# 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:** 3191
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63808 "2019-01-08T08:08:40Z")
Plausible stories (NO supernatural elements) of Stephen King 1. Rita Hayward and The Shawshank Redemption 2. Misery 3. Gerald’s Game 4. Cujo 5. Big Driver 6. The Body 7. A Good Marriage 8. Apt Pupil 9. The Long Walk 10. Secret Window, Secret Garden 11. Rage ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63809 "2019-01-08T14:55:31Z")
Plausible stories (NO supernatural elements) of Stephen King 1. Rita Hayward and The Shawshank Redemption 2. Misery 3. Gerald’s Game 4. Cujo 5. Big Driver 6. The Body 7. A Good Marriage 8. Apt Pupil 9. The Long Walk 10. Secret Window, Secret Garden 11. Rage 12. Delores Claiborne ---
**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 8, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63810 "2019-01-08T17:18:55Z")
Plausible stories (NO supernatural elements) of Stephen King 1. Rita Hayward and The Shawshank Redemption 2. Misery 3. Gerald’s Game 4. Cujo 5. Big Driver 6. The Body 7. A Good Marriage 8. Apt Pupil 9. The Long Walk 10. Secret Window, Secret Garden 11. Rage 12. Delores Claiborne 13. The Running Man I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63811 "2019-01-08T17:46:55Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to _deliberately_ change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63812 "2019-01-08T17:53:48Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to _deliberately_ change the timeline > > 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 1. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but his hampered by his poor research among other things). ---
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Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but his hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63814 "2019-01-08T18:11:32Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but his hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63815 "2019-01-08T18:16:36Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but his hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. ---
**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 8, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63816 "2019-01-08T18:17:35Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King- The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but his hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. ---
**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 8, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63817 "2019-01-08T19:54:52Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63818 "2019-01-08T20:01:25Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered ---
**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 8, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63819 "2019-01-08T20:08:16Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered 9. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - they try to prevent Lou’s murder by going back in time, only to travel to the future instead ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63820 "2019-01-08T20:19:58Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered 9. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - they try to prevent Lou’s murder by going back in time, only to travel to the future instead 10. Looper (2012) - contract killers hired by criminal syndicates from the future to terminate victims that they send back through time. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63821 "2019-01-08T20:27:08Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered 9. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - they try to prevent Lou’s murder by going back in time, only to travel to the future instead 10. Looper (2012) - contract killers hired by criminal syndicates from the future to terminate victims that they send back through time. 11. The Terminator - An android assassin goes back to the 1980s to kill the woman who will give birth to the leader of the human resistance ---
**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 8, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63822 "2019-01-08T21:25:45Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered 9. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - they try to prevent Lou’s murder by going back in time, only to travel to the future instead 10. Looper (2012) - contract killers hired by criminal syndicates from the future to terminate victims that they send back through time. 11. The Terminator - An android assassin goes back to the 1980s to kill the woman who will give birth to the leader of the human resistance 12. Star Trek: First Contact - The Borg try to prevent the first peaceful meeting between Vulcans and humanity ---
**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 8, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63823 "2019-01-08T21:54:04Z")
Time-travel stories in which someone sets out to deliberately change the timeline 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - The hero tries to stop the JFK assassination 2. A Rebel in Time by Harry Harrison - the villain wishes to arrange for the South to win the Civil War (but is hampered by his poor research among other things). 3. Primer - After discovering time travel, two engineers use it to make money through stock trades. 4. Back to the Future 2 - Old Biff gives the sports almanac to his 1955 younger version with the intent of making a fortune. 5. Behold the Man, Michael Moorcock - the protagonist travels to 28 AD with the intention of meeting Jesus. He sees that the infant Jesus is intellectually disabled, so he takes his place and intentionally recreates all the tales of Jesus. 6. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny - the hero’s an idealistic merc who brings anachronistic weaponry to the losing side of causes he champions. 7. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove - South African neo-Nazis give Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army machine guns 8. The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek TOS: Kirk and Spock follow McCoy back in time to correct what McCoy altered 9. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - they try to prevent Lou’s murder by going back in time, only to travel to the future instead 10. Looper (2012) - contract killers hired by criminal syndicates from the future to terminate victims that they send back through time. 11. The Terminator - An android assassin goes back to the 1980s to kill the woman who will give birth to the leader of the human resistance 12. Star Trek: First Contact - The Borg try to prevent the first peaceful meeting between Vulcans and humanity 13. The Time Tunnel (1966 TV series) - Dr Tony Newman tries to prevent the sinking of the Titanic New Titles containing the word “time” 1. Somewhere in Time, 1981 film ---
**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 8, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63824 "2019-01-08T22:13:18Z")
Titles containing the word “time” 1. Somewhere in Time, 1981 film 2. Time After Time, 1979 film Great film. H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper into the future: [Time After Time (1979 film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_After_Time_(1979_film)) ---
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Titles containing the word “time” 1. Somewhere in Time, 1981 film 2. Time After Time, 1979 film 3. Playing for Time, 1980 TV movie ---
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Titles containing the word “time” 1. Somewhere in Time, 1981 film 2. Time After Time, 1979 film 3. Playing for Time, 1980 TV movie 4. “Time’s Arrow”, Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode ---
**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 8, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/63827 "2019-01-08T22:53:40Z")
Titles containing the word “time” 1. Somewhere in Time, 1981 film 2. Time After Time, 1979 film 3. Playing for Time, 1980 TV movie 4. “Time’s Arrow”, Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode 5. Time Enough For Love, by Robert A. Heinlein [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3192)