# 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:** 1902
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38024 "2015-09-28T01:10:36Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” ---
**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 28, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38025 "2015-09-28T01:46:44Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” 9. Francis Buxton “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” (Buxton somehow Rates #97 out of “100 greatest villians” in Wizard Magazine of some year or other) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38026 "2015-09-28T02:55:13Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” 9. Francis Buxton “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 10. Angelica Pickles - The Rugrats ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38027 "2015-09-28T03:07:20Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” 9. Francis Buxton “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 10. Angelica Pickles - The Rugrats 11. Louis Winthorpe III, “Trading Places” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38028 "2015-09-28T03:32:15Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” 9. Francis Buxton “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 10. Angelica Pickles - The Rugrats 11. Louis Winthorpe III, “Trading Places” 12. King Joffrey in “Game of Thrones” ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38029 "2015-09-28T11:27:13Z")
Spoiled brats in fiction 1. Frances Wellington in Nooks and Crannies by Jessica Lawson 2. Dudley Dursley: Harry Potter’s cousin. 3. Scarlett O’Hara; Gone With The Wind 4. Veruca Salt - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Delphine and Anastasie, in Balzac’s Pere Goriot 6. Cinderella’s stepsisters 7. Muffy Crosswire - “Arthur” 8. Georgie Amberson, in “The Magnificent Ambersons” 9. Francis Buxton “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” 10. Angelica Pickles - The Rugrats 11. Louis Winthorpe III, “Trading Places” 12. King Joffrey in “Game of Thrones” 13. Angelica Pickles from Rugrats pass ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38030 "2015-09-28T12:08:03Z")
New: First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. **The Family Vault** by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) ---
**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 28, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38031 "2015-09-28T12:26:13Z")
New: First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38032 "2015-09-28T12:55:38Z")
New: First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38033 "2015-09-28T14:03:05Z")
New: First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38034 "2015-09-28T14:07:58Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38035 "2015-09-28T14:10:18Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38036 "2015-09-28T14:29:22Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38037 "2015-09-28T14:30:36Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol ---
**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 28, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38038 "2015-09-28T14:35:09Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38039 "2015-09-28T14:40:22Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke) 9. The Tower Treasure - The Hardy Boys ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38040 "2015-09-28T14:51:01Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 8. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 9. Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke) 10. The Tower Treasure - The Hardy Boys 11. The Secret of The Old Clock by “Carolyn Keene” (Nancy Drew) ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38041 "2015-09-28T15:05:12Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 8. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 9. Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke) 10. The Tower Treasure - The Hardy Boys 11. The Secret of The Old Clock by “Carolyn Keene” (Nancy Drew) 12. _Fletch_ by Gregory Mcdonald (Irwin Maurice Fletcher) ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38042 "2015-09-28T15:10:44Z")
First book in a long-running mystery series and its detective(s) 1. The Family Vault by Charlotte MacLeod (Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn) 2. A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone) 3. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson) 4. The Secret of Terror Castle (Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews, and Pete Crenshaw) 5. Burglars Can’t Be Choosers by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 6. Cop Hater by Ed McBain (the entire 87th Precinct, with an emphasis on Steve Carella) 7. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 8. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 9. Flood by Andrew Vachss (Burke) 10. The Tower Treasure - The Hardy Boys 11. The Secret of The Old Clock by “Carolyn Keene” (Nancy Drew) 12. Fletch by Gregory Mcdonald (Irwin Maurice Fletcher) 13. Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson (Frank Malloy) Next up: People with “religious” names 1. Jim Parsons, actor ---
**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 28, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38043 "2015-09-28T15:14:19Z")
Next up: People with “religious” names 1. Jim Parsons, actor 2. Joey Bishop, comedian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1901) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1903)