# 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:** 3324
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66468 "2019-07-04T12:41:38Z")
1960s sitcoms 1. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 2. Bewitched 3. Hogan’s Heroes 4. Green Acres 5. Gilligan’s Island 6. I Dream Of Jeannie 7. Get Smart 8. The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 9. The Brady Bunch 10. The Andy Griffith Show 11. F Troop 12. The Addams Family ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66469 "2019-07-04T12:49:50Z")
1960s sitcoms 1. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 2. Bewitched 3. Hogan’s Heroes 4. Green Acres 5. Gilligan’s Island 6. I Dream Of Jeannie 7. Get Smart 8. The Courtship of Eddie’s Father 9. The Brady Bunch 10. The Andy Griffith Show 11. F Troop 12. The Addams Family 13. McHale’s Navy Pass ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66470 "2019-07-04T13:36:06Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père And by Literature I mean something that would be on a required reading list at school. No Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66471 "2019-07-04T13:50:17Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana And by Literature I mean something that would be on a required reading list at school. No Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66472 "2019-07-04T15:07:40Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton ---
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The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry I mean, I think. I was pretty young. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66474 "2019-07-04T17:56:48Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane It may have been Silas Marner, except I slept through that one. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66475 "2019-07-04T20:20:47Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott I think. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66476 "2019-07-04T20:28:21Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Required reading one summer for prep school. Loved it! ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66477 "2019-07-05T04:20:33Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66478 "2019-07-05T11:26:47Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 9. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes ---
**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:** [July 5, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66479 "2019-07-05T14:02:11Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 9. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 10. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck ---
**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:** [July 5, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66480 "2019-07-05T23:45:55Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 9. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 10. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 11. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell ---
**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:** [July 6, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66481 "2019-07-06T01:47:40Z")
The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 9. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 10. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 11. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell 12. Lord of the Flies by William Golding ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66482 "2019-07-07T12:23:46Z")
Guess I’ll get a second one in The First Work of Literature You Read. 1. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père 2. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana 3. Lost Horizon, by James Hilton 4. Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry 5. The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane 6. Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott 7. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 8. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 9. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 10. Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 11. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell 12. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 13. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Next: Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers ---
**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:** [July 7, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66483 "2019-07-07T12:40:49Z")
Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner ---
**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:** [July 7, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66484 "2019-07-07T13:03:09Z")
Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner 3. I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66485 "2019-07-07T13:06:56Z")
Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner 3. I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King 4. Earthquake by Ronnie Milsap ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66486 "2019-07-07T13:34:51Z")
Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner 3. I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King 4. Earthquake by Ronnie Milsap 5. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC ---
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Songs with lyrics referencing earthquakes 1. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner 3. I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King 4. Earthquake by Ronnie Milsap 5. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC 6. All Shook Up - Elvis [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3325)