# An even 10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 15, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181 "2018-12-15T16:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/21 "2018-12-20T19:21:43Z")
What book do you recommend everyone read, no matter their normal preferences? 1. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis 4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 5. Lonesome Dove 6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/22 "2018-12-20T19:38:17Z")
What book do you recommend everyone read, no matter their normal preferences? 1. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis 4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 5. Lonesome Dove 6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 8. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/23 "2018-12-20T19:42:10Z")
What book do you recommend everyone read, no matter their normal preferences? 1. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis 4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 5. Lonesome Dove 6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 8. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 9. The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin ---
**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:** [December 20, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/24 "2018-12-20T19:45:07Z")
What book do you recommend everyone read, no matter their normal preferences? 1. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis 4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 5. Lonesome Dove 6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 8. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 9. 1984 by George Orwell Everyone should be familiar with this story. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/25 "2018-12-21T07:05:59Z")
What book do you recommend everyone read, no matter their normal preferences? 1. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 2. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis 4. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 5. Lonesome Dove 6. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 7. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 8. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 9. 1984 by George Orwell 10. The Road by Cormac McCarthy On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/26 "2018-12-21T07:30:10Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/27 "2018-12-21T07:46:06Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? > > 1. Gardening > 2. Playing my piano 1. Origami. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/28 "2018-12-21T14:09:09Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/29 "2018-12-21T14:52:38Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar ---
**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:** [December 21, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/30 "2018-12-21T15:31:00Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar 6. Dealing with our court’s #$\*%&^ case-management system ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/31 "2018-12-22T01:09:32Z")
1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar 6. Dealing with our court’s #$\*%&^ case-management system 7. Model building ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/32 "2018-12-22T04:14:13Z")
1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar 6. Dealing with our court’s #$\*%&^ case-management system 7. Model building 8. Hygiene ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/33 "2018-12-22T09:10:32Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar 6. Dealing with our court’s #$\*%&^ case-management system 7. Model building 8. Hygiene 9. Improving my French language skills ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/34 "2018-12-26T13:13:34Z")
On what skill or talent have you procrastinated on progressing? 1. Gardening 2. Playing my piano 3. Origami. 4. Professional certs 5. Learning the guitar 6. Dealing with our court’s #$\*%&^ case-management system 7. Model building 8. Hygiene 9. Improving my French language skills 10. Creative writing New: 10 films that feature food 1. Big Night ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/35 "2018-12-26T13:59:40Z")
10 films that feature food 1. Big Night 2. Eating Raoul ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/36 "2018-12-26T14:18:54Z")
10 films that feature food 1. Big Night 2. Eating Raoul 3. Ratatouille ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/37 "2018-12-26T14:58:59Z")
10 films that feature food 1. Big Night 2. Eating Raoul 3. Ratatouille 4. The Great Race with the biggest pie fight in cinematic history ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/38 "2018-12-26T15:07:21Z")
10 films that feature food 1. Big Night 2. Eating Raoul 3. Ratatouille 4. The Great Race 5. Chocolat ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/39 "2018-12-28T20:28:31Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > 10 films that feature food > > 1. Big Night > 2. Eating Raoul > 3. Ratatouille > 4. The Great Race > 5. Chocolat 6.Mystic Pizza ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-even-10/826181/40 "2018-12-28T22:07:20Z")
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