# 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:** 732
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14622 "2013-03-08T20:52:38Z")
New topic: Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14623 "2013-03-08T21:10:26Z")
New topic: Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14624 "2013-03-08T21:28:08Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen It’s always in heavy rotation on the local radio stations on SPD. Gah. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14625 "2013-03-08T21:47:33Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14626 "2013-03-08T21:49:56Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14627 "2013-03-08T21:59:47Z")
[quote=“Ponch8, post:14626, topic:549173”] Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. [The Ballad of Biddy McGraw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_LpBMWwOBpk) ---
**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:** [March 8, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14628 "2013-03-08T22:22:10Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. [The Ballad of Biddy McGraw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_LpBMWwOBpk) 9. [If I Should Fall From Grace of God](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlXkBBgH7gc) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14629 "2013-03-08T23:43:06Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. The Ballad of Biddy McGraw 9. If I Should Fall From Grace of God 10. The Irish Rover ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14630 "2013-03-09T00:29:19Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. The Ballad of Biddy McGraw 9. If I Should Fall From Grace of God 10. The Irish Rover 11. My Wild Irish Rose ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14631 "2013-03-09T00:47:16Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. The Ballad of Biddy McGraw 9. If I Should Fall From Grace of God 10. The Irish Rover 11. My Wild Irish Rose 12. Whiskey, You’re the Devil ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14632 "2013-03-09T00:56:28Z")
Songs (Not Necessarily Good Ones!) You Expect to Hear on St. Patrick’s Day 1. “A Soldier’s Song” (the Irish national anthem) 2. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral 3. The Unicorn Song 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Come On Eileen 6. Danny Boy 7. Jump Around (by House of Pain) 8. The Ballad of Biddy McGraw 9. If I Should Fall From Grace of God 10. The Irish Rover 11. My Wild Irish Rose 12. Whiskey, You’re the Devil 13. The Opinions of Paddy McGee A lilting Civil War-era song: [Opinions of Paddy Magee.wmv - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T66xmOsi4A) Next category: Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14633 "2013-03-09T01:05:19Z")
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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:** [March 9, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14634 "2013-03-09T02:24:56Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘[Old-Man Smell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Nonenal).’ " ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14635 "2013-03-09T03:58:52Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of _ **Murder, She Wrote** _ on DVD, translated into German???” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14636 "2013-03-09T04:22:28Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of _ **Murder, She Wrote** _ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14637 "2013-03-09T05:24:13Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14638 "2013-03-09T06:21:28Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14639 "2013-03-09T08:06:43Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14640 "2013-03-09T14:38:08Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14641 "2013-03-09T15:12:28Z")
Overheard in the Pontiff Emeritus’s new house 1. “Who’d have thought an old fart like him would need a huge waterbed like this?” 2. "Daaaaamn, He has been in here one day, and it already has that ‘Old-Man Smell.’ " 3. “Sigh… where am I supposed to find him all 12 seasons of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ on DVD, translated into German???” 4. “Pardon me, your ex-Holiness–Lord Vader is here for his 2:00 appointment.” 5. “He doesn’t wear the red shoes anymore, but let me tell you, he still appreciates a good foot massage.” 6. “Would you believe what he wears under those robes? Sandals with socks!!!” 7. “What? No Former-Pope-Mobile?” 8. “I don’t care if it’s Sunday morning and he wants to got out for breakfast. Explain to him that Rome doesn’t have a Denny’s.” 9. “Alright! _ **Now** _ I’m ready for football season and can enjoy my Saints games on Sundays!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=731) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=733)