# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 379
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**Fictional Characters in real or fictional armed forces** 1. Horatio Hornblower, Royal Navy, in the series by C.S.Forester 2. Captain 1st rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Red Fleet, from _The Hunt for Red October_ by Tom Clancy 3. Private Billy Pilgrim, US Army, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut 4. Corpsman Rhomann Dey, Nova Corps, _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 5. Colonel Nathan Jessep, US Marine Corps, _A Few Good Men_ 6. Private James Francis Ryan, US Army, _Saving Private Ryan_ 7. Captain Jack “Lucky Jack” Aubrey, Royal British Navy, _Master and Commander_ 8. Harry Flashman, _11th Regiment of Light Dragoons_ 9. Major Major Major Major, US Army, _Catch-22_, by Joseph Heller 10. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, US Marine Corps, _Full Metal Jacket_ ---
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**Fictional Characters in real or fictional armed forces** 1. Horatio Hornblower, Royal Navy, in the series by C.S.Forester 2. Captain 1st rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Red Fleet, from _The Hunt for Red October_ by Tom Clancy 3. Private Billy Pilgrim, US Army, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut 4. Corpsman Rhomann Dey, Nova Corps, _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 5. Colonel Nathan Jessep, US Marine Corps, _A Few Good Men_ 6. Private James Francis Ryan, US Army, _Saving Private Ryan_ 7. Captain Jack “Lucky Jack” Aubrey, Royal British Navy, _Master and Commander_ 8. Harry Flashman, _11th Regiment of Light Dragoons_ 9. Major Major Major Major, US Army, _Catch-22_, by Joseph Heller 10. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, US Marine Corps, _Full Metal Jacket_ 11. Private Henry Fleming, 304th New York Infantry Regiment, _The Red Badge of Courage_ by Stephen Crane ---
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**Fictional Characters in real or fictional armed forces** 1. Horatio Hornblower, Royal Navy, in the series by C.S.Forester 2. Captain 1st rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Red Fleet, from _The Hunt for Red October_ by Tom Clancy 3. Private Billy Pilgrim, US Army, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut 4. Corpsman Rhomann Dey, Nova Corps, _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 5. Colonel Nathan Jessep, US Marine Corps, _A Few Good Men_ 6. Private James Francis Ryan, US Army, _Saving Private Ryan_ 7. Captain Jack “Lucky Jack” Aubrey, Royal British Navy, _Master and Commander_ 8. Harry Flashman, _11th Regiment of Light Dragoons_ 9. Major Major Major Major, US Army, _Catch-22_, by Joseph Heller 10. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, US Marine Corps, _Full Metal Jacket_ 11. Private Henry Fleming, 304th New York Infantry Regiment, _The Red Badge of Courage_ by Stephen Crane 12. Admiral Jack Norrington, British Royal Navy, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ films ---
**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:** [May 24, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7564 "2025-05-24T20:31:55Z")
**Fictional Characters in real or fictional armed forces** 1. Horatio Hornblower, Royal Navy, in the series by C.S. Forester 2. Captain First Rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Red Fleet, from _The Hunt for Red October_ by Tom Clancy 3. Private Billy Pilgrim, US Army, _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut 4. Corpsman Rhomann Dey, Nova Corps, _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 5. Colonel Nathan Jessep, US Marine Corps, _A Few Good Men_ 6. Private James Francis Ryan, US Army, _Saving Private Ryan_ 7. Captain John “Lucky Jack” Aubrey, British Royal Navy, _Master and Commander_ 8. Harry Flashman, _11th Regiment of Light Dragoons_ 9. Major Major Major Major, US Army Air Forces, _Catch-22_, by Joseph Heller 10. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, US Marine Corps, _Full Metal Jacket_ 11. Private Henry Fleming, 304th New York Infantry Regiment, _The Red Badge of Courage_ by Stephen Crane 12. Admiral Jack Norrington, British Royal Navy, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ films 13. Capt. James T. Kirk, Federation Starfleet, _Star Trek_ TV show and films Next up: **Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln, noted Illinois trial lawyer before his election as President 9. Harlan Fiske Stone, appointed an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Calvin Coolidge, Republican of Massachusetts, and promoted to Chief Justice of the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat of New York ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln, noted Illinois trial lawyer before his election as President 9. Harlan Fiske Stone, appointed an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Calvin Coolidge, Republican of Massachusetts, and promoted to Chief Justice of the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat of New York 10. Mahatma Gandhi. Called to the bar in London in 1891; known for his campaign for Indian independence and civil rights. ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln, noted Illinois trial lawyer before his election as President 9. Harlan Fiske Stone, appointed an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Calvin Coolidge, Republican of Massachusetts, and promoted to Chief Justice of the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat of New York 10. Mahatma Gandhi. Called to the bar in London in 1891; known for his campaign for Indian independence and civil rights. 11. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, started The Innocence Project using DNA technology to exonerate wrongly accused prisoners, freed over 250 people since. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7575 "2025-05-25T14:26:53Z")
**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln, noted Illinois trial lawyer before his election as President 9. Harlan Fiske Stone, appointed an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Calvin Coolidge, Republican of Massachusetts, and promoted to Chief Justice of the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat of New York 10. Mahatma Gandhi. Called to the bar in London in 1891; known for his campaign for Indian independence and civil rights. 11. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, started The Innocence Project using DNA technology to exonerate wrongly accused prisoners, freed over 250 people since. 12. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and the first commissioner of baseball. ---
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**Admirable judges and lawyers** 1. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., US Supreme Court 2. Justice Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court 3. Constance Baker Motley, 1st black female federal judge 4. Clarence Darrow, noted defense attorney whose clients included John T. Scopes 5. Crystal Eastman, founding member of the ACLU 6. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court 7. Daniel Webster. US congressman, statesman, and _(according to Stephen Vincent Benét)_ the only lawyer to ever win a case against the Devil 8. Abraham Lincoln, noted Illinois trial lawyer before his election as President 9. Harlan Fiske Stone, appointed an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by President Calvin Coolidge, Republican of Massachusetts, and promoted to Chief Justice of the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat of New York 10. Mahatma Gandhi. Called to the bar in London in 1891; known for his campaign for Indian independence and civil rights. 11. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, started The Innocence Project using DNA technology to exonerate wrongly accused prisoners, freed over 250 people since. 12. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and the first commissioner of baseball. 13. Ralph Nader, activist lawyer and political spoiler pass ---
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**More admirable judges and lawyers** 1. John Adams-The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre ---
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**More admirable judges and lawyers** 1. John Adams-The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre 2. John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in _The United States v. Amistad_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/7579 "2025-05-25T18:31:05Z")
**More admirable judges and lawyers** 1. John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre 2. John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in _The United States v. Amistad_ 3. William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7 ---
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**More admirable judges and lawyers** 1. John Adams - The defending lawyer for the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre 2. John Quincy Adams - defended slaves in _The United States v. Amistad_ 3. William Kunstler - lead defender of the Chicago 7 4. Gloria Allred - noted for taking on high-profile cases, especially feminist causes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=378) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=380)