# 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:** 3076
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61507 "2018-09-20T11:17:52Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61508 "2018-09-20T11:33:33Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. \*Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green - ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61509 "2018-09-20T12:03:54Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. \*Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green 9. The Body\> Stand By Me\* ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61510 "2018-09-20T13:03:49Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green 9. The Body \> Stand By Me 10. The Dark Fields \> Limitless The book, by Alan Glynn, is good, but much different from the movie and, I think, not as good. One of the few times I prefer the movie to the book. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61511 "2018-09-20T13:14:19Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green 9. The Body \> Stand By Me 10. The Dark Fields \> Limitless 11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? \> Bladerunner ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61512 "2018-09-20T13:20:57Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green 9. The Body \> Stand By Me 10. The Dark Fields \> Limitless 11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? \> Bladerunner 12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone \> Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (via American release book) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61513 "2018-09-20T13:37:55Z")
Books that had their title changed for the movie adaptation 1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption \> The Shawshank Redemption 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory \> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 3. The High Window \> The Brasher Doubloon 4. Octopussy and the Living Daylights \> Octopussy 5. Schindler’s Ark \> Schindler’s List 6. Wiseguy \> Goodfellas 7. A Princess of Mars \> John Carter 8. Make Room! Make Room! \> Soylent Green 9. The Body \> Stand By Me 10. The Dark Fields \> Limitless 11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? \> Bladerunner 12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone \> Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (via American release book) 13. Lifer with Mother Superior \> The Trouble with Angels Next up: Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61514 "2018-09-20T13:47:37Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61515 "2018-09-20T13:48:56Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61516 "2018-09-20T13:52:04Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61517 "2018-09-20T14:42:48Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61518 "2018-09-20T14:47:24Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61519 "2018-09-20T15:13:21Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61520 "2018-09-20T16:12:01Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61521 "2018-09-20T17:24:14Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican 9. Phil - Joan Baez ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61522 "2018-09-20T17:51:08Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican 9. Phil - Joan Baez 10. Whose Garden Was This - John Denver ---
**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:** [September 20, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61523 "2018-09-20T23:53:36Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican 9. Phil - Joan Baez 10. Whose Garden Was This - John Denver 11. My Lady’s a Wild Flying Dove - Country Joe McDonald ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61524 "2018-09-21T00:32:38Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican 9. Phil - Joan Baez 10. Whose Garden Was This - John Denver 11. My Lady’s a Wild Flying Dove - Country Joe McDonald 12. I Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound - Johnny Cash ---
**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:** [September 21, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61525 "2018-09-21T02:51:45Z")
Hit covers of songs written by Tom Paxton, and the people who sang them: 1. The Marvelous Toy - The Chad Mitchell Trio 2. Yuppies in the Sky - Peter, Paul, and Mary 3. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs 4. What Did You Learn in School Today? - Pete Seeger 5. The Last Thing on My Mind - Dolly Parton 6. Goin’ to the Zoo - Raffi 7. Mr. Blue - Clear Light 8. Jennifer’s Rabbit - Val Doonican 9. Phil - Joan Baez 10. Whose Garden Was This - John Denver 11. My Lady’s a Wild Flying Dove - Country Joe McDonald 12. I Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound - Johnny Cash 13. The Ballad of Spiro Agnew - John Denver New! Life experiences you do not wish to repeat. 1. Root canal surgery ---
**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:** [September 21, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61526 "2018-09-21T03:20:30Z")
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