# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/321 "2010-08-19T15:09:15Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan ---
**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 19, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/322 "2010-08-19T15:17:51Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/323 "2010-08-19T15:34:03Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson ---
**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 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/324 "2010-08-19T15:53:29Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson 9. Gustavus Adolphus ---
**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 19, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/325 "2010-08-19T15:55:28Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson 9. Gustavus Adolphus 10. King Henry V of England ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/326 "2010-08-19T18:25:28Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson 9. Gustavus Adolphus 10. King Henry V of England 11. Hannibal ---
**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:** [August 19, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/327 "2010-08-19T18:46:17Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson 9. Gustavus Adolphus 10. King Henry V of England 11. Hannibal 12. George Patton ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/328 "2010-08-19T19:15:01Z")
Great military leaders 1. George Washington 2. Casimir Pulaski 3. Alexander the Great 4. The Duke of Wellington 5. Dwight D. Eisenhower 6. Genghis Khan 7. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 8. Horatio Nelson 9. Gustavus Adolphus 10. King Henry V of England 11. Hannibal 12. George Patton 13. Ulysses S. Grant New catagory: Straights who have played “teh gay,” or Heterosexual actors and actresses who have portrayed homosexual or lesbian characters: 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ ---
**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 19, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/329 "2010-08-19T19:20:20Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ 2. Kevin Kline – _In & Out_ ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/330 "2010-08-19T19:29:11Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ 2. Kevin Kline – _In & Out_ 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in _The Boondock Saints_. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/331 "2010-08-19T19:48:51Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in _Brokeback Mountain_ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/332 "2010-08-19T20:12:14Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in _Philadelphia_ 2. Kevin Kline – _In & Out_ 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in T_he Boondock Saints_. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in _Brokeback Mountain_ 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas _Soap_ (one of first primetime gay characters?) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/333 "2010-08-19T20:16:58Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk ---
**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 19, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/334 "2010-08-19T23:00:58Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word ---
**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:** [August 19, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/335 "2010-08-19T23:12:43Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/336 "2010-08-20T01:16:51Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) 9. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/337 "2010-08-20T03:11:18Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) 9. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 10. Jason Alexander - Love! Valour! Cmpassion! ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/338 "2010-08-20T03:16:29Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) 9. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 10. Jason Alexander - Love! Valour! Cmpassion! 11. Jennifer Connelly - Higher Learning ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/339 "2010-08-20T04:14:00Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas in Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) 9. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 10. Jason Alexander - Love! Valour! Compassion! 11. Jennifer Connelly - Higher Learning 12. Patrick Stewart - Jeffrey ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/340 "2010-08-20T04:24:59Z")
Straights who have played “teh gay” 1. Tom Hanks–Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia 2. Kevin Kline – In & Out 3. Willem Dafoe – Paul Smecker in The Boondock Saints. 4. Jake Gyllenhaal - Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain 5. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas in Soap (one of first primetime gay characters?) 6. Sean Penn - Harvey Milk in Milk 7. Jennifer Beals - The L Word 8. Hilary Swank - Boys Don’t Cry (does transgender count?) 9. Felicity Huffman - Transamerica 10. Jason Alexander - Love! Valour! Compassion! 11. Jennifer Connelly - Higher Learning 12. Patrick Stewart - Jeffrey 13. Naomi Watts - Mulholland Drive And to keep things even. Gay actors or actresses who have played “teh straight” 1. Neal Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=18)