# Baker’s Dozen III

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 305

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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:** [September 25, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6081 "2024-09-25T04:50:21Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless

Even better than the book, _The Dark Fields_ by Alan Glynn.

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6082 "2024-09-25T06:24:41Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption

The film was actually more violent than the Stephen King book.

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6083 "2024-09-25T08:39:23Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me

Adapted from Stephen King’s Novella _The Body_, which was published in the collection entitled _Different Seasons_, which also contained _Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption_

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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:** [September 25, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6084 "2024-09-25T10:03:40Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6085 "2024-09-25T10:24:06Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings

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**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6086 "2024-09-25T10:29:16Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6087 "2024-09-25T10:32:36Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List
9. Naked Lunch

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**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:** [September 25, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6088 "2024-09-25T13:53:55Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List
9. Naked Lunch
10. The Princess Bride

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6089 "2024-09-25T18:02:33Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List
9. Naked Lunch
10. The Princess Bride
11. The Shining

Despite several key elements left out, I thought the movie was excellent

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6090 "2024-09-25T23:48:06Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List
9. Naked Lunch
10. The Princess Bride
11. The Shining
12. The Bourne Identity

The Matt Damon version, even though the original Richard Chamberlain one was more faithful to the source material.

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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:** [September 25, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6091 "2024-09-25T23:53:47Z")

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**Favorite book to movie**

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Hunt for _Red October_
3. Limitless
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Stand By Me
6. The Hunger Games
7. Lord of the Rings
8. Schindler’s List
9. Naked Lunch
10. The Princess Bride
11. The Shining
12. The Bourne Identity
13. Paper Moon

From the novel _Addie Pray_ by Joe David Brown, which is also excellent and includes some additional cons.

Pass.

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6092 "2024-09-26T01:08:19Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6093 "2024-09-26T02:41:55Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6094 "2024-09-26T03:41:03Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6095 "2024-09-26T03:51:08Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream

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**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:** [September 26, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6096 "2024-09-26T04:00:39Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
5. Butterscotch sundae

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6097 "2024-09-26T04:19:38Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
5. Butterscotch sundae
6. French chocolate silk pie

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6098 "2024-09-26T05:25:48Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
5. Butterscotch sundae
6. French chocolate silk pie
7. Ginger cookies

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6099 "2024-09-26T10:25:05Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
5. Butterscotch sundae
6. French chocolate silk pie
7. Ginger cookies
8. Warm pecan pie with vanilla bean ice cream a la mode

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/6100 "2024-09-26T10:28:19Z")

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**One of your Favorite Desserts**

1. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream
2. Black forest cake
3. Chocolate cake
4. Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
5. Butterscotch sundae
6. French chocolate silk pie
7. Ginger cookies
8. Warm pecan pie with vanilla bean ice cream a la mode
9. Crème brûlée

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