# 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:** 2619
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52366 "2017-05-28T01:02:50Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52367 "2017-05-28T01:10:06Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52368 "2017-05-28T01:40:04Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52369 "2017-05-28T01:51:23Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52370 "2017-05-28T02:20:03Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52371 "2017-05-28T02:36:28Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. _The Door into Summer_ by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52372 "2017-05-28T02:48:50Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) One of the most powerful, heartbreaking sf short stories I’ve ever read. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52373 "2017-05-28T02:53:08Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52374 "2017-05-28T03:09:59Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) 9. Summer of Sam (1999 film) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52375 "2017-05-28T04:07:41Z")
It’s the first weekend of summer! Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) 9. Summer of Sam (1999 film) 10. Summer of the Monkeys (1976 children’s novel by Wilson Rawls) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52376 "2017-05-28T04:32:42Z")
Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) 9. Summer of Sam (1999 film) 10. Summer of the Monkeys (1976 children’s novel by Wilson Rawls) 11. Summertime (1935 song from _Porgy and Bess_ by George Gershwin) One of the greatest songs of the 20th century ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52377 "2017-05-28T04:34:40Z")
Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. _The Door into Summer_ by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) 9. Summer of Sam (1999 film) 10. Summer of the Monkeys (1976 children’s novel by Wilson Rawls) 11. Summertime (1935 song from _Porgy and Bess_ by George Gershwin) 12. _(500) Days of Summer_ (2009 movie) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52378 "2017-05-28T04:53:27Z")
Titles with the word “summer” in them 1. Summer of my German Soldier (1973 book by Bette Greene) 2. Summer Crossing (2005, Truman Capote) 3. Summertime Girls (1985, song by Y&T) 4. Summertime Blues (1958, song by Eddie Cochran) 5. Summer Nights (from “Grease”) 6. _The Door into Summer_ by Robert A. Heinlein (1957) 7. Summer’s Lease by Joe Haldeman (1974) 8. Supertoys Last All Summer Long (1969 short story by Brian Aldiss; adapted into the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence) 9. Summer of Sam (1999 film) 10. Summer of the Monkeys (1976 children’s novel by Wilson Rawls) 11. Summertime (1935 song from _Porgy and Bess_ by George Gershwin) 12. _(500) Days of Summer_ (2009 movie) 13. [Summertime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guKoNCQFAFk) - Janis Joplin ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52379 "2017-05-28T04:59:23Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52380 "2017-05-28T05:23:05Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52381 "2017-05-28T08:35:28Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) 3. [Winter Wonderland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifGp5KTBKg) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52382 "2017-05-28T09:20:28Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) 3. [Winter Wonderland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifGp5KTBKg) 4. Symphony X, [A Winter’s Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DtlhhOdwU) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52383 "2017-05-28T10:56:23Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) 3. [Winter Wonderland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifGp5KTBKg) 4. Symphony X, [A Winter’s Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DtlhhOdwU) 5. Neil Young - [Winterlong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Clt2zin4O4) ETA: (great song, BTW) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52384 "2017-05-28T12:19:55Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) 3. [Winter Wonderland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifGp5KTBKg) 4. Symphony X, [A Winter’s Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DtlhhOdwU) 5. Neil Young - [Winterlong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Clt2zin4O4) 6. Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - [Winter Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xr_KKPTHE) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52385 "2017-05-28T12:23:17Z")
Songs with the title “Winter” in them. 1. Gordon Lightfoot - [Song for a Winter’s Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0Qm4R0Mpw) 2. Simon and Garfunkel, [A Hazy Shade of Winter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo) 3. [Winter Wonderland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zifGp5KTBKg) 4. Symphony X, [A Winter’s Dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18DtlhhOdwU) 5. Neil Young - [Winterlong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Clt2zin4O4) 6. Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - [Winter Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67xr_KKPTHE) 7. Bob Dylan - Winterlude [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2618) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2620)