# 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:** 1725
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34484 "2015-04-24T15:56:37Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer At least six times. They still die at the end, each time. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34485 "2015-04-24T16:08:50Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville ---
**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 24, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34486 "2015-04-24T16:37:10Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 9. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny ---
**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 24, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34487 "2015-04-24T17:10:23Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 9. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 10. A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34488 "2015-04-24T18:29:35Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 9. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 10. A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold 11. Conquistador, by S.M. Stirling One of a number of Stirling books I’ve read multiple times. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34489 "2015-04-24T19:01:20Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 9. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 10. A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold 11. Conquistador, by S.M. Stirling 12. The Bible, a compilation by various authors I try to read some every day. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34490 "2015-04-24T23:02:05Z")
A book you re-read every so often. 1. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy 2. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess 4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler 5. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 6. Aztec by Gary Jennings 7. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 8. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 9. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 10. A Civil Campaign, by Lois McMaster Bujold 11. Conquistador, by S.M. Stirling 12. The Bible, a compilation by various authors 13. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin Sf environmental satire, with genetic engineering, psionic cats, mushroom beer, interplanetary war and deadly sarcasm. A masterpiece. Next category: Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson ---
**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:** [April 24, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34491 "2015-04-24T23:32:41Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade ---
**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:** [April 25, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34492 "2015-04-25T01:02:20Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34493 "2015-04-25T01:24:02Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" ---
**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:** [April 25, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34494 "2015-04-25T03:06:19Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) ---
**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 25, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34495 "2015-04-25T14:02:06Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes ---
**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 25, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34496 "2015-04-25T15:09:49Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” ---
**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:** [April 26, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34497 "2015-04-26T01:22:48Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound ---
**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:** [April 26, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34498 "2015-04-26T01:37:17Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound 9. Prof. James Moriarty ---
**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 26, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34499 "2015-04-26T01:50:56Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound 9. Prof. James Moriarty 10. Langdale Pike, columnist and gossipmonger ---
**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:** [April 26, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34500 "2015-04-26T01:54:41Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound 9. Prof. James Moriarty 10. Langdale Pike, columnist and gossipmonger 11. Wiggins, leader of the Baker Street Irregulars ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34501 "2015-04-26T14:21:08Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound 9. Prof. James Moriarty 10. Langdale Pike, columnist and gossipmonger 11. Wiggins, leader of the Baker Street Irregulars 12. Inspector Tobias Gregson ---
**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:** [April 26, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34502 "2015-04-26T15:44:31Z")
Secondary characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories 1. Mrs. Hudson 2. Inspector Lestrade 3. Jabez Wilson, “The Red-Headed League” 4. Irene Adler, " A Scandal in Bohemia" 5. Mary Watson (née Morstan) 6. Mycroft Holmes 7. Mary Sutherland, “A Case of Identity” 8. Toby the bloodhound 9. Prof. James Moriarty 10. Langdale Pike, columnist and gossipmonger 11. Wiggins, leader of the Baker Street Irregulars 12. Inspector Tobias Gregson 13. Helen Stoner, the client in “The Speckled Band” Pass. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34503 "2015-04-26T16:56:05Z")
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