# 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:** 3393
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67848 "2019-09-10T20:43:14Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67849 "2019-09-10T21:13:20Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > …We did a list of colleges and universities, and nobody said Harvard or Yale? I think the OP expected they would at least be \*somewhat \*well-known. A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs My favorite banjo piece: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNuqKB6H3Iw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNuqKB6H3Iw) ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67850 "2019-09-10T22:27:40Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > We did a list of colleges and universities, and nobody said Harvard or Yale? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I think the OP expected they would at least be \*somewhat \*well-known. > > ] Or Cambridge. I, the OP, expected people to name the colleges they went to, which they did. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67851 "2019-09-10T22:28:40Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67852 "2019-09-10T22:39:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I, the OP, expected people to name the colleges they went to, which they did. I was going to say Harvard, but by the time I saw the category, it was already finished. 😉 ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67853 "2019-09-10T22:46:46Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. [Green Onions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oox9bJaGJ8) - Booker T. & the M.G.s ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67854 "2019-09-11T02:08:40Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. [Dueling Banjos](https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrC3OtEVnhd6VgAfxwPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=dueling+banjos&type=ANYS_A06O7_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=na3P9yVrJGqvPvCsHQc5Sic54LohfTreEsw7ZuroKIofl4mLQb79dWLRqh4tv4gHQfn6ayCZT3Hcnpxv06Em_G4Uzdz-apxTUNKt2dHKkw-GKtnMmm2_AQaW6RzBiCrOoX_IUhdN7pbzj8O_EATijerOusOVMFM_kkAeBqL5EPqQ0yI5zcaHQUt1XP_yb-NfKzkFv9w6jlbwgTsiFIF-XIlv&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01#id=2&vid=5cc881ccf14b54e74efec5845122ed76&action=view) from _Deliverance_ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67855 "2019-09-11T02:10:00Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. [Green Onions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oox9bJaGJ8) - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. [Dueling Banjos](https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrC3OtEVnhd6VgAfxwPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=dueling+banjos&type=ANYS_A06O7_ext_bsf&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-SF01¶m1=na3P9yVrJGqvPvCsHQc5Sic54LohfTreEsw7ZuroKIofl4mLQb79dWLRqh4tv4gHQfn6ayCZT3Hcnpxv06Em_G4Uzdz-apxTUNKt2dHKkw-GKtnMmm2_AQaW6RzBiCrOoX_IUhdN7pbzj8O_EATijerOusOVMFM_kkAeBqL5EPqQ0yI5zcaHQUt1XP_yb-NfKzkFv9w6jlbwgTsiFIF-XIlv&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01#id=2&vid=5cc881ccf14b54e74efec5845122ed76&action=view) from _Deliverance_ 9. Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67856 "2019-09-11T04:07:37Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. Dueling Banjos from Deliverance 9. Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss 10. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67857 "2019-09-11T04:09:45Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. Dueling Banjos from Deliverance 9. Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss 10. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin 11. The Cool Dude - Booker T. Jones [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LXuJs6D0X8Y/hqdefault.jpg "Booker T. Jones - The Cool Dude") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXuJs6D0X8Y) ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67858 "2019-09-11T04:47:05Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. Dueling Banjos from Deliverance 9. Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss 10. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin 11. The Cool Dude - Booker T. Jones 12. [Miserlou](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpsuGMeqHI) - Dick Dale ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67859 "2019-09-11T07:04:39Z")
A song has lyrics, a tune has none. List a tune just for fun. 1. Pipeline - The Ventures 2. Dixie Lullaby - Mike Post 3. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins 4. Londonderry Air - traditional 5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Earl Scruggs 6. Old 100th - traditional hymn tune 7. Green Onions - Booker T. & the M.G.s 8. Dueling Banjos from Deliverance 9. Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss 10. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin 11. The Cool Dude - Booker T. Jones 12. Miserlou - Dick Dale 13. Claire de Lune - composed by Claude Debussy Next: Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67860 "2019-09-11T07:08:31Z")
Next: Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday Ball player turned preacher, mentioned in song… Chicago, Chicago, the town that Billy Sunday couldn’t shut down ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67861 "2019-09-11T08:24:49Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67862 "2019-09-11T11:24:50Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays 4. Jackie Robinson ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67863 "2019-09-11T11:25:56Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays 4. Jackie Robinson 5. Mickey Mantle ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67864 "2019-09-11T12:01:37Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays 4. Jackie Robinson 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Sandy Koufax ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67865 "2019-09-11T12:10:28Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays 4. Jackie Robinson 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Sandy Koufax 7. Honus Wagner ---
**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:** [September 11, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67866 "2019-09-11T13:16:41Z")
Famous baseball players. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Billy Sunday 3. Willie Mays 4. Jackie Robinson 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Sandy Koufax 7. Honus Wagner 8. Barry Bonds ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67867 "2019-09-11T13:26:36Z")
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