# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 377
**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:** [September 24, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7524 "2021-09-24T14:17:30Z")
Because it’s one of those months, words that end in **mber** or **mbre** 1. timbre 2. dismember 3. beachcomber 4. umber 5. remember 6. plumber 7. ombré 8. amber 9. cucumber 10. encumber 11. chamber 12. slumber 13. hombre It’s Jim Henson’s birthday **Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7525 "2021-09-24T14:29:43Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7526 "2021-09-24T14:40:53Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7527 "2021-09-24T15:16:32Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7528 "2021-09-24T16:16:24Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Oscar the Grouch _(I used to carry a small stuffed Oscar peeking out of one of my jersey pockets back during my RAGBRAI days)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 24, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7529 "2021-09-24T17:08:02Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch Housekeeping ---
**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:** [September 24, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7530 "2021-09-24T17:31:15Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7531 "2021-09-24T20:14:53Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7532 "2021-09-24T21:39:09Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth ---
**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:** [September 25, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7533 "2021-09-25T01:06:16Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth 9. Gonzo ---
**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:** [September 25, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7534 "2021-09-25T02:29:08Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth 9. Gonzo 10. Animal! ANIMAL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7535 "2021-09-25T09:29:23Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth 9. Gonzo 10. Animal! ANIMAL!!! 11. Waldorf Or Statler. Either way. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7536 "2021-09-26T00:22:44Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth 9. Gonzo 10. Animal! ANIMAL!!! 11. Waldorf 12. Beaker ---
**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:** [September 26, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7537 "2021-09-26T02:14:11Z")
**Favorite Muppets** 1. Kermit the Frog 2. Guy Smiley 3. Fozzie 4. Rowlf 5. Oscar the Grouch 6. Miss Piggy 7. Grover 8. Dr. Teeth 9. Gonzo 10. Animal! ANIMAL!!! 11. Waldorf 12. Beaker 13. Sam the Eagle Next up: **Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7538 "2021-09-26T04:36:21Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites I wonder if Bartleby has some kind of oppositional disorder? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7539 "2021-09-26T12:46:38Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites 3. Mr. Bumble, of _Oliver Twist_ by Charles Dickens - arrogant, unfeeling, self-important fatuous tyrant ---
**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:** [September 26, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7540 "2021-09-26T13:32:30Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites 3. Mr. Bumble, of _Oliver Twist_ by Charles Dickens - arrogant, unfeeling, self-important fatuous tyrant 4. Gus Webb, in Ayn Rand’s _The Fountainhead_ - vulgar, nihilistic, anti-intellectual “second hander” ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7541 "2021-09-26T18:26:47Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites 3. Mr. Bumble, of _Oliver Twist_ by Charles Dickens - arrogant, unfeeling, self-important fatuous tyrant 4. Gus Webb, in Ayn Rand’s _The Fountainhead_ - vulgar, nihilistic, anti-intellectual “second hander” 5. Severus Snape, _Harry Potter_ series - all because Lily loved another ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7542 "2021-09-26T20:06:27Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites 3. Mr. Bumble, of _Oliver Twist_ by Charles Dickens - arrogant, unfeeling, self-important fatuous tyrant 4. Gus Webb, in Ayn Rand’s _The Fountainhead_ - vulgar, nihilistic, anti-intellectual “second hander” 5. Severus Snape, _Harry Potter_ series - all because Lily loved another 6. Jenny Schecter, _The L Word_ - Selfish, narcissistic, sociopathic, gateway character ---
**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:** [September 27, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/7543 "2021-09-27T04:15:08Z")
**Least favorite fictional characters who aren’t outright villains - and five words to explain why** 1. The title character of _Bartleby the Scrivener_ by Herman Melville - maddeningly unhelpful; should be fired 2. Mrs. Norris in Jane Austen’s _Mansfield Park_ - officious, interfering, mean, plays favorites 3. Mr. Bumble, of _Oliver Twist_ by Charles Dickens - arrogant, unfeeling, self-important fatuous tyrant 4. Gus Webb, in Ayn Rand’s _The Fountainhead_ - vulgar, nihilistic, anti-intellectual “second hander” 5. Severus Snape, _Harry Potter_ series - all because Lily loved another 6. Jenny Schecter, _The L Word_ - Selfish, narcissistic, sociopathic, gateway character 7. Toby Ziegler, _The West Wing_ - Arrogant, waspish, bossy, sarcastic jerk [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=376) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=378)