# 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:** 2483
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49646 "2017-02-13T16:31:32Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49647 "2017-02-13T18:53:20Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49648 "2017-02-13T20:09:36Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 10. Too Many Women by Rex Stout ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49649 "2017-02-13T20:22:26Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 10. Too Many Women by Rex Stout 11. Storm Front (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49650 "2017-02-13T20:48:35Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 10. Too Many Women by Rex Stout 11. Storm Front (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher 12. The Secret Of The Old Clock – a Nancy Drew story by Carolyn Keene ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49651 "2017-02-13T20:55:12Z")
Mysteries (in any genre) without the word “Mystery” in the title 1. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold 2. Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 3. The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris 6. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 7. The Case of the Civil War Sword – Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol 8. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Colorado Kid by Stephen King 10. Too Many Women by Rex Stout 11. Storm Front (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher 12. The Secret Of The Old Clock – a Nancy Drew story by Carolyn Keene 13. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49652 "2017-02-13T20:57:03Z")
Damn! Forgot the new category: Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49653 "2017-02-13T21:19:01Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49654 "2017-02-13T21:22:47Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49655 "2017-02-13T21:34:54Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe ---
**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:** [February 13, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49656 "2017-02-13T22:10:41Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple I’m wearing my purple sweater right now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49657 "2017-02-13T22:13:27Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream Goes with most colors. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49658 "2017-02-13T22:22:19Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49659 "2017-02-13T22:28:54Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49660 "2017-02-13T22:34:42Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49661 "2017-02-14T00:18:28Z")
Best color for a sweater(article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red 9. Rust ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49662 "2017-02-14T03:22:41Z")
Best color for a sweater (article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red 9. Rust 10. Yellow ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49663 "2017-02-14T04:41:36Z")
Best color for a sweater (article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red 9. Rust 10. Yellow 11. Royal blue which is the color I’m wearing right now ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49664 "2017-02-14T09:48:49Z")
Best color for a sweater (article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red 9. Rust 10. Yellow 11. Royal blue 12. Powder blue ---
**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:** [February 14, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49665 "2017-02-14T12:24:07Z")
Best color for a sweater (article of clothing, not a profuse perspirer) 1. Black 2. Gray 3. Taupe 4. purple 5. Cream 6. Forest green 7. Dark blue 8. Dark red 9. Rust 10. Yellow 11. Royal blue 12. Powder blue 13. Light gray New! Famous pairs of lovers, real or fictional 1. Heloise and Abelard [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2482) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2484)