# 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:** 1882
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37624 "2015-09-12T15:29:24Z")
Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37625 "2015-09-12T15:37:14Z")
Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven 8. Herman’s Head, a sitcom from the early 90s ---
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Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven 8. Herman’s Head, a sitcom from the early 90s 9. The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams 10. The Mote in God’s Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37627 "2015-09-12T17:04:42Z")
Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven 8. Herman’s Head, a sitcom from the early 90s 9. The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams 10. The Mote in God’s Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven 11. Curse of the Missing Puppet Head by Kinky Friedman ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37628 "2015-09-12T17:21:38Z")
Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. _ **The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter** _ by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven 8. Herman’s Head, a sitcom from the early 90s 9. The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams 10. The Mote in God’s Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven 11. Curse of the Missing Puppet Head by Kinky Friedman 12. _The Left Hand of Darkness_ by Ursula K. Le Guin ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37629 "2015-09-12T18:21:14Z")
Works of fiction that reference a part of the body 1. Claire’s Knee, movie by Eric Rohmer 2. My Left Foot 3. Survivor Type, short story by Stephen King, or 3. They Saved Hitler’s Brain! - infamous B-movie from the 60’s. 4. Eyes of Laura Mars 5. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 6. Spock’s Brain, infamous Star Trek TOS episode 7. The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton, by Larry Niven 8. Herman’s Head, a sitcom from the early 90s 9. The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams 10. The Mote in God’s Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven 11. Curse of the Missing Puppet Head by Kinky Friedman 12. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 13. Donovan’s Brain, creepy old horror movie Huzzah, Today is National Chocolate Milkshake Day. (So sayeth Wiki.) Accordingly, New! Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN Many an ice cream treat from my youth were purchased there. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37630 "2015-09-12T18:25:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Donovan’s Brain, creepy old horror movie Creepy old movie but it was originally a novel by Curt Siodmak. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37631 "2015-09-12T18:27:43Z")
New! Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in **Hold Fast to Your Dreams** , a novel by Catherine Blanton (Fictional, but the chocolate milkshake the protagonist drinks there turns into a key plot point) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37632 "2015-09-12T18:27:51Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37633 "2015-09-12T19:57:52Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37634 "2015-09-12T21:28:32Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain I do prefer vanilla, though. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37635 "2015-09-12T21:41:56Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37636 "2015-09-13T00:35:44Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. [Farrell’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrell%27s_Ice_Cream_Parlour) Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37637 "2015-09-13T03:24:55Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio [http://bspotburgers.com/](http://bspotburgers.com/) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37638 "2015-09-13T15:19:48Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio 9. Baskin-Robbins ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37639 "2015-09-13T15:50:26Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio 9. Baskin-Robbins 10. Green’s Drug Store (owner primly id’d in Yellow Pages as “Chas. E. Green, Jr., Prop.”) Bedford VA ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37640 "2015-09-13T16:11:43Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio 9. Baskin-Robbins 10. Green’s Drug Store (owner primly id’d in Yellow Pages as “Chas. E. Green, Jr., Prop.”) Bedford VA 11. Haagen-Dasz, Circle Center Mall, Indianapolis, IN ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37641 "2015-09-13T16:37:02Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio 9. Baskin-Robbins 10. Green’s Drug Store (owner primly id’d in Yellow Pages as “Chas. E. Green, Jr., Prop.”) Bedford VA 11. Haagen-Dasz, Circle Center Mall, Indianapolis, IN 12. [Eagle’s Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle%27s_Store), West Yellowstone, MT ---
**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:** [September 13, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37642 "2015-09-13T17:07:46Z")
Places that serve (or served) good chocolate milkshakes. 1. Summers Dairy Bar, Elwood, IN 2. Uncle Charlie’s Place, in Hold Fast to Your Dreams, a novel by Catherine Blanton 3. Harrigan’s, Morrisonville, NY 4. Frederick’s, Great Neck, NY 5. Wendy’s (chocolate Frosty), national chain 6. Steak & Shake, national chain 7. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants, formerly national chain 8. B Spot, Cleveland, Ohio 9. Baskin-Robbins 10. Green’s Drug Store (owner primly id’d in Yellow Pages as “Chas. E. Green, Jr., Prop.”) Bedford VA 11. Haagen-Dasz, Circle Center Mall, Indianapolis, IN 12. Eagle’s Store, West Yellowstone, MT 13. Yours Truly, Beachwood, Ohio > **[Yours Truly Restaurant - Casual, family friendly American restaurant.](https://ytr.com/)** > > Catering available. Located in Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Hudson, Medina, Mayfield Heights, Mentor, Playhouse Square, Rockside, and Solon. Next category: Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37643 "2015-09-13T17:10:18Z")
Unlikely plot twists in the last season of “Downton Abbey” 1. The Dowager Countess becomes a pro wrestler 2. Queen Elizabeth guest spot (I hear she’s a fan!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1881) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1883)