# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **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:** 453
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9041 "2026-01-12T21:57:11Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9042 "2026-01-12T22:02:55Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9043 "2026-01-12T22:07:04Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9044 "2026-01-12T22:08:45Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9045 "2026-01-13T00:39:36Z")
[quote=“bordelond, post:9044, topic:970093, full:true”] **Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9046 "2026-01-13T00:48:01Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore 9. Douglas Adams ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9047 "2026-01-13T12:50:42Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore 9. Douglas Adams 10. Tim Dorsey ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9048 "2026-01-13T13:49:38Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore 9. Douglas Adams 10. Tim Dorsey 11. Mark Twain ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9049 "2026-01-13T14:59:51Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore 9. Douglas Adams 10. Tim Dorsey 11. Mark Twain 12. P.J. O’Rourke ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9050 "2026-01-13T16:45:55Z")
**Humorous Writers** 1. Robert Benchley 2. Kurt Vonnegut 3. Nora Ephron 4. Tom Wolfe 5. Dave Barry 6. Carl Hiaasen 7. Erma Bombeck 8. Christopher Moore 9. Douglas Adams 10. Tim Dorsey 11. Mark Twain 12. P.J. O’Rourke 13. John Scalzi For a recent example: [When the Moon Hits Your Eye - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Moon_Hits_Your_Eye) Next up: **Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9051 "2026-01-13T17:52:11Z")
**Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _Handmaid’s Tale_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9052 "2026-01-13T18:37:23Z")
**Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9053 "2026-01-13T19:58:27Z")
**Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ I was _supposed_ to read it in high school. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9054 "2026-01-13T20:01:33Z")
**Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9055 "2026-01-13T20:06:30Z")
**Books you know you ought to read, but never have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9056 "2026-01-13T20:18:49Z")
**Books you know you ought to have read, but never** **have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ 7. _The Pickwick Papers_ ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9057 "2026-01-13T20:37:57Z")
**Books you know you ought to have read, but never** **have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ 7. _The Pickwick Papers_ 8. _Catch-22_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9058 "2026-01-13T20:57:24Z")
**Books you know you ought to have read, but never** **have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ 7. _The Pickwick Papers_ 8. _Catch-22_ 9. _Crime and Punishement_ ---
**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:** [January 13, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9059 "2026-01-13T22:34:59Z")
**Books you know you ought to have read, but never** **have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ 7. _The Pickwick Papers_ 8. _Catch-22_ 9. _Crime and Punishment_ 10. _The Confessions of Nat Turner_ ---
**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:** [January 14, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/9060 "2026-01-14T16:03:20Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:9059, topic:970093, full:true”] **Books you know you ought to have read, but never** **have** 1. _Moby-Dick_ 2. _The Handmaid’s Tale_ 3. _The Red Badge of Courage_ 4. _Animal Farm_ 5. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ 6. _Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus_ 7. _The Pickwick Papers_ 8. _Catch-22_ 9. _Crime and Punishment_ 10. _The Confessions of Nat Turner_ 11. _War and Peace_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=454)