# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5164 "2021-03-11T04:16:53Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5165 "2021-03-11T05:33:28Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5166 "2021-03-11T12:19:15Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni

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**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5167 "2021-03-11T14:10:32Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni
9. Several, including a particularly prominent one, to the little boy in _The Sixth Sense_

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5168 "2021-03-11T14:33:19Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni
9. Several, including a particularly prominent one, to the little boy in _The Sixth Sense_
10. Caspar

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5169 "2021-03-11T15:28:55Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni
9. Several, including a particularly prominent one, to the little boy in _The Sixth Sense_
10. Caspar
11. The Ghost of Ben Franklin appears to Deadpool, Doctor Strange, etc. in the Deadpool “Dead Presidents” books (2012).

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5170 "2021-03-11T16:40:17Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni
9. Several, including a particularly prominent one, to the little boy in _The Sixth Sense_
10. Caspar
11. The Ghost of Ben Franklin appears to Deadpool, Doctor Strange, etc. in the Deadpool “Dead Presidents” books (2012).
12. Slimer from The Ghostbusters

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**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:** [March 11, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5171 "2021-03-11T17:41:29Z")

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Ghosts in legend, fiction, film, song, and, if known, who sees them

1. Julius Caesar’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Brutus
2. Banquo’s ghost, in Shakespeare, appears to Macbeth
3. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, from the English Music Hall song _With 'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm_ performed by Stanley Holloway, appears to various guards and Henry VIII
4. Captain Gregg’s ghost appears to Lucy Muir, in the 1947 film, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ .
5. Nearly Headless Nick, from the “Harry Potter” franchise, seen by everyone.
6. Eugene Greenhilt, from _The Order of the Stick_ webcomic, appears to his son Roy
7. The ghosts seen by Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”
8. The Commendatore in Don Giovanni
9. Several, including a particularly prominent one, to the little boy in _The Sixth Sense_
10. Caspar
11. The Ghost of Ben Franklin appears to Deadpool, Doctor Strange, etc. in the Deadpool “Dead Presidents” books (2012).
12. Slimer from The Ghostbusters
13. Carmen Miranda’s Ghost, from the song of the same name by Leslie Fish, seen by half of the staff of Space Station 3.

_Don’t go down the cargo bay when there’s no ship in dock  
You just might hear [maracas](https://genius.com/Leslie-fish-carmen-mirandas-ghost-lyrics#note-19541207) clack and get a nasty shock  
And if you hear a [rumba](https://genius.com/Leslie-fish-carmen-mirandas-ghost-lyrics#note-19541219) beat, don’t pass the mess room door  
You just might see a [tangerine](https://genius.com/Leslie-fish-carmen-mirandas-ghost-lyrics#note-19541222) come rolling down the floor_

**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5172 "2021-03-11T18:13:39Z")

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Okay I’ll take the professor’s text and run with that…

**Boats / ships / vessels you’ve been on**

1. My friend’s speed boat, on Lake Don Pedro, CA.

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5173 "2021-03-11T19:21:03Z")

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**Boats / ships / vessels you’ve been on**

1. My friend’s speed boat, on Lake Don Pedro, CA.
2. [USS Lexington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_(CV-16)) - Retired. Currently a museum in Corpus Christi, TX

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5174 "2021-03-11T19:50:59Z")

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What happened to Knights of the Round Table?

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5175 "2021-03-11T20:17:33Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5176 "2021-03-11T20:23:17Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore

Known for his hunt for the Questing Beast

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5177 "2021-03-11T20:41:28Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard

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**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:** [March 12, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5178 "2021-03-12T04:49:28Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram

I’m just now reading Thomas Berger’s excellent _Arthur Rex_, as it happens.

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5179 "2021-03-12T07:50:06Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram
6. Sir Galahad

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram
6. Sir Galahad
7. Sir Gaheris

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5181 "2021-03-12T13:55:56Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram
6. Sir Galahad
7. Sir Gaheris
8. Sir Percival

or Peredur, Perceval, Parzival, Parsifal but also Par·Oz or Parival

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5182 "2021-03-12T15:45:11Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram
6. Sir Galahad
7. Sir Gaheris
8. Sir Percival
9. Sir Bors the Younger

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**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5183 "2021-03-12T15:45:53Z")

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**Knights of the Round Table**

1. Sir Lancelot du Lac
2. Sir Gawain
3. Sir Pellinore
4. Yvain the Bastard
5. Sir Tristram
6. Sir Galahad
7. Sir Gaheris
8. Sir Percival
9. Sir Bors the Younger
10. Sir Bedivere

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