# 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:** 1115
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22284 "2014-01-20T05:27:39Z")
19th Century Authors You Love 1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Christian Doppler 3. Edgar Allan Poe 4. Mark Twain 5. Charles Dickens 6. Herman Melville 7. Henry James 8. H. G. Wells 9. Oscar Wilde 10. Anthony Trollope ---
**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 20, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22285 "2014-01-20T05:31:51Z")
19th Century Authors You Love 1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Christian Doppler 3. Edgar Allan Poe 4. Mark Twain 5. Charles Dickens 6. Herman Melville 7. Henry James 8. H. G. Wells 9. Oscar Wilde 10. Anthony Trollope 11. Rudyard Kipling Down on the banks of the great, gray, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fevre-trees, where the bi-coloured python rock-snake dwells…! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22286 "2014-01-20T05:38:56Z")
19th Century Authors You Love 1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Christian Doppler 3. Edgar Allan Poe 4. Mark Twain 5. Charles Dickens 6. Herman Melville 7. Henry James 8. H. G. Wells 9. Oscar Wilde 10. Anthony Trollope 11. Rudyard Kipling 12. Ambrose Bierce - Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge\* actually made 9th grade boys in an Alabama public school go “Whoa!” almost a century after it was written. I can think of a few more impressive demonstrations of good writing. ---
**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 20, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22287 "2014-01-20T06:59:32Z")
19th Century Authors You Love 1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Christian Doppler 3. Edgar Allan Poe 4. Mark Twain 5. Charles Dickens 6. Herman Melville 7. Henry James 8. H. G. Wells 9. Oscar Wilde 10. Anthony Trollope 11. Rudyard Kipling 12. Ambrose Bierce 13. Winston Churchill His first book, _The Story of the Malakand Field Force_, was published in 1897. Next category: Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22288 "2014-01-20T07:22:29Z")
Elendil’s Heir Next category: Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22289 "2014-01-20T10:02:15Z")
Next category: Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22290 "2014-01-20T12:26:07Z")
Next category: Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22291 "2014-01-20T13:08:32Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22292 "2014-01-20T13:54:12Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22293 "2014-01-20T16:26:14Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22294 "2014-01-20T16:27:54Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22295 "2014-01-20T16:39:22Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch 9. Making sweet, sweet love to Coretta ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22296 "2014-01-20T16:58:32Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch 9. Making sweet, sweet love to Coretta 10. Sitting in the back of the bus ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22297 "2014-01-20T17:00:46Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch 9. Making sweet, sweet love to Coretta 10. Sitting in the back of the bus 11. Whistling Dixie ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22298 "2014-01-20T17:07:15Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch 9. Making sweet, sweet love to Coretta 10. Sitting in the back of the bus 11. Whistling Dixie 12. Stepin Fetchit film festival ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22299 "2014-01-20T17:09:40Z")
Inappropriate ways to mark MLK Day 1. Sleeping in and lazing about all day 2. Not living in the USA and not having a clue when MLK day is, or even caring a tiny bit about it. 3. Having a “Buy one/Get one Free at Last” sale 4. Attending a KKK rally. 5. Play his speech backwards and listen for Satanic messages 6. Venerating James Earl Ray 7. Ordering a MLK shake to go with your lunch. 8. Sponsor a free all-you-can eat fried chicken and watermelon picnic lunch 9. Making sweet, sweet love to Coretta 10. Sitting in the back of the bus 11. Whistling Dixie 12. Stepin Fetchit film festival 13. Celebrate Robert E. Lee day (his birthday is Jan 19th, 1807) edited Ninjaed Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22300 "2014-01-20T17:25:59Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22301 "2014-01-20T17:47:49Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning ---
**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:** [January 20, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22302 "2014-01-20T17:52:16Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22303 "2014-01-20T17:57:35Z")
Ironic ways a fictional character might die 1. Fox Mulder - Dying of lung cancer from 2nd Hand Smoke 2. Sookie Stackhouse - hemophilia 3. Hannibal Lecter - food poisoning 4. The Doctor - allergic reaction to thyme 5. Robert Ironside - Staph Infection from a Boil on his butt [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1114) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1116)