# 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:** 2303
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46046 "2016-08-30T15:40:33Z")
Gene Wilder’s memorable roles. 1. Waco Kid, Blazing Saddles 2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s Fronkensteen”), Young Frankenstein 3. Rabbi Avram, The Frisco Kid 4. Leopold Bloom, The Producers 5. Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6. Sigerson Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 7. George, Silver Streak 8. Quackser Fortune, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 9. Larry Carter, Murder in a Small Town ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46047 "2016-08-30T15:55:36Z")
Gene Wilder’s memorable roles. 1. Waco Kid, Blazing Saddles 2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s Fronkensteen”), Young Frankenstein 3. Rabbi Avram, The Frisco Kid 4. Leopold Bloom, The Producers 5. Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6. Sigerson Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 7. George, Silver Streak 8. Quackser Fortune, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 9. Larry Carter, Murder in a Small Town 10. Bernard, Death of a Salesman In the film version with Lee J Cobb, who originated the role of Willy on Broadway ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46048 "2016-08-30T16:07:44Z")
Gene Wilder’s memorable roles. 1. Waco Kid, Blazing Saddles 2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s Fronkensteen”), Young Frankenstein 3. Rabbi Avram, The Frisco Kid 4. Leopold Bloom, The Producers 5. Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6. Sigerson Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 7. George, Silver Streak 8. Quackser Fortune, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 9. Larry Carter, Murder in a Small Town 10. Bernard, Death of a Salesman 11. Rudy, The World’s Greatest Lover ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46049 "2016-08-30T17:08:41Z")
Gene Wilder’s memorable roles. 1. Waco Kid, Blazing Saddles 2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s Fronkensteen”), Young Frankenstein 3. Rabbi Avram, The Frisco Kid 4. Leopold Bloom, The Producers 5. Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6. Sigerson Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 7. George, Silver Streak 8. Quackser Fortune, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 9. Larry Carter, Murder in a Small Town 10. Bernard, Death of a Salesman 11. Rudy, The World’s Greatest Lover 12. Dr. Ross, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex\* (\*But Were Afraid to Ask) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46050 "2016-08-30T18:39:43Z")
Gene Wilder’s memorable roles. 1. Waco Kid, Blazing Saddles 2. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (“that’s Fronkensteen”), Young Frankenstein 3. Rabbi Avram, The Frisco Kid 4. Leopold Bloom, The Producers 5. Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6. Sigerson Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother 7. George, Silver Streak 8. Quackser Fortune, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx 9. Larry Carter, Murder in a Small Town 10. Bernard, Death of a Salesman 11. Rudy, The World’s Greatest Lover 12. Dr. Ross, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex\* (\*But Were Afraid to Ask) 13. Mr. Stein, Will & Grace Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46051 "2016-08-30T18:56:03Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46052 "2016-08-30T18:59:03Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey If they don’t name an exoplanet Gallifrey, the Whovians will protest ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46053 "2016-08-30T19:03:00Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth /If it’s a planet beyond Pluto in the cold reaches of our outer solar system, I think there’d be temptation to call it this. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46054 "2016-08-30T19:04:53Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Minerva (the most prominent Roman god or goddess without a planet) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46055 "2016-08-30T19:13:57Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan Not just because of Star Trek; it’s been hypothesized for over 200 years [http://www.csicop.org/si/show/ghost\_planet](http://www.csicop.org/si/show/ghost_planet) ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46056 "2016-08-30T19:17:59Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46057 "2016-08-30T19:20:28Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46058 "2016-08-30T19:37:04Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy Keeping with the theme of most planets being named after gods. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46059 "2016-08-30T19:52:06Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy 9. Planet X There’s a bunch called that anyway, just make it official. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46060 "2016-08-30T20:20:03Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet(it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy 9. Planet X 10. Roddenberry ---
**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:** [August 30, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46061 "2016-08-30T22:32:48Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet (it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy 9. Planet X 10. Roddenberry 11. Asimov ---
**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:** [August 31, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46062 "2016-08-31T13:43:42Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet (it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy 9. Planet X 10. Roddenberry 11. Asimov 12. Ork ---
**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:** [August 31, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46063 "2016-08-31T13:53:45Z")
Name for a newly-discovered planet (it’s bound to happen some day) 1. Vesta 2. Gallifrey 3. Hoth 4. Minerva 5. Vulcan 6. Pluto Jr. 7. Herkimer 8. Lemmy 9. Planet X 10. Roddenberry 11. Asimov 12. Ork 13. Disney New! Heavy-handed proverbs 14. A man with no toes can still feel the cold. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46064 "2016-08-31T14:25:22Z")
New! Heavy-handed proverbs 1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold. 2. No man is an archipelago. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46065 "2016-08-31T14:43:14Z")
Heavy-handed proverbs 1. A man with no toes can still feel the cold. 2. No man is an archipelago. 3. Early to bed and early to rise makes for a pretty damn boring life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2302) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2304)