# 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:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8482 "2011-11-08T20:35:01Z")

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Next Up: Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8483 "2011-11-08T20:38:50Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings

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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:** [November 8, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8484 "2011-11-08T21:01:59Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8485 "2011-11-09T03:53:35Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind
9. And Then There Were None

The original title of the Agatha Christie work was _Ten Little Niggers_ after the nursery rhyme that later became “Ten Little Indians” and later was mostly scrapped altogether. [Cite](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_None).

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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:** [November 9, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8486 "2011-11-09T04:43:11Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind
9. And Then There Were None
10. The Killer Angels

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8487 "2011-11-09T06:21:06Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind
9. And Then There Were None
10. The Killer Angels
11. Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8488 "2011-11-09T12:05:32Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind
9. And Then There Were None
10. The Killer Angels
11. Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
12. The Lord of the Flies

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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:** [November 9, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8489 "2011-11-09T14:30:41Z")

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Classic works of fiction that include “the n word”

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Huckleberry Finn
3. The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’: A Tale of the Sea
4. The Color Purple
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
6. Native Son
7. I know why the Caged Bird Sings
8. Gone with the Wind
9. And Then There Were None
10. The Killer Angels
11. Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
12. The Lord of the Flies
13. The Green Mile

Since I started this one, I’ll give a pass to someone else for a new topic.

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8490 "2011-11-09T14:40:37Z")

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Taking an answer from the previous category and reinterpreting the question

Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn

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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:** [November 9, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8491 "2011-11-09T14:43:12Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8492 "2011-11-09T14:50:40Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8493 "2011-11-09T15:05:59Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8494 "2011-11-09T15:19:21Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8495 "2011-11-09T17:02:56Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR

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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:** [November 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8496 "2011-11-09T17:08:42Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World (okay, Ian Malcolm was in both, but he was the only one and he was the focus of the second but not the first).

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**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:** [November 9, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8497 "2011-11-09T17:12:14Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World
8. Predator 2

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8498 "2011-11-09T17:13:32Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World
8. Another Part of The Forest

more a of prequel, explores the parents and relatives of the featured characters in The Little Foxes

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8499 "2011-11-09T17:19:38Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World
8. Another Part of The Forest
9. [Showgirls 2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1693110/)

A film I have been long awaiting.

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**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:** [November 9, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8500 "2011-11-09T18:40:29Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World
8. Predator 2
9. Another Part of The Forest
10. [Showgirls 2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1693110/)
11. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8501 "2011-11-09T19:54:53Z")

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Literary or movie “sequels” which explore different characters than the original:

1. Huckleberry Finn
2. Rhett Butler’s People
3. TRON: Legacy
4. Return to Oz
5. Caddyshack II
6. LOTR
7. Jurassic Park: The Lost World
8. Predator 2
9. Another Part of The Forest
10. [Showgirls 2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1693110/)
11. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
12. Silence of the Lambs

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