# 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:** 1034
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20664 "2013-10-30T16:10:58Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20665 "2013-10-30T16:14:42Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Charles Stross ---
**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:** [October 30, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20666 "2013-10-30T20:03:58Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Ken Liu Stross’s first sf short story appeared in 1987. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20667 "2013-11-01T00:10:33Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Ken Liu 11. Neal Stephenson ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20668 "2013-11-01T00:56:40Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Ken Liu 11. Lauren Beukes Stephenson’s _Snow Crash_ came out in 1992. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20669 "2013-11-01T02:21:13Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Ken Liu 11. Lauren Beukes 12. Richard K. Morgan His first novel, _Altered Carbon_, was published in 2002. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20670 "2013-11-01T04:46:47Z")
Recent SF authors 1. Alastair Reynolds 2. Suzanne Collins 3. James Dashner 4. Jo Walton 5. Veronica Roth 6. Michael Chabon 7. John Scalzi 8. Paolo Bacigalupi 9. Saladin Ahmed 10. Ken Liu 11. Lauren Beukes 12. Richard K. Morgan 13. Cherie Priest I’ll pass ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20671 "2013-11-01T05:37:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Recent SF authors > > 1. Alastair Reynolds > 2. Suzanne Collins > 3. James Dashner > 4. Jo Walton > 5. Veronica Roth > 6. Michael Chabon > 7. John Scalzi > 8. Paolo Bacigalupi > 9. Saladin Ahmed > 10. Ken Liu > 11. Lauren Beukes > 12. Richard K. Morgan > 13. Cherie Priest > > I’ll pass Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20672 "2013-11-01T06:02:15Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy [del]Fetuses[/del] Bears ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20673 "2013-11-01T11:06:07Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20674 "2013-11-01T11:51:50Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20675 "2013-11-01T12:54:00Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20676 "2013-11-01T15:42:10Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20677 "2013-11-01T16:03:57Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20678 "2013-11-01T18:07:58Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20679 "2013-11-01T18:16:58Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax 9. Starbursts ---
**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:** [November 1, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20680 "2013-11-01T18:52:13Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax 9. Starbursts 10. Mini Kit-Kats, though we didn’t cuz we left our light off and thus got no kids ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20681 "2013-11-01T23:20:28Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax 9. Starbursts 10. Mini Kit-Kats, though we didn’t cuz we left our light off and thus got no kids 11. I bought a bag of mini Kit-Kats, my wife bought a bag of Skittles & Starbursts. We put them all in a big bowl outside our house while we took our own son trick or treating, and the bowl was empty on our return. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20682 "2013-11-02T03:50:22Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax 9. Starbursts 10. Mini Kit-Kats, though we didn’t cuz we left our light off and thus got no kids 11. I bought a bag of mini Kit-Kats, my wife bought a bag of Skittles & Starbursts. We put them all in a big bowl outside our house while we took our own son trick or treating, and the bowl was empty on our return. 12. Mini lollipops **astorian** , I hope no single kid (or two) selfishly emptied the bowl! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/20683 "2013-11-02T04:54:08Z")
Candy you gave out for Halloween: 1. Snickers 2. Gummy Fetuses Bears 3. Coffin Crisp (They changed the label just for Halloween) 4. Candy Corn 5. M&Ms 6. small Hershey Bars 7. Mini Butterfinger, Crispy Crunch, Wonderbar, Mr. Big, Caramilk, Crunch, Baby Ruth bars, and small bags of Doritos. 8. Reeses cups injected with Ex-Lax 9. Starbursts 10. Mini Kit-Kats, though we didn’t cuz we left our light off and thus got no kids 11. I bought a bag of mini Kit-Kats, my wife bought a bag of Skittles & Starbursts. We put them all in a big bowl outside our house while we took our own son trick or treating, and the bowl was empty on our return. 12. Mini lollipops 13. Mini Snickers (Actually I bought some to give out, but since I only had two T-or-T’ers I didn’t pass them out so much as I ate a few, but I’m going with intent.) Former incredibly popular fashions you doubt will resurface in your lifetime (but you kind of wish would) 1. Powdered wigs for men [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1033) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1035)