# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 2846

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**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:** [January 28, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56907 "2018-01-28T17:12:20Z")

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Jukebox musicals and the bands they are based on

1. Mamma Mia! - ABBA
2. We Will Rock You - Queen
3. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
4. Jersey Boys - The Four Seasons
5. Beatlemania
6. Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
7. American Idiot - Green Day
8. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
9. Beautiful - Carole King

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**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:** [January 28, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56908 "2018-01-28T20:10:33Z")

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Jukebox musicals and the bands they are based on

1. Mamma Mia! - ABBA
2. We Will Rock You - Queen
3. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
4. Jersey Boys - The Four Seasons
5. Beatlemania
6. Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
7. American Idiot - Green Day
8. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
9. Beautiful - Carole King
10. Get on Your Feet - Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56909 "2018-01-28T21:51:05Z")

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Jukebox musicals and the bands they are based on

1. Mamma Mia! - ABBA
2. We Will Rock You - Queen
3. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
4. Jersey Boys - The Four Seasons
5. Beatlemania
6. Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
7. American Idiot - Green Day
8. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
9. Beautiful - Carole King
10. Get on Your Feet - Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
11. Smoky Joe’s Cafe - Lieber and Stoller

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56910 "2018-01-29T03:15:28Z")

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Jukebox musicals and the bands they are based on

1. Mamma Mia! - ABBA
2. We Will Rock You - Queen
3. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
4. Jersey Boys - The Four Seasons
5. Beatlemania
6. Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
7. American Idiot - Green Day
8. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
9. Beautiful - Carole King
10. Get on Your Feet - Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
11. Smoky Joe’s Cafe - Lieber and Stoller
12. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56911 "2018-01-29T13:38:33Z")

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Jukebox musicals and the bands they are based on

1. Mamma Mia! - ABBA
2. We Will Rock You - Queen
3. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
4. Jersey Boys - The Four Seasons
5. Beatlemania
6. Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
7. American Idiot - Green Day
8. Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly & the Crickets
9. Beautiful - Carole King
10. Get on Your Feet - Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
11. Smoky Joe’s Cafe - Lieber and Stoller
12. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
13. Lennon - John Lennon

Next: Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56912 "2018-01-29T13:38:38Z")

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Next: Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56913 "2018-01-29T13:48:17Z")

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Next: Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56914 "2018-01-29T14:06:50Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56915 "2018-01-29T14:18:45Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56916 "2018-01-29T14:21:37Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56917 "2018-01-29T15:03:45Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56918 "2018-01-29T15:17:24Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56919 "2018-01-29T15:38:20Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9. Ulysses by James Joyce

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56920 "2018-01-29T15:47:26Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9. Ulysses by James Joyce
10. Mission Earth by L. Ron Hubbard

Mostly narrated by the antagonist Soltan Gris, there’s a whole section in the middle of the series that switches perspectives without warning and is then narrated by a quack psychiatrist before moving back to Gris.

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56921 "2018-01-29T15:51:52Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9. Ulysses by James Joyce
10. Mission Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
11. The New Testament

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56922 "2018-01-29T16:58:32Z")

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Books told from more than one perspective

1. Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beasley
2. A Song of Fire and Ice by George R. R. Martin
3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
4. Amy & Laura - Marilyn Sachss
5. The Moonstone by Willkie Collins
6. Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin
7. The Pigman by Paul Zindel
8. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
9. Ulysses by James Joyce
10. Mission Earth by L. Ron Hubbard
11. The New Testament
12. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
13. The Woman in White by Willkie Collins again

New: Actors Who Have Appeared in 3 or More Films that Won Best Picture

1. Dustin Hoffman (_**Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man)**_

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56923 "2018-01-29T17:16:22Z")

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Actors Who Have Appeared in 3 or More Films that Won Best Picture

1. Dustin Hoffman (_**Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man)**_
2. John Cazale (_The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Deer Hunter_)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56924 "2018-01-29T17:28:57Z")

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Actors Who Have Appeared in 3 or More Films that Won Best Picture

1. Dustin Hoffman (Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man)
2. John Cazale (The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Deer Hunter)
3. Clark Gable (_**It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone With the Wind)**_

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56925 "2018-01-29T21:03:49Z")

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Actors Who Have Appeared in 3 or More Films that Won Best Picture

1. Dustin Hoffman (Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man)
2. John Cazale (The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Deer Hunter)
3. Clark Gable (It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone With the Wind)
4. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List, The English Patient, The Hurt Locker)

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**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:** [January 29, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56926 "2018-01-29T21:19:28Z")

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Actors Who Have Appeared in 3 or More Films that Won Best Picture

1. Dustin Hoffman (Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Rain Man)
2. John Cazale (The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Deer Hunter)
3. Clark Gable (It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty, Gone With the Wind)
4. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List, The English Patient, The Hurt Locker)
5. Jack Nicholson (Terms of Endearment, The Departed, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest)

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