# 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:** 2122
**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:** [April 4, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42425 "2016-04-04T22:21:03Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42426 "2016-04-04T22:37:30Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42427 "2016-04-04T22:46:29Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; _Soap_ Others as well: the show ended with several cliffhangers and was cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42428 "2016-04-04T23:21:32Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. eta - that was season one. As opposed to the series finale wherein Ross rush to the airport to stop Rachel from leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42429 "2016-04-05T03:09:50Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in GAme of Thrones ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42430 "2016-04-05T04:12:32Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in Game of Thrones 9. Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire at Locutus and the Borg - ST:TNG ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42431 "2016-04-05T04:37:58Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in Game of Thrones 9. Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire at Locutus and the Borg - ST:TNG 10. The “Heidi Bowl,” Jets-Raiders game last minutes interrupted by the broadcast of “Heidi”, NBC, November 1968 Or, if you’re a Heidi fan, the dramatic moments of Clara’s first steps after being in a wheelchair for years interrupted by an announcement of a football score ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42432 "2016-04-05T04:58:57Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in Game of Thrones 9. Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire at Locutus and the Borg - ST:TNG 10. The “Heidi Bowl,” Jets-Raiders game last minutes interrupted by the broadcast of “Heidi”, NBC, November 1968 11. Everyone getting frozen to avoid being abducted by the secret government agency (Clone High) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42433 "2016-04-05T12:32:47Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in Game of Thrones 9. Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire at Locutus and the Borg - ST:TNG 10. The “Heidi Bowl,” Jets-Raiders game last minutes interrupted by the broadcast of “Heidi”, NBC, November 1968 11. Everyone getting frozen to avoid being abducted by the secret government agency (Clone High) 12. Did M and A really meet “Last Year at Marienbad”? ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42434 "2016-04-05T12:57:40Z")
Famous Cliffhangers (TV, movie, literary, or other) 1. Who Shot JR? (Dallas) 2. Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons) 3. Is Little Nell dead? Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop 4. Han Solo frozen in Carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back) 5. Sherlock Holmes and Reichenbach Falls 6. Jessica Tate being shot by a firing squad; Soap 7. Rachel rushes to the airport to pick Ross up, having admitted he could be “the one”. 8. Jon Snow being stabbed- to death?- in Game of Thrones 9. Riker ordering the Enterprise to fire at Locutus and the Borg - ST:TNG 10. The “Heidi Bowl,” Jets-Raiders game last minutes interrupted by the broadcast of “Heidi”, NBC, November 1968 11. Everyone getting frozen to avoid being abducted by the secret government agency (Clone High) 12. Did M and A really meet “Last Year at Marienbad”? 13. Who survived the Moldavian wedding massacre? (Dynasty) Next: Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42435 "2016-04-05T13:14:29Z")
Next: Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42436 "2016-04-05T13:34:24Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) Only a short story, but Poirot’s third appearance. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was the third full novel ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42437 "2016-04-05T14:14:47Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42438 "2016-04-05T14:24:29Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42439 "2016-04-05T14:25:02Z")
1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42440 "2016-04-05T14:28:23Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 6. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) 7. The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42441 "2016-04-05T15:23:27Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 6. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) 7. The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 8. A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42442 "2016-04-05T16:00:55Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 6. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) 7. The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 8. A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee) 9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Lisbeth Salander and Mikhael Bloomkvist) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42443 "2016-04-05T16:16:55Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 6. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) 7. The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 8. A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee) 9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Lisbeth Salander and Mikhael Bloomkvist) 10. Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42444 "2016-04-05T16:35:44Z")
Third novel (or story) of a mystery series and the detective(s) 1. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home by Harry Kemelman (Rabbi Small) 2. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Ballad Series, Martha Ayers) 3. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot) 4. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (Kinsey Milhone, Alphabet series) 5. All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta) 6. Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton(Hamish MacBeth) 7. The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (Bernie Rhodenbarr) 8. A Purple Place for Dying by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee) 9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson (Lisbeth Salander and Mikhael Bloomkvist) 10. Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey) 11. The Rubber Band by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2123)