# 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:** 1502
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30024 "2014-10-06T14:48:18Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. _ **Death in the Andes** _ by Mario Vargas Llosa ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30025 "2014-10-06T15:52:24Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30026 "2014-10-06T16:08:16Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30027 "2014-10-06T17:27:53Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9._The Eiger Sanction_, by Trevanian Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30028 "2014-10-06T18:15:08Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9.The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian 9. Alive, by Piers Paul Read ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30029 "2014-10-06T18:36:00Z")
Fiction? I think not. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30030 "2014-10-06T18:51:33Z")
Oops! I fail at reading comprehension. Please withdraw #10. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30031 "2014-10-06T19:14:26Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9.The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian 9. Deliverance by James Dickey (removed #10) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30032 "2014-10-06T19:23:11Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9.The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian 9. Deliverance by James Dickey 10. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30033 "2014-10-06T19:51:55Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9.The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian 9. Deliverance by James Dickey 10. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 11. A Time for Drunken Horses (Beautiful Kurdish film.) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fia5arLIDkI) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30034 "2014-10-06T19:58:18Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in the mountains 1. Heidi, by Johanna Spyri 2. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, by B. Traven 3. East of the Mountains, by David Guterson, 4. Banner in the Sky, by James Ramsay Ullman 5. The Shining, by Stephen King 6. Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa 7. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 8. South Park 9.The Eiger Sanction, by Trevanian 9. Deliverance by James Dickey 10. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 11. A Time for Drunken Horses (Beautiful Kurdish film.) 12. “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving (he slept 20 years in the Catskill Mountains) New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30035 "2014-10-06T20:51:48Z")
New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford He wasn’t American, but that wasn’t a requirement. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30036 "2014-10-06T20:55:28Z")
New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30037 "2014-10-06T20:55:49Z")
New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis Recursive! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30038 "2014-10-06T21:07:28Z")
A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30039 "2014-10-06T21:07:48Z")
New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift 6. Tyler Kennedy (pro Hockey Player) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30040 "2014-10-06T21:16:30Z")
New Topic: A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift 6. Tyler Kennedy (pro Hockey Player) 7. McKinley Kantor (Historian, author of “Andersonville”) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30041 "2014-10-06T21:26:55Z")
A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift 6. Tyler Kennedy (pro Hockey Player) 7. McKinley Kantor (Historian, author of “Andersonville”) 8. Lincoln Kennedy (former NFL offensive tackle) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30042 "2014-10-06T21:31:58Z")
A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift 6. Tyler Kennedy (pro Hockey Player) 7. McKinley Kantor (Historian, author of “Andersonville”) 8. Lincoln Kennedy (former NFL offensive tackle) 9. Harrison Ford (Gotcha coming and going!) ---
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A Famous Person Whose First Name is a US President’s Last Name (BESIDES Washington Irving) 1. Truman Capote 2. Ford Madox Ford 3. Roosevelt “Rosey” Grier 4. Jefferson Davis 5. Taylor Swift 6. Tyler Kennedy (pro Hockey Player) 7. McKinley Kantor (Historian, author of “Andersonville”) 8. Lincoln Kennedy (former NFL offensive tackle) 9. Jackson Browne [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1501) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1503)