# 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\
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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:** [October 5, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38324 "2015-10-05T17:02:06Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> [😕“Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and handy kidnapped by ants?]

Weeeeell, think “Aunts” instead.

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**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:** [October 5, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38325 "2015-10-05T17:09:46Z")

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Something that you wouldn’t normally see in nature.

1. A coyote on roller skates and a rocket on his back.
2. A liger.
3. The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp
4. Invisible vampire zombies
5. a shape-shifting alien covered in suckers, in the process of changing into a little rabbit
6. A dog in a cape flying around town looking for evil-doers.
7. A mouse in a cape flying around town looking for evil-doing cats.
8. Trees throwing apples at a young girl, her dog, and a walking scarecrow.
9. A spider spinning words in English (and then people praising a pig instead of the spider).
10. Pigs in Business Class, leaning back and enjoying a complimentary beverage.
11. Giant ape swatting at biplanes atop the Empire State Building
12. Talking mice and ducks
13. A huge spider appearing as a terrifying clown, capturing people, and spinning webs around them to eat them later.

Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, _Misery_

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38326 "2015-10-05T17:24:37Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38327 "2015-10-05T17:28:00Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October

He may have been a real person, but NOT the way he’s depicted in this delightful romp where he’s also the hero.

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38328 "2015-10-05T17:30:45Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &c

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**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:** [October 5, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38329 "2015-10-05T18:05:30Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, _Se7en_

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38330 "2015-10-05T18:15:04Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38331 "2015-10-05T18:26:03Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s _ **And Then There Were None** _

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**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:** [October 5, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38332 "2015-10-05T18:27:34Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38333 "2015-10-05T18:35:40Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series
9. Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38334 "2015-10-05T19:06:50Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series
9. Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street
10. Dr. Christian Szell, Marathon Man

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38335 "2015-10-05T19:56:20Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series
9. Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street
10. Dr. Christian Szell, Marathon Man
11. Dexter Morgan, Dexter

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38336 "2015-10-05T19:58:58Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series
9. Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street
10. Dr. Christian Szell, Marathon Man
11. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
12. Jame Gumb (aka Buffalo Bill)

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**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:** [October 5, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38337 "2015-10-05T20:05:30Z")

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Famous fictional serial killers

1. Annie Wilkes, Misery
2. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs &c
3. Jack the Ripper, A Night In The Lonesome October
4. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street &
5. John Doe, Se7en
6. Caleb from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
7. Judge Lawrence Wargrave, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
8. Max the Silent, Andrew Vachss’s Burke series
9. Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street
10. Dr. Christian Szell, Marathon Man
11. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
12. Jame Gumb (aka Buffalo Bill)
13. Jerry Blake/Henry Morrison/Gene Clifford/Keith Grant, _The Stepfather_

I’ll pass

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38338 "2015-10-05T21:05:35Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38339 "2015-10-05T21:20:15Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis
2. Peter Dinklage

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38340 "2015-10-05T21:39:27Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis
2. Peter Dinklage
3. Steve Buscemi

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38341 "2015-10-05T21:42:22Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis
2. Peter Dinklage
3. Steve Buscemi
4. Hugh Laurie

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38342 "2015-10-05T21:45:25Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis
2. Peter Dinklage
3. Steve Buscemi
4. Hugh Laurie
5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era)

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38343 "2015-10-05T21:53:18Z")

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Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be)

1. Warwick Davis
2. Peter Dinklage
3. Steve Buscemi
4. Hugh Laurie
5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era)
6. David Tennant

And he’d probably do it in a heartbeat.

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