# 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:** 3269
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65368 "2019-04-28T18:13:16Z")
Cover songs that are better than the original. 1. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash 2. “You’re No Good,” Van Halen 3. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Al Green 4. “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. “Young Man Blues”, The Who 6. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Jimi Hendrix 7. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Vanilla Fudge 8. “Piece of My Heart,” Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Co. 9. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell ---
**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 28, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65369 "2019-04-28T19:53:58Z")
Cover songs that are better than the original. 1. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash 2. “You’re No Good,” Van Halen 3. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Al Green 4. “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. “Young Man Blues”, The Who 6. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Jimi Hendrix 7. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Vanilla Fudge 8. “Piece of My Heart,” Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Co. 9. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell 10. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles ---
**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 28, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65370 "2019-04-28T19:56:37Z")
Cover songs that are better than the original. 1. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash 2. “You’re No Good,” Van Halen 3. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Al Green 4. “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. “Young Man Blues”, The Who 6. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Jimi Hendrix 7. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Vanilla Fudge 8. “Piece of My Heart,” Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Co. 9. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell 10. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles 11. “Blue Bayou”, Linda Ronstadt ---
**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:** [April 28, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65371 "2019-04-28T20:22:31Z")
Cover songs that are better than the original. 1. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash 2. “You’re No Good,” Van Halen 3. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Al Green 4. “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. “Young Man Blues”, The Who 6. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Jimi Hendrix 7. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Vanilla Fudge 8. “Piece of My Heart,” Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Co. 9. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell 10. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles 11. “Blue Bayou”, Linda Ronstadt 12. “Sound of Silence,” Disturbed (I’d call that one a tie, actually) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65372 "2019-04-28T20:23:34Z")
[oops, duplicate post] ---
**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 29, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65373 "2019-04-29T02:20:57Z")
Cover songs that are better than the original. 1. “Hurt,” Johnny Cash 2. “You’re No Good,” Van Halen 3. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” Al Green 4. “All Along the Watchtower” - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. “Young Man Blues”, The Who 6. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Jimi Hendrix 7. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” Vanilla Fudge 8. “Piece of My Heart,” Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Co. 9. “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell 10. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles 11. “Blue Bayou”, Linda Ronstadt 12. “Sound of Silence,” Disturbed 13. “Police and Thieves”, The Clash New Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats ---
**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 29, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65374 "2019-04-29T02:38:50Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany Public domain. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65375 "2019-04-29T02:51:47Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65376 "2019-04-29T02:54:29Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood ---
**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 29, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65377 "2019-04-29T03:12:19Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde Not fictional, but certainly legendary. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65378 "2019-04-29T03:21:26Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65379 "2019-04-29T10:02:43Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65380 "2019-04-29T11:10:37Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in _Das Rheingold_ ---
**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 29, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65381 "2019-04-29T12:42:26Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in _Das Rheingold_ 9. Dortmunder, from many of Donald Westlake’s caper books ---
**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 29, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65382 "2019-04-29T12:45:42Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “[How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/d_nuth.htm)”, _Tales of Wonder_ by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in _Das Rheingold_ 9. Dortmunder, from many of Donald Westlake’s caper books 10. Loki (stealer of fire), Norse mythology ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65383 "2019-04-29T12:59:08Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles”, Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in Das Rheingold 9. Dortmunder, from many of Donald Westlake’s caper books 10. Loki (stealer of fire), Norse mythology 11. The Phantom,\* The Pinks Panther\* (1963) ---
**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 29, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65384 "2019-04-29T13:31:58Z")
Fictional or legendary thieves, robbers, burglars etc 1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles”, Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in Das Rheingold 9. Dortmunder, from many of Donald Westlake’s caper books 10. Loki (stealer of fire), Norse mythology 11. The Phantom, The Pinks Panther (1963) 12. Jessie James Another “legendary” outlaw. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65385 "2019-04-29T13:38:06Z")
1. Macavity the Mystery Cat from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats 2. Nuth, from “How Nuth Would Have Practised His Art Upon The Gnoles”, Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany 3. A.J. Raffles, from the series of stories by E.W. Hornung 4. Robin Hood 5. Bonnie and Clyde 6. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” 7. The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist 8. Alberich, in Das Rheingold 9. Dortmunder, from many of Donald Westlake’s caper books 10. Loki (stealer of fire), Norse mythology 11. The Phantom, The Pinks Panther (1963) 12. Jessie James 13.Andrew Vachss’s Burke and his partners in crime Next up: Famous fictional killers 1. Andrew Vachss’s Max, the silent killer ---
**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:** [April 29, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65386 "2019-04-29T14:14:22Z")
Famous fictional killers 1. Andrew Vachss’s Max, the silent killer 2. Mackie Messer aka Mack the Knife, _The Three Penny Opera_ ---
**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 29, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65387 "2019-04-29T15:00:36Z")
Famous fictional killers 1. Andrew Vachss’s Max, the silent killer 2. Mackie Messer aka Mack the Knife, The Three Penny Opera 3. Hans Beckert, Peter Lorre’s child killer in M [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3268) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3270)