# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1584

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**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:** [December 4, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31664 "2014-12-04T15:36:22Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle

(A total coincidence, I assure you)

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31665 "2014-12-04T15:38:49Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31666 "2014-12-04T15:42:58Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid

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**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31667 "2014-12-04T15:45:46Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody  
Yeah, yeah, I know his name is really “Alastor Moody”, but everyone seems to call him Mad-Eye (at least the students do, but not to his face).

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**Author:** ![Jabaski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Jabaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabaski)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31668 "2014-12-04T15:55:05Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31669 "2014-12-04T16:05:40Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Dudley Dursley

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**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 4, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31670 "2014-12-04T16:07:09Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Dudley Dursley
9. Delores Umbridge

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31671 "2014-12-04T16:11:24Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Dudley Dursley
9. Delores Umbridge
10. Remus Lupin

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**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 4, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31672 "2014-12-04T16:13:28Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Dudley Dursley
9. Delores Umbridge
10. Remus Lupin
11. Molly Weasley

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31673 "2014-12-04T16:26:48Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang
3. Moaning Myrtle
4. Nearly Headless Nick
5. Hefty Hagrid
6. Mad-Eye Moody
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Dudley Dursley
9. Delores Umbridge
10. Remus Lupin
11. Molly Weasley
12. Horace Slughorn

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**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:** [December 4, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31674 "2014-12-04T16:28:42Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood

2. Cho Chang

3. Moaning Myrtle

4. Nearly Headless Nick

5. Hefty Hagrid

6. Mad-Eye Moody

7. Peter Pettigrew

8. Dudley Dursley

9. Delores Umbridge

10. Remus Lupin

11. Molly Weasley

12. Horace Slughorn

13. Gilderoy Lockhart  
A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

14. The Second Doctor (recorder)

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**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:** [December 4, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31675 "2014-12-04T16:30:32Z")

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n/m

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31676 "2014-12-04T16:32:20Z")

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The cast of Towering Inferno

1. Faye Dunaway
2. Richard Chamberlain

My cousin met him at a B’way show last week - says he’s still damned good looking

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**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:** [December 4, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31677 "2014-12-04T16:33:37Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31678 "2014-12-04T16:36:49Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)

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**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 4, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31679 "2014-12-04T16:37:50Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)
4. Sherlock Homes (violin)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31680 "2014-12-04T16:52:56Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)
4. Sherlock Homes (violin)
5. Lieutenant Commander Riker, on _ **Star Trek: The Next Generation** _ (trombone)

Cast of “The Towering Inferno”

1. Faye Dunaway
2. Richard Chamberlain
3. OJ Simpson

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**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 4, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31681 "2014-12-04T17:23:03Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)
4. Sherlock Homes (violin)
5. Lieutenant Commander Riker, on _ **Star Trek: The Next Generation** _ (trombone)
6. Toshiko, in Jane Flory’s novel **One Hundred and Eight Bells** (samisen)

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31682 "2014-12-04T17:37:37Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)
4. Sherlock Homes (violin)
5. Lieutenant Commander Riker, on _ **Star Trek: The Next Generation** _ (trombone)
6. Toshiko, in Jane Flory’s novel **One Hundred and Eight Bells** (samisen)
7. Captain Jack Aubrey, from Patrick O’Brian’s **Master and Commander** series (violin)

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**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:** [December 4, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31683 "2014-12-04T17:38:40Z")

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A TV, movie, or book character who plays a musical instrument

1. The Second Doctor (recorder)
2. Nick Rivers (guitar)
3. Gregory House, MD (piano, guitar)
4. Sherlock Homes (violin)
5. Lieutenant Commander Riker, on Star Trek: The Next Generation (trombone)
6. Toshiko, in Jane Flory’s novel One Hundred and Eight Bells (samisen)
7. Captain Jack Aubrey, from Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series (violin)
8. Spock (Vulcan lute)

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