# 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:** 2142
**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 19, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42825 "2016-04-19T14:55:59Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42826 "2016-04-19T14:57:29Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42827 "2016-04-19T15:08:38Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That _other_ list… you know, that one. ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42828 "2016-04-19T15:10:55Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42829 "2016-04-19T15:27:14Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42830 "2016-04-19T15:35:26Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42831 "2016-04-19T15:44:33Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography 10. Boobs ---
**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 19, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42832 "2016-04-19T15:46:13Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography 10. Boobs 11, Comparisons of the synoptic Gospels ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42833 "2016-04-19T17:16:02Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography 10. Boobs 11, Comparisons of the synoptic Gospels 11. Money making opportunities from home! ---
**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 19, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42834 "2016-04-19T17:19:39Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography 10. Boobs 11, Comparisons of the synoptic Gospels 11. Money making opportunities from home! 12. Paradoxes **Next** : Children’s fiction 13. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge ---
**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 19, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42835 "2016-04-19T17:38:43Z")
What you REALLY wanted this list to be about: 1. Phrenology 2. Earthquakes 3. Children’s fiction 4. Just what it is that makes Keira Knightley so wonderful 5. Doctor Who 6. That other list… you know, that one. 7. Cats 8. Proper attire for an 18th century Scottish wedding 9. Ed O’Niell filmography 10. Boobs 11, Comparisons of the synoptic Gospels 11. Money making opportunities from home! 12. Paradoxes **Next** : Children’s fiction 13. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 14. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle (Thanks for choosing my suggested topic!) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42836 "2016-04-19T17:55:53Z")
**Next** : Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42837 "2016-04-19T18:03:57Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42838 "2016-04-19T18:29:04Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42839 "2016-04-19T18:39:45Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42840 "2016-04-19T18:43:35Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (by Judy Blume) ---
**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 19, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42841 "2016-04-19T18:47:40Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume 8. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary A favorite of mine from 'way back. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42842 "2016-04-19T18:56:19Z")
]Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume 8. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary 9. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42843 "2016-04-19T18:57:26Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume 8. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary 9. Encyclopaedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol 10. Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42844 "2016-04-19T19:01:17Z")
Children’s fiction 1. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge 2. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle 3. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling 5. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss 6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 7. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume 8. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary 9. Encyclopaedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol 10. Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown 11. The Dutch Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2143)