# 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:** 2474
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49466 "2017-02-06T14:34:52Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49467 "2017-02-06T14:53:15Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49468 "2017-02-06T14:57:53Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49469 "2017-02-06T14:59:43Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49470 "2017-02-06T15:08:03Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49471 "2017-02-06T15:10:28Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49472 "2017-02-06T15:37:49Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid 9. Pavel Chekov His being an only child was a plot point in an early _Star Trek_ episode. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49473 "2017-02-06T15:49:07Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid 9. Pavel Chekov 10. Charlie Bucket and the Chocolate Factory ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49474 "2017-02-06T16:32:39Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid 9. Pavel Chekov 10. Charlie Bucket 11. Encyclopedia Brown ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49475 "2017-02-06T17:01:51Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid 9. Pavel Chekov 10. Charlie Bucket 11. Encyclopedia Brown 12. Heidi A little football connection there, since we just had the Superb Owl. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49476 "2017-02-06T17:20:04Z")
Fictional kids who are only children (as in no siblings, not as in “only children”) 1. Harriet M. Welsch (Harriet the Spy) 2. Pippi Longstocking 3. Dorothy Gale 4. William T. Riker 5. Henry Higgins 6. Harry Potter 7. Gloria Bunker 8. Spencer Reid 9. Pavel Chekov 10. Charlie Bucket 11. Encyclopedia Brown 12. Heidi 13. Annie In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49477 "2017-02-06T17:27:23Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning [jersey](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2017/02/06/tom-brady-mvp-roger-goodell-deflategate-jersey-super-bowl-2017-new-england-patriots-atlanta-falcons/97544466/). ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49478 "2017-02-06T17:42:15Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning [jersey](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2017/02/06/tom-brady-mvp-roger-goodell-deflategate-jersey-super-bowl-2017-new-england-patriots-atlanta-falcons/97544466/). 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49479 "2017-02-06T19:07:18Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning [jersey](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2017/02/06/tom-brady-mvp-roger-goodell-deflategate-jersey-super-bowl-2017-new-england-patriots-atlanta-falcons/97544466/). 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49480 "2017-02-06T19:44:19Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49481 "2017-02-06T20:33:54Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. 6. Knowing you won’t be able to do your job in a few years. He’ll be filthy rich, but, still must sting a bit. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49482 "2017-02-06T20:35:42Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. 6. Knowing you won’t be able to do your job in a few years. 7. Everyone still makes cracks about The Brady Bunch. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49483 "2017-02-06T22:23:00Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. 6. Knowing you won’t be able to do your job in a few years. 7. Everyone still makes cracks about The Brady Bunch. 8. “No, I can’t hook you up with any free cheese. He’s not one of those Krafts.” ---
**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:** [February 6, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49484 "2017-02-06T22:38:10Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. 6. Knowing you won’t be able to do your job in a few years. 7. Everyone still makes cracks about The Brady Bunch. 8. “No, I can’t hook you up with any free cheese. He’s not one of those Krafts.” 9. You play for a team whose fans have been voted the most obnoxious fans in football. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49485 "2017-02-07T01:45:24Z")
In spite of last night, things that are bad about being Tom Brady: 1. The world knows you have deflated balls. 2. Somebody stole your prize-winning jersey. 3. Reaching the pinnacle of your profession only to have it named after a smelly farm animal. 4. Everybody knows your wife is a sloppy second of Leonardo DiCaprio’s. 5. No one believes anything you might say, including yourself. 6. Knowing you won’t be able to do your job in a few years. 7. Everyone still makes cracks about The Brady Bunch. 8. “No, I can’t hook you up with any free cheese. He’s not one of those Krafts.” 9. You play for a team whose fans have been voted the most obnoxious fans in football. 10. New England might’ve won the game, but only because of a fluke in the electoral college. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2473) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2475)