# 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:** 1840
**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 10, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36784 "2015-08-10T15:53:41Z")
Books in which the main protagonist is a strong female character 1. “Digger” by Ursula Vernon 2. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey 3. “Friday” by Robert A. Heinlein 4. “Titan” by John Varley 5. “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell 6. “Gospel” by Wilton Barnhardt 7. “A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett 8. Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig 9. “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton 10. “Cordelia’s Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
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Books in which the main protagonist is a strong female character 1. “Digger” by Ursula Vernon 2. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey 3. “Friday” by Robert A. Heinlein 4. “Titan” by John Varley 5. “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell 6. “Gospel” by Wilton Barnhardt 7. “A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett 8. Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig 9. “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton 10. _ **Sister Carrie** _ by Theodore Dreiser ---
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Books in which the main protagonist is a strong female character 1. “Digger” by Ursula Vernon 2. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey 3. “Friday” by Robert A. Heinlein 4. “Titan” by John Varley 5. “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell 6. “Gospel” by Wilton Barnhardt 7. “A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett 8. Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig 9. “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton 10. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser 11. “Cordelia’s Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold 12. “Gerald’s Game” by Stephen King ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36787 "2015-08-10T16:14:19Z")
Books in which the main protagonist is a strong female character 1. “Digger” by Ursula Vernon 2. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey 3. “Friday” by Robert A. Heinlein 4. “Titan” by John Varley 5. “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell 6. “Gospel” by Wilton Barnhardt 7. “A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett 8. Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig 9. “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton 10. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser 11. “Cordelia’s Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold 12. “Gerald’s Game” by Stephen King 13. _ **The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie** _ by Muriel Spark New Topic: An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 14. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” ---
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An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36789 "2015-08-10T16:20:19Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36790 "2015-08-10T16:27:02Z")
1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36791 "2015-08-10T16:32:19Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner 4. The Who “My Generation” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36792 "2015-08-10T16:33:02Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 5. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36793 "2015-08-10T16:44:18Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 5. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 6. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36794 "2015-08-10T16:45:41Z")
Fixing. An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” ---
**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 10, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36795 "2015-08-10T16:57:36Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimmy Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” ---
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An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimi Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” 9. Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody To Love” ---
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An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimi Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” 9. Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody To Love” 10. Santana, “Evil Ways” ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36798 "2015-08-10T17:44:18Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimi Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” 9. Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody To Love” 10. Santana, “Evil Ways” 11. Ten Years After, “I’m Going Home” ---
**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 10, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36799 "2015-08-10T18:05:06Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimi Hendrix, the Star Spangled Banner. 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” 9. Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody To Love” 10. Santana, “Evil Ways” 11. Ten Years After, “I’m Going Home” 12. CCR, Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising” ---
**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:** [August 10, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36800 "2015-08-10T18:07:44Z")
An Act That Played at Woodstock and a Song they Performed 1. Sha Na Na: “At the Hop” 2. Richie Havens, “Freedom” 3. Jimi Hendrix, “The Star Spangled Banner” 4. The Who, “My Generation” 5. Country Joe and the Fish, “I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Die” 6. Sweetwater, “Motherless Child” 7. Arlo Guthrie, “Amazing Grace” 8. Janis Joplin, “Ball and Chain” 9. Jefferson Airplane, “Somebody To Love” 10. Santana, “Evil Ways” 11. Ten Years After, “I’m Going Home” 12. CCR, Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising” 13. Grateful Dead, “Turn On Your Love Light” Next category: Notable naval officers from history 1. John Paul Jones ---
**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 10, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36801 "2015-08-10T18:16:35Z")
Notable naval officers from history 1. John Paul Jones 2. Fred Haise, astronaut, Marine, and US Naval Aviator ---
**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 10, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36802 "2015-08-10T18:35:13Z")
Notable naval officers from history 1. John Paul Jones 2. Fred Haise, astronaut, Marine, and US Naval Aviator 3. Horatio Nelson ---
**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 10, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/36803 "2015-08-10T18:56:45Z")
Notable naval officers from history 1. John Paul Jones 2. Fred Haise, astronaut, Marine, and US Naval Aviator 3. Horatio Nelson 4. Neil Armstrong [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1839) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1841)