# 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:** 3507

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70129 "2020-01-18T06:22:29Z")

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Great John Denver lyrics (and the song they’re from)

1. “You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.” (Rocky Mountain High)
2. “ Boy you better go home where it’s warm. And you can live in the love of the common people, smiles from the heart of a family man.” (The Love Of Common People)
3. “If I should live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of you” (Perhaps Love)
4. “You fill up my senses, come fill me again” (Annie’s Song)
5. “I fiddle when I can, work when I should” (Thank God I’m a Country Boy)
6. “ And we face every day like the first or the last one; With nothin’ to lose and heaven to gain” (Alaska And Me)
7. Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle (Thank God I’m a country boy)
8. “And talk of poems and prayers and promises And things that we believe in, how sweet it is to love someone, How right it is to care” (Poems, Prayers, And Promises)
9. “ Take me to tomorrow, take me there today, I’ve had my fill of sorrow and living this way. Take me to tomorrow, that’s where I’d like to be, the day after tomorrow is waiting for me.” — Take Me To Tomorrow
10. “So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you’ll wait for me, Hold me like you’ll never let me go” (Leaving on a Jet Plane)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70130 "2020-01-18T10:43:42Z")

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Great John Denver lyrics (and the song they’re from)

1. “You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.” (Rocky Mountain High)
2. “Boy you better go home where it’s warm. And you can live in the love of the common people, smiles from the heart of a family man.” (The Love Of Common People)
3. “If I should live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of you” (Perhaps Love)
4. “You fill up my senses, come fill me again” (Annie’s Song)
5. “I fiddle when I can, work when I should” (Thank God I’m a Country Boy)
6. “And we face every day like the first or the last one; With nothin’ to lose and heaven to gain” (Alaska And Me)
7. Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle (Thank God I’m a country boy)
8. “And talk of poems and prayers and promises And things that we believe in, how sweet it is to love someone, How right it is to care” (Poems, Prayers, And Promises)
9. “Take me to tomorrow, take me there today, I’ve had my fill of sorrow and living this way. Take me to tomorrow, that’s where I’d like to be, the day after tomorrow is waiting for me.” (Take Me To Tomorrow)
10. “So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you’ll wait for me, Hold me like you’ll never let me go” (Leaving on a Jet Plane)
11. “What are we making weapons for  
Why keep on feeding the war machine  
We take it right out of the mouths of our babies  
Take it away from the hands of the poor  
Tell me, what are we making weapons for” [Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For)]
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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:** [January 18, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70131 "2020-01-18T16:23:43Z")

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Great John Denver lyrics (and the song they’re from)

1. “You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.” (Rocky Mountain High)
2. “Boy you better go home where it’s warm. And you can live in the love of the common people, smiles from the heart of a family man.” (The Love Of Common People)
3. “If I should live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of you” (Perhaps Love)
4. “You fill up my senses, come fill me again” (Annie’s Song)
5. “I fiddle when I can, work when I should” (Thank God I’m a Country Boy)
6. “And we face every day like the first or the last one; With nothin’ to lose and heaven to gain” (Alaska And Me)
7. Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle (Thank God I’m a country boy)
8. “And talk of poems and prayers and promises And things that we believe in, how sweet it is to love someone, How right it is to care” (Poems, Prayers, And Promises)
9. “Take me to tomorrow, take me there today, I’ve had my fill of sorrow and living this way. Take me to tomorrow, that’s where I’d like to be, the day after tomorrow is waiting for me.” (Take Me To Tomorrow)
10. “So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you’ll wait for me, Hold me like you’ll never let me go” (Leaving on a Jet Plane)
11. “What are we making weapons for  
Why keep on feeding the war machine  
We take it right out of the mouths of our babies  
Take it away from the hands of the poor  
Tell me, what are we making weapons for” [Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For)]
12. “Aye, Calypso, the places you’ve been to,  
the things that you’ve shown us, the stories you tell.  
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit, the men who have served you so long and so well.” [Calypso]

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**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:** [January 18, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70132 "2020-01-18T19:04:20Z")

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Great John Denver lyrics (and the song they’re from)

1. “You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.” (Rocky Mountain High)
2. “Boy you better go home where it’s warm. And you can live in the love of the common people, smiles from the heart of a family man.” (The Love Of Common People)
3. “If I should live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of you” (Perhaps Love)
4. “You fill up my senses, come fill me again” (Annie’s Song)
5. “I fiddle when I can, work when I should” (Thank God I’m a Country Boy)
6. “And we face every day like the first or the last one; With nothin’ to lose and heaven to gain” (Alaska And Me)
7. Life ain’t nothin’ but a funny funny riddle (Thank God I’m a country boy)
8. “And talk of poems and prayers and promises And things that we believe in, how sweet it is to love someone, How right it is to care” (Poems, Prayers, And Promises)
9. “Take me to tomorrow, take me there today, I’ve had my fill of sorrow and living this way. Take me to tomorrow, that’s where I’d like to be, the day after tomorrow is waiting for me.” (Take Me To Tomorrow)
10. “So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you’ll wait for me, Hold me like you’ll never let me go” (Leaving on a Jet Plane)
11. “What are we making weapons for  
Why keep on feeding the war machine  
We take it right out of the mouths of our babies  
Take it away from the hands of the poor  
Tell me, what are we making weapons for” [Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For)]
12. “Aye, Calypso, the places you’ve been to,  
the things that you’ve shown us, the stories you tell.  
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit, the men who have served you so long and so well.” [Calypso]
13. I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky, The shadow from the starlight Is softer than a lullaby (Rocky Mountain High)

New  
One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70133 "2020-01-18T19:14:40Z")

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New  
One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70134 "2020-01-18T19:37:06Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt

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**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:** [January 18, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70135 "2020-01-18T19:56:12Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave

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**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:** [January 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70136 "2020-01-18T20:00:26Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70137 "2020-01-18T20:08:24Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank

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**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:** [January 18, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70138 "2020-01-18T20:46:37Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70139 "2020-01-18T21:06:50Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70140 "2020-01-18T23:22:37Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal
9. Iz

A long-ago friend was named Isabel. She was commonly known as, “Iz.”

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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:** [January 18, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70141 "2020-01-18T23:28:48Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal
9. Iz
10. Jo

Typically short for Joanne.

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**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:** [January 19, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70142 "2020-01-19T00:08:01Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal
9. Iz
10. Jo
11. Kim

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70143 "2020-01-19T01:28:35Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal
9. Iz
10. Jo
11. Kim
12. Liz

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**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:** [January 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70144 "2020-01-19T02:40:42Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, A-M

1. Ann
2. Bob
3. Curt
4. Dave
5. Ed
6. Frank
7. Gus
8. Hal
9. Iz
10. Jo
11. Kim
12. Liz
13. Mike

I’ll pass. But I have a strong suspicion what the next one will be.

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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:** [January 19, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70145 "2020-01-19T03:24:55Z")

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You’d be correct, **Little Nemo**.

One syllable names or nicknames, N-Z

1. Norm

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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:** [January 19, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70146 "2020-01-19T03:47:32Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, N-Z

1. Norm
2. Oz

Nickname for Oswald

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**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:** [January 19, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70147 "2020-01-19T04:07:40Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, N-Z

1. Norm
2. Oz
3. Pat

Was that the worst recurring bit on SNL?

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/70148 "2020-01-19T04:56:46Z")

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One syllable names or nicknames, N-Z

1. Norm
2. Oz
3. Pat
4. Quinn

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