# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1360

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**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:** [July 3, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27184 "2014-07-03T17:44:34Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses  
3.\*\*\* A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich \*\*\*by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
3. A season of the TV series _24_
4. _Nick of Time_

A movie that takes place in real time.

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**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:** [July 3, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27185 "2014-07-03T18:42:23Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses  
3.\*\*\* A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich \*\*\*by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
3. A season of the TV series _24_
4. _Nick of Time_
5. _Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?_ by Philip K. Dick

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27186 "2014-07-03T18:45:05Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. _ **Mrs. Dalloway** _ by Virginia Woolf

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27187 "2014-07-03T19:30:38Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27188 "2014-07-03T19:38:58Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
9. Dazed and Confused

> [@Leaffan](#):
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> Car models that start with “C”
> 
> 1. Honda Civic
> 2. Chevrolet Corvette
> 3. Chrysler Cordoba (With **real Corinthian leather!** )

Belated nitpick: Shouldn’t that be _rich_ Corinthian leather? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27189 "2014-07-03T20:08:28Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
9. Dazed and Confused
10. Yet Another Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich

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**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:** [July 3, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27190 "2014-07-03T20:35:01Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
9. Dazed and Confused
10. Yet Another Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
11. One Seventh of a Week in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander “Call Me Al” Solzhenitsyn

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**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:** [July 3, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27191 "2014-07-03T20:39:38Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town
2. Ulysses
3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
4. A season of the TV series 24
5. Nick of Time
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
9. Dazed and Confused
10. Yet Another Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
11. One Seventh of a Week in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander “Call Me Al” Solzhenitsyn
12. The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker

([psst](http://flavorwire.com/213838/10-novels-that-take-place-in-a-single-day))

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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:** [July 3, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27192 "2014-07-03T20:45:11Z")

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Fiction that takes place over the course of 24 hours or less

1. On the Town

2. Ulysses

3. A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

4. A season of the TV series 24

5. Nick of Time

6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

7. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

8. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

9. Dazed and Confused

10. Yet Another Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich

11. One Seventh of a Week in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander “Call Me Al” Solzhenitsyn

12. The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker

13. The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss  
New! Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

14. Bach’s Little Fugue in G

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**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:** [July 3, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27193 "2014-07-03T20:50:25Z")

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New! Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27194 "2014-07-03T21:00:23Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27195 "2014-07-03T21:03:47Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby

(Took 13 years to write, as he kept falling asleep 😃 )

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27196 "2014-07-03T21:18:58Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27197 "2014-07-03T22:42:22Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27198 "2014-07-04T00:15:00Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27199 "2014-07-04T00:20:11Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart
8. Media Vita, John Shephard

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**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:** [July 4, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27200 "2014-07-04T01:44:23Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart
8. Media Vita, John Shephard
9. Saint Saens’ [Danse Macabre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fZhMXlGT4)

As a bonus this video has a good-looking flutist.

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**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:** [July 4, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27201 "2014-07-04T02:06:59Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart
8. Media Vita, John Shephard
9. Saint Saens’ [Danse Macabre](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fZhMXlGT4)
10. Rimsky-Korsakov, “Russian Easter Overture”

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**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:** [July 4, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27202 "2014-07-04T02:40:34Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart
8. Media Vita, John Shephard
9. Saint Saens’ Danse Macabre
10. Rimsky-Korsakov, “Russian Easter Overture”
11. Great Fugue in G-Minor, JS Bach (not a big fan of the fantasia, but the fugue is awesome. BWV 542.)

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JxNR5D8TAMI/hqdefault.jpg "J.S.Bach, Fantasia & fuge in G minor BWV 542 - Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxNR5D8TAMI)

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27203 "2014-07-04T02:47:49Z")

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Favorite Pieces Of Classical Music

1. Bach’s Little Fugue in G
2. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata
3. Orff, Carmina Burana
4. Brahms’s Lullaby
5. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
6. Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
7. Serenade #13 For Strings in G Major (AKA Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) W.A. Mozart
8. Media Vita, John Shephard
9. Saint Saens’ Danse Macabre
10. Rimsky-Korsakov, “Russian Easter Overture”
11. Great Fugue in G-Minor, JS Bach (not a big fan of the fantasia, but the fugue is awesome. BWV 542.)
12. Symphony #9 (aka The New World Symphony) by Antonin Dvorak

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