# 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:** 643

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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:** [October 23, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12842 "2012-10-23T16:02:06Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12843 "2012-10-23T16:06:42Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo

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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:** [October 23, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12844 "2012-10-23T17:07:15Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo
9. The Phantom

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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:** [October 23, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12845 "2012-10-23T17:20:34Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo
9. The Phantom
10. Baby Blues

If each new poster removed the ones he/she didn’t think fit the category, we’d probably never reach a consensus 13.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12846 "2012-10-23T18:41:12Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo
9. The Phantom
10. Baby Blues
11. The Born Loser

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**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:** [October 23, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12847 "2012-10-23T18:43:23Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo
9. The Phantom
10. Baby Blues
11. The Born Loser
12. Reply All

I started a thread about “Reply All” last month to discuss how horrible it is (both the artwork and the lack of humor). The opinions in Dopers’ responses were nearly unanimously on my side.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12848 "2012-10-23T18:52:42Z")

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Awful comic strips

1. Family Circus
2. Sally Forth
3. Mutts
4. Rex Morgan, MD
5. Ziggy
6. Brenda Starr, Reporter
7. For Better or For Worse
8. Baldo
9. The Phantom
10. Baby Blues
11. The Born Loser
12. Reply All
13. Gil Thorpe

Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12849 "2012-10-23T19:15:20Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg) The music inside is even worse than the cover, which made Keith, Greg and Carl look like gay hairdressers on vacation.

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12850 "2012-10-23T19:43:11Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12851 "2012-10-23T19:53:52Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)

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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:** [October 23, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12852 "2012-10-23T21:56:00Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Every album cover that has that damned [round wicker chair](http://rateyourmusic.com/list/theJigster/album_covers__whats_the_thing_with_wicker_chairs_).

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**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12853 "2012-10-23T23:08:32Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, Lodger
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Love Beach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each\_cover.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - Genesis … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - Waking and Dreaming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Every album cover that has that damned round wicker chair.
6. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12854 "2012-10-24T00:11:49Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, Lodger
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Love Beach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each\_cover.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - Genesis … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - Waking and Dreaming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Every album cover that has that damned round wicker chair.
6. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
7. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)

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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:** [October 24, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12855 "2012-10-24T00:18:23Z")

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Hey, I like #3!

Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album

[![](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg) ](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg)

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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:** [October 24, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12856 "2012-10-24T02:08:21Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album [http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg)
8. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

The original cover [spoiler][http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg[/spoiler](NSFW)](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg%5B/spoiler%5D(NSFW))

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12857 "2012-10-24T02:28:30Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album [http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg)
8. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

The original cover [spoiler][http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg[/spoiler](NSFW)](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg%5B/spoiler%5D(NSFW))

1. Millie Jackson -\*\*\* Back to the S–t\*\*\* [File:Millie Jackson - Back to the S\*\*t!.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Millie_Jackson_-_Back_to_the_S**t!.jpg)

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**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12858 "2012-10-24T07:21:31Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, Lodger
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Love Beach [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each\_cover.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EL...each_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - Genesis … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - Waking and Dreaming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wa...d_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [Because They Can - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[http://rateyourmusic.com/release/alb...enaissance\_f1/](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/alb...enaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album [http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orang](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orang)…te%20album.jpg
8. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

The original cover  
SPOILER:  
[![](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg) ](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg)  
(NSFW)

1. Millie Jackson - Back to the S–t [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mi)…\_the\_S\*\*t!.jpg
2. Pat Boone - No More Mr. Nice Guy - [File:In a Metal Mood No More Mr. Nice Guy.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In_a_Metal_Mood_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy.jpg)

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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:** [October 24, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12859 "2012-10-24T10:19:25Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album [http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg)
8. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

The original cover [spoiler][http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg[/spoiler](NSFW)](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg%5B/spoiler%5D(NSFW))

1. Millie Jackson -\*\*\* Back to the S–t\*\*\* [File:Millie Jackson - Back to the S\*\*t!.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Millie_Jackson_-_Back_to_the_S**t!.jpg)
2. Pat Boone - No More Mr. Nice Guy - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In\_a\_Metal\_Mood\_No\_More\_Mr.\_Nice\_Guy.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In_a_Metal_Mood_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy.jpg)
3. Metallica - [The Unforgiven II](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Metallica_-_The_Unforgiven_II_cover.jpg)

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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:** [October 24, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12860 "2012-10-24T10:44:00Z")

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_Hey **kevja** , please check your PMs._

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12861 "2012-10-24T11:00:19Z")

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Terrible album covers (requires link-500x500 or less-must be a “name” artist and not a nobody)

1. David Bowie, [Lodger](http://persimusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/david-bowie-lodger.jpg)
2. Emerson Lake & Palmer’s \*\*\*Love Beach \*\*\* [File:ELP Love Beach cover.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
3. Genesis - [Genesis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis83.jpg) … it just screams “contractual obligation album.”
4. Orleans - \*\*\*Waking and Dreaming \*\*\* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking\_and\_Dreaming.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waking_and_Dreaming.jpg)
5. Nelson - Because They Can [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because\_They\_Can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_They_Can)
6. Village People - Renaissance (when they tried to remake themselves as New Wavers)  
[Renaissance by Village People (Album, Dance-Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/village_people/renaissance_f1/)
7. The Beatles - The White Album [http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg](http://bruno.cornen.pagesperso-orange.fr/Mon%20rock%20a%20moi/Beatles%20White%20album.jpg)
8. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

The original cover [spoiler][http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg[/spoiler](NSFW)](http://images.wikia.com/pantera/images/9/94/FarBanned.jpg%5B/spoiler%5D(NSFW))

1. Millie Jackson -\*\*\* Back to the S–t\*\*\* [File:Millie Jackson - Back to the S\*\*t!.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Millie_Jackson_-_Back_to_the_S**t!.jpg)

2. Pat Boone - No More Mr. Nice Guy - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In\_a\_Metal\_Mood\_No\_More\_Mr.\_Nice\_Guy.jpg](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:In_a_Metal_Mood_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy.jpg)

3. Metallica - [The Unforgiven II](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Metallica_-_The_Unforgiven_II_cover.jpg)

4. On the IMDB, I’m liable to catch hell for saying this, but… the debut album by Rush,\*\*\* Rush\*\*\*, had a really lame cover. [File:Rush self titled.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rush_self_titled.jpg)

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