# 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:** 3037
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60727 "2018-08-09T19:14:18Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60728 "2018-08-09T19:22:26Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) 9. “And Then There Were (N-1)” (Sarah Pinsker) [And Then There Were (N-One) - Uncanny Magazine](https://uncannymagazine.com/article/and-then-there-were-n-one/) ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60729 "2018-08-09T23:22:43Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) 9. “And Then There Were (N-1)” (Sarah Pinsker) [And Then There Were (N-One) - Uncanny Magazine](https://uncannymagazine.com/article/and-then-there-were-n-one/) 10. Rendezvous with Rama (Arther C. Clarke) ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60730 "2018-08-10T01:27:43Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) 9. “And Then There Were (N-1)” (Sarah Pinsker) [https://uncannymagazine.com/article/...re-were-n-one/](https://uncannymagazine.com/article/...re-were-n-one/) 10. Rendezvous with Rama (Arther C. Clarke) 11. The Children of Men (P D James) She’s better known for her Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard mysteries ---
**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 10, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60731 "2018-08-10T03:31:44Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) 9. “And Then There Were (N-1)” (Sarah Pinsker) [https://uncannymagazine.com/article/...re-were-n-one/](https://uncannymagazine.com/article/...re-were-n-one/) 10. Rendezvous with Rama (Arther C. Clarke) 11. The Children of Men (P D James) 12. “Watching Trees Grow” (Peter F. Hamilton) ---
**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 10, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60732 "2018-08-10T03:55:39Z")
Science fiction mysteries: 1. A Death in Versunna (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov) 3. Altered Carbon (Richard K Morgan) 4. Lock In (John Scalzi) 5. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Douglas Adams) 6. The Barbie Murders (John Varley) 7. Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott) 8. GATTACA (dir. Andrew Niccol) 9. “And Then There Were (N-1)” (Sarah Pinsker) 10. Rendezvous with Rama (Arther C. Clarke) 11. The Children of Men (P D James) 12. “Watching Trees Grow” (Peter F. Hamilton) 13. Dark City (dir. Alex Proyas) I seem to find something new in it every time I see it; Roger Ebert added it to his Great Films list years after its release: [Dark City (1998) Official Trailer - Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland Sci-Fi Movie HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9HkO-cGGo) Next category: Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) ---
**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 10, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60733 "2018-08-10T04:25:44Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) Heroine of Grafton’s alphabet series ---
**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 10, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60734 "2018-08-10T04:32:44Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60735 "2018-08-10T04:34:33Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60736 "2018-08-10T05:15:17Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) ---
**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 10, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60737 "2018-08-10T11:51:30Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60738 "2018-08-10T12:26:50Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60739 "2018-08-10T13:05:06Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60740 "2018-08-10T13:22:04Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) 9. Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60741 "2018-08-10T13:26:06Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) 9. Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) 10. Sherlock Hemlock (Sesame Street) ---
**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 10, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60742 "2018-08-10T13:38:02Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) 9. Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) 10. Sherlock Hemlock (Sesame Street) 11. Loveday Brooke (Catherine Louisa Pirkis) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60743 "2018-08-10T13:39:42Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) 9. Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) 10. Sherlock Hemlock (Sesame Street) 11. Loveday Brooke (Catherine Louisa Pirkis) 12. Joe Sixsmith (Reginald Hill) ---
**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 10, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60744 "2018-08-10T14:23:56Z")
Fictional private eyes (and creators) 1. Spenser (Robert B. Parker) 2. Kinsey Milhone (Sue Grafton) 3. Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler) 4. Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) 5. Guy Noir (Garrison Keillor) 6. Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout) 7. Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (Robert Leslie Bellem) 8. Sherlock Holmes (A. Conan Doyle) 9. Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) 10. Sherlock Hemlock (Sesame Street) 11. Loveday Brooke (Catherine Louisa Pirkis) 12. Joe Sixsmith (Reginald Hill) 13. Bernie Rhodenbarr (Lawrence Block) New! Things used to measure time. 14. Sundial ---
**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 10, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60745 "2018-08-10T14:25:37Z")
Things used to measure time. 1. Sundial 2. Mayan Long Count Calendar ---
**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:** [August 10, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60746 "2018-08-10T14:33:15Z")
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