# 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:** 1900
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37984 "2015-09-25T14:16:58Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37985 "2015-09-25T14:28:04Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37986 "2015-09-25T14:35:12Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) ---
**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 25, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37987 "2015-09-25T14:37:59Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37988 "2015-09-25T14:43:16Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres 9. Spencer Tracy’s\*\*\* Bad Day at Black Rock \*\*\*(not supernatural things, just weird things) ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37989 "2015-09-25T14:58:51Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres 9. Spencer Tracy’s Bad Day at Black Rock (not supernatural things, just weird things) 10. Twin Peaks ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37990 "2015-09-25T15:15:58Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres 9. Spencer Tracy’s Bad Day at Black Rock (not supernatural things, just weird things) 10. Twin Peaks 11. James Dickey’s _ **Deliverance** _ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37991 "2015-09-25T15:53:05Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres 9. Spencer Tracy’s Bad Day at Black Rock (not supernatural things, just weird things) 10. Twin Peaks 11. James Dickey’s Deliverance 12. _ **The Stepford Wives** _ ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37992 "2015-09-25T19:52:32Z")
Fiction in which an outsider enters a small town in which weird things are going on: 1. Eureka (TV series) 2. The Wicker Man 3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (the Hackdirt quest) 4. Fallout 3 (the Andale quest) 5. “You Know They Got a Hell of a Band” (Stephen King short story) 6. Eerie, Indiana 7. Children of the Corn - (Stephen King short story) 8. Green Acres 9. Spencer Tracy’s Bad Day at Black Rock (not supernatural things, just weird things) 10. Twin Peaks 11. James Dickey’s Deliverance 12. _ **The Stepford Wives** _ 13. Northern Exposure I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37993 "2015-09-25T19:56:47Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37994 "2015-09-25T20:13:03Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37995 "2015-09-25T20:20:47Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel ---
**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 25, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37996 "2015-09-25T20:38:57Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37997 "2015-09-25T21:17:05Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37998 "2015-09-25T21:43:42Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37999 "2015-09-25T21:51:37Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) 7. Anger Management (Sandler gets revenge on childhood bully John C. Reilly, who has since become a Buddhist monk) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38000 "2015-09-25T23:30:44Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) 7. Anger Management (Sandler gets revenge on childhood bully John C. Reilly, who has since become a Buddhist monk) 8. My Bodyguard ---
**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 25, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38001 "2015-09-25T23:58:04Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) 7. Anger Management (Sandler gets revenge on childhood bully John C. Reilly, who has since become a Buddhist monk) 8. My Bodyguard 9. Willard (but not for long) ---
**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:** [September 26, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38002 "2015-09-26T01:52:51Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) 7. Anger Management (Sandler gets revenge on childhood bully John C. Reilly, who has since become a Buddhist monk) 8. My Bodyguard 9. Willard (but not for long) 10. Daredevil (the movie) ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38003 "2015-09-26T02:10:37Z")
Fiction in which a bullied character prevails over his/her bullies (note: “prevailed” doesn’t necessarily mean by force. Befriending counts too) 1. The Karate Kid 2. Carrie 3. The Gospel 4. Ender’s Game 5. Christine (recurring Steven King theme!) 6. Superman II (Superman regains his powers and later returns to the diner with the bully) 7. Anger Management (Sandler gets revenge on childhood bully John C. Reilly, who has since become a Buddhist monk) 8. My Bodyguard 9. Willard (but not for long) 10. Daredevil (the movie) 11. Heathers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1899) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1901)