# 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:** 1719
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34364 "2015-04-16T12:20:52Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ - the penultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan ---
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Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ - the penultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34366 "2015-04-16T12:47:23Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima - the penultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34367 "2015-04-16T13:00:27Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima - the penultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34368 "2015-04-16T13:28:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If he’s the penultimate Marine character, who comes after him? I misused the word. Corrected. Ignorance fought! Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, _Sands of Iwo Jima_ (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - _The Godfather_ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34369 "2015-04-16T13:49:03Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34370 "2015-04-16T14:13:56Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent 9. Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy character ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34371 "2015-04-16T14:41:42Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent 9. Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy character 10. Maj. Mac McGillis– **Major Dad** ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34372 "2015-04-16T15:54:33Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent 9. Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy character 10. Maj. Mac McGillis–Major Dad 11. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34373 "2015-04-16T16:17:15Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent 9. Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy character 10. Maj. Mac McGillis–Major Dad 11. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I. Joe 12. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman- Full Metal Jacket Gets kind of meta since he’s a fictional Marine Corps sergeant played by a real life former Marine Corps sergeant. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34374 "2015-04-16T16:25:03Z")
Fictional US Marines 1. Sergeant John Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima (John Wayne) - the ultimate Marine character 2. Gomer Pyle 3. “Dirty” Harry Callahan 4. Private Vasquez - Aliens 5. Brig. Gen. Francis Xavier Hummel - The Rock 6. Lt. Col. Wilbur “Bull” Meechum - The Great Santini 7. Michael Corleone - The Godfather 8. Gunnery Sergeant Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Ret), now an NCIS Special Agent 9. Jack Ryan - Tom Clancy character 10. Maj. Mac McGillis–Major Dad 11. Sgt. Slaughter - G.I. Joe 12. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman- Full Metal Jacket 13. [The Doomguy.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomguy) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34375 "2015-04-16T16:39:05Z")
Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*- all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! ---
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Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*- all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*- The falcon is a fake. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34377 "2015-04-16T18:58:13Z")
Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*- all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*- The falcon is a fake. 3. _ **The Usual Suspects** _ - Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34378 "2015-04-16T19:35:08Z")
I’m not sure I can get behind this category. These really _are_ spoilers, no scare quotes necessary. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34379 "2015-04-16T19:50:02Z")
Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*- all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*- The falcon is a fake. 3. _ **The Usual Suspects** _ - Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze 4. _ **The Third Man** _ - Harry Lime is alive. Yes, these are spoilers, but these are NOT recent movies. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34380 "2015-04-16T21:46:23Z")
Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*- all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*- The falcon is a fake. 3. _ **The Usual Suspects** _ - Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze 4. _ **The Third Man** _ - Harry Lime is alive. 5. _ **And Then There Were None** _ - the judge is Owen ---
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Granted, the examples used so far are old and/or generally well-known movies. But please be mindful and use spoiler tags if you have any doubt about whether the folks in this thread might not be familiar. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34382 "2015-04-16T21:54:23Z")
Yeah okay, let’s do this… Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*: all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*: The falcon is a fake 3. _ **The Usual Suspects** _: Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze 4. _ **The Third Man** _: Harry Lime is alive 5. _ **And Then There Were None** _: the judge is Owen ---
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Mystery Movie “Spoilers” 1. \*\*\*Murder on the Orient Express \*\*\*: all twelve of the suspects committed the murder as a team! 2. \*\*_The Maltese Falcon_ \*\*: The falcon is a fake 3. _ **The Usual Suspects** _: Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze 4. _ **The Third Man** _: Harry Lime is alive 5. _ **And Then There Were None** _: the judge is Owen 6. _ **Shutter Island** _: Leo’s character is really a resident of the insane asylum [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1718) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1720)