# 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:** 3322

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66428 "2019-07-03T09:16:44Z")

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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
13. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys - Willie Nelson

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**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 3, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66429 "2019-07-03T09:40:51Z")

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Next:

Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66430 "2019-07-03T10:08:43Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66431 "2019-07-03T10:12:13Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66432 "2019-07-03T10:15:13Z")

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Clean up:

Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
3. Three to Get Ready - Dave Brubeck Quartet

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66433 "2019-07-03T12:02:43Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
>
> Clean up:
> 
> Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:
> 
> 1. One - Three Dog Night
> 2. A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
> 3. Three to Get Ready - Dave Brubeck Quartet

> [@Bayaker](#):
>
> Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:
> 
> 1. One - Three Dog Night
> 2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
> 3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas

1. Four Weddings and Funeral- 1994

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66434 "2019-07-03T12:19:19Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
3. Three to Get Ready - Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Four Weddings and Funeral- 1994
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970

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**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:** [July 3, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66435 "2019-07-03T12:29:15Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
3. Three to Get Ready - Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Four Weddings and Funeral- 1994
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970  
n/m

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66436 "2019-07-03T12:31:06Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)

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**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 3, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66437 "2019-07-03T13:08:02Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

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**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:** [July 3, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66438 "2019-07-03T13:11:41Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66439 "2019-07-03T13:47:54Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles
9. Love potion number 9 - The Searchers

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66440 "2019-07-03T13:49:16Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens
3. Three to Get Ready - Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Four Weddings and Funeral- 1994
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. Six Degrees of Separation - 1993 film

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**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 3, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66441 "2019-07-03T13:52:27Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles
9. Love potion number 9 - The Searchers
10. 10 (1979)

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66442 "2019-07-03T13:56:23Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles
9. Love potion number 9 - The Searchers
10. 10 (1979)
11. Ocean’s Eleven

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**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, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66443 "2019-07-03T14:16:08Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles
9. Love potion number 9 - The Searchers
10. 10 (1979)
11. Ocean’s Eleven
12. 12 Monkeys

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**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:** [July 3, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66444 "2019-07-03T14:24:53Z")

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Movie, song, book, or play with a number in the title, 1-13:

1. One - Three Dog Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
3. The Three Musketeers - Dumas
4. Four Weddings and a Funeral
5. Five Easy Pieces - 1970
6. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
7. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
8. Eight Days a Week - Beatles
9. Love potion number 9 - The Searchers
10. 10 (1979)
11. Ocean’s Eleven
12. 12 Monkeys
13. 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher

Next - Battles that proved decisive in winning wars:

1. Battle of Waterloo

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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:** [July 3, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66445 "2019-07-03T14:26:26Z")

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**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 3, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66446 "2019-07-03T14:59:14Z")

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Battles that proved decisive in winning wars:

1. Battle of Waterloo
2. Battle of Gettysburg

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**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 3, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66447 "2019-07-03T15:00:12Z")

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Battles that proved decisive in winning wars:

1. Battle of Waterloo
2. Battle of Gettysburg
3. Defeat of the Spanish Armada

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