# 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:** 235
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4681 "2011-04-03T02:55:58Z")
Novels or stories that had their name changed for their movie adaptations 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption/The Shawshank Redemption 2. The Body/Stand by Me 3. Push/Precious 4. Cirque du Freak/The Vampire’s Assistant 5. A Prayer for Owen Meany/Simon Birch 6. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?/Blade Runner 7. Rum Punch/Jackie Brown 8. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe / Fried Green Tomatoes 9. Deadlock/V.I. Warshawski 10. Rocket Boys/October Sky (note that they’re anagrams of each other) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4682 "2011-04-03T03:07:45Z")
Novels or stories that had their name changed for their movie adaptations 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption/The Shawshank Redemption 2. The Body/Stand by Me 3. Push/Precious 4. Cirque du Freak/The Vampire’s Assistant 5. A Prayer for Owen Meany/Simon Birch 6. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?/Blade Runner 7. Rum Punch/Jackie Brown 8. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe / Fried Green Tomatoes 9. Who Censored Roger Rabbit?/Who Frame Roger Rabbit? 10. Deadlock/V.I. Warshawski 11. Rocket Boys/October Sky 12. Harrison Bergeron/2081 Note: I fixed some numbering errors and omissions. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4683 "2011-04-03T03:26:45Z")
Novels or stories that had their name changed for their movie adaptations 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption/The Shawshank Redemption 2. The Body/Stand by Me 3. Push/Precious 4. Cirque du Freak/The Vampire’s Assistant 5. A Prayer for Owen Meany/Simon Birch 6. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?/Blade Runner 7. Rum Punch/Jackie Brown 8. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe / Fried Green Tomatoes 9. Who Censored Roger Rabbit?/Who Frame Roger Rabbit? 10. Deadlock/V.I. Warshawski 11. Rocket Boys/October Sky 12. Harrison Bergeron/2081 13. A Christmas Carol/Scrooge Pricing games on _The Price is Right_ (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road ---
**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 3, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4684 "2011-04-03T03:41:16Z")
Pricing games on _The Price is Right_ (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4685 "2011-04-03T11:30:29Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4686 "2011-04-03T13:26:12Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko ---
**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 3, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4687 "2011-04-03T14:30:06Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4688 "2011-04-04T03:18:25Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One ---
**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 4, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4689 "2011-04-04T05:55:36Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4690 "2011-04-04T12:20:36Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4691 "2011-04-04T15:43:34Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch 9. Secret “X” 10. I hate Secret “X”, I believe it is the only game that a player can know all about the pricing of the prizes…and still lose. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4692 "2011-04-04T19:01:48Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch 9. Secret “X” 10. Pathfinder ---
**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 4, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4693 "2011-04-04T19:16:06Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch 9. Secret “X” 10. Pathfinder 11. The one you have to play before you get on the stage (I don’t _think_ that’s a showcase) ---
**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 4, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4694 "2011-04-04T20:45:27Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch 9. Secret “X” 10. Pathfinder 11. The one you have to play before you get on the stage (I don’t _think_ that’s a showcase) 12. Stack the Deck ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4695 "2011-04-04T21:02:55Z")
Pricing games on The Price is Right (Note: the Showcases and the Showcase Showdown are not considered pricing games.) 1. Golden Road 2. Cliff Hangers 3. Lucky Seven 4. Plinko 5. One Away 6. Hole in One 7. That’s Too Much! 8. Punch a Bunch 9. Secret “X” 10. Pathfinder 11. The one you have to play before you get on the stage (I don’t _think_ that’s a showcase) 12. Stack the Deck 13. Bullseye New game: Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4696 "2011-04-04T21:30:21Z")
New game: Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. 2. People use only 10% of their brains. (Although it may be true of the people who actually believe it) ---
**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 4, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4697 "2011-04-04T21:30:52Z")
Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. 2. People use only 10% of their brains. (Although it may be true of the people who actually believe it) 3. The average person swallows eight spiders a night while they’re sleeping. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4698 "2011-04-04T21:31:28Z")
New game: Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. 2. People use only 10% of their brains. 3. The average person swallows eight spiders a night while they’re sleeping. 4. Dog’s mouths are cleaner than human’s mouths. ---
**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, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4699 "2011-04-04T23:56:56Z")
Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. 2. People use only 10% of their brains. 3. The average person swallows eight spiders a night while they’re sleeping. 4. Dog’s mouths are cleaner than human’s mouths. 5. You need to wait an hour (or some say half an hour) after eating to go swimming. ---
**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, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4700 "2011-04-05T00:57:02Z")
Common knowledge teachings that most people have heard and many believe but that are in fact wrong 1. According to the Laws of Physics hummingbirds and bumblebees can’t fly. 2. People use only 10% of their brains. 3. The average person swallows eight spiders a night while they’re sleeping. 4. Dog’s mouths are cleaner than human’s mouths. 5. You need to wait an hour (or some say half an hour) after eating to go swimming. 6. Duck quacks don’t echo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=236)