# 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:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15702 "2013-04-16T22:52:29Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15703 "2013-04-16T23:16:10Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
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### Author:  [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15704 "2013-04-16T23:27:01Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15705 "2013-04-17T02:20:59Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
Okay, the “cats” were saber-toothed tigers.
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15706 "2013-04-17T02:50:08Z")
Oops - forgot to start the topic! :smack:
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15707 "2013-04-17T03:54:03Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
9. Alien (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster (Jones)
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15708 "2013-04-17T17:00:51Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:15707, topic:549173”]
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
9. Alien (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster (Jones)
10. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key (Winkie)
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15709 "2013-04-17T18:28:48Z")
It just occurred to me - Harry Potter’s not really science fiction, is it? Nor _The Coming of the Horseclans_…?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15710 "2013-04-17T18:35:00Z")
Neither was #1, Witches Abroad: it’s simply that science fiction and fantasy often get lumped together under one rubric.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15711 "2013-04-17T18:37:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> Neither was #1, Witches Abroad: it’s simply that science fiction and fantasy often get lumped together under one rubric.
Okay, okay, so I cheated! Sue me! I know very little about fantasy and less about sci-fi, but I wanted to name SOME cat!
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15712 "2013-04-17T18:38:08Z")
That’s why I didn’t answer this one initially (I was going to say Crookshanks)–because I thought I’d get dinged on picking a cat from fantasy rather than sci-fi.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15713 "2013-04-17T18:41:52Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
9. Alien (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster (Jones)
10. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key (Winkie)
11. \*\*\*Star Trek The Next Generation: Before Dishonor \*\*\*(Spot, Data’s old cat)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15714 "2013-04-17T18:43:20Z")
> [@astorian](#):
>
> Okay, okay, so I cheated! Sue me! I know very little about fantasy and less about sci-fi, but I wanted to name SOME cat!
Mmm? Oh, I wasn’t trying to cast blame, just explaining that fantasy works often appear on sci-fi lists. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” -Emerson.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15715 "2013-04-17T18:48:52Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
9. Alien (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster (Jones)
10. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key (Winkie)
11. Star Trek The Next Generation: Before Dishonor (Spot, Data’s old cat)
12. I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett (You, Granny Weatherwax’s cat)
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15716 "2013-04-17T19:48:44Z")
Science-fiction books with cats in them…
1. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Greebo)
2. Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin (Havoc and Mushroom)
3. Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Zap)
4. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, by Robert Heinlein (Pixel)
5. the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (Crookshanks, Hermione’s cat)
6. The Door into Summer by Robert Heinlein (Petronius Arbiter, aka Pete)
7. The Coming of the Horseclans by Robert Adams
8. The Beast Master by Andre Norton (Surra)
9. Alien (novelization) by Alan Dean Foster (Jones)
10. Escape to Witch Mountain by Alexander Key (Winkie)
11. Star Trek The Next Generation: Before Dishonor (Spot, Data’s old cat)
12. I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett (You, Granny Weatherwax’s cat)
13. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett (Maurice)
Next up (in tribute): Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15717 "2013-04-17T19:51:42Z")
Next up (in tribute): Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston
2. Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15718 "2013-04-17T20:02:53Z")
Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston (Dave Loggins)
2. Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
3. Rock and Roll Band (Boston)
ETA - Fixed that up for you **Annie**. Hope you don’t mind.
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15719 "2013-04-17T20:31:22Z")
Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston (Dave Loggins)
2. Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
3. Rock and Roll Band (Boston)
4. Charlie on the MTA (Kingston Trio)
It’s not in the title, but it’s in the chorus
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15720 "2013-04-17T22:24:27Z")
Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston (Dave Loggins)
2. Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
3. Rock and Roll Band (Boston)
4. Charlie on the MTA (Kingston Trio)
5. Dirty Water (the Standells)
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### Author:  [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15721 "2013-04-17T23:28:23Z")
Songs that mention Boston
1. Please Come to Boston (Dave Loggins)
2. Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
3. Rock and Roll Band (Boston)
4. Charlie on the MTA (Kingston Trio)
5. Dirty Water (the Standells)
6. Let it Rock, Bob Seger on the Nine Tonight album
SFC Schwartz
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