# 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:** 3250
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64988 "2019-04-04T18:42:15Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64989 "2019-04-04T18:51:27Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor “And so you’re back, from outer space” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64990 "2019-04-04T19:33:59Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64991 "2019-04-04T20:19:58Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64992 "2019-04-04T20:29:42Z")
65054? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64993 "2019-04-04T20:45:38Z")
One of his later clones, I guess. Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra “For many days we traveled from a distant place and time, To reach a place they call the planet Earth, There was to be a celebration, On the mission of the sacred heart…” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sO0hVomtdTk/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Mission (A World Record) (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO0hVomtdTk) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64994 "2019-04-04T21:00:31Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64995 "2019-04-04T22:27:13Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare 9. Nightflight to Venus - Boney M “Nightflight to Venus, Way out there in space. Nightflight to Venus, Our new favorite place.” ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64996 "2019-04-05T02:19:54Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare 9. Nightflight to Venus - Boney M 10. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra, among many others ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64997 "2019-04-05T06:56:42Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare 9. Nightflight to Venus - Boney M 10. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra, among many others 11. Escape From The Prison Planet - Clutch ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64998 "2019-04-05T07:37:27Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare 9. Nightflight to Venus - Boney M 10. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra, among many others 11. Escape From The Prison Planet - Clutch 12. The Age of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension “When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars…” ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64999 "2019-04-05T08:06:49Z")
Songs with a reference to outer space, in the title or lyrics. 1. Space Oddity - David Bowie 2. Telstar - The Tornados 3. Rocket Man - Elton John 65054 4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 5. The Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station 6. Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu 7. Mission (A World Record) - Electric Light Orchestra 8. Fire in the Sky - Jordin Kare 9. Nightflight to Venus - Boney M 10. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra, among many others 11. Escape From The Prison Planet - Clutch 12. The Age of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension 13. The Final Countdown - Europe “We’re heading for Venus (Venus) And still we stand tall 'Cause maybe they’ve seen us (seen us) And welcome us all, yeah With so many light years to go And things to be found (to be found) I’m sure that we’ll all miss her so…” Next: Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope She came from a llitter of three, that the owner named Faith, Hope, and Charity, We got Hope, and she is still mine, 14 years later. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65000 "2019-04-05T08:22:58Z")
Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna I started naming cats after favorite places I had visited. “Paris” passed away last year. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65001 "2019-04-05T11:42:44Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > 65054? Lately, I’ve been getting a string of numbers when I copy and past a post, but it doesn’t happen all the time. I don’t know why it does this. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > One of his later clones, I guess. Very excellent, sir. Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy Not mine but my friend’s cat. Pete’s the husband. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65002 "2019-04-05T12:00:11Z")
Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy 4. Zed Zed was twenty years ago, so appropriately named. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65003 "2019-04-05T12:15:33Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Lately, I’ve been getting a string of numbers when I copy and past a post, but it doesn’t happen all the time. I don’t know why it does this. > > Very excellent, sir. > > Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: > > 1. Hope > 2. Vienna > 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy > Not mine but my friend’s cat. Pete’s the husband. That number is the count from the previous post. If you copy past what you intend to copy it will somehow add the count from above. I posted after you and would have deleted it if I’d noticed it. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65004 "2019-04-05T12:42:39Z")
Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy 4. Edward (AKA Ed or Eddie) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65005 "2019-04-05T12:44:49Z")
Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy 4. Edward (AKA Ed or Eddie) 5. Friday as in the 13th, she was a black cat and therefore supposedly unlucky ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65006 "2019-04-05T12:46:00Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Lately, I’ve been getting a string of numbers when I copy and past a post, but it doesn’t happen all the time. I don’t know why it does this. > [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > That number is the count from the previous post. If you copy past what you intend to copy it will somehow add the count from above. > I posted after you and would have deleted it if I’d noticed it. > > Carry on. Just a heads up that copy/paste is fine unless there are links… in that case you must quote the previous post and edit out the tags. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65007 "2019-04-05T15:20:57Z")
Names for your cat(s) that aren’t really cat names: 1. Hope 2. Vienna 3. Pee Pee aka Pete’s Pussy 4. Edward (AKA Ed or Eddie) 5. Friday 6. Atticus A good name for a lawyer’s cat, we all thought. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3249) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3251)