Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley
  3. Fozzie

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley
  3. Fozzie
  4. Rowlf

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”-

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley
  3. Fozzie
  4. Rowlf
  5. Oscar the Grouch

Housekeeping

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley
  3. Fozzie
  4. Rowlf
  5. Oscar the Grouch
  6. Miss Piggy

Favorite Muppets

  1. Kermit the Frog
  2. Guy Smiley
  3. Fozzie
  4. Rowlf
  5. Oscar the Grouch
  6. Miss Piggy
  7. Grover

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

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

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!!!

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.

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

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

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?

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

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”

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

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

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