# 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:** 2135
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42685 "2016-04-14T15:35:47Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42686 "2016-04-14T15:43:49Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42687 "2016-04-14T15:56:51Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42688 "2016-04-14T16:00:29Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42689 "2016-04-14T16:35:39Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. ---
**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 14, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42690 "2016-04-14T17:08:55Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. ---
**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 14, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42691 "2016-04-14T17:14:30Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. 9. Urban fantasy/supernatural thriller, because I like magic in the modern world. (I _have_ written books, and that’s the genre they’re in) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42692 "2016-04-14T17:23:40Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. 9. Urban fantasy/supernatural thriller, because I like magic in the modern world. 10. Children’s books (3-8 year olds)–is there a tougher audience to reach? I also enjoy the thought of exposing young minds to reading (Dr. Seuss is my hero). ---
**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 14, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42693 "2016-04-14T17:34:51Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. 9. Urban fantasy/supernatural thriller, because I like magic in the modern world. 10. Children’s books (3-8 year olds)–is there a tougher audience to reach? I also enjoy the thought of exposing young minds to reading (Dr. Seuss is my hero). 11. Children’s books, fantasy with a touch of mystery. I’m an author, and that’s the book I’m working on now. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42694 "2016-04-14T18:32:03Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. 9. Urban fantasy/supernatural thriller, because I like magic in the modern world. 10. Children’s books (3-8 year olds)–is there a tougher audience to reach? I also enjoy the thought of exposing young minds to reading (Dr. Seuss is my hero). 11. Children’s books, fantasy with a touch of mystery. I’m an author, and that’s the book I’m working on now. 12. A Civil War novel about common soldiers that neither romanticizes nor vilifies the characters on either side while emphasizing what hell on Earth they went through. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42695 "2016-04-14T19:28:40Z")
If you decided to write a book, what genre would you choose/why? Category repeats OK. 1. Detective fiction/To see if I could come up with an interesting mystery. 2. High Fantasy/Put all my D&D storytelling to some use. 3. Science fiction to put my life experiences to use. 4. A bittersweet rom-com set in the New York theatre world (performers, techies, etc) 5. Non-fiction. I lack the imagination to write fiction. 6. Time-traveling spy thriller romance, with ninjas. 7. Pornographic poetry, so no one would read it and embarrass my grandmother. 8. A layman’s commentary on the Gospel of Mark/I’ve been studying it in depth for years. 9. Urban fantasy/supernatural thriller, because I like magic in the modern world. 10. Children’s books (3-8 year olds)–is there a tougher audience to reach? I also enjoy the thought of exposing young minds to reading (Dr. Seuss is my hero). 11. Children’s books, fantasy with a touch of mystery. I’m an author, and that’s the book I’m working on now. 12. A Civil War novel about common soldiers that neither romanticizes nor vilifies the characters on either side while emphasizing what hell on Earth they went through. 13. Children’s books, inspirational fantasy / Like the books I loved growing up, Narnia and The Hobbit. Pass (I have to say that I didn’t expect so much disagreement when I put in the shades of red or blue category! And I’m surprised that nobody put in some of the very simple color shade names like navy blue, sky blue, brick red, cardinal red, maroon, turquoise blue) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42696 "2016-04-14T19:52:53Z")
Well, since it’s open (hey guys, nice to be back!)… New: Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42697 "2016-04-14T21:03:21Z")
Well, since it’s open (hey guys, nice to be back!)… New: Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42698 "2016-04-14T21:04:08Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. So if you sit down and are getting comfy on the couch and then realize you want to put your feet up, but the ottoman is ten feet away, you can just clap your hands or speak a command and it will roll into position in front of you. We can call it the Automan! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42699 "2016-04-14T21:08:47Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. ---
**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 14, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42700 "2016-04-14T21:32:07Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42701 "2016-04-14T21:41:10Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42702 "2016-04-14T21:54:57Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42703 "2016-04-14T22:34:17Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. I’ve thought that one through, very simple technology, with a bladder inside the pillow that activates the mute signal on compression. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42704 "2016-04-14T22:41:52Z")
Inventions you wish they’d invent as types of furniture or adjustments/accessories for them 1. Pillow cases with multiple sides, each of which is the cool one. 2. A pullout sofa that doesn’t feel like you’re sleeping on a foam pad stretched on barbed wire. 3. A motorized ottoman that comes to you when you call it. 4. A combination toilet and riding vacuum cleaner so that you can accomplish two things at once. 5. The hover chair: Now you need not get up out of your seat to go to the kitchen. 6. The Starbucks Coffee table: actually makes your coffee and misspells your name on a cup when it’s done. 7. A couch that sorts the loose change that falls out of your pockets and in between the cushions. 8. A Mute Pilliow, which mutes and un-mutes the TV with a firm tap. 9. A washing machine/dryer that also folds and sorts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2136)