# 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:** 1868
**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:** [August 29, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37344 "2015-08-29T17:49:56Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell ---
**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 29, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37345 "2015-08-29T18:52:45Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner ---
**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, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37346 "2015-08-29T20:43:18Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas FYI, a negative utopia is called a dystopia. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37347 "2015-08-29T20:44:56Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More ---
**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 29, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37348 "2015-08-29T21:06:42Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More 9. The New Atlantis - Sir Francis Bacon ---
**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 29, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37349 "2015-08-29T23:47:17Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More 9. The New Atlantis - Sir Francis Bacon 10. Ecotopia – Ernest Callenbach ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37350 "2015-08-30T01:18:19Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More 9. The New Atlantis - Sir Francis Bacon 10. Ecotopia – Ernest Callenbach 11. Solarbabies (film) - screenplay by Walon Green and D.A. Metrov ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37351 "2015-08-30T01:22:16Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More 9. The New Atlantis - Sir Francis Bacon 10. Ecotopia – Ernest Callenbach 11. Solarbabies (film) - screenplay by Walon Green and D.A. Metrov 12. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury ---
**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, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37352 "2015-08-30T01:22:38Z")
Tales of utopias, negative or positive 1. This Perfect Day - Ira Levin 2. Gattaca - written & directed by Andrew Niccol 3. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 4. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 5. 1984 - George Orwell 6. Walden 2 - B.F. Skinner 7. THX-1138 - George Lucas 8. Utopia by St. Thomas More 9. The New Atlantis - Sir Francis Bacon 10. Ecotopia – Ernest Callenbach 11. Solarbabies (film) - screenplay by Walon Green and D.A. Metrov 12. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 13. Looking Backward: 2000–1887 - Edward Bellamy New category: People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush ---
**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, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37353 "2015-08-30T01:53:09Z")
New category: People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37354 "2015-08-30T04:07:56Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki ---
**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, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37355 "2015-08-30T04:25:35Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37356 "2015-08-30T04:38:18Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump ---
**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 30, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37357 "2015-08-30T04:55:49Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina (and I thought that was Donald “Hell Toupee” Trump :D) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37358 "2015-08-30T05:35:17Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37359 "2015-08-30T07:02:06Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham ---
**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, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37360 "2015-08-30T07:37:00Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio ---
**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, 2015, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37361 "2015-08-30T13:51:50Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio 10. Donald Trump ---
**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 30, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37362 "2015-08-30T14:24:23Z")
Is Trump running twice? I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised, but… 🙂 ---
**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, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37363 "2015-08-30T14:49:51Z")
People seeking the Republican Presidential nomination 1. Jeb Bush 2. Chris Christie 3. George Pataki 4. Mike Huckabee 5. Donald “Hairpiece” Trump 6. Carly Fiorina 7. Ted “Crazy as a shit-house rat” Cruz 8. Lindsey “I haven’t met the right woman yet” Graham 9. Marco Rubio 10. Skip Andrews Oops, missed it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1867) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1869)