# 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:** 463
**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:** [December 29, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9242 "2011-12-29T21:02:49Z")
Books made into both straight (non-musical) and musical shows/movies 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Auntie Mame 3. Anna and the King of Siam 4. Lost Horizon 5. Les Miserables 6. Confederacy of Dunces 7. The Phantom of the Opera 8. Dracula 9. _People at a Hotel_ by Vicki Baum The basis for the play/movie/musical _Grand Hotel_ ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9243 "2011-12-29T22:07:08Z")
Books made into both straight (non-musical) and musical shows/movies 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Auntie Mame 3. Anna and the King of Siam 4. Lost Horizon 5. Les Miserables 6. Confederacy of Dunces 7. The Phantom of the Opera 8. Dracula 9. People at a Hotel by Vicki Baum 10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn About two dozen film adaptations, ranging from silent to “straight” to musical, plus the stage musicals _Big River_ and _Downriver_. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9244 "2011-12-30T10:41:31Z")
Books made into both straight (non-musical) and musical shows/movies 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Auntie Mame 3. Anna and the King of Siam 4. Lost Horizon 5. Les Miserables 6. Confederacy of Dunces 7. The Phantom of the Opera 8. Dracula 9. People at a Hotel by Vicki Baum 10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 11. The Illuminatus Triology (which had Jim Broadbent and featured a cameo by Robert Anton Wilson himself.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9245 "2011-12-30T18:19:19Z")
Books made into both straight (non-musical) and musical shows/movies 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Auntie Mame 3. Anna and the King of Siam 4. Lost Horizon 5. Les Miserables 6. Confederacy of Dunces 7. The Phantom of the Opera 8. Dracula 9. People at a Hotel by Vicki Baum 10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 11. The Illuminatus Triology 12. Goodbye to Berlin The autobiographical novel by Christopher Isherwood that inspired the play _I Am a Camera_ and the musical _Cabaret_. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9246 "2011-12-30T21:33:43Z")
Books made into both straight (non-musical) and musical shows/movies 1. Silence of the Lambs 2. Auntie Mame 3. Anna and the King of Siam 4. Lost Horizon 5. Les Miserables 6. Confederacy of Dunces 7. The Phantom of the Opera 8. Dracula 9. People at a Hotel by Vicki Baum 10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 11. The Illuminatus Triology 12. Goodbye to Berlin 13. The Three Musketeers (it was a Dutch Musical) new Topic New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9247 "2011-12-30T21:38:56Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9248 "2011-12-30T21:57:39Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9249 "2011-12-31T03:57:40Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread ---
**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:** [December 31, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9250 "2011-12-31T04:08:39Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more ---
**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:** [December 31, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9251 "2011-12-31T07:21:55Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9252 "2011-12-31T18:06:03Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9253 "2012-01-01T21:36:27Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible ---
**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 1, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9254 "2012-01-01T22:00:21Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible 9. Get serious about buying a house ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9255 "2012-01-01T22:02:14Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible 9. Get serious about buying a house 10. Finally accept that Zooey Deschanel would have me slapped with a restraining order if I so much as looked at her ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9256 "2012-01-01T22:05:46Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible 9. Get serious about buying a house 10. Finally accept that Zooey Deschanel would have me slapped with a restraining order if I so much as looked at her 11. Finish my PhD, or die trying ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9257 "2012-01-02T07:48:53Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible 9. Get serious about buying a house 10. Finally accept that Zooey Deschanel would have me slapped with a restraining order if I so much as looked at her 11. Finish my PhD, or die trying 12. Write ---
**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 3, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9258 "2012-01-03T01:02:24Z")
New Years Resolutions: 1. Eat Healthier 2. Quit smoking cigarettes 3. Some form of exercise every day 4. To not waste my time in the Baker’s Dozen thread 5. Volunteer more 6. Stop participating in pointless online arguments 7. Cut down on boozing, especially the night before playing soccer 8. Be more financially responsible 9. Get serious about buying a house 10. Finally accept that Zooey Deschanel would have me slapped with a restraining order if I so much as looked at her 11. Finish my PhD, or die trying 12. Write 13. Persuade my pal Zooey Deschanel that **UFC Is Sux** is actually a really nice person Next category: Movies that you hope to see this year 1. The Hobbit ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9259 "2012-01-03T02:06:40Z")
Movies that you hope to see this year 1. The Hobbit 2. The Dark Knight Rises ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9260 "2012-01-03T02:56:25Z")
Movies that you hope to see this year 1. The Hobbit 2. The Dark Knight Rises 3. Dark Shadows ---
**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 3, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9261 "2012-01-03T03:44:47Z")
Movies that you hope to see this year 1. The Hobbit 2. The Dark Knight Rises 3. Dark Shadows 4. The Avengers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=462) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=464)