# 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:** 2477
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49526 "2017-02-08T02:46:07Z")
Sports Teams Whose Name Isn’t Plural 1. Stanford Cardinal 2. Utah Jazz 3. Miami Heat 4. Colorado Avalanche 5. Orlando Magic 6. New England Revolution 7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8. LA Galaxy 9. Alabama Crimson Tide 10. Minnesota Wild 11. Tampa Bay Lightning 12. Oklahoma City Thunder 13. Illinois Fighting Illini Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 14. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who ---
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Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” ---
**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 8, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49528 "2017-02-08T03:06:15Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from _Johnny Belinda_ - deaf ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49529 "2017-02-08T03:26:14Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from _Johnny Belinda_ - deaf 4. [Ronald Niedermann](http://millenniumtrilogy.wikia.com/wiki/Ronald_Niedermann) in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49530 "2017-02-08T03:32:10Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49531 "2017-02-08T03:44:52Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49532 "2017-02-08T04:05:05Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49533 "2017-02-08T04:10:55Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in _Memento_ - anterograde amnesia ---
**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 8, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49534 "2017-02-08T06:43:20Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from _Johnny Belinda_ - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in _Memento_ - anterograde amnesia 9. Joe Bonham from _Johnny Got His Gun_ - blind, deaf, mute, and paralyzed ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49535 "2017-02-08T08:01:11Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in Memento - anterograde amnesia 9. Joe Bonham from Johnny Got His Gun - blind, deaf, mute, and paralyzed 10. Philip Cary in “Of Human Bondage” - club foot. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49536 "2017-02-08T10:38:15Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in Memento - anterograde amnesia 9. Joe Bonham from Johnny Got His Gun - blind, deaf, mute, and paralyzed 10. Philip Cary in “Of Human Bondage” - club foot. 11. Don Baker in “Butterflies Are Free” - blind in one eye, can’t see out the other ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49537 "2017-02-08T12:15:29Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in Memento - anterograde amnesia 9. Joe Bonham from Johnny Got His Gun - blind, deaf, mute, and paralyzed 10. Philip Cary in “Of Human Bondage” - club foot. 11. Don Baker in “Butterflies Are Free” - blind in one eye, can’t see out the other 12. Sissy Hankshaw in “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” - abnormally large thumbs ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49538 "2017-02-08T12:56:18Z")
Character from music, film, theater, or literature with a disability 1. “Local lad” - the deaf, dumb, and blind kid in the rock opera Tommy by The Who 2. Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol–his disability isn’t specified but he walks with "a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame.” 3. Belinda MacDonald from Johnny Belinda - deaf 4. Ronald Niedermann in Stieg Larson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest - Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 5. Christy Brown - cerebral palsy; his 1954 autobiography titled “My Left Foot” was made into a film in 1989 6. Superman - he can’t handle a little kryptonite, and he can’t even see through lead 7. Dr. Strangelove, wheelchair-bound with robotic orthopedic aids. 8. Leonard in Memento - anterograde amnesia 9. Joe Bonham from Johnny Got His Gun - blind, deaf, mute, and paralyzed 10. Philip Cary in “Of Human Bondage” - club foot. 11. Don Baker in “Butterflies Are Free” - blind in one eye, can’t see out the other 12. Sissy Hankshaw in “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues” - abnormally large thumbs[ 13. Ginny Wheeler from “Wheels for Ginny’s Chariot”-paralysis New: Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series ---
**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 8, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49539 "2017-02-08T13:18:02Z")
New: Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) ---
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Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) ---
**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:** [February 8, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49541 "2017-02-08T13:42:41Z")
Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) 4. Jack Rabbit Slim’s - Pulp Fiction (1994 film) ---
**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 8, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49542 "2017-02-08T13:51:05Z")
Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) 4. Jack Rabbit Slim’s - Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 5. Milliways - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49543 "2017-02-08T13:57:19Z")
Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) 4. Jack Rabbit Slim’s - Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 5. Milliways - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) 6. Rusterman’s, the only restaurant Nero Wolfe willingly leaves his house to dine at ---
**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 8, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/49544 "2017-02-08T14:11:14Z")
Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) 4. Jack Rabbit Slim’s - Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 5. Milliways - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) 6. Rusterman’s, the only restaurant Nero Wolfe willingly leaves his house to dine at 7. Central Perk (Friends) ---
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Fictional eateries, diners to restaurants 1. Le Chateau Anglais - Chef! TV series 2. Hilltop Diner - Diner (1982 film) 3. Mel’s Diner - Alice (TV series) 4. Jack Rabbit Slim’s - Pulp Fiction (1994 film) 5. Milliways - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) 6. Rusterman’s, the only restaurant Nero Wolfe willingly leaves his house to dine at 7. Central Perk (Friends) 8. The Frying Dutchman - The Simpsons [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2478)