# 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:** 633
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12642 "2012-10-13T04:00:50Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado ---
**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:** [October 13, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12643 "2012-10-13T04:11:54Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm ---
**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:** [October 13, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12644 "2012-10-13T04:27:20Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise The next-to-last stanza is my favorite: [To One in Paradise by Edgar Allan Poe](http://www.online-literature.com/poe/2145/) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12645 "2012-10-13T04:41:49Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12646 "2012-10-13T04:45:59Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado 10. The Raven ---
**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:** [October 13, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12647 "2012-10-13T04:57:25Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado 10. The Raven 11. The Murders in the Rue Morgue The first detective mystery ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12648 "2012-10-13T05:04:26Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado 10. The Raven 11. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 12. The Tell-Tale Heart ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12649 "2012-10-13T05:04:27Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado 10. The Raven 11. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 12. Never Bet the Devil Your Head ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12650 "2012-10-13T08:18:28Z")
Stories or poems by Edgar Allan Poe 1. Annabel Lee 2. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3. The Pit and the Pendulum 4. The Masque of the Red Death 5. The Fall of the House of Usher 6. The Cask of Amontillado 7. The Conqueror Worm 8. To One in Paradise 9. Eldorado 10. The Raven 11. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 12. The Tell-Tale Heart 13. Never Bet The Devil Your Head That’s 13, actually. The 13th wasn’t mine, thus I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12651 "2012-10-13T12:13:31Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12652 "2012-10-13T14:58:42Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12653 "2012-10-13T15:14:05Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12654 "2012-10-13T15:40:52Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12655 "2012-10-13T18:35:17Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12656 "2012-10-13T18:54:55Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12657 "2012-10-13T20:53:18Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12658 "2012-10-13T22:15:34Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12659 "2012-10-13T22:47:08Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson (a.k.a., Mr. October), 1977 World Series ---
**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:** [October 13, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12660 "2012-10-13T22:56:14Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS 9. Orel Hershiser, 1988 World Series ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12661 "2012-10-14T01:20:48Z")
October baseball heroes, give year and serie(s). 1. David Ortiz, 2004 ALCS 2. Reggie Jackson, 1977 WS 3. Lew Burdette in 1957 WS 4. Gene Tenace, 1972 WS 5. Johnny Podres, 1955 World Series 6. Willie Mays, 1954 WS 7. Joe Carter, 1993 WS 8. Will Clark, 1989 NLCS 9. Orel Hershiser, 1988 World Series 10. Bob Gibson, 1967 WS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=632) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=634)