# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 3277

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65528 "2019-05-07T18:45:35Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65529 "2019-05-07T18:53:16Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65530 "2019-05-07T19:19:54Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming
9. Ghost, enraged at having been so casually discarded by Jon, attacks and kills him

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65531 "2019-05-07T19:22:19Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming
9. Ghost, enraged at having been so casually discarded by Jon, attacks and kills him  
[10. Elmo sits down with Tyrion and Cersei and teaches them about respect.](https://mashable.com/video/game-of-thrones-sesame-street-respect/)

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65532 "2019-05-07T19:31:27Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming
9. Ghost, enraged at having been so casually discarded by Jon, attacks and kills him
10. Elmo sits down with Tyrion and Cersei and teaches them about respect.
11. Daleks destroy Cersei’s army

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65533 "2019-05-07T19:31:31Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming
9. Ghost, enraged at having been so casually discarded by Jon, attacks and kills him
10. Elmo sits down with Tyrion and Cersei and teaches them about respect.
11. Dany sits victorious on the Iron Throne. Fade to black. Text on the screen explains how the world moved on and changed and dragons were thought to have become extinct again and millennia have passed. Fade to the opening scene of _Reign of Fire_, starring Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey.

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65534 "2019-05-07T20:19:23Z")

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Surprises from the series finale of “Game of Thrones”

1. Death Star blows up King’s Landing
2. Tyrion is found to be Daenerys’s father.
3. The real winner of the Game of Thrones? Starbucks.
4. Arya and the Hound kill everyone still standing and ride off into the sunset together
5. Ned Stark wakes up in bed and it turns out the last seven seasons have all been a dream.
6. The eagles come.
7. Cersei and Dany confront each other, the screen goes black for 10 seconds, and then the credits roll
8. Summer is coming
9. Ghost, enraged at having been so casually discarded by Jon, attacks and kills him
10. Elmo sits down with Tyrion and Cersei and teaches them about respect.
11. Daleks destroy Cersei’s army
12. Dany sits victorious on the Iron Throne. Fade to black. Text on the screen explains how the world moved on and changed and dragons were thought to have become extinct again and millennia have passed. Fade to the opening scene of _Reign of Fire_, starring Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey.
13. After the finale airs, George R.R. Martin reveals on Twitter that the Mountain was actually gay

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65535 "2019-05-07T20:28:01Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65536 "2019-05-07T21:24:18Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65537 "2019-05-07T21:28:07Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65538 "2019-05-07T21:44:16Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley

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**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:** [May 7, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65539 "2019-05-07T21:52:31Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz

Dolenz learned to play the drums for his role in the Monkees, and was competent enough to play them when the band toured. He also sang lead on some of their songs.

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**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65540 "2019-05-07T22:23:09Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65541 "2019-05-07T22:28:26Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor

He sang the lead on several Queen songs, as well as high falsetto harmonies (like “Bohemian Rhapsody”)

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**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:** [May 8, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65542 "2019-05-08T00:14:46Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor
9. Sheila E.

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**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:** [May 8, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65543 "2019-05-08T00:35:53Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor
9. Sheila E.
10. Cubby O’Brien

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65544 "2019-05-08T03:01:25Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor
9. Sheila E.
10. Cubby O’Brien
11. Gary Lewis

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**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:** [May 8, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65545 "2019-05-08T11:56:23Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor
9. Sheila E.
10. Cubby O’Brien
11. Gary Lewis
12. Kram (Mark Anthony Maher)

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**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:** [May 8, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65546 "2019-05-08T12:09:25Z")

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Drummers Who Sing

1. Karen Carpenter
2. Levon Helm
3. Phil Collins
4. Ringo Starr
5. Don Henley
6. Micky Dolenz
7. Keith Moon
8. Roger Taylor
9. Sheila E.
10. Cubby O’Brien
11. Gary Lewis
12. Kram (Mark Anthony Maher)
13. Ricky Nelson

Pass

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**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:** [May 8, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/65547 "2019-05-08T12:12:54Z")

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Recording artists who usually perform most or all the instrumentation

1. Cosmo Sheldrake ([Come Along](https://youtu.be/bIyl9bCp6W4), used in iPhone ads)

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