# 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:** 1371
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27404 "2014-07-11T21:16:04Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27405 "2014-07-12T02:02:48Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. 9. Thomas Midgley, Jr. contracted polio at age 51 and then created a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He died of strangulation aged 55 when he became accidentally entangled in the ropes of his device. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27406 "2014-07-12T02:09:42Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. 9. Thomas Midgley, Jr. contracted polio at age 51 and then created a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He died of strangulation aged 55 when he became accidentally entangled in the ropes of his device. 10. The \*New York Times \*in the 1920’s often insulted the use of crossword puzzles. In 1925, after having already made a derogatory statement the prior year, the New York Times stated of crossword puzzles, “The craze evidently is dying out fast.” Decades later, extending into current times, the _New York Times_ Sunday edition has the most recognized crossword puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27407 "2014-07-12T02:49:11Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZTop who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. 9. Thomas Midgley, Jr. contracted polio at age 51 and then created a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He died of strangulation aged 55 when he became accidentally entangled in the ropes of his device. 10. The \*New York Times \*in the 1920’s often insulted the use of crossword puzzles. In 1925, after having already made a derogatory statement the prior year, the New York Times stated of crossword puzzles, “The craze evidently is dying out fast.” Decades later, extending into current times, the _New York Times_ Sunday edition has the most recognized crossword puzzle. 11. John Atherton was an Anglican priest, later Bishop, in Ireland in the 17th century who sponsored stricter moral codes that made male:male homosexuality punishable by death. In 1640 Atherton and another priest became two of the- by some accounts THE- first people executed for violating this law. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27408 "2014-07-12T04:24:14Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZ Top who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. 9. Thomas Midgley, Jr. contracted polio at age 51 and then created a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He died of strangulation aged 55 when he became accidentally entangled in the ropes of his device. 10. The New York Times in the 1920’s often insulted the use of crossword puzzles. In 1925, after having already made a derogatory statement the prior year, the New York Times stated of crossword puzzles, “The craze evidently is dying out fast.” Decades later, extending into current times, the New York Times Sunday edition has the most recognized crossword puzzle. 11. John Atherton was an Anglican priest, later Bishop, in Ireland in the 17th century who sponsored stricter moral codes that made male:male homosexuality punishable by death. In 1640 Atherton and another priest became two of the- by some accounts THE- first people executed for violating this law. 12. Jim Fixx, author of the 1977 best-selling book _The Complete Book of Running_ and credited with popularizing running during the Seventies, died of a heart attack after a run. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27409 "2014-07-12T06:21:50Z")
Things that are ironic 1. William Bullock, inventor of the web rotary printing press, was killed when his invention crushed one of his legs. 2. The Alanis Morissette song “Ironic” does not contain a single example of true irony – a fact which is, indeed, ironic. 3. Jimi Heselden, the multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home while riding a Segway. 4. The only member of ZZ Top who does not wear a beard is drummer Frank Beard. 5. Wilmer McLean owned the plantation on which the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major encounter of the Civil War, took place. He wanted to escape the Civil War, so he moved to Appomattox. The Army requistioned his house as a place for Lee to surrender to Grant. He used to claim “The Civil War began in my front yard, and ended in my front parlor”. 6. During Libya’s civil war, Moammar Qaddafi called his enemies “rats.” When he was captured, he was found hiding in a sewer. 7. Union General John Sedgwick was killed by a sniper at Spottsylvania Courthouse. His last words were a dressing down of who had taken cover at the sound of rifle fire; he told them "[The rebels] couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!"just before one hit him in the head. 8. Ted Kennedy voted against John Tower as Defense Secretary on the grounds that Tower was a drunken womanizer. 9. Thomas Midgley, Jr. contracted polio at age 51 and then created a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. He died of strangulation aged 55 when he became accidentally entangled in the ropes of his device. 10. The New York Times in the 1920’s often insulted the use of crossword puzzles. In 1925, after having already made a derogatory statement the prior year, the New York Times stated of crossword puzzles, “The craze evidently is dying out fast.” Decades later, extending into current times, the New York Times Sunday edition has the most recognized crossword puzzle. 11. John Atherton was an Anglican priest, later Bishop, in Ireland in the 17th century who sponsored stricter moral codes that made male:male homosexuality punishable by death. In 1640 Atherton and another priest became two of the- by some accounts THE- first people executed for violating this law. 12. Jim Fixx, author of the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running and credited with popularizing running during the Seventies, died of a heart attack after a run. 13. Jesse Owens wins gold in Berlin, 1936, in Hitler’s front yard. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27410 "2014-07-12T13:25:33Z")
New Topic: An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (_ **Sleepless in Seattle,** _ _ **Joe vs. the Volcano** _, _ **You’ve Got Mail** _) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27411 "2014-07-12T14:14:13Z")
New Topic: An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (_ **Sleepless in Seattle,** _ _ **Joe vs. the Volcano** _, _ **You’ve Got Mail** _) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers **The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio** ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27412 "2014-07-12T14:36:34Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan _**(Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail)**_ 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers _ **The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio** _ 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn _ **Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc.** _ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27413 "2014-07-12T14:52:39Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27414 "2014-07-12T15:20:27Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27415 "2014-07-12T15:30:18Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27416 "2014-07-12T15:51:25Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27417 "2014-07-12T16:18:38Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27418 "2014-07-12T16:31:54Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope 9. Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, the Bourne trilogy ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27419 "2014-07-12T16:41:16Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope 9. Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, the Bourne trilogy 10. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27420 "2014-07-12T17:17:15Z")
:smack: I goofed on #4. Johnny Depp wasn’t in _Big Fish_. I got carried away listing Tim Burton movies. That still leaves six movies they were in together. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27421 "2014-07-12T18:43:09Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope 9. Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, the Bourne trilogy 10. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi 11. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman: An Angel From Texas, Brother Rat and a Baby, and Tugboat Annie Sails Again. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/27422 "2014-07-12T23:17:17Z")
An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope 9. Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, the Bourne trilogy 10. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi 11. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman: An Angel From Texas, Brother Rat and a Baby, and Tugboat Annie Sails Again. 12. John Cleese and Carol Cleveland - Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and Meaning of Life ---
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An Actor and an Actress Who Have Made at least 3 Movies Together 1. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (Sleepless in Seattle, Joe vs. the Volcano, You’ve Got Mail) 2. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Barkleys of Broadway, Swing Time, Flying Down to Rio 3. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn Desk Set, Adam’s Rib, Woman of the Year, etc., etc., etc. 4. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter - Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger 5. Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont - The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, etc. 6. William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols - STI, II and III 7. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland - nine films together including Babes in Arms, Strike Up The Band, and Girl Crazy 8. Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour - Road to Rio, Morocco, Singapore, Zanzibar, Bali, Utopia and Hong Kong; also Bob Hope 9. Matt Damon and Julia Stiles, the Bourne trilogy 10. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi 11. Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman: An Angel From Texas, Brother Rat and a Baby, and Tugboat Annie Sails Again. 12. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1372)