# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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\
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**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 8, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66508 "2019-07-08T13:25:40Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66509 "2019-07-08T17:17:17Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A [Super 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(2011_film)) crossover

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**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 8, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66510 "2019-07-08T22:32:58Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.

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**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 9, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66511 "2019-07-09T00:00:44Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”

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**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 9, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66512 "2019-07-09T19:20:13Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”

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**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 9, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66513 "2019-07-09T19:41:33Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.

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**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 9, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66514 "2019-07-09T20:05:15Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.
9. A new girl comes to town, gets bullied, wreaks deadly havoc at the prom with telekinetic powers, goes by “Carrie”

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**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 9, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66515 "2019-07-09T21:14:39Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.
9. A new girl comes to town, gets bullied, wreaks deadly havoc at the prom with telekinetic powers, goes by “Carrie”
10. Hopper has been the Demogorgon all along.

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**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 9, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66516 "2019-07-09T23:33:15Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.
9. A new girl comes to town, gets bullied, wreaks deadly havoc at the prom with telekinetic powers, goes by “Carrie”
10. Hopper has been the Demogorgon all along.
11. Thousands of Chinese soldiers and scientists are found under the high school gym, thousands of Libyan soldiers and scientists are found under a warehouse, thousands of Cuban soldiers and scientists are found under the fellowship hall of the church. And thousands of Panamanian soldiers and scientists are found under city hall.

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**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 10, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66517 "2019-07-10T02:21:17Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.
9. A new girl comes to town, gets bullied, wreaks deadly havoc at the prom with telekinetic powers, goes by “Carrie”
10. Hopper has been the Demogorgon all along.
11. Thousands of Chinese soldiers and scientists are found under the high school gym, thousands of Libyan soldiers and scientists are found under a warehouse, thousands of Cuban soldiers and scientists are found under the fellowship hall of the church. And thousands of Panamanian soldiers and scientists are found under city hall.
12. The killer tomatoes attack: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clqDkCJs19s)

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**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 10, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66518 "2019-07-10T02:59:23Z")

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Future Stranger Things plot twists you’d like to see

1. Eleven does battle with Freddie Kreuger
2. Stranger Things: The College Years
3. The boys run off to the big city to become wealthy investment bankers and do coke.
4. A Super 8 crossover
5. Will gets suckered into buying 4th edition D&D books.
6. A new girl arrives in town, joins the school cheerleading squad, kills a demogorgon with a wooden stake, goes by “Buffy”
7. Patricks Duffy and Stewart step out of the shower together; reveal the previous season was “all a dream”
8. The kids get launched into the far off future of 1999.
9. A new girl comes to town, gets bullied, wreaks deadly havoc at the prom with telekinetic powers, goes by “Carrie”
10. Hopper has been the Demogorgon all along.
11. Thousands of Chinese soldiers and scientists are found under the high school gym, thousands of Libyan soldiers and scientists are found under a warehouse, thousands of Cuban soldiers and scientists are found under the fellowship hall of the church. And thousands of Panamanian soldiers and scientists are found under city hall.
12. The killer tomatoes attack: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clqDkCJs19s)
13. A British Army colonel steps into frame and says sternly, “Stop it, stop it! It’s all gotten far too silly!”

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin

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**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66519 "2019-07-10T06:41:09Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. _The Sandman_, by Neil Gaiman

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**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66520 "2019-07-10T13:15:47Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ by Douglas Adams

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**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66521 "2019-07-10T13:17:42Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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**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:** [July 10, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66522 "2019-07-10T13:46:20Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never _attempted_ to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss

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**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 10, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66523 "2019-07-10T16:38:37Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never attempted to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss
6. Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett

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**Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66524 "2019-07-10T17:39:53Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never attempted to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss
6. Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett
7. “I got two problems selling machine guns to people like you. The first is selling machine guns. That’s life in this state. The second is selling to people like you. You’re not honest.” The Friends of Eddie Coyle, George V. Higgins

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**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 10, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66525 "2019-07-10T18:03:40Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things. “Tuf Voyaging” by George R.R. Martin
2. When in doubt, follow your fish. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never attempted to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss
6. Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett
7. “I got two problems selling machine guns to people like you. The first is selling machine guns. That’s life in this state. The second is selling to people like you. You’re not honest.” The Friends of Eddie Coyle, George V. Higgins
8. “An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do NOT marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you DO.” --Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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**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 11, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66526 "2019-07-11T01:06:26Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. “Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things.” Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
2. “When in doubt, follow your fish.” The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never attempted to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss
6. “Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.” Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
7. “I got two problems selling machine guns to people like you. The first is selling machine guns. That’s life in this state. The second is selling to people like you. You’re not honest.” The Friends of Eddie Coyle, George V. Higgins
8. “An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do NOT marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you DO.” --Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
9. "“Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!” The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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**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:** [July 11, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66527 "2019-07-11T01:14:57Z")

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A good line from a favorite book of yours

1. “Her name was Tolly Mune, but in the histories they call her all sorts of things.” Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
2. “When in doubt, follow your fish.” The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman
3. “Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don’t.” - Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. “We’ll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
5. "Max the Silent’s reputation was so well known that when he was arraigned for attempted murder and the judge said “You have the right to remain silent” nobody laughed. They all knew that Max never attempted to murder anyone. "–Flood by Andrew Vachss
6. “Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.” Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
7. “I got two problems selling machine guns to people like you. The first is selling machine guns. That’s life in this state. The second is selling to people like you. You’re not honest.” The Friends of Eddie Coyle, George V. Higgins
8. “An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do NOT marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you DO.” --Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
9. "“Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!” The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
10. “Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide.” - Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

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