# 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:** 1436
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28704 "2014-08-27T14:14:22Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in **Jaws**. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28705 "2014-08-27T14:23:22Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28706 "2014-08-27T14:33:25Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28707 "2014-08-27T14:55:09Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated 9. Peter Parker in Spider-Man (at first). Toby Maguire ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28708 "2014-08-27T15:29:08Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated 9. Peter Parker in Spider-Man (at first). Toby Maguire 10. Patrick Stewart, the heavy in Conspiracy Theory [http://starwrecked.com/contents/other-parts/Next-Generation-Patrick-Stewart-Captain-Jean-Luc-Picard/Conspiracy-Theory-Doctor-Jonas-14.jpg](http://starwrecked.com/contents/other-parts/Next-Generation-Patrick-Stewart-Captain-Jean-Luc-Picard/Conspiracy-Theory-Doctor-Jonas-14.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28709 "2014-08-27T15:30:49Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated 9. Peter Parker in Spider-Man (at first). Toby Maguire 10. Patrick Stewart, the heavy in Conspiracy Theory 11. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) in “A Christmas Story” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28710 "2014-08-27T15:34:18Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated 9. Peter Parker in Spider-Man (at first). Toby Maguire 10. Patrick Stewart, the heavy in Conspiracy Theory 11. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) in “A Christmas Story” 12. Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva) in 1776 [![](https://knoopie.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/1776-4.jpg) ](https://knoopie.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/1776-4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dunkleosteus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkleosteus/32/9331_2.png) [@dunkleosteus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunkleosteus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28711 "2014-08-27T16:03:13Z")
A film role in which the character wore glasses 1. Scout’s dad in To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck 2. Harry Potter in the eponymous film octet. Daniel Radcliffe 3. Piggy in Lord of the Flies. Danuel Pipoly 4. Secret agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) in The Ipcress File. 5. Merlin in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone. 6. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) in Jaws. 7. Clark Kent in Superman (Christopher Reeve). 8. Jonathan Safran Foer (as himself) in Everything is Illuminated 9. Peter Parker in Spider-Man (at first). Toby Maguire 10. Patrick Stewart, the heavy in Conspiracy Theory 11. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) in “A Christmas Story” 12. Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva) in 1776 13. James Gordon - Gary Oldman - The Dark Knight The reason you chose your username: 14. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28712 "2014-08-27T16:05:06Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28713 "2014-08-27T16:05:24Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28714 "2014-08-27T16:09:08Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full name ---
**Author:** ![Srsly\_Dad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Srsly\_Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Srsly_Dad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28715 "2014-08-27T16:11:59Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28716 "2014-08-27T16:21:11Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28717 "2014-08-27T16:46:57Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. > **[Elendil](https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Elendil)** > > Elendil (Quenya: "Elf-friend" or "Star-lover"), also known as Elendil the Tall/the Fair or Voronda ("The Faithful"), was a Man of Númenor and the father of Isildur and Anárion who led the survivors of its Downfall to the shores of Middle-earth where... ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28718 "2014-08-27T17:35:56Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28719 "2014-08-27T17:37:30Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. 9. OneCentStamp - a phrase that just stuck in my mind in the early 2000s after the USPS hiked First Class postage by a cent, and all of the sudden people were buying rolls of one cent stamps. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28720 "2014-08-27T17:40:34Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. 9. OneCentStamp - a phrase that just stuck in my mind in the early 2000s after the USPS hiked First Class postage by a cent, and all of the sudden people were buying rolls of one cent stamps. 10. Eutychus - the patron saint of all those who fall asleep in church. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28721 "2014-08-27T17:49:15Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. 9. OneCentStamp - a phrase that just stuck in my mind in the early 2000s after the USPS hiked First Class postage by a cent, and all of the sudden people were buying rolls of one cent stamps. 10. Eutychus - the patron saint of all those who fall asleep in church. 11. I was born and raised in “Archie Bunker’s Neighborhood”- Astoria (Queens), NY ---
**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:** [August 27, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28722 "2014-08-27T18:03:02Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. 9. OneCentStamp - a phrase that just stuck in my mind in the early 2000s after the USPS hiked First Class postage by a cent, and all of the sudden people were buying rolls of one cent stamps. 10. Eutychus - the patron saint of all those who fall asleep in church. 11. I was born and raised in “Archie Bunker’s Neighborhood”- Astoria (Queens), NY 12. Nonsuch - One of my favorite XTC albums. For a time, my personal website was called Nonsuchworks. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28723 "2014-08-27T20:01:58Z")
The reason you chose your username: 1. Dunkleosteus - It’s a prehistoric fish 2. Dendarii Dame-I’m a fan of Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books. The characters spends part of the time in the (fictional) Dendarii mountains. 3. burpo the wonder mutt - Nickname of my late Border Collie 4. anyrose - it’s a play on my RL full nam 5. Srsly Dad - Teenage daughter, for a while every other sentence contained the word seriously. My tendency toward sarcasm, bad puns and other humor does not help. 6. Little Nemo - I happened to be reading a collection of Little Nemo comic strips the day I decided to change usernames. 7. Elendil’s Heir - Elendil was a great and wise king in J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories. I’d be glad to be descended from him. 8. NDP - They’re the initials of Nom D. Plume, a username I used on a now-defunct messageboard. 9. OneCentStamp - a phrase that just stuck in my mind in the early 2000s after the USPS hiked First Class postage by a cent, and all of the sudden people were buying rolls of one cent stamps. 10. Eutychus - the patron saint of all those who fall asleep in church. 11. I was born and raised in “Archie Bunker’s Neighborhood”- Astoria (Queens), NY 12. Nonsuch - One of my favorite XTC albums. For a time, my personal website was called Nonsuchworks. 13. jtur88 – suggested by freenet who said the name I requested was unavailable. Next: A species of bird that comes to a (your?) winter feeder. 1. Pine siskin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1437)