# 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:** 1740
**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 13, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34784 "2015-05-13T13:18:08Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34785 "2015-05-13T14:13:25Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34786 "2015-05-13T14:27:59Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Has written about and worked strongly against genocide: [Samantha Power - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Power) ---
**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 13, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34787 "2015-05-13T19:21:53Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 9. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World ---
**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 13, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34788 "2015-05-13T21:47:47Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 9. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World 10. Dr. Phouc Le, Ebola fighter Or a more prominent/heroic such doctor, if there is one: ['Scared' But Willing: Doctor Heading to Africa to Fight Ebola](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/scared-willing-doctor-heading-africa-fight-ebola-n239176) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34789 "2015-05-14T11:51:59Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 9. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World 10. Dr. Phouc Le, Ebola fighter 11. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, if they ever give a Noel prize for popularizing science. ---
**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 14, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34790 "2015-05-14T13:41:43Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 9. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World 10. Dr. Phouc Le, Ebola fighter 11. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, if they ever give a Noel prize for popularizing science. 12. Neil Gaiman, author ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34791 "2015-05-14T16:29:37Z")
Living Person You Think/Hope Will Win A Nobel Prize Eventually - Include Brief Description 1. Philip Roth, author 2. Pope Francis, Catholic leader 3. Craig Kielburger, children’s rights activist 4. George R.R. Martin, author 5. Dr. Paul L. Maier, biblical historian & author. Western Michigan University 6. Bob Dylan, songwriter and outstanding poet. 7. Edward Witten, physicist/mathematician who proposed M-Theory. 8. Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 9. Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World 10. Dr. Phouc Le, Ebola fighter 11. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, if they ever give a Noel prize for popularizing science. 12. Neil Gaiman, author 13. Graeme Clark, Yit Chow Tong, cochlear implant (William House died in 2012) Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34792 "2015-05-14T18:26:34Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34793 "2015-05-14T18:31:56Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34794 "2015-05-14T18:41:00Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene ---
**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 14, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34795 "2015-05-14T19:03:11Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34796 "2015-05-14T19:25:09Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34797 "2015-05-14T19:55:27Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Carol - daydream sequence in which the teacher, after reading so many terrible essays, reads Ralphie’s beautifully-written essay on wanting a BB gun. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34798 "2015-05-14T20:08:21Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) > > 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue > 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. > 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge > 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene > 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music > 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. > 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Carol - daydream sequence in which the teacher, after reading so many terrible essays, reads Ralphie’s beautifully-written essay on wanting a BB gun. I done messed up! I meant _A Christmas Story_, not _A Christmas Carol_. ---
**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 14, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34799 "2015-05-14T20:22:20Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Story - daydream sequence 8. Mascagni, Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” - featured in both Raging Bull and Godfather 3 A beautiful piece: [Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OvsVSWB4TI) ---
**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 14, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34800 "2015-05-14T20:40:51Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Story - daydream sequence 8. Mascagni, Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” - featured in both Raging Bull and Godfather 3 9. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty - Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, the music is played with additional lyrics when Aurora meets the Prince, and later when they’re reunited. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34801 "2015-05-14T21:12:32Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Story - daydream sequence 8. Mascagni, Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” - featured in both Raging Bull and Godfather 3 9. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty - Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, the music is played with additional lyrics when Aurora meets the Prince, and later when they’re reunited. 10. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake - Black Swan ---
**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 14, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34802 "2015-05-14T21:52:01Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Story - daydream sequence 8. Mascagni, Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” - featured in both Raging Bull and Godfather 3 9. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty - Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, the music is played with additional lyrics when Aurora meets the Prince, and later when they’re reunited. 10. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake - Black Swan 11. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Rollerball - used to emphasize how Rollerball had become a secular religion ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34803 "2015-05-14T23:47:26Z")
Classical Music used significantly/thematically/as plot point in a movie (give description) 1. The Storm Clouds Cantata, Benjamin (not Hermann, surprisingly), Hitchcock 1956 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, murder cue 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2001: A Space Odyssey - used whenever mankind reaches a new stage in evolution. 3. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - “A Clockwork Orange” - used to torture Alex DeLarge 4. Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries - “Apocalypse Now” - Helicopter attack scene 5. Ravel’s Bolero - “10” - used as make out music 6. Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the movie by the same name. 7. Tchaikowsky’s Romeo and Juliet - A Christmas Story - daydream sequence 8. Mascagni, Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” - featured in both Raging Bull and Godfather 3 9. Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty - Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, the music is played with additional lyrics when Aurora meets the Prince, and later when they’re reunited. 10. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake - Black Swan 11. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Rollerball - used to emphasize how Rollerball had become a secular religion 12. Grieg’s Hall of the Mountain King - M - the pedophile’s favorite tune [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1739) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1741)