# 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:** 1982
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39624 "2015-11-20T00:43:59Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” 9. Mr. Miyagi, in The Karate Kid 10. Manuel, in _Fawlty Towers_ ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39625 "2015-11-20T00:50:39Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” 9. Mr. Miyagi, in The Karate Kid 10. Manuel, in Fawlty Towers 11. Leeloo, The Fifth Element “Mul-ti-pass” ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39626 "2015-11-20T01:07:58Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” 9. Mr. Miyagi, in The Karate Kid 10. Manuel, in Fawlty Towers 11. Leeloo, The Fifth Element 12. Tarzan ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39627 "2015-11-20T01:57:43Z")
Fictional Characters Who Learned English as a second language: 1. Ulla Lundgren in A Feast of Light by Gunnilla Norris 2. Vito Corleone 3. Vladimir Ivanoff in Moscow on the Hudson 4. Arthur Denker/Kurt Dussander in Apt Pupil by Stephen King 5. Hercule Poirot 6. Title character in Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin”. 7. Lisbeth Salander, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” 8. Kunta Kinte- “Roots” 9. Mr. Miyagi, in The Karate Kid 10. Manuel, in Fawlty Towers 11. Leeloo, The Fifth Element 12. Tarzan 13. Madison the Mermaid in Splash Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39628 "2015-11-20T02:27:13Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39629 "2015-11-20T02:40:49Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top what? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39630 "2015-11-20T02:42:59Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39631 "2015-11-20T02:53:50Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39632 "2015-11-20T02:57:07Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide Eta - not _that_ kind of Gay. Sheesh. 😉 ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39633 "2015-11-20T03:05:33Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39634 "2015-11-20T03:07:41Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39635 "2015-11-20T03:10:17Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 9. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39636 "2015-11-20T03:37:17Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 9. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady 10. Band of Gold - Freda Payne ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39637 "2015-11-20T04:06:16Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 9. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady 10. Band of Gold - Freda Payne 11. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39638 "2015-11-20T04:39:23Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 9. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady 10. Band of Gold - Freda Payne 11. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon 12. The Twelve Days of Christmas - Traditional _“…five golden rings…”_ ---
**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:** [November 20, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39639 "2015-11-20T05:35:55Z")
Songs which allude to jewelry 1. Constant in Opal, The Church 2. Diamonds Are Forever, Shirley Bassey 3. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top 4. Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love To Town), First Edition 5. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft 6. Glitter and Be Gay - from Candide 7. Diamond Dogs - Bowie 8. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 9. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady 10. Band of Gold - Freda Payne 11. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon 12. The Twelve Days of Christmas - Traditional 13. Wrapped Around Your Finger - Sting Next category: Characters from “To Kill A Mockingbird” 1. Calpurnia ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39640 "2015-11-20T10:36:41Z")
Characters from “To Kill A Mockingbird” 1. Calpurnia 2. Scout ---
**Author:** ![TheSpeculationElucidation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39641 "2015-11-20T10:46:12Z")
Characters from “To Kill A Mockingbird” 1. Calpurnia 2. Scout 3. Atticus ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39642 "2015-11-20T12:02:54Z")
Characters from “To Kill A Mockingbird” 1. Calpurnia 2. Scout 3. Atticus 4. Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/39643 "2015-11-20T12:03:57Z")
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