# 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:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43406 "2016-05-10T14:16:10Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)

2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)

3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)

4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)

5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)  
Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

6. Ellen Southgate

7. Carol Burnett

8. Gilbert Main

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43407 "2016-05-10T14:56:24Z")

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]Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43408 "2016-05-10T15:08:37Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43409 "2016-05-10T15:25:26Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43410 "2016-05-10T15:27:38Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43411 "2016-05-10T15:57:52Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43412 "2016-05-10T16:11:54Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote
10. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)

Housekeeping

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43413 "2016-05-10T16:25:48Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote
10. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)
11. Stanley Roper, Three’s Company.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43414 "2016-05-10T16:33:05Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote
10. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)
11. The Professor ==\> Phillip Vandamm ==\> (Mr. Kaplan) ==\> Roger Thornhill

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43415 "2016-05-10T16:35:56Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote
10. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)
11. Stanley Roper, Three’s Company.
12. Jack McGee \> David Banner/The Incredible Hulk (70s TV series)

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43416 "2016-05-10T16:49:36Z")

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Fictional characters who suspect/spy on/pursue the main character:

1. Dr. Bellows (I Dream of Jeannie)
2. Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched)
3. Rhett Butler (Gone With the Wind)
4. Lois Lane (The Adventures of Superman)
5. Captain Binghamton (McHale’s Navy)
6. Candice Flynn, “Phineas and Ferb”
7. Mitchell, (Ready, Jet, Go!)
8. Gargamel, The Smurfs
9. Wile E. Coyote
10. Lt. Girard ==\> Richard Kimble ==\> One-armed man (The Fugitive)
11. Stanley Roper, Three’s Company.
12. Jack McGee \> David Banner/The Incredible Hulk (70s TV series)
13. The Professor ==\> Phillip Vandamm ==\> (Mr. Kaplan) ==\> Roger Thornhill (North by Northwest)

Pass.

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43417 "2016-05-10T17:08:47Z")

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Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

1. Ellen Southgate
2. Carol Burnett
3. Gilbert Main
4. Damien 37th (doesn’t quite work, does it?)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43418 "2016-05-10T17:10:02Z")

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Your Soap Opera name (your middle name and the street on which you grew up)

1. Ellen Southgate
2. Carol Burnett
3. Gilbert Main
4. Damien 37th
5. Edward Brown

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43419 "2016-05-10T17:14:42Z")

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: A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the _ **shit hits this** _ fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43420 "2016-05-10T17:18:45Z")

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Sorry about that, I got ninjaed by a thread that suddenly already had three phantom entries, and then edited to comforn. Whoever is next, go with whichever.

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43421 "2016-05-10T17:22:47Z")

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A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the **shit hits this** fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.
3. “Priest Esprit Ripest Tripes” read the sign on the Stripe.

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43422 "2016-05-10T17:49:10Z")

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A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the shit hits this fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.
3. “Priest Esprit Ripest Tripes” read the sign on the Stripe.
4. “I’ve had one neo eon” said the waking Sleeping Beauty.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43423 "2016-05-10T17:50:40Z")

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A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the shit hits this fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.
3. “Priest Esprit Ripest Tripes” read the sign on the Stripe.
4. “I’ve had one neo eon” said the waking Sleeping Beauty.
5. The **discounter introduces reductions** to the stores prices.

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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:** [May 10, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43424 "2016-05-10T17:54:38Z")

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A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the shit hits this fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.
3. “Priest Esprit Ripest Tripes” read the sign on the Stripe.
4. “I’ve had one neo eon” said the waking Sleeping Beauty.
5. The discounter introduces reductions to the stores prices.
6. Are these the ablest stable tables?

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/43425 "2016-05-10T18:51:31Z")

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A logical, reasonable sentence containing three consecutive words that are anagrams.

1. When the shit hits this fan. it’ll really be a mess.
2. Reverend Jones, who holds a job to which I once ASPIRED, PRAISED DIAPERS in his sermon on motherhood.
3. “Priest Esprit Ripest Tripes” read the sign on the Stripe.
4. “I’ve had one neo eon” said the waking Sleeping Beauty.
5. The discounter introduces reductions to the stores prices.
6. Are these the ablest stable tables?
7. “Leif, file _Life_ under _Board Games_, please.”

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