# 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:** 1628
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32544 "2015-01-22T16:56:59Z")
Comic Strips That Still Carry On YEARS After the Creator Died 1. Gasoline Alley (who the heck still reads this???) 2. Blondie (Chic Young died in 1973) 3. Mary Worth 4. Peanuts (Charles Schulz died in 2000) 5. Dick Tracy 6. Prince Valiant 7. Nancy 8. Hagar the Horrible (Dik Browne retired in 1988 and died in 1989) 9. Mark Trail 10. Alley Oop 11. Snuffy Smith 12. Heathcliff ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32545 "2015-01-22T17:42:56Z")
Comic Strips That Still Carry On YEARS After the Creator Died 1. Gasoline Alley (who the heck still reads this???) 2. Blondie (Chic Young died in 1973) 3. Mary Worth 4. Peanuts (Charles Schulz died in 2000) 5. Dick Tracy 6. Prince Valiant 7. Nancy 8. Hagar the Horrible (Dik Browne retired in 1988 and died in 1989) 9. Mark Trail 10. Alley Oop 11. Snuffy Smith 12. Heathcliff 13. Andy Capp Next: Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 14. [Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emvySA1-3t8) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32546 "2015-01-22T17:56:46Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32547 "2015-01-22T19:50:38Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32548 "2015-01-22T19:54:52Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32549 "2015-01-22T20:27:10Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in _ **Animal House** _ (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32550 "2015-01-22T20:41:01Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. [Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emvySA1-3t8) 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in _ **Animal House** _ (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. _[Top Secret!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSZwlMDSOvY)_, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32551 "2015-01-22T20:52:36Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32552 "2015-01-22T21:15:33Z")
[quote=“Eutychus, post:32551, topic:549173”] Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in\*\*\* The Great Train Robbery\*\*\* (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32553 "2015-01-22T22:14:59Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in\*\*\* The Great Train Robbery\*\*\* (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) Nvm ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32554 "2015-01-22T22:50:49Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. The Big Lebowski - the Stranger, Sam Elliott ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32555 "2015-01-22T23:43:30Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. The Big Lebowski - the Stranger, Sam Elliott 10. Escape From L.A. - Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell (at the very end of the film) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32556 "2015-01-23T02:43:48Z")
I missed the “without dialogue” part with my Big Lebowski contribution. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32557 "2015-01-23T04:04:16Z")
Fixed. Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. Compressed Hare - Bugs Bunny, when he sees Wile E. Coyote’s sign 10. Escape From L.A. - Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell (at the very end of the film) For #9, see 1:20 here: [Buggs Bunny et Coyote - Compressed hare - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6MoXogMgl4) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32558 "2015-01-23T14:28:17Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. Compressed Hare - Bugs Bunny, when he sees Wile E. Coyote’s sign 10. Escape From L.A. - Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell (at the very end of the film) 11. [Smokey and the Bandit - Burt Reynolds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX762k_3zWg)@ 2:20 or so I was going to go with [Space Balls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54SYd-pH56A) but there is some dialogue in the scene. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32559 "2015-01-23T14:41:54Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. Compressed Hare - Bugs Bunny, when he sees Wile E. Coyote’s sign 10. Escape From L.A. - Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell (at the very end of the film) 11. Smokey and the Bandit - Burt Reynolds @ 2:20 or so 12. Goodfellas, Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci (in an explicit homage to #8) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32560 "2015-01-23T15:18:25Z")
Looking at the Camera: Name the movie, character and actor who looks directly at the camera in a scene, without dialogue 1. Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine, Eddie Murphy 2. We’re The Millers, David Clark, Jason Sudeikis 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris Bureller, Matthew Broderick 4. Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Patty Duke 5. John Belushi, as John “Bluto” Blutarsky, in Animal House (he turns to smile and wiggle his eyebrows at the audience while watching Mandy Pepperidge undress) 6. Top Secret!, Hillary Flammond and Nick Rivers, Lucy Gutteridge and Val Kilmer 7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as the title characters 8. The boss bandit, Justus Barnes, in The Great Train Robbery (in a MUCH copied scene at the end, he looks straight at the camera and fires his gun) 9. Compressed Hare - Bugs Bunny, when he sees Wile E. Coyote’s sign 10. Escape From L.A. - Snake Plissken, Kurt Russell (at the very end of the film) 11. Smokey and the Bandit - Burt Reynolds @ 2:20 or so 12. Goodfellas, Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci (in an explicit homage to #8) [/QUOTE] 13. Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins, in the final scene of\*\*\* Psycho!\*\*\* New topic: Nicknames for US Military Leaders 1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott) ---
**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:** [January 23, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32561 "2015-01-23T16:18:15Z")
Nicknames for US Military Leaders 1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott) 2. “Bull” (William Halsey) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32562 "2015-01-23T16:25:18Z")
Nicknames for US Military Leaders 1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott) 2. “Bull” (William Halsey) 3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32563 "2015-01-23T17:33:14Z")
Nicknames for US Military Leaders 1. “Old Fuss and Feathers” (Winfield Scott) 2. “Bull” (William Halsey) 3. “Old Hickory” (Andrew Jackson) 4. “The G.I. General” (Omar Bradley) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1627) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1629)