# 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:** 2868
**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 18, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57347 "2018-02-18T19:03:12Z")
One word stage musical titles, alphabetical, N-Z 1. Nine 2. Oliver! 3. Pippin 4. Quitters 5. Rent 6. Seesaw 7. Timbuktu! 8. Ushers 9. Violet 10. Wesele 11. Xanadu 12. Yearling [Musicals - V through Z](http://www.musicalnotesnmore.com/main-V-Z.html). You’ll need to scroll down to near the bottom of the page. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57348 "2018-02-18T19:49:08Z")
One word stage musical titles, alphabetical, N-Z 1. Nine 2. Oliver! 3. Pippin 4. Quitters 5. Rent 6. Seesaw 7. Timbuktu! 8. Ushers 9. Violet 10. Wesele 11. Xanadu 12. Yearling 13. Zorro Next: Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57349 "2018-02-18T20:14:14Z")
Next: Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57350 "2018-02-18T20:56:13Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley ---
**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 18, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57351 "2018-02-18T21:38:00Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw ---
**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:** [February 18, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57352 "2018-02-18T21:41:46Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare ---
**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:** [February 18, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57353 "2018-02-18T21:56:58Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell ---
**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:** [February 18, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57354 "2018-02-18T22:07:10Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy ---
**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:** [February 18, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57355 "2018-02-18T23:19:56Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck ---
**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 18, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57356 "2018-02-18T23:46:15Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane ---
**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 19, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57357 "2018-02-19T00:01:47Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 10. My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway ---
**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 19, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57358 "2018-02-19T03:30:35Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 10. My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway 11. Julius Caesar by Shakespeare ---
**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 19, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57359 "2018-02-19T05:26:59Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 10. My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway 11. Julius Caesar by Shakespeare 12. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Made a big impression on me at the time - still a chillingly good favorite. ---
**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 19, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57360 "2018-02-19T13:24:39Z")
Short stories or plays you had to read in high school 1. Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee (Read in both English and French class) 2. The Rocking-Horse Winner, by D.H. Lawrence 3. The Gioconda Smile by Aldous Huxley 4. Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw 5. Othello by Shakespeare 6. Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell 7. How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 8. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck 9. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 10. My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway 11. Julius Caesar by Shakespeare 12. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson 13. Our Town by Thornton Wilder New! Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. ---
**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 19, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57361 "2018-02-19T16:06:34Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. > **[United States Army Special Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)#The_Green_Beret)** > > The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. > The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, information operations, counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and security force assistance. The unit emphasiz... ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57362 "2018-02-19T16:17:00Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57363 "2018-02-19T16:22:48Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. ---
**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 19, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57364 "2018-02-19T16:26:16Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57365 "2018-02-19T17:26:38Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57366 "2018-02-19T18:10:42Z")
Presidential Trivia 1. John F. Kennedy’s stated favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells”. 2. John F. Kennedy authorized the green beret for wear by US Special Forces soldiers. 3. Grover Cleveland is the only president to hang a man. 4. No President has been an only child. 5. George Washington loved him some barbecue. 6. Abraham Lincoln was the first President born outside of the original 13 colonies. 7. Twenty six of the past forty five Presidents served in the military [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2867) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2869)