# 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:** 766

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15302 "2013-03-31T03:57:53Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15303 "2013-03-31T04:30:10Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15304 "2013-03-31T04:36:29Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. [Rumble](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4)by Link Wray

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**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 31, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15305 "2013-03-31T04:47:38Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. Rumble by Link Wray
8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15306 "2013-03-31T05:15:10Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. Rumble by Link Wray
8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush
9. Where’s the Walrus? by the Alan Parsons Project

“Wipe Out” does have one line.

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15307 "2013-03-31T05:21:42Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. Rumble by Link Wray
8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush
9. Where’s the Walrus? by the Alan Parsons Project
10. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15308 "2013-03-31T06:34:50Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. Rumble by Link Wray
8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush
9. Where’s the Walrus? by the Alan Parsons Project
10. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545
11. Love’s Theme by the Love Unlimited Orchestra

As Wiki says, “one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, in early 1974.”

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15309 "2013-03-31T07:54:23Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou
2. Flying
3. Pipeline
4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto
5. Wipe Out
6. Outta Space by Billy Preston
7. Rumble by Link Wray
8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush
9. Where’s the Walrus? by the Alan Parsons Project
10. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545
11. Love’s Theme by the Love Unlimited Orchestra
12. Theme from _The Rockford Files_

Your comments reminded me of this song, which topped out at #10 in 1975 on the pop charts. It won a Grammy Award for best instrumental arrangement that year, too.

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15310 "2013-03-31T12:05:26Z")

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Songs / Music with No Lyrics

1. Misirlou

2. Flying

3. Pipeline

4. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the "Emperor Concerto

5. Wipe Out

6. Outta Space by Billy Preston

7. Rumble by Link Wray

8. Where’s My Thing? by Rush

9. Where’s the Walrus? by the Alan Parsons Project

10. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545

11. Love’s Theme by the Love Unlimited Orchestra

12. Theme from The Rockford Files

13. A Sailor’s Tale, by King Crimson  
New Topic: Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

14. Bugs Bunny

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**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 31, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15311 "2013-03-31T12:56:17Z")

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New Topic: Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15312 "2013-03-31T13:30:43Z")

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New Topic: Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort  
3.) Roger Rabbit

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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 31, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15313 "2013-03-31T13:59:20Z")

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New Topic: Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort  
3.) Roger Rabbit
3. Crusader Rabbit

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15314 "2013-03-31T14:16:25Z")

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New Topic: Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort  
3.) Roger Rabbit
3. Crusader Rabbit
4. Peter Cottontail

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15315 "2013-03-31T14:31:54Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort
3. Roger Rabbit
4. Crusader Rabbit
5. Peter Cottontail
6. Harvey

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15316 "2013-03-31T14:52:19Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort
3. Roger Rabbit
4. Crusader Rabbit
5. Peter Cottontail
6. Harvey
7. the Trix Spokesrabbit

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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 31, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15317 "2013-03-31T15:09:34Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1 - Bugs Bunny  
2 - General Woundwort  
3 - Roger Rabbit  
4 - Crusader Rabbit  
5 - Peter Cottontail  
6 - Harvey  
7 - the Trix Spokesrabbit  
8 - Frank

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15318 "2013-03-31T15:12:52Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1. Bugs Bunny
2. General Woundwort
3. Roger Rabbit
4. Crusader Rabbit
5. Peter Cottontail
6. Harvey
7. the Trix Spokesrabbit
8. Frank
9. The Rabbit of Caerbonnog (a killer rabbit)

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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:** [March 31, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15319 "2013-03-31T15:14:55Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1] Bugs Bunny  
2] General Woundwort  
3] Roger Rabbit  
4] Crusader Rabbit  
5] Peter Cottontail  
6] Harvey  
7] the Trix Spokesrabbit  
8] Frank  
9] The Rabbit of Caerbonnog (a killer rabbit)  
10] The Velveteen Rabbit

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15320 "2013-03-31T16:18:02Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1] Bugs Bunny  
2] General Woundwort  
3] Roger Rabbit  
4] Crusader Rabbit  
5] Peter Cottontail  
6] Harvey  
7] the Trix Spokesrabbit  
8] Frank  
9] The Rabbit of Caerbonnog (a killer rabbit)  
10] The Velveteen Rabbit  
11] Brer Rabbit

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**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 31, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15321 "2013-03-31T17:09:19Z")

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Fictional Rabbits (Hey, it’s Easter!)

1] Bugs Bunny  
2] General Woundwort  
3] Roger Rabbit  
4] Crusader Rabbit  
5] Peter Cottontail  
6] Harvey  
7] the Trix Spokesrabbit  
8] Frank  
9] The Rabbit of Caerbonnog (a killer rabbit)  
10] The Velveteen Rabbit  
11] Brer Rabbit  
12] Thumper

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