# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 1072
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21424 "2013-12-10T18:42:21Z")
Best Friends of Famous Fictional Characters 1. Emma Jane Watson in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 2. Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series 3. Jim in “Huckleberry Finn” 4. Dr. John H. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes stories 5. Horatio, best friend of Hamlet 6. Sancho Panza, in Don Quixote 7. Spock, who is and shall always be the (best) friend of James T. Kirk 8. Sam Gamgee, Frodo’s best friend in Lord of the Rings 9. Enkidu, friend and companion to Gilgamesh 10. Hobbes, best friend of Calvin 11. Col. Hugh Pickering, best friend of Henry Higgins ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21425 "2013-12-10T18:46:23Z")
Best Friends of Famous Fictional Characters 1. Emma Jane Watson in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 2. Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series 3. Jim in “Huckleberry Finn” 4. Dr. John H. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes stories 5. Horatio, best friend of Hamlet 6. Sancho Panza, in Don Quixote 7. Spock, who is and shall always be the (best) friend of James T. Kirk 8. Sam Gamgee, Frodo’s best friend in Lord of the Rings 9. Enkidu, friend and companion to Gilgamesh 10. Hobbes, best friend of Calvin 11. Col. Hugh Pickering, best friend of Henry Higgins 12. Bubba, best friend of Forrest Gump ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21426 "2013-12-10T18:58:34Z")
Best Friends of Famous Fictional Characters 1. Emma Jane Watson in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 2. Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series 3. Jim in “Huckleberry Finn” 4. Dr. John H. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes stories 5. Horatio, best friend of Hamlet 6. Sancho Panza, in Don Quixote 7. Spock, who is and shall always be the (best) friend of James T. Kirk 8. Sam Gamgee, Frodo’s best friend in Lord of the Rings 9. Enkidu, friend and companion to Gilgamesh 10. Hobbes, best friend of Calvin 11. Col. Hugh Pickering, best friend of Henry Higgins 12. Bubba, best friend of Forrest Gump 13. Shirley, best friend of Laverne New! Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey Yes, it’s his birthday (born 1851) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21427 "2013-12-10T19:02:03Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21428 "2013-12-10T19:05:56Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21429 "2013-12-10T19:13:19Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21430 "2013-12-10T19:33:42Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21431 "2013-12-10T19:39:22Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21432 "2013-12-10T20:10:54Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21433 "2013-12-10T20:44:34Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz That is, “A to Z”: [Atoz | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Atoz) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21434 "2013-12-10T20:49:38Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz 9. Mary Hatch (Bailey) From _It’s a Wonderful Life_, Donna Reed’s character was a spinster librarian in the alternate “George-less” universe. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21435 "2013-12-10T21:03:36Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz 9. Mary Hatch (Bailey) 10. Marian Seeley, of Provo UT (Marian, madame librarian) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21436 "2013-12-10T21:05:34Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz 9. Mary Hatch (Bailey) 10. Marian Seeley, of Provo UT (Marian, madame librarian) 11. Jocasta Nu The Jedi librarian: [Jocasta Nu | Wookieepedia | Fandom](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jocasta_Nu) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21437 "2013-12-10T21:08:53Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz 9. Mary Hatch (Bailey) 10. Marian Seeley, of Provo UT (Marian, madame librarian) 11. Jocasta Nu 12. Mao Zedong Who went on to other things. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21438 "2013-12-10T21:15:04Z")
Famous Librarians (real or fictional) 1. Melvil Dewey 2. Flynn Carsen 3. Marian Paroo 4. Giacomo Casanova 5. Rupert Giles 6. Daniel Boorstin 7. Ook (ook!) 8. Mr. Atoz 9. Mary Hatch (Bailey) 10. Marian Seeley, of Provo UT (Marian, madame librarian) 11. Jocasta Nu 12. Mao Zedong 13. Barbara “Batgirl” Gordon New Topic: Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 14. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in _ **Cool Hand Luke** _) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21439 "2013-12-10T21:22:09Z")
New Topic: Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke) 2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21440 "2013-12-10T22:11:45Z")
New Topic: Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke) 2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”) 3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “[Scooby Snacks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFSLFBAJdBI)” (several lines from _Reservoir Dogs_ and _Pulp Fiction_) ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21441 "2013-12-11T13:18:53Z")
Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke) 2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”) 3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction) 4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from _Casablanca_) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21442 "2013-12-11T13:58:41Z")
Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke) 2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”) 3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction) 4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from _Casablanca_) 5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21443 "2013-12-11T14:15:27Z")
Songs That Include a Sound Bite from a Famous Movie or TV Show 1. Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Civil War” (includes Strother Martin saying “What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate” in Cool Hand Luke) 2. Information Society’s ‘What’s On Your Mind’ (has Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock saying “Pure Energy”) 3. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ “Scooby Snacks” (several lines from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction) 4. Norah Jones’ “Butterflies” (includes Bogart saying “Who are you really, and what were you before?” from Casablanca) 5. Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home” (Has some dialogue including “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.) 6. The Beatles “I am the Walrus”, containing sound bites to a BBC radio broadcast of _King Lear_. (Yeah, technically not TV or movies, but it is the most famous example of this…) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1071) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1073)