# 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:** ![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 16, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13282 "2012-11-16T03:56:50Z")

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I’ll give it a go…

UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)  
_ETA: have we done this category before?_

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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:** [November 16, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13283 "2012-11-16T05:37:28Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)

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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:** [November 16, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13284 "2012-11-16T06:57:33Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)  
I’m surprised that Virginia only has one of these.

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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 16, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13285 "2012-11-16T07:24:30Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)

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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:** [November 16, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13286 "2012-11-16T14:09:50Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)

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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:** [November 16, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13287 "2012-11-16T14:33:31Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)

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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 16, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13288 "2012-11-16T18:46:40Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)

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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:** [November 16, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13289 "2012-11-16T19:11:01Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visted as a kid)

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13290 "2012-11-16T22:38:37Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visted as a kid)
9. Yellowstone National Park (have visited)

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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 17, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13291 "2012-11-17T01:06:39Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visited as a kid)
9. Yellowstone National Park (have visited)
10. Old Quebec (have visited)

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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 17, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13292 "2012-11-17T03:53:14Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visited as a kid)
9. Yellowstone National Park (have visited)
10. Old Quebec (have visited)
11. Independence Hall, Philadelphia (have visited several times)

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13293 "2012-11-17T04:33:10Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visited as a kid)
9. Yellowstone National Park (have visited)
10. Old Quebec (have visited)
11. Independence Hall, Philadelphia (have visited several times)
12. Tower of London (have visited)

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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 17, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13294 "2012-11-17T12:52:37Z")

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites You’ve Visited (or, Want to Visit); and, include that info

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (have visited)
2. Westminster Abbey (have visited… and could have stayed for days; it seemed as if EVERYBODY I ever studied about in high school was buried there!)
3. Monticello (have visited)
4. Mammoth Cave (visited there earlier this year)
5. City of Bath, United Kingdom (have visited)
6. Rideau Canal (Visit all the time, since I live in Ottawa)
7. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (have visited)
8. Everglades (visited as a kid)
9. Yellowstone National Park (have visited)
10. Old Quebec (have visited)
11. Independence Hall, Philadelphia (have visited several times)
12. Tower of London (have visited)
13. Great Barrier Reef (would _ **love** _ to visit)

I’m blank - someone else pick

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13295 "2012-11-17T13:25:45Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13296 "2012-11-17T15:08:05Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13297 "2012-11-17T15:16:42Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
3. The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13298 "2012-11-17T15:47:52Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
3. The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
4. American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past)

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13299 "2012-11-17T16:36:23Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
3. The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
4. American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past)
5. Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, duet: "At The Beginning, from the Disney movie, Anastasia ([(lyrics link)](http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/d/disney6472/wonderfuljourney246877.html) (past)  
Related note: Chicago’s “You’re the Inspiration” was the wedding dance song at my first marriage and was the only song on the Do Not Ever Play list at my second wedding.

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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 17, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13300 "2012-11-17T17:14:51Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
3. The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
4. American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past)
5. Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, duet: "At The Beginning, from the Disney movie, Anastasia ((lyrics link) (past)
6. Etta James “At Last”: future (but not bloody likely)

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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:** [November 17, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13301 "2012-11-17T19:49:48Z")

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Songs you want played at your wedding (future) or already did play at your actual wedding (past):

1. Renaissance: “Song of Scheherazade” (future)
2. The Muppets: “Never Before, Never Again” from The Muppet Movie (future)
3. The Police: “Every Breath You Take” (past)
4. American (Shaker) folk hymn: “Simple Gifts” (past)
5. Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, duet: "At The Beginning, from the Disney movie, Anastasia ((lyrics link) (past)
6. Etta James “At Last”: future (but not bloody likely)
7. “Promenade” from Mussorgsky’s _ **Pictures at an Exhibition** _ (used it for processional; what can I say? I was an old ELP fan!)

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