# 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:** 742
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14822 "2013-03-16T02:40:40Z")
Types of Baker’s Dozen categories you hate 1. Things overheard at… (papal selection, Republican convention, etc.) 2. Simpsons characters who appeared in only one episode 3. Piece of cake a dime-a-dozen categories that even a drooling recluse from civilization could contribute to. 4. Anything to do with sports, particularly baseball, and especially particularly requiring the knowledge of obscure statistics or facts. 5. pretty much anything current literature related 6. Naming TV/book characters of shows/books I’ve never read 7. “Your personal favorite” categories that people can only honestly answer once and inevitably bog down 8. Anything dealing with politics. 9. Any category that requires me to list things I hate 10. Categories where you just look it up on Wikipedia and answer the first thirteen items they list 11. Any category that requires me to list things I hate TWICE 12. Any category that takes us more than 48 hours to come up with 13 answers for ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14823 "2013-03-16T03:33:30Z")
Types of Baker’s Dozen categories you hate 1. Things overheard at… (papal selection, Republican convention, etc.) 2. Simpsons characters who appeared in only one episode 3. Piece of cake a dime-a-dozen categories that even a drooling recluse from civilization could contribute to. 4. Anything to do with sports, particularly baseball, and especially particularly requiring the knowledge of obscure statistics or facts. 5. pretty much anything current literature related 6. Naming TV/book characters of shows/books I’ve never read 7. “Your personal favorite” categories that people can only honestly answer once and inevitably bog down 8. Anything dealing with politics. 9. Any category that requires me to list things I hate 10. Categories where you just look it up on Wikipedia and answer the first thirteen items they list 11. Any category that requires me to list things I hate TWICE 12. Any category that takes us more than 48 hours to come up with 13 answers for 13. Categories that I have to make up, just because I provided the 13th answer to the previous list Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) ---
**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 16, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14824 "2013-03-16T04:21:41Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) ---
**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 16, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14825 "2013-03-16T06:30:45Z")
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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:** [March 16, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14826 "2013-03-16T06:36:46Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14827 "2013-03-16T12:42:49Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” ---
**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 16, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14828 "2013-03-16T14:46:58Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) ---
**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 16, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14829 "2013-03-16T14:54:15Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14830 "2013-03-16T15:08:55Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). ---
**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 16, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14831 "2013-03-16T15:41:46Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). 7. _Whipping Star_ by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) ---
**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 16, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14832 "2013-03-16T17:34:20Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). 7. _Whipping Star_ by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) 8. _Typee_ by Herman Melville (written from Troy NY while he was living there) ---
**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 16, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14833 "2013-03-16T18:44:58Z")
Other songs/books by people consider “one-hit wonders” 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). 7. _Whipping Star_ by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) 8. _Typee_ by Herman Melville (written from Troy NY while he was living there) 9. _The Minds of Billy Milligan_ by Daniel Keyes, best known for “Flowers for Algernon.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14834 "2013-03-16T21:11:06Z")
Other songs/books by people consider "one-hit wonders 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). 7. _Whipping Star_ by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) 8. _Typee_ by Herman Melville (written from Troy NY while he was living there) 9. _The Minds of Billy Milligan_ by Daniel Keyes, best known for "Flowers for Algernon. 1. "The Neon Bible " by John Kennedy Toole ---
**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 17, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14835 "2013-03-17T03:34:53Z")
Other songs/books by people consider "one-hit wonders 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7)\*\*\* Pincher Martin\*\*\* by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only _ **Lord of the Flies** _). 7. _Whipping Star_ by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) 8. _Typee_ by Herman Melville (written from Troy NY while he was living there) 9. _The Minds of Billy Milligan_ by Daniel Keyes, best known for "Flowers for Algernon. 10. "The Neon Bible " by John Kennedy Toole 11. _Omerta_ by Mario Puzo (known for _The Godfather_) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14836 "2013-03-17T04:54:24Z")
Other songs/books by people consider "one-hit wonders 1. “Europa and the Pirate Twins” by Thomas Dolby (a “one hit wonder” for “She Blinded me with Science”) 2. “Roll 'Em Up” by Vanilla Ice (“Ice Ice Baby” fame) 3. “Rev. Jack & His Roamin’ Cadillac Church” by Timbuk 3 (known for “Future’s So Bright”) 4. “Vincent” by Don McLean, he had many others but nothing as big as “American Pie” 5. “Right Hand Man” by Joan Osborne (known for “One of Us”) 6. “Little Kids” by Zager and Evans, known for “In the Year 2525” 7. Pincher Martin by WIlliam Golding (he wrote many novels, but most people know only Lord of the Flies). 8. Whipping Star by Frank Herbert (if you consider his Dune series as a single hit) 9. Typee by Herman Melville (written from Troy NY while he was living there) 10. The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes, best known for "Flowers for Algernon. 11. "The Neon Bible " by John Kennedy Toole 12. Omerta by Mario Puzo (known for The Godfather) 13. Ride Up by Blues Image better known for Ride Captain, Ride Next Topic Bad ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 1. Lucky Charms for all ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14837 "2013-03-17T05:11:53Z")
Bad ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 1. Lucky Charms for all 2. A cold shower with Irish Spring soap ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14838 "2013-03-17T05:27:37Z")
Bad ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 1. Lucky Charms for all 2. A cold shower with Irish Spring soap 3. Sharing Irish Whiskey with Mel Gibson SFC Schwartz ---
**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 17, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14839 "2013-03-17T05:30:16Z")
Bad ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 1. Lucky Charms for all 2. A cold shower with Irish Spring soap 3. Sharing Irish Whiskey with Mel Gibson 4. Chugging potatoes ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14840 "2013-03-17T05:52:10Z")
Bad ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 1. Lucky Charms for all 2. A cold shower with Irish Spring soap 3. Sharing Irish Whiskey with Mel Gibson 4. Chugging potatoes 5. Drunken bagpipe lessons ---
**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 17, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/14841 "2013-03-17T06:04:00Z")
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