# 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:** 2717
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54327 "2017-08-30T17:26:05Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. _The Peshawar Lancers_ by S.M. Stirling ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54328 "2017-08-30T18:50:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Can you discuss this in more detail in MPSIMS? I’d like to know how this turns out. It didn’t “turn out” badly. I just got a semi-friendly warning. What happened is… first ,bear in mind that I am not teaching at a private or religious school. I teach at a large, affluent public high school where religion is a private matter (no school prayers, no Bible reading in class, nothing like that). This is not a stereotypical Deep South Bible Belt school- it’s a well-to-do suburb of Austin. I teach a World History course. In my first day, I had a Powerpoint presentation covering roughly 3 million years of human evolution. I mentioned casually, “If you go to a church that says the Earth is 5000 years old and was created in 6 days, well, that’s the right answer in Sunday School, but it’s wrong here.” Apparently, a student told his parents I was a heathen mocking the Bible in class, and the front office got an angry call. I was advised to be careful and to be moderate in my tone. I can do that, of course, but since I happen to know I’m one of the only Christian Republicans on the faculty, I was astonished at being the only one cited for being anti-Christian! ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54329 "2017-08-30T19:04:57Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. _The Peshawar Lancers_ by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54330 "2017-08-30T19:14:32Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54331 "2017-08-30T19:17:06Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I was advised to be careful and to be moderate in my tone. I can do that, of course, but since I happen to know I’m one of the only Christian Republicans on the faculty, I was astonished at being the only one cited for being anti-Christian! That’s the part that surprised me. Too bad it’s too late for me to make the change upthread. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54332 "2017-08-30T20:00:39Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54333 "2017-08-30T21:05:33Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 9. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54334 "2017-08-30T21:27:20Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 9. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 10. The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54335 "2017-08-30T22:16:59Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 9. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 10. The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers 11. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, by James Agee ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54336 "2017-08-31T00:19:03Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 9. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 10. The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers 11. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, by James Agee 12. _Kahawa_ by Donald Westlake ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54337 "2017-08-31T05:34:54Z")
A book you’ve read several times because you really like it: 1. IT by Stephen King 2. Aztec by Gary Jennings 3. A Night In The Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny 4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 5. The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling 6. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden 7. Any Discworld book by Terry Pratchett 8. The Barefoot Mailman by Theodore Pratt 9. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin 10. The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers 11. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, by James Agee 12. _Kahawa_ by Donald Westlake 13. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte New A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54338 "2017-08-31T05:46:55Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54339 "2017-08-31T11:35:58Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54340 "2017-08-31T11:50:28Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54341 "2017-08-31T11:58:27Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54342 "2017-08-31T13:09:17Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. The 87th Precinct mysteries by Ed McBain ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54343 "2017-08-31T13:30:02Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. The 87th Precinct mysteries by Ed McBain 7. Avatar the Last Airbender ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54344 "2017-08-31T13:40:17Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. The 87th Precinct mysteries by Ed McBain 7. Avatar the Last Airbender 8. Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54345 "2017-08-31T14:17:02Z")
A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. The 87th Precinct mysteries by Ed McBain 7. Avatar the Last Airbender 8. Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books 9. Star Trek, the original series Laughable sfx, but the characters and stories still hold up surprisingly well ---
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A favorite series that you keep coming back to, book, TV, film or any other media 1. The Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester 2. The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling 3. Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout 4. Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesteron 5. The Vorkosiganverse novels by Lois McMaster Bujold 6. The 87th Precinct mysteries by Ed McBain 7. Avatar the Last Airbender 8. Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere books 9. Star Trek, the original series 10. Doctor Who, TV series [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2716) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2718)