# 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:** 653
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13042 "2012-11-01T02:42:24Z")
Billboard Top 40 Hits by Acts from Scotland 1. “Love Hurts” - Nazareth 2. “Magic” - Pilot 3. “Saturday Night” - Bay City Rollers 4. “Pick Up the Pieces” - Average White Band 5. “In a Big Country” - Big Country 6. “Don’t You Forget About Me” - Simple Minds 7. “#1 Crush” - Garbage 8. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” - The Proclaimers 9. “9 to 5 (Morning Train)” - Sheena Easton 10. “Baker Street” - Gerry Rafferty 11. “Year of the Cat” - Al Stewart ---
**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:** [November 1, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13043 "2012-11-01T02:53:59Z")
Billboard Top 40 Hits by Acts from Scotland 1. “Love Hurts” - Nazareth 2. “Magic” - Pilot 3. “Saturday Night” - Bay City Rollers 4. “Pick Up the Pieces” - Average White Band 5. “In a Big Country” - Big Country 6. “Don’t You Forget About Me” - Simple Minds 7. “#1 Crush” - Garbage 8. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” - The Proclaimers 9. “9 to 5 (Morning Train)” - Sheena Easton 10. “Baker Street” - Gerry Rafferty 11. “Year of the Cat” - Al Stewart 12. “Home and Dry” - Gerry Rafferty, again I’d almost forgotten about Rafferty’s great album, City to City. I just downloaded it and am enjoying it. Several great tunes from 1978, there. ---
**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 1, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13044 "2012-11-01T03:04:05Z")
Billboard Top 40 Hits by Acts from Scotland 1. “Love Hurts” - Nazareth 2. “Magic” - Pilot 3. “Saturday Night” - Bay City Rollers 4. “Pick Up the Pieces” - Average White Band 5. “In a Big Country” - Big Country 6. “Don’t You Forget About Me” - Simple Minds 7. “#1 Crush” - Garbage 8. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” - The Proclaimers 9. “9 to 5 (Morning Train)” - Sheena Easton 10. “Baker Street” - Gerry Rafferty 11. “Year of the Cat” - Al Stewart 12. “Home and Dry” - Gerry Rafferty, again 13. “For Your Eyes Only” - Sheena Easton, again Next category: Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13045 "2012-11-01T13:20:03Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” Try to convince me this has NOT been said at any point. ---
**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 1, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13046 "2012-11-01T13:24:14Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13047 "2012-11-01T13:53:23Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13048 "2012-11-01T14:18:52Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold- Joy Behar is calling.” ---
**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 1, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13049 "2012-11-01T15:02:21Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna _scream_.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13050 "2012-11-01T15:20:21Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna _scream_.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13051 "2012-11-01T16:40:19Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna _scream_.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” ---
**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 1, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13052 "2012-11-01T17:20:46Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna _scream_.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” ---
**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 1, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13053 "2012-11-01T18:18:26Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna scream.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” 10. “First a blizzard, now a hurricane. Why does everything happen to ME?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13054 "2012-11-01T18:20:12Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna scream.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” 10. “First a blizzard, now a hurricane. Why does everything happen to ME?” 11. “Is Michelle gone? Good- get this wheat germ out of here, and bring me a Whopper with cheese and large onion rings. And a pack of Marlboros.” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13055 "2012-11-01T21:12:26Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna scream.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” 10. “First a blizzard, now a hurricane. Why does everything happen to ME?” 11. “Is Michelle gone? Good- get this wheat germ out of here, and bring me a Whopper with cheese and large onion rings. And a pack of Marlboros.” 12. "I can’t believe I have to grovel for votes from those damned Green Bay Packers fans. Don’t they know the Chicago Bears are _“The Monsters of the Midway”_? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13056 "2012-11-01T21:13:17Z")
Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna scream.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” 10. “First a blizzard, now a hurricane. Why does everything happen to ME?” 11. “Is Michelle gone? Good- get this wheat germ out of here, and bring me a Whopper with cheese and large onion rings. And a pack of Marlboros.” 12. “We’ve called this guy twenty-eight times, and he always says he’s voting for Romney, but maybe the twenty-ninth time will be the charm!” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13057 "2012-11-01T21:17:35Z")
Closing this out… Recently overheard in the Obama campaign HQ 1. “What is it with Axelrod and his mustache, anyway…?” 2. “Where’s the bathroom?” 3. “Is it too late to dump Joe Biden for Chris Christie?” 4. “Whaddaya mean you ‘changed your mind’ about a second term?” 5. “Sorry, Governor Cuomo, I have to put you on hold - Joy Behar is calling.” 6. “If I have to take another call from Malia about her wardrobe I’m gonna scream.” 7. “NO, Miss Lewinsky, we’re not looking for new volunteers at this time.” 8. “Man, I’d sure like to punch that Mitt guy in the face!” 9. “Do you think it’s too late to get that ‘Bronco Bama’ thing into the campaign literature?” 10. “First a blizzard, now a hurricane. Why does everything happen to ME?” 11. “Is Michelle gone? Good- get this wheat germ out of here, and bring me a Whopper with cheese and large onion rings. And a pack of Marlboros.” 12. "I can’t believe I have to grovel for votes from those damned Green Bay Packers fans. Don’t they know the Chicago Bears are _“The Monsters of the Midway”_? 13. “We’ve called this guy twenty-eight times, and he always says he’s voting for Romney, but maybe the twenty-ninth time will be the charm!” (last, by **Sternvogel** ) Equal opportunity - Next: Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ 1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13058 "2012-11-01T21:21:50Z")
Hey, I saw after I posted that I was #13, but I couldn’t edit my message in time. I even had a new category started. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13059 "2012-11-02T00:40:14Z")
Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ 1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.” 2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13060 "2012-11-02T00:43:23Z")
Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ 1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.” 2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?” 3. “He said _what_?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13061 "2012-11-02T01:51:40Z")
Recently overheard in the Romney campaign HQ 1. “Ain’t no effing way we’re gonna win this thing.” 2. “Let’s see, it’s Thursday. Are we pro or anti abortion today?” 3. “He said _what_?” 4. “I thought we were going to get killed til that first debate- was Obama smoking weed, or what???” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=652) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=654)