December 25, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63530 "2018-12-25T23:05:39Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet ---
**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:** [December 25, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63531 "2018-12-25T23:08:34Z")
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**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:** [December 25, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63532 "2018-12-25T23:11:55Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63533 "2018-12-26T01:11:21Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone ---
**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 26, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63534 "2018-12-26T01:15:10Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet ---
**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 26, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63535 "2018-12-26T02:11:51Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63536 "2018-12-26T02:52:43Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute The “Man With the Golden Flute”: [Jean-Pierre Rampal - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Rampal#L'homme_%C3%A0_la_fl%C3%BBte_d'or) ---
**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 26, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63537 "2018-12-26T03:21:41Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute 10. Clarence Clemons - saxophone ---
**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 26, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63538 "2018-12-26T04:22:15Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute 10. Clarence Clemons - saxophone 11. Woody Allen - clarinet ---
**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 26, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63539 "2018-12-26T06:11:28Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute 10. Clarence Clemons - saxophone 11. Woody Allen - clarinet 12. Bill Clinton — sax ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63540 "2018-12-26T06:18:38Z")
Eleve … wait … make that … Thirteen pipers piping: name a famous player of a woodwind instrument (e.g., flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, or saxophone). Be sure to identify the specific instrument the “piper” plays. 1. John Coltrane - saxophone 2. My dad. Pipe Major for the Sarnia-Lambton (bag) pipe band. 3. Sir James Galway - flute 4. Pete Fountain - clarinet 5. Ian Anderson - flute 6. Kenny G - soprano saxophone 7. Benny Goodman - clarinet 8. Grover Washington Jr - saxophone 9. Jean-Pierre Rampal - flute 10. Clarence Clemons - saxophone 11. Woody Allen - clarinet 12. Bill Clinton — sax 13. Acker Bilk - clarinet Next, and continuing the theme Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet ---
**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 26, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63541 "2018-12-26T06:21:36Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63542 "2018-12-26T06:39:02Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet ---
**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 26, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63543 "2018-12-26T06:46:01Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet 4. Shakira — belly dancing ---
**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 26, 2018, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63544 "2018-12-26T07:53:22Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet 4. Shakira — belly dancing 5. Shirley Temple - tap ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63545 "2018-12-26T10:18:02Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet 4. Shakira — belly dancing 5. Shirley Temple - tap 6. Margot Fonteyn - ballet ---
**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 26, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63546 "2018-12-26T10:56:20Z")
Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet 4. Shakira — belly dancing 5. Shirley Temple - tap 6. Margot Fonteyn - ballet 7. Salome (daughter of Herodias) — ancient, biblical era ---
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Ten ladies dancing, upped to 13 to fit the thread. Famous female dancers, and their type of dance–ballet, ballroom, jazz, tap etc 1. Anna Pavlova - ballet 2. Martha Graham — modern 3. Misty Copeland - ballet 4. Shakira — belly dancing 5. Shirley Temple - tap 6. Margot Fonteyn - ballet 7. Salome (daughter of Herodias) — ancient, biblical era 8. Ginger Rogers - Hollywood musical [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3176) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3178)