# 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:** 1268
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25344 "2014-05-06T20:26:34Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25345 "2014-05-06T20:36:40Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) [there’s no big flaming eyeball in the original novel] ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25346 "2014-05-06T20:42:24Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25347 "2014-05-06T21:07:27Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25348 "2014-05-06T21:34:03Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25349 "2014-05-06T22:22:05Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25350 "2014-05-06T22:28:55Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25351 "2014-05-06T23:15:00Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25352 "2014-05-06T23:20:26Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) 9. Cheers (Vera Peterson) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25353 "2014-05-06T23:20:33Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Columbo - Mrs. Columbo ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25354 "2014-05-06T23:21:51Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) 9. Cheers (Vera Peterson) 10. Columbo (Mrs. Columbo) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25355 "2014-05-06T23:27:48Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) 9. Cheers (Vera Peterson) 10. Columbo (Mrs. Columbo) 11. Rhoda (Carlton, the doorman) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25356 "2014-05-06T23:35:37Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) 9. Cheers (Vera Peterson) 10. Columbo (Mrs. Columbo) 11. Rhoda (Carlton, the doorman) 12. Charlie’s Angels (Charlie) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25357 "2014-05-06T23:50:35Z")
Stories in Which a Character is Continually Mentioned But Never Appears 1. The Big Sleep (Rusty Regan) 2. The Lord of the Rings (Sauron) 3. The Maltese Falcon (Miles Archer) 4. Waiting for Guffman (Guffman) 5. The Big Lebowski (Cynthia) 6. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (The Great Pumpkin) 7. Waiting for Godot (Godot) 8. Little Sheba (Come Back Little Sheba [if a dog can be a character]) 9. Cheers (Vera Peterson) 10. Columbo (Mrs. Columbo) 11. Rhoda (Carlton, the doorman) 12. Charlie’s Angels (Charlie) 13. 200 Cigarettes (Elvis Costello) _He makes a cameo over the closing credits, but none of the main characters who have been waiting/looking for him the whole film ever see him._ Next: **People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted** 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25358 "2014-05-07T00:07:26Z")
**People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted** 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25359 "2014-05-07T00:15:03Z")
People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) 3. G G Allin (heroin overdose) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25360 "2014-05-07T00:24:03Z")
People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) 3. G G Allin (heroin overdose) 4. Graham Hill (racecar accident during race) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25361 "2014-05-07T00:34:27Z")
People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) 3. G G Allin (heroin overdose) 4. Graham Hill (racecar accident during race) 5. Jim Morrison (In a drunken stupor, probably fueled by heroin) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25362 "2014-05-07T00:40:55Z")
People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) 3. G G Allin (heroin overdose) 4. Graham Hill (racecar accident during race) 5. Jim Morrison (In a drunken stupor, probably fueled by heroin) 6. Kurt Cobain (suicide) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/25363 "2014-05-07T01:39:19Z")
People who died in pretty much the way one would have predicted 1. Steve Irwin (freak wildlife accident) 2. Dar Robinson (freak motorcycle accident) 3. G G Allin (heroin overdose) 4. Graham Hill (racecar accident during race) 5. Jim Morrison (In a drunken stupor, probably fueled by heroin) 6. Kurt Cobain (suicide) 7. Dale Earnhardt (car racing accident) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1267) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1269)