# 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:** 1257
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25124 "2014-04-30T07:46:50Z")
Fictional mages, wizards, or witches (one per work): 1. Doctor Strange 2. Gandalf (White or Grey) 3. Merlin 4. Granny Goodwitch 5. Mombi (from the Oz books) 6. Tim Hunter 7. Granny Weatherwax 8. Hermione Granger 9. The Wicked Witch of the West 10. Harry Dresden 11. Skeeve (MythAdventures) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25125 "2014-04-30T11:52:16Z")
Fictional mages, wizards, or witches (one per work): 1. Doctor Strange 2. Gandalf (White or Grey) 3. Merlin 4. Granny Goodwitch 5. Mombi (from the Oz books) 6. Tim Hunter 7. Granny Weatherwax 8. Hermione Granger 9. The Wicked Witch of the West 10. Harry Dresden 11. Skeeve (MythAdventures) 12. Sheelba of the Eyeless Face ---
**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:** [April 30, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25126 "2014-04-30T12:34:49Z")
Fictional mages, wizards, or witches (one per work): 1. Doctor Strange 2. Gandalf (White or Grey) 3. Merlin 4. Granny Goodwitch 5. Mombi (from the Oz books) 6. Tim Hunter 7. Granny Weatherwax 8. Hermione Granger 9. The Wicked Witch of the West 10. Harry Dresden 11. Skeeve (MythAdventures) 12. Sheelba of the Eyeless Face 13. Maggie (from Song of Sorcery) Next: Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25127 "2014-04-30T12:36:24Z")
Next: Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25128 "2014-04-30T13:31:09Z")
Next: Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck ---
**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:** [April 30, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25129 "2014-04-30T13:49:51Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25130 "2014-04-30T14:17:58Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. \*\*\*Of Mice and Men \*\*\*by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25131 "2014-04-30T16:37:20Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. \*\*\*Of Mice and Men \*\*\*by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle ---
**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:** [April 30, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25132 "2014-04-30T16:50:11Z")
]Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. \*\*\*Of Mice and Men \*\*\*by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski And absolutely, Lennie and George are migrant workers. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25133 "2014-04-30T18:30:51Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25134 "2014-04-30T21:50:47Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost 9. \*\*\*La Bamba \*\*\* (early in the movie, Richie Valens and his family are migrant farm workers) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25135 "2014-05-01T13:41:30Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost 9. La Bamba (early in the movie, Richie Valens and his family are migrant farm workers) 10. One Child, by Torey Hayden (her student aide is an uneducated, unskilled migrant worker. He earns his G.E.D. and gets accepted in college, later getting a master’s in special education). ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25136 "2014-05-01T14:12:47Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost 9. La Bamba (early in the movie, Richie Valens and his family are migrant farm workers) 10. One Child, by Torey Hayden (her student aide is an uneducated, unskilled migrant worker. He earns his G.E.D. and gets accepted in college, later getting a master’s in special education). 11. The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck (Wang Lung and his family are forced to leave their farm and move to the city, where he pulls a rickshaw and they beg.) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25137 "2014-05-01T14:25:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Famous horndogs (Famous for something other than their horndoggedness) > > …12. Winston Churchill’s mom > > 😉 And she was hawt, too! > **[Lady Randolph Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Randolph_Churchill)** > > Jeanette "Jennie" Spencer-Churchill CI RRC DStJ (née Jerome; 9 January 1854 – 29 June 1921), known as Lady Randolph Spencer-Churchill,\[a\] was an American-born British socialite, the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, and the mother of British prime minister Winston Churchill. > Jennie\[b\] Jerome was born in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn in 1854, the second of four daughters (one died in childhood) of financier, sportsman, and speculator Leonard Jerome and his wife Clarissa (always called Cla... [![](https://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll205/EnaBatt/JENNIE/Jenncloseup.jpg) ](https://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll205/EnaBatt/JENNIE/Jenncloseup.jpg) [![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6a851Apd9I/Tfkjn2MIzWI/AAAAAAAAAa0/BzOKoOE1xDI/s1600/AP110517124308%25282%2529.jpg) ](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6a851Apd9I/Tfkjn2MIzWI/AAAAAAAAAa0/BzOKoOE1xDI/s1600/AP110517124308%25282%2529.jpg) Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost 9. La Bamba (early in the movie, Richie Valens and his family are migrant farm workers) 10. One Child, by Torey Hayden (her student aide is an uneducated, unskilled migrant worker. He earns his G.E.D. and gets accepted in college, later getting a master’s in special education). 11. The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck (Wang Lung and his family are forced to leave their farm and move to the city, where he pulls a rickshaw and they beg.) 12. Harvest of Shame, by Edward R. Murrow and CBS News His last big TV documentary: [Harvest of Shame - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_of_Shame) ---
**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:** [May 1, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25138 "2014-05-01T14:43:37Z")
Fiction/Non-fiction in which Migrant Workers appear: 1. Blue Willow, by Doris Gates 2. A Painted House, by John Grisham 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 4. The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (I think Lennie and George qualify as migrant workers) 6. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle 7. Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lenski 8. The Death of the Hired Man, by Robert Frost 9. La Bamba (early in the movie, Richie Valens and his family are migrant farm workers) 10. One Child, by Torey Hayden (her student aide is an uneducated, unskilled migrant worker. He earns his G.E.D. and gets accepted in college, later getting a master’s in special education). 11. The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck (Wang Lung and his family are forced to leave their farm and move to the city, where he pulls a rickshaw and they beg.) 12. Harvest of Shame, by Edward R. Murrow and CBS News 13. The Harvesters: The Story of the Migrant People, by Louisa R. Shotwell Next: Near Misses 14. Romeo and Julius ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25139 "2014-05-01T14:48:00Z")
Next: Near Misses 1. Romeo and Julius 2. Less Miserables ---
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Next: Near Misses 1. Romeo and Julius 2. Less Miserables 3. The Dark Towel ---
**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:** [May 1, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25141 "2014-05-01T15:00:43Z")
Next: Near Misses 1. Romeo and Julius 2. Less Miserables 3. The Dark Towel 4. The Three Musky Deers ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25142 "2014-05-01T15:08:42Z")
Next: Near Misses 1. Romeo and Julius 2. Less Miserables 3. The Dark Towel 4. The Three Musky Deers 5. Fight For Your Right (To Potty) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25143 "2014-05-01T15:25:09Z")
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