# 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:** 1912
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38224 "2015-10-01T17:05:36Z")
Beverage songs (after all that food, we must be thirsty) 1. Red Red Wine - UB40 2. Tea For Two - Doris Day 3. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - Amos Milburn/John Lee Hooker/George Thorogood 4. Elderberry Wine - Elton John 5. There’s a Tear in my Beer – Hank Williams Jr. 6. Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles 7. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 8. Straight Tequila Night- John Anderson 9. Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffett 10. Have a Coke and a Smile - Coca-Cola ad campaign 11. Yesterday’s Wine - George Jones 12. Root Beer Rag - Billy Joel 13. Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg (or whatever he calls himself now) New: Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38225 "2015-10-01T17:06:46Z")
[del]Songs About Working Out, Or That Have Become Associated With Working Out (links optional but welcome) 1. [C&C Music Factory, “Everybody Dance Now”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTGrV58wec) After 39 straight posts about food and drink, we need it. :D[/del] ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38226 "2015-10-01T17:08:07Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens ---
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38227 "2015-10-01T17:11:34Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James ---
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38228 "2015-10-01T18:26:45Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38229 "2015-10-01T19:33:28Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38230 "2015-10-01T19:44:40Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38231 "2015-10-01T20:00:32Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (one of my two favorite children’s novels of all time. so freaking good.) ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38232 "2015-10-01T20:49:30Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38233 "2015-10-01T21:06:22Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs 9. Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy ---
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38234 "2015-10-01T21:25:48Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs 9. Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy 10. Ruddigore, by Gilbert & Sullivan ---
**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:** [October 1, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38235 "2015-10-01T21:29:42Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs 9. Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy 10. Ruddigore, by Gilbert & Sullivan 11. A Rake’s Progess (in panels by Hogarth, a real one; in Auden/Stravinsky _The_ Rake’s Progress, the Devil fakes one) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38236 "2015-10-02T01:02:05Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs 9. Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy 10. Ruddigore, by Gilbert & Sullivan 11. A Rake’s Progess (in panels by Hogarth, a real one; in Auden/Stravinsky The Rake’s Progress, the Devil fakes one) 12. Abbott & Costello’s _ **Hold That Ghost** _ ---
**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:** [October 2, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38237 "2015-10-02T02:52:43Z")
Fiction about an inheritance 1. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Mildred Wirt Benson) 2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 4. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings 5. Brewster’s Millions by George R. McCutcheon, adapted into film at least a half-dozen times 6. The Auerbacher Will, by Stephen Birmingham 7. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 8. The Monkey’s Paw, by WW Jacobs 9. Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy 10. Ruddigore, by Gilbert & Sullivan 11. A Rake’s Progess (in panels by Hogarth, a real one; in Auden/Stravinsky The Rake’s Progress, the Devil fakes one) 12. Abbott & Costello’s Hold That Ghost 13. Bleak House by Charles Dickens Next category: Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38238 "2015-10-02T03:12:10Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38239 "2015-10-02T03:20:30Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. 3. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini - Dale Launer, _My Cousin Vinny_ And no, [it wasn’t his only apperance.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_LaGuardia_Gambini_Sings_Just_for_You) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38240 "2015-10-02T03:22:08Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. 3. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini - Dale Launer, My Cousin Vinny 4. Tom Hagen - Mario Puzo,\* The Godfather\* ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38241 "2015-10-02T03:32:54Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. 3. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini - Dale Launer, My Cousin Vinny 4. Tom Hagen - Mario Puzo,\* The Godfather\* 5. Jake Brigance- John Grisham- A Time To Kill, Sycamore Row ---
**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:** [October 2, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38242 "2015-10-02T03:38:29Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. 3. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini - Dale Launer, My Cousin Vinny 4. Tom Hagen - Mario Puzo, The Godfather 5. Jake Brigance- John Grisham- A Time To Kill, Sycamore Row 6. Matt Murdock (Daredevil) - Stan Lee & Bill Everett - Daredevil (Marvel comic) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38243 "2015-10-02T03:42:55Z")
Fictional lawyers, their creator(s) and best-known appearance(s) 1. Atticus Finch - Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Go Set Watchman” 2. Perry Mason - Erle Stanley Gardner, 80 novels, and eponymous television show. 3. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini - Dale Launer, My Cousin Vinny 4. Tom Hagen - Mario Puzo, The Godfather 5. Jake Brigance- John Grisham- A Time To Kill, Sycamore Row 6. Matt Murdock (Daredevil) - Stan Lee & Bill Everett - Daredevil (Marvel comic) 7. Jack McCoy - Dick Wolf, Law & Order [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1911) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1913)