# 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:** 2634
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52666 "2017-06-08T14:42:13Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52667 "2017-06-08T15:23:23Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven 9. “Deliverance” by James Dickey ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52668 "2017-06-08T15:27:36Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven 9. “Deliverance” by James Dickey 10. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge - Michael Punke ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52669 "2017-06-08T18:52:02Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven 9. “Deliverance” by James Dickey 10. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge - Michael Punke 11. Life of Pi - Yann Martel ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52670 "2017-06-08T18:52:39Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven 9. “Deliverance” by James Dickey 10. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge - Michael Punke 11. Life of Pi - Yann Martel 12. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52671 "2017-06-08T19:04:31Z")
Fiction with “Main Character vs. Nature” Plots (There can be other types of conflict, but this should be the main one.) 1. “Leiningen versus the Ants” - Carl Stephenson 2. The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway 3. The Martian - Andy Weir 4. Moby-Dick - Herman Melville 5. To Build A Fire - Jack London 6. Hatchet - Gary Paulsen 7. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George 8. “Neutron Star” - Larry Niven 9. “Deliverance” by James Dickey 10. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge - Michael Punke 11. Life of Pi - Yann Martel 12. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe 13. All is Lost - dir. by J. C. Chandor Next: Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52672 "2017-06-08T19:19:14Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52673 "2017-06-08T19:43:12Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) The primary settings are Long Island and Manhattan Island. Only 1 scene takes place on the mainland, in the Bronx. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52674 "2017-06-08T19:59:46Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. _The Twenty-One Balloons_ by William Pene du Bois ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52675 "2017-06-08T20:13:00Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52676 "2017-06-08T20:21:14Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island I’m going with the lowbrow answer so you don’t have to. 😃 ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52677 "2017-06-08T20:29:54Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52678 "2017-06-08T21:10:15Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Set on Prince Edward Island, Canada ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52679 "2017-06-08T21:18:46Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52680 "2017-06-08T21:49:38Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 10. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52681 "2017-06-08T21:58:08Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 10. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 11. The three-part Hawaii episode of the Brady Bunch ---
**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:** [June 8, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52682 "2017-06-08T22:48:27Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 10. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 11. The three-part Hawaii episode of the Brady Bunch 12. A Fish Called Wanda Set entirely in London, England, on the island of Great Britain. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52683 "2017-06-09T00:27:24Z")
Works of fiction mostly or entirely set on an island 1. Cast Away (Tom Hanks movie) 2. Lord of the Flies (William Golding novel) 3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald novel) 4. The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois 5. Gould’s Book of Fish (Artist on Tasmanian penal colony) 6. Gilligan’s Island 7. The Swiss Family Robinson (many novel and film adaptations) 8. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut 10. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 11. The three-part Hawaii episode of the Brady Bunch 12. A Fish Called Wanda 13. Two on an Island by Bianca Bradbury Pass ---
**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:** [June 9, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52684 "2017-06-09T00:32:17Z")
13 different scoring objects used in sporting events. 1. Puck - Hockey (In honour of the game I’m currently watching.) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52685 "2017-06-09T00:36:30Z")
13 different scoring objects used in sporting events. 1. Puck - Hockey 2. Shuttlecock - Badminton [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2633) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2635)