# 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:** 2412
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48226 "2016-12-14T16:38:35Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. Watson 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48227 "2016-12-14T16:42:35Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. Watson 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48228 "2016-12-14T16:49:57Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. Watson 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48229 "2016-12-14T16:55:28Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) Flew F-105 Thunderchiefs during the Vietnam War: [Leo McGarry - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_McGarry) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48230 "2016-12-14T17:05:59Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48231 "2016-12-14T17:58:33Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey (Army medic) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48232 "2016-12-14T18:01:15Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Cherry Ames, Cherry Ames R.N. mystery series (Army nurse, WWII) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48233 "2016-12-14T18:02:15Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey, (Army medic) 11. Cherry Ames, Cherry Ames R.N. mystery series (Army nurse, WWII) Edited ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48234 "2016-12-14T18:59:56Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey, (Army medic) 11. Cherry Ames, Cherry Ames R.N. mystery series (Army nurse, WWII) 12. Colonel Mustard, Clue (Murder Suspect) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48235 "2016-12-14T19:27:21Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey, (Army medic) 11. Cherry Ames, Cherry Ames R.N. mystery series (Army nurse, WWII) 12. Colonel Mustard, Clue (Murder Suspect) 13. Jack Reacher New: Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48236 "2016-12-14T19:28:55Z")
Fictional characters who are ex-military 1. Detective Harris, Barney Miller. (Ex-Coast Guard) 2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes stories (former British Army doctor) 3. John Rambo, Rambo franchise (Green Beret in Vietnam) 4. Rick Simon, Simon & Simon (Marine Corps) 5. Bill Dauterive, King of the Hill (Army barber) 6. Jack Bauer, 24 (Green Berets) 7. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS (Marines) 8. Leo McGarry, The West Wing (USAF) 9. Principal Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons (Army, Vietnam) 10. Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey, (Army medic) 11. Cherry Ames, Cherry Ames R.N. mystery series (Army nurse, WWII) 12. Colonel Mustard, Clue (Murder Suspect) 13. Col. Hannibal Smith, The A Team (Green Beret) Next: Fictional characters from a fictional military 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) (IE not British Navy, US Army, etc.) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48237 "2016-12-14T20:50:59Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Fictional characters from a fictional military 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48238 "2016-12-14T21:26:24Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) Fictional characters from a fictional military 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48239 "2016-12-14T21:49:21Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine Fictional characters from a fictional military 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48240 "2016-12-14T22:03:25Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town Fictional characters from a fictional military 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets 5. Ender Wiggens, International Fleet ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48241 "2016-12-14T22:25:30Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 6. The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ to Town Fictional characters from a fictional military (and source) 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service (Vorkosigan Saga) 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek) 5. Ender Wiggin, International Fleet (Ender’s Game) 6. Capt. John Perry, Colonial Defense Forces (Old Man’s War) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48242 "2016-12-14T22:28:42Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 6. The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ to Town 7. Frosty the Snowman Fictional characters from a fictional military (and source) 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service (Vorkosigan Saga) 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek) 5. Ender Wiggin, International Fleet (Ender’s Game) 6. Capt. John Perry, Colonial Defense Forces (Old Man’s War) 7. Cobra Commander, Cobra (G.I. Joe) ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48243 "2016-12-14T22:34:46Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 6. The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ to Town 7. Frosty the Snowman Fictional characters from a fictional military (and source) 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service (Vorkosigan Saga) 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek) 5. Ender Wiggin, International Fleet (Ender’s Game) 6. Capt. John Perry, Colonial Defense Forces (Old Man’s War) 7. Cobra Commander, Cobra (G.I. Joe) 8. Colonel Scott, US Space Marines (Moonraker) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48244 "2016-12-14T22:48:15Z")
Rankin-Bass Productions (Good, Bad, or Cheesy) 1. The Last Unicorn 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3. Return of the King (“Frodo, of the niiiine fingerrrs…”) 4. Willy McBean and his Magic Machine 5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 6. The Easter Bunny Is Comin’ to Town 7. Frosty the Snowman 8. The Year Without A Santa Claus Fictional characters from a fictional military (and source) 1. Private Hudson, Colonial Marines (Aliens) 2. Miles Vorkosigan, Barraryan Imperial Military Service (Vorkosigan Saga) 3. Gimli, Aragorn’s army (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 4. Admiral James T. Kirk, United Federation of Planets (Star Trek) 5. Ender Wiggin, International Fleet (Ender’s Game) 6. Capt. John Perry, Colonial Defense Forces (Old Man’s War) 7. Cobra Commander, Cobra (G.I. Joe) 8. Colonel Scott, US Space Marines (Moonraker) 9. Sgt. Nick Fury, Howling Commandos (Marvel) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48245 "2016-12-14T22:59:49Z")
The two lists being uneven is _really stressing me out._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2411) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2413)