# 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:** 1438
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28744 "2014-08-29T16:32:36Z")
F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Stories 1. The Ice Palace 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4. The Diamond as big as The Ritz 5. The Jelly Bean 6. Babylon Revisited 7. The Camel’s Back 8. Winter Dreams 9. “Boil Some Water … Lots of It!” 10. The Offshore Pirate ---
**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:** [August 29, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28745 "2014-08-29T21:17:59Z")
F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Stories 1. The Ice Palace 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4. The Diamond as big as The Ritz 5. The Jelly Bean 6. Babylon Revisited 7. The Camel’s Back 8. Winter Dreams 9. “Boil Some Water … Lots of It!” 10. The Offshore Pirate 11. The Captured Shadow ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28746 "2014-08-29T21:34:12Z")
F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Stories 1. The Ice Palace 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4. The Diamond as big as The Ritz 5. The Jelly Bean 6. Babylon Revisited 7. The Camel’s Back 8. Winter Dreams 9. “Boil Some Water … Lots of It!” 10. The Offshore Pirate 11. The Captured Shadow 12. May Day ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28747 "2014-08-29T23:25:41Z")
F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Stories 1. The Ice Palace 2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 3. Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4. The Diamond as big as The Ritz 5. The Jelly Bean 6. Babylon Revisited 7. The Camel’s Back 8. Winter Dreams 9. “Boil Some Water … Lots of It!” 10. The Offshore Pirate 11. The Captured Shadow 12. May Day 13. A Luckless Santa Claus Next: Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna ---
**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:** [August 29, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28748 "2014-08-29T23:34:26Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue ---
**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:** [August 29, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28749 "2014-08-29T23:55:46Z")
(This brings me back to coloring books and crayons - just last week! :D) Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod ---
**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:** [August 29, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28750 "2014-08-29T23:57:25Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28751 "2014-08-30T01:28:01Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28752 "2014-08-30T01:48:01Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28753 "2014-08-30T01:53:30Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28754 "2014-08-30T14:43:25Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28755 "2014-08-30T14:57:12Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass 9. Mauvelous /nitpick Goldenrod is used quite often outside of Crayola crayon colours. It’s a pretty commonly used colour in paper products, printing, painting, and design. Cadet Blue is also a recognizable colour outside crayons. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28756 "2014-08-30T15:17:37Z")
1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass 9. Mauvelous 10. Flesh (anybody else remember that one? Changed to peach) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28757 "2014-08-30T16:10:10Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass 9. Mauvelous 10. Flesh 11. Indian Red (changed to “Chestnut” in 1999) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28758 "2014-08-30T16:31:49Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass 9. Mauvelous 10. Flesh 11. Indian Red (changed to “Chestnut” in 1999) 12. Fuzzy Wuzzy ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28759 "2014-08-30T22:39:45Z")
Names of Colors in the Crayola box that are rarely heard of elsewhere: 1. Burnt Sienna 2. Cadet Blue 3. Goldenrod 4. Cornflower 5. Atomic Tangerine 6. Timberwolf 7. Razzle Dazzle Rose 8. Antique Brass 9. Mauvelous 10. Flesh 11. Indian Red (changed to “Chestnut” in 1999) 12. Fuzzy Wuzzy 13. Inch Worm Next: Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1.\*\* The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm\*\*, by Nancy Farmer ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28760 "2014-08-30T22:56:53Z")
1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens (warning: if you look on Amazon, it has the wrong book description for this very funny book) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28761 "2014-08-30T22:56:58Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1.\*\* The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm\*\*, by Nancy Farmer 2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28762 "2014-08-30T23:12:26Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie ---
**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:** [August 30, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28763 "2014-08-30T23:51:33Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1439)