# 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:** 695
**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 9, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13882 "2013-01-09T06:07:57Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. _Lost_ 3. _Lord of the Flies_ (by William Golding) 4. [Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_%28novel%29), by Aldus Huxley 5. _Robinson Crusoe_ by Daniel Defoe 6. _Cast Away_, by William Broyles, jr and [the inspiration for _Lost_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away#Lost) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13883 "2013-01-09T14:26:26Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13884 "2013-01-09T15:49:36Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13885 "2013-01-09T16:12:32Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 9. The Company by Arabella Edge ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13886 "2013-01-09T16:15:33Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 9. The Company by Arabella Edge 10. Treasure Island - R.L. Stevenson ---
**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 9, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13887 "2013-01-09T16:29:01Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 9. The Company by Arabella Edge 10. Treasure Island - R.L. Stevenson 11. Lt. Robinson Crusoe, U.S.N., starring Dick van Dyke ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13888 "2013-01-09T16:55:15Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 9. The Company by Arabella Edge 10. Treasure Island - R.L. Stevenson 11. Lt. Robinson Crusoe, U.S.N., starring Dick van Dyke 12. The Black Stallion - Walter Farley ---
**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 9, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13889 "2013-01-09T17:05:31Z")
Books/stories/TV series in which one or more characters get stranded on an island: 1. Nerd in Shining Armor, by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2. Lost 3. Lord of the Flies (by William Golding) 4. Island, by Aldus Huxley 5. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 6. Cast Away, by William Broyles, jr and the inspiration for Lost 7. Hagar the Horrible comic strip (a recurring gag) 8. The Tempest, by William Shakespeare 9. The Company by Arabella Edge 10. Treasure Island - R.L. Stevenson 11. Lt. Robinson Crusoe, U.S.N., starring Dick van Dyke 12. The Black Stallion - Walter Farley 13. Escape from New York, starring Kurt Russell Next category: Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison ---
**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 9, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13890 "2013-01-09T17:06:59Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield ---
**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 9, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13891 "2013-01-09T18:09:15Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13892 "2013-01-09T18:30:05Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters ---
**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 9, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13893 "2013-01-09T18:39:25Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13894 "2013-01-09T18:46:33Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13895 "2013-01-09T19:52:01Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica ---
**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 9, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13896 "2013-01-09T20:17:19Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm No, seriously. OSHA studies have shown that farmers have one of the highest accidental death rates in any profession. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13897 "2013-01-09T20:24:51Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm 9. A rain forest (spiders and poison dart frogs and diseases galore oh my) ---
**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 9, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13898 "2013-01-09T20:50:38Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm 9. A rain forest (spiders and poison dart frogs and diseases galore oh my) 10. Crashing a Hell’s Angels party ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13899 "2013-01-09T21:06:31Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm 9. A rain forest (spiders and poison dart frogs and diseases galore oh my) 10. Crashing a Hell’s Angels party 11. The home (plenty of ways to accidentally die) ---
**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:** [January 9, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13900 "2013-01-09T21:10:12Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm 9. A rain forest (spiders and poison dart frogs and diseases galore oh my) 10. Crashing a Hell’s Angels party 11. The home (plenty of ways to accidentally die) 12. Pakistan ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13901 "2013-01-10T01:07:05Z")
Dangerous places 1. An overcrowded prison 2. A battlefield 3. A nuclear test site 4. Shark-infested waters 5. Summiting Mt. Everest 6. A dark alley on the wrong side of town 7. Antarctica 8. A farm 9. A rain forest (spiders and poison dart frogs and diseases galore oh my) 10. Crashing a Hell’s Angels party 11. The home (plenty of ways to accidentally die) 12. Pakistan 13. between me and the coffee machine any work day an easy one - it’ll go quickly Favorite TV Crime/Mystery Drama 1. NCIS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=694) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=696)