# 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\
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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8802 "2011-11-28T23:14:50Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us
2. Cats
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Starlight Express
5. Evita
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Sunset Blvd.

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8803 "2011-11-29T03:15:18Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us
2. Cats
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Starlight Express
5. Evita
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Sunset Blvd.
9. By Jeeves

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8804 "2011-11-29T03:17:25Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us
2. Cats
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Starlight Express
5. Evita
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Sunset Blvd.
9. By Jeeves
10. Love Never Dies (aka Phantom of the Opera 2)

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8805 "2011-11-29T03:29:39Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us
2. Cats
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Starlight Express
5. Evita
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Sunset Blvd.
9. By Jeeves
10. Love Never Dies (aka Phantom of the Opera 2)
11. Tell Me on a Sunday

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8806 "2011-11-29T14:24:38Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us
2. Cats
3. Jesus Christ Superstar
4. Starlight Express
5. Evita
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Sunset Blvd.
9. By Jeeves
10. Love Never Dies (aka Phantom of the Opera 2)
11. Tell Me on a Sunday
12. Song & Dance

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8807 "2011-11-29T15:06:27Z")

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Musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber

1. The Likes of Us

2. Cats

3. Jesus Christ Superstar

4. Starlight Express

5. Evita

6. The Phantom of the Opera

7. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

8. Sunset Blvd.

9. By Jeeves

10. Love Never Dies (aka Phantom of the Opera 2)

11. Tell Me on a Sunday

12. Song & Dance

13. The Woman in White  
If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of _The Twelve Days of Christmas_), what else might a True Love give:

14. 76 Trombones a Sliding

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8808 "2011-11-29T15:15:23Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a Falling

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8809 "2011-11-29T15:41:43Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmations a-barking

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8810 "2011-11-29T15:48:13Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8811 "2011-11-29T16:15:49Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D

😃

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8812 "2011-11-29T16:17:07Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:
> 
> 1. 76 Trombones a Sliding
> 2. 99 Bottles of Beer a Falling

Shouldn’t that be “99 Balloons a Lufting”

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8813 "2011-11-29T16:18:29Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8814 "2011-11-29T16:24:26Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)

(and I was wondering whether it would be 99 Beers or 99 Balloons!)

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8815 "2011-11-29T17:59:02Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)
8. 911 calls to the police

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8816 "2011-11-29T18:06:59Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)  
[del]8. 911 calls to the police[/del]that’s way more than 365  
8.21 legal drunks

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**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:** [November 29, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8817 "2011-11-29T18:11:16Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)  
[del]8. 911 calls to the police[/del]that’s way more than 365  
8.21 legal drunks
8. 42 answers to ‘what’s the meaning of the universe?’

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8818 "2011-11-29T18:17:25Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)
8. 21 legal drunks
9. 42 answers to ‘what’s the meaning of the universe?’
10. 44 Presidents of the United States

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**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:** [November 29, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8819 "2011-11-29T18:31:37Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)
8. 21 legal drunks
9. 42 answers to ‘what’s the meaning of the universe?’
10. 44 Presidents of the United States
11. [88 lines about 44 women](http://vimeo.com/5723319)

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8820 "2011-11-29T19:04:46Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)
8. 21 legal drunks
9. 42 answers to ‘what’s the meaning of the universe?’
10. 44 Presidents of the United States
11. 88 lines about 44 women
12. [96 Tears](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeolH-kzx4c)

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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:** [November 29, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8821 "2011-11-29T19:08:51Z")

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If Christmas lasted a full 365 days (instead of The Twelve Days of Christmas), what else might a True Love give:

1. 76 Trombones a-Sliding
2. 99 Bottles of Beer a-Falling
3. 101 Dalmatians a-barking
4. 13 Unlucky Floors
5. 14 K of G in a F P D
6. 15 Dopers a-cursing
7. 50 ways to leave your lover (wouldn’t that be counter-productive?)
8. 21 legal drunks
9. 42 answers to ‘what’s the meaning of the universe?’
10. 44 Presidents of the United States
11. 88 lines about 44 women
12. 96 Tears
13. 13 Baker’s Dozens

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