# 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:** 200
**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 5, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3981 "2011-03-05T18:08:07Z")
New Category: Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (_One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest_) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (_The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_) I thought McMurphy was faking it to avoid spending time in prison ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3982 "2011-03-05T18:20:47Z")
New Category: Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump ---
**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 5, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3983 "2011-03-05T19:40:35Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes To quote the most recent TV updating of the Conan Doyle tales: “I’m not a psychopath, I’m a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research!” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3984 "2011-03-05T19:48:06Z")
To quote the most recent TV updating of the Conan Doyle tales: “I’m not a psychopath, I’m a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research!” [/QUOTE] And he was also a coke addict. Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (_As Good As It Gets_) ---
**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 5, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3985 "2011-03-05T20:57:00Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) ---
**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 5, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3986 "2011-03-05T22:10:50Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) 9. Reginald Barclay In _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ - suffered from hypochondria, transporter phobia and holo-addiction. ---
**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 6, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3987 "2011-03-06T00:24:29Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) 9. Reginald Barclay (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 10. H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (The A Team) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3988 "2011-03-06T00:59:33Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) 9. Reginald Barclay (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 10. H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (The A Team) 11. Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men) ---
**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 6, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3989 "2011-03-06T01:43:02Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) 9. Reginald Barclay (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 10. H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (The A Team) 11. Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men) 12. Chris Major (_Wizard_ by John Varley) ---
**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 6, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3990 "2011-03-06T03:30:21Z")
Fictional Heroes/Protagonists who suffered from severe mental disorders 1. Adrian Monk 2. Gregory House 3. Randle McMurphy (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 4. Christopher John Francis Boone (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) 5. Forrest Gump 6. Sherlock Holmes 7. Melvin Udall (As Good As It Gets) 8. Raymond Babbitt (Rainman) 9. Reginald Barclay (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 10. H. M. “Howling Mad” Murdock (The A Team) 11. Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men) 12. Chris Major (Wizard by John Varley) 13. Sam Dawson (I Am Sam) Movies starring Kathy Bates 14. Dolores Claiborne ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3991 "2011-03-06T03:33:36Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Claiborne 2. Misery ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3992 "2011-03-06T04:28:42Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors (not the lead) ---
**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 6, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3993 "2011-03-06T05:27:06Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors (not the lead) 4. Titanic ---
**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 6, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3994 "2011-03-06T05:44:59Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors (not the lead) 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3995 "2011-03-06T05:50:16Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own Low budget but not a bad little movie. ---
**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 6, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3996 "2011-03-06T13:29:35Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own 7. Fried Green Tomatoes ---
**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 6, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3997 "2011-03-06T16:56:37Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own 7. Fried Green Tomatoes 8. About Schmidt ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3998 "2011-03-06T17:45:00Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own 7. Fried Green Tomatoes 8. About Schmidt 9. Curse of the Starving Class ---
**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 6, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3999 "2011-03-06T18:44:14Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own 7. Fried Green Tomatoes 8. About Schmidt 9. Curse of the Starving Class ---
**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 6, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4000 "2011-03-06T22:23:03Z")
Movies starring Kathy Bates 1. Dolores Clairborne 2. Misery 3. Primary Colors 4. Titanic 5. At Play in the Fields of the Lord 6. A Home of Our Own 7. Fried Green Tomatoes 8. About Schmidt 9. Curse of the Starving Class 10. Taking Off Her screen debut, as “Bobo Bates.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=201)