# 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:** 2431
**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 31, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48606 "2016-12-31T00:55:57Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, _Star Wars_ ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, _Star Wars_ 6. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) ---
**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 31, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48611 "2016-12-31T03:18:19Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. 1. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) housekeeping ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars ---
**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 31, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48613 "2016-12-31T05:22:16Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars 9. “At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.” - CF ---
**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 31, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48614 "2016-12-31T05:27:45Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars 9. “At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.” - CF 10. “I want you know, that I will _never_ want that wagon wheel coffee table.” - Marie, When Harry Met Sally ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars 9. “At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.” - CF 10. “I want you know, that I will _never_ want that wagon wheel coffee table.” - Marie, When Harry Met Sally 11. “I don’t go to the movies much. If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all.” - Kathy Selden, Singin’ In the Rain ---
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Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars 9. “At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.” - CF 10. “I want you know, that I will _never_ want that wagon wheel coffee table.” - Marie, When Harry Met Sally 11. “I don’t go to the movies much. If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all.” - Kathy Selden, Singin’ In the Rain 12. “I think one of my favourite films is ‘Dark Victory’ with Bette Davis. Why? … Maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.” - Debbie Reynolds ---
**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:** [December 31, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48617 "2016-12-31T13:06:24Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?” - Princess Leia, Star Wars 6. “I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.” - Debbie Reynolds 7. “Your mommy’s an alcoholic, dear.” (Debbie Reynolds’s character to a little girl who pisses her off in IN AND OUT.) 8. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” Princess Leia (hologram), Star Wars 9. “At a certain point in my early twenties, my mother started to become worried about my obviously ever-increasing drug ingestion. So she ended up doing what any concerned parent would do. She called Cary Grant.” - CF 10. “I want you know, that I will _never_ want that wagon wheel coffee table.” - Marie, When Harry Met Sally 11. “I don’t go to the movies much. If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all.” - Kathy Selden, Singin’ In the Rain 12. “I think one of my favourite films is ‘Dark Victory’ with Bette Davis. Why? … Maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.” - Debbie Reynolds. 13. “I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.” - Debbie Reynolts Next: Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller 4. Rhoda Morgenstern - The Mary Tyler Moore Show ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller 4. Rhoda Morgenstern - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 5. John Caravella (AKA Dr. Johnny Fever) - WKRP in Cincinnati ---
**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:** [December 31, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48622 "2016-12-31T14:20:01Z")
Quotes by Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, or from one of their movie characters: 1. “If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Carrie Fisher 2. “The old hootie owl hootie-hoo’s to the dove”, from the title song in “Tammy and the Bachelor” 3. “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” - CF 4. “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.” - CF 5. “James, that’s not funny anymore” - Carrie Fisher ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller 4. Rhoda Morgenstern - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 5. John Caravella (AKA Dr. Johnny Fever) - WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Ernest T. Bass – The Andy Griffith Show ---
**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:** [December 31, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48624 "2016-12-31T14:55:40Z")
Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller 4. Rhoda Morgenstern - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 5. John Caravella (AKA Dr. Johnny Fever) - WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Ernest T. Bass – The Andy Griffith Show 7. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory ---
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Sitcom character you’d like to be friends with in real life. 1. Mary Richards - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2. Elaine Benes – Seinfeld 3. Arthur Dietrich - Barney Miller 4. Rhoda Morgenstern - The Mary Tyler Moore Show 5. John Caravella (AKA Dr. Johnny Fever) - WKRP in Cincinnati 6. Ernest T. Bass – The Andy Griffith Show 7. Amy Farrah Fowler - The Big Bang Theory 8. Mary Ann Summers - Gilligan’s Island [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2430) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2432)