# 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:** 209
**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 13, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4161 "2011-03-13T16:31:00Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4162 "2011-03-13T16:58:21Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.[URL=“[Quote Details: Oscar Wilde: Always forgive your enemies;... - The Quotations Page](http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2567.html)”] ---
**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 13, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4163 "2011-03-13T17:06:50Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. ---
**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 13, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4164 "2011-03-13T20:18:06Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. 9. The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. ---
**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 14, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4165 "2011-03-14T04:16:20Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. 9. The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. 10. Only my genius! (When asked by a customs official if he had anything to declare). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4166 "2011-03-14T05:06:22Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. 9. The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. 10. Only my genius! (When asked by a customs official if he had anything to declare). 11. I find that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all of the effects of intoxication. ---
**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 14, 2011, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4167 "2011-03-14T07:16:45Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. 9. The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. 10. Only my genius! (When asked by a customs official if he had anything to declare). 11. I find that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all of the effects of intoxication. 12. A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4168 "2011-03-14T07:22:30Z")
Favorite quotations of Oscar Wilde (need not be exact so long as close enough) 1. To lose one parent is a great misfortune; to lose both just seems like carelessness. 2. It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. 3. One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. 4. If one hears bad music, it is one’s duty to drown it out by one’s conversation. 5. I am not young enough to know everything. 6. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. 7. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. 8. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. 9. The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. 10. Only my genius! (When asked by a customs official if he had anything to declare). 11. I find that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all of the effects of intoxication. 12. A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally. 13. A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. Next: TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4169 "2011-03-14T07:49:49Z")
1 “Harry’s Law”-Kathy Bates 2. “Remminington Steele”-Pierce Brosnan ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4170 "2011-03-14T08:03:25Z")
1 “Harry’s Law”-Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele”-Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin ---
**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 14, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4171 "2011-03-14T08:05:18Z")
1 “Harry’s Law”-Kathy Bates 2. “Remminington Steele”-Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4172 "2011-03-14T13:20:25Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1 “Harry’s Law”-Kathy Bates 2. “Remminington Steele”-Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4173 "2011-03-14T13:24:29Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1 “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4174 "2011-03-14T13:46:23Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1 “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow ---
**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 14, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4175 "2011-03-14T14:05:19Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1 “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4176 "2011-03-14T14:40:35Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen 9. “CSI” - Laurence Fishburne ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4177 "2011-03-14T14:51:34Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen 9. “CSI” - Laurence Fishburne 10. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates ---
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TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen 9. “CSI” - Laurence Fishburne 10. “CSI:NY” - Gary Sinise (Kathy Bates was duplicated.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4179 "2011-03-14T16:16:13Z")
TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen 9. “CSI” - Laurence Fishburne 10. “CSI:NY” - Gary Sinise 11. “Spin City”- Michael J. Fox ---
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TV shows starring movie stars & the movie stars who star in them 1. “Harry’s Law” - Kathy Bates 2. “Remington Steele” - Pierce Brosnan 3. “30 Rock”- Alec Baldwin 4. “Murphy Brown” - Candice Bergen 5. “The Closer” - Kyra Sedgwick 6. “Damages” - Glenn Close 7. “3rd Rock from the Sun” - John Lithgow 8. “The West Wing” - Martin Sheen 9. “CSI” - Laurence Fishburne 10. “CSI:NY” - Gary Sinise 11. “Hawkins” – Jimmy Stewart [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=208) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=210)