# 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:** 3499
**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 11, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69969 "2020-01-11T17:58:49Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” ---
**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 11, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69970 "2020-01-11T20:37:56Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” 9. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. ---
**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 11, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69971 "2020-01-11T21:33:45Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” 9. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. 10. Getting a movie made in Hollywood is like trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69972 "2020-01-11T22:49:35Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” 9. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. 10. Getting a movie made in Hollywood is like trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it. 11. “There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” ---
**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 12, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69973 "2020-01-12T04:21:19Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” 9. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. 10. Getting a movie made in Hollywood is like trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it. 11. “There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” 12. “ A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” ---
**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 12, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69974 "2020-01-12T05:05:06Z")
Douglas Adams quotes 1. Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space. - HHGTTG 2. He’s spending a year dead for tax reasons. - HHGTTG (referring to rockstar Hotblack Desiato) 3. What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with. - HHGTTG 4. It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. - ? 5. Or maybe she decided that an evening with your old tutor would be blisteringly dull and opted for the more exhilarating course of washing her hair instead. Dear me, I know what I would have done. It’s only lack of hair that forces me to pursue such a hectic social round these days. - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 6. “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” 7. “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” 8. “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” 9. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen. 10. Getting a movie made in Hollywood is like trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it. 11. “There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” 12. “ A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” 13. If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. That forces you to sort it out in your mind. I’ll pass. ---
**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 12, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69975 "2020-01-12T05:18:52Z")
New! Inspired by the Ravens defeat in the NFL playoffs just now: Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69977 "2020-01-12T08:59:20Z")
Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film The fish was the astrological sign Pisces ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner ---
**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 12, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69980 "2020-01-12T12:05:39Z")
Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman 7. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman 7. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 8. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville ---
**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 12, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/69983 "2020-01-12T13:25:35Z")
Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman 7. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 8. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 9. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman 7. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 8. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 9. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France 10. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell; made into two TV series and an upcoming feature film ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film 4. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 5. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 6. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman 7. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 8. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 9. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France 10. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell; made into two TV series and an upcoming feature film 11. “Peter and the Wolf”, Prokofiev, 1936 ---
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> [@Personal](#): > > 1. “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh,” 1979 film > > The fish was the astrological sign Pisces > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. “The Lion in Winter”, 1968 film based on a play by James Goldman Film is neither literature nor music: [does literature include movies - Google Search](https://is.gd/Cn92zY) Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 4. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 5. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 6. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 7. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France 8. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell; made into two TV series and an upcoming feature film 9. “Peter and the Wolf”, Prokofiev, 1936 ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 4. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 5. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 6. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 7. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France 8. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell; made into two TV series and an upcoming feature film 9. “Peter and the Wolf”, Prokofiev, 1936 10. “Dinosaur,” song by Kesha ---
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Animals in literature or music 1. “The Raven”, poem by Edgar Allan Poe 2. “Macavity the Mystery Cat,” poem by T.S. Eliot 3. “Black Beauty,” 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, filmed several times 4. “Ordinary Wolves”, by Seth Kantner 5. “Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saëns 6. “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville 7. “Penguin Island” by Anatole France 8. “Clifford the Big Red Dog” by Norman Bridwell; made into two TV series and an upcoming feature film 9. “Peter and the Wolf”, Prokofiev, 1936 10. “Dinosaur,” song by Kesha 11. “The Half-brothers” an 1859 short story by Elizabeth Gaskell, the first appearance of Lassie [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3500)