# 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:** 340
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6782 "2011-08-01T15:57:47Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. [Dominique](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6783 "2011-08-01T16:44:18Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena ---
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6784 "2011-08-01T16:51:59Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena 9. [Oye Como Va](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NsJ84YV1oA) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6785 "2011-08-01T16:55:37Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena 9. Oye Como Va 10. Deutschland Uber Alles ---
**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:** [August 1, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6786 "2011-08-01T19:18:33Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena 9. Oye Como Va 10. Deutschland Uber Alles 11. [Ode an die Freude](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLPG88u3lM&feature=related) Or [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A&feature=related) modern interpretation ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6787 "2011-08-01T20:49:53Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena 9. Oye Como Va 10. Deutschland Uber Alles 11. Ode an die Freude 12. [Sous le dôme épais de jasmin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9IQIOTuIs0#t=1m10) from ‘Lakmé’ by Léo Delibes, best known for its use in the British Airways commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6788 "2011-08-02T01:57:34Z")
Non-English language songs that are widely known to English speakers 1. Frère Jacques 2. 99 Luftballons 3. Je Ne Regrette Rien 4. La Bamba 5. O Tannenbaum 6. La Cucaracha 7. Dominique 8. Macarena 9. Oye Como Va 10. Deutschland Uber Alles 11. Ode an die Freude 12. Sous le dôme épais de jasmin from ‘Lakmé’ by Léo Delibes, best known for its use in the British Airways commercials. 13. Cielito Lindo (the melody of “The Frito Bandito Song”) New category: Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6789 "2011-08-02T03:08:28Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6790 "2011-08-02T14:19:21Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6791 "2011-08-02T15:40:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Deutschland Uber Alles A trivia side-note. Many people associate this song with the Nazis and think of it as being about Germany ruling the world. But that wasn’t its original point. It was written in the 1840’s when Germany was still split up into dozens of little independent countries. The writer was telling people they should stop thinking about their little town or county first and start thinking about Germany as their country. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6792 "2011-08-02T20:22:19Z")
Yes, I’ve always understood it as “Germany above all other petty local concerns,” not “Germany can kick the ass of all other countries” (although that was the Nazi spin on it). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6793 "2011-08-03T03:25:51Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) 4. Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies to Indians) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6794 "2011-08-05T02:25:22Z")
Just thought I’d interrupt (and maybe keep alive) this thread by mentioning that it started a year ago today. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6795 "2011-08-05T03:18:51Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Just thought I’d interrupt (and maybe keep alive) this thread by mentioning that it started a year ago today. I like to think I’ve been doing my part but I’m not a baseball fan so I got nothing for this current category. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6796 "2011-08-05T03:38:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I like to think I’ve been doing my part but I’m not a baseball fan so I got nothing for this current category. Well, I am! Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) 4. Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies to Indians) 5. Jonny Gomes (Reds to Nationals) I am NOT happy about this, BTW. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6797 "2011-08-06T03:27:38Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) 4. Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies to Indians) 5. Jonny Gomes (Reds to Nationals) 6. Orlando Cabrera (Indians to Giants) For a minute (or a day) there, I was afraid I had killed this thread. Remember that I just asked for players (as opposed to trades), so non-fans can Wiki some of the names above and see who was on the other side of those deals. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6798 "2011-08-07T04:24:17Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) 4. Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies to Indians) 5. Jonny Gomes (Reds to Nationals) 6. Orlando Cabrera (Indians to Giants) 7. Alex White (Indians to Rockies) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6799 "2011-08-07T14:07:12Z")
Baseball players traded in the last week before this season’s deadline 1. Kosuke Fukudome (Cubs to Indians) 2. Carlos Beltran (Mets to Giants) 3. Mark Ellis (A’s to Rockies) 4. Ubaldo Jimenez (Rockies to Indians) 5. Jonny Gomes (Reds to Nationals) 6. Orlando Cabrera (Indians to Giants) 7. Alex White (Indians to Rockies) 8. Zack Wheeler (Giants to Mets) Using Sternvogel’s reverse trade idea. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6800 "2011-08-07T16:08:55Z")
I’m getting the distinct feeling that not many Dopers are baseball fans, judging by how long this one is taking. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/6801 "2011-08-07T16:10:27Z")
oh, I am a fan - but not a rabid one - I have no idea who plays for which team - I just keep rooting for my Metsies [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=341)