# 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:** 197
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3921 "2011-03-03T12:37:52Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth 9. Shorty Rossi (of the show Pit Boss) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3922 "2011-03-03T15:18:19Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth 9. Shorty Rossi (of the show Pit Boss) 10. Kerri Strug (gymnast) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3923 "2011-03-03T15:20:55Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth 9. Shorty Rossi (of the show Pit Boss) 10. Kerri Strug (gymnast) 11. Elaine Paige, theatre diva, 4’11".(for years she carried on with 6’5" lyricist Tim Rice). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3924 "2011-03-03T15:26:26Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth 9. Shorty Rossi (of the show Pit Boss) 10. Kerri Strug (gymnast) 11. Elaine Paige, theatre diva, 4’11".(for years she carried on with 6’5" lyricist Tim Rice). 12. Charles Lindbergh, Jr. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3925 "2011-03-03T15:34:54Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth 9. Shorty Rossi (of the show Pit Boss) 10. Kerri Strug (gymnast) 11. Elaine Paige, theatre diva, 4’11".(for years she carried on with 6’5" lyricist Tim Rice). 12. Charles Lindbergh, Jr. 13. Danny Devito Next: Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on _Seinfeld_ ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3926 "2011-03-03T17:19:54Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3927 "2011-03-03T17:39:04Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3928 "2011-03-03T17:48:09Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3929 "2011-03-03T17:54:18Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3930 "2011-03-03T17:59:26Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3931 "2011-03-03T18:09:23Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny”\ 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on _Frasier_ ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3932 "2011-03-03T19:48:48Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” And then, all of a sudden, she _was_ pregnant!: [Kirayoshi O'Brien | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Kirayoshi_O%27Brien) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3933 "2011-03-03T19:58:06Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 9. Shelley Long, Diane on “Cheers” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3934 "2011-03-03T20:03:40Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 9. Shelley Long, Diane on “Cheers” 10. Phylicia Allen Rashad, Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3935 "2011-03-03T20:11:02Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 9. Shelley Long, Diane on “Cheers” 10. Phylicia Rashad, Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3936 "2011-03-03T21:41:58Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 9. Shelley Long, Diane on “Cheers” 10. Phylicia Rashad, Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” 11. Gillian Anderson, Dana Scully on “The X-Files” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3937 "2011-03-03T21:46:29Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > 1. Charles Lindbergh, Jr. Too soon? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3938 "2011-03-03T21:46:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 1. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” Is that where the whole “Daphne gets fat” storyline came from? If so, I never knew! It always seemed a bit strange to me that she’d suddenly get fat. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3939 "2011-03-03T21:50:05Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > 1. Charles Lindbergh, Jr. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Too soon? Really, there’s never a BAD time for a baby abduction & murder joke. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3940 "2011-03-03T22:33:11Z")
Pregnant actresses who played a non-pregnant TV character 1. Julie Louis-Dryfess, Elaine Benice on “Seinfeld” 2. Gates McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” 3. Tiffani Theissen, Elizabeth Burke on “White Collar” 4. Patricia Richardson, Jill Taylor on “Home Improvement” 5. Amy Poehler, Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation” 6. Lauren Lane, C.C. Babcock on “The Nanny” 7. Jane Leeves, Daphne on “Frasier” 8. Nana Visitor, Kira Nerys on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” 9. Shelley Long, Diane on “Cheers” 10. Phylicia Rashad, Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” 11. Gillian Anderson, Dana Scully on “The X-Files” 12. Mariska Hargitay, Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: SVU” > [@Infovore](#): > > Is that where the whole “Daphne gets fat” storyline came from? If so, I never knew! It always seemed a bit strange to me that she’d suddenly get fat. Yep, that was how they explained Jane Leeves pregnancy, though they did pad her out so that she wasn’t just round-bellied, round-faced and otherwise still slim. The subsequent “Daphne’s at the fat farm” absence was her maternity leave. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=198)