# 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:** 3321
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66408 "2019-07-02T17:19:54Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66409 "2019-07-02T17:51:53Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66410 "2019-07-02T18:08:51Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66411 "2019-07-02T18:28:41Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66412 "2019-07-02T18:30:44Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 9. Dr. No - Ian Fleming ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66413 "2019-07-02T18:41:43Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 9. Dr. No - Ian Fleming 10. Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66414 "2019-07-02T18:54:34Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 9. Dr. No - Ian Fleming 10. Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis 11. Joey - Concrete Blonde ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66415 "2019-07-02T19:28:27Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 9. Dr. No - Ian Fleming 10. Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis 11. Joey - Concrete Blonde 12. Billy Eliot (play/film) ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66416 "2019-07-02T22:42:01Z")
Book, opera, play or song titles that consist only of a man’s name (may include title, first and last name, suffix) 1. King Lear - William Shakespeare 2. Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak 3. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean 4. Hamilton - Lin Manuel Miranda 5. Field Commander Cohen - Leonard Cohen 6. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed 7. James Dean - The Eagles 8. Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 9. Dr. No - Ian Fleming 10. Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis 11. Joey - Concrete Blonde 12. Billy Eliot (play/film) 13. Dr. Robert - Beatles Next: Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66417 "2019-07-02T22:53:27Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66418 "2019-07-02T22:56:52Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles ---
**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:** [July 2, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66419 "2019-07-02T23:06:10Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66420 "2019-07-03T00:35:12Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - _The Music Man_ ---
**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:** [July 3, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66421 "2019-07-03T01:35:37Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - _The Music Man_ 6. Dentist! - _Little Shop of Horrors_ ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66422 "2019-07-03T03:07:49Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - _The Music Man_ 6. Dentist! - _Little Shop of Horrors_ 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux ---
**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:** [July 3, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66423 "2019-07-03T03:19:26Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - The Music Man 6. Dentist! - Little Shop of Horrors 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux 8. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes Every time I hear it, I imagine the postman getting annoyed and telling the singers to go away–it’s not his fault that there’s no letter to deliver ---
**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:** [July 3, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66424 "2019-07-03T03:35:09Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - The Music Man 6. Dentist! - Little Shop of Horrors 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux 8. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 9. “Fuck tha Police” - NWA ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66425 "2019-07-03T03:38:52Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - The Music Man 6. Dentist! - Little Shop of Horrors 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux 8. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 9. “Fuck tha Police” - NWA 10. Teacher - Jethro Tull ---
**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:** [July 3, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66426 "2019-07-03T04:00:11Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - The Music Man 6. Dentist! - Little Shop of Horrors 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux 8. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 9. Fuck tha Police - NWA 10. Teacher - Jethro Tull 11. I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley & The Wailers ---
**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:** [July 3, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66427 "2019-07-03T05:00:31Z")
Song that has an occupation in the title 1. Jesus was a Carpenter - Johnny Cash 2. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic 3. Taxman - The Beatles 4. I Am a Lineman for the County - Glen Campbell 5. Marian the Librarian - The Music Man 6. Dentist! - Little Shop of Horrors 7. Thank the Cowboy for the Ride - Chris LeDoux 8. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 9. Fuck tha Police - NWA 10. Teacher - Jethro Tull 11. I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley & The Wailers 12. Patricia the Stripper - Chris de Burgh [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3322)