# 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:** 1147
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22924 "2014-02-18T15:54:42Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) Not much of a career since, alas. fixed for ninja ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22925 "2014-02-18T16:02:22Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22926 "2014-02-18T17:16:21Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) 10. Jean Dujardin, Best Actor, The Artist (2011) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22927 "2014-02-18T17:24:03Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) 10. Jean Dujardin, Best Actor, The Artist (2011) 11. Linda Hunt, Best Supporting Actress, The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) For playing an Asian dude, no less! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22928 "2014-02-18T17:30:42Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) 10. Jean Dujardin, Best Actor, The Artist (2011) 11. Linda Hunt, Best Supporting Actress, The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) 12. Anne Revere, Best Supporting Actress in _ **National Velvet** _ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22929 "2014-02-18T18:13:57Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) 10. Jean Dujardin, Best Actor, The Artist (2011) 11. Linda Hunt, Best Supporting Actress, The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) 12. Anne Revere, Best Supporting Actress in National Velvet 13. George Arliss, Best Actor in Disraeli (1929) New: Christmas carols and their authors ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22930 "2014-02-18T18:14:50Z")
It’s customary to provide the first entry in your new category, **burpo**. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22931 "2014-02-18T18:17:45Z")
Oscars given to lesser known actors/actresses (use your own judgment) 1. Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Best Supporting Actor, The Killing Fields 2. Marie Dressler, Best Actress, Min and Bill 3. Harold Russell, Best Supporting Actor in Best Years of Our Lives (no acting career before WW2, not much of an acting career after this movie) 4. Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress, Gone With The Wind 5. Anna Magnani, Best Actress, The Rose Tattoo (1955) 6. Miyoshi Umeki, Best Supporting Actress, Sayonara (1957) 7. Katina Paxinou, from For Whom the Bell Tolls 8. Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire (1996) 9. Warner Baxter, Best Actor, In Old Arizona (1930) 10. Jean Dujardin, Best Actor, The Artist (2011) 11. Linda Hunt, Best Supporting Actress, The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) 12. Anne Revere, Best Supporting Actress in National Velvet 13. George Arliss, Best Actor in Disraeli (1929) New: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night–Adolphe Adam (My meds are acting up :eek:) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22932 "2014-02-18T18:26:40Z")
New: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22933 "2014-02-18T18:30:39Z")
New: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night–Adolphe Adam 2. What Child is This? by William Chatterton Dix, (Based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart (Ninja’d.) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22934 "2014-02-18T18:31:21Z")
New: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic ---
**Author:** ![Bellhorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Bellhorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bellhorn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22935 "2014-02-18T18:32:03Z")
New: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears Sears was from my home town, and, as a kid, this carol was sung so much at every school assembly, I wretch when I hear it as an adult. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22936 "2014-02-18T18:34:45Z")
More likely you “retch.” Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22937 "2014-02-18T19:00:39Z")
No, he literally turns old and haggard. Quite a sight to behold with one’s own eyes! :eek: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach. Bach isn’t the only one who has done this work - after all, it was already 400 years old when Bach wrote his rendition. But his is the version you (well, I) hear, so he gets the credit. [In dulci jubilo - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Dulce_Jubilo) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22938 "2014-02-18T19:01:58Z")
Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. Santa’s Super Sleigh - [Peter Brewis](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22939 "2014-02-18T19:04:51Z")
X-post fix: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach 8. Santa’s Super Sleigh - [Peter Brewis](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276751/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22940 "2014-02-18T19:09:56Z")
X-post fix: Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach 8. Santa’s Super Sleigh - Peter Brewis 9. Masters In This Hall - William Morris ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22941 "2014-02-18T19:47:16Z")
Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach 8. Santa’s Super Sleigh - Peter Brewis 9. Masters In This Hall - William Morris 10. “White Christmas” - Irving Berlin ---
**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:** [February 18, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22942 "2014-02-18T20:30:17Z")
Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach 8. Santa’s Super Sleigh - Peter Brewis 9. Masters In This Hall - William Morris 10. “White Christmas” - Irving Berlin 11. Carol of the Bells - written by Mykola Leontovych; lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky Long a favorite of mine. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/22943 "2014-02-18T20:34:53Z")
Christmas carols and their authors 1. O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam 2. What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix (based on “Greensleeves”, trad.) 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory: Words by James Montgomery, Music by Henry Smart 4. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic 5. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Edmund Sears 6. Hallelujah Chorus - G.F. Handel 7. In Dulce Jubilo - J. S. Bach 8. Santa’s Super Sleigh - Peter Brewis 9. Masters In This Hall - William Morris 10. “White Christmas” - Irving Berlin 11. Carol of the Bells - written by Mykola Leontovych; lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky 12. “Hark, The Herald Angels SIng” - music by Felix Mendelssohn, lyrics by Charles Wesley [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1148)