# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 2639

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52766 "2017-06-11T10:40:03Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate

[link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_(bishop))

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52767 "2017-06-11T12:22:19Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52768 "2017-06-11T12:38:02Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop
9. Vicar

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52769 "2017-06-11T14:06:07Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop
9. Vicar
10. Abbot

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52770 "2017-06-11T15:44:04Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop
9. Vicar
10. Abbot
11. Presiding Bishop

Top clerical official of the Episcopal Church: [Michael Curry (bishop) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Curry_(bishop))

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52771 "2017-06-11T15:49:47Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop
9. Vicar
10. Abbot
11. Presiding Bishop
12. Shankaracharya

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52772 "2017-06-11T17:00:43Z")

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Religious titles, high and low

1. Pope
2. Lama
3. Rabbi
4. Cardinal
5. Caliph
6. Reverend
7. Primate
8. Bishop
9. Vicar
10. Abbot
11. Presiding Bishop
12. Shankaracharya
13. Brother

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52773 "2017-06-11T17:55:39Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock

His character wasn’t as showy as many of the others on the show but Scott Adsit did a great job.

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52774 "2017-06-11T18:50:32Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52775 "2017-06-11T19:17:06Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy

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**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:** [June 11, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52776 "2017-06-11T20:02:24Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld

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**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:** [June 12, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52777 "2017-06-12T00:47:35Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52778 "2017-06-12T01:16:38Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”

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**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:** [June 12, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52779 "2017-06-12T01:25:08Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Surprisingly, Ted Knight was not the first choice for the role. The character had been written for Jack Cassidy but he turned it down.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52780 "2017-06-12T01:37:14Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Les Nesman on WKRP

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52781 "2017-06-12T03:26:33Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Les Nesman on WKRP
10. Siegfried, on “Get Smart”

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**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:** [June 12, 2017, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52782 "2017-06-12T11:52:38Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Les Nesman on WKRP
10. Siegfried, on “Get Smart”
11. Briscoe Darling from The Andy Griffith Show

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52783 "2017-06-12T12:28:50Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Les Nesman on WKRP
10. Siegfried, on “Get Smart”
11. Briscoe Darling from The Andy Griffith Show
12. Lu-Ann on King olf the Hill

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**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:** [June 12, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52784 "2017-06-12T12:40:55Z")

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Peripheral sit-com character that absolutely nailed it

1. Frank Luger from Barney Miller
2. Pete Hornberger from 30 Rock
3. Col. Flagg from MASH.
4. Exidor from Mork and Mindy
5. Newman from Seinfeld
6. Althea from The Big Bang Theory
7. Lorenzo Music as Carlton the doorman on “Rhoda”
8. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
9. Les Nesman on WKRP
10. Siegfried, on “Get Smart”
11. Briscoe Darling from The Andy Griffith Show
12. Lu-Ann on King olf the Hill
13. Lt. Scanlon, Barney Miller

Next: Fictional families with at least four kids

!. The Kinnisons, Children of the Lens (E. E. “Doc” Smith)

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**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:** [June 12, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/52785 "2017-06-12T12:45:03Z")

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Next: Fictional families with at least four kids

!. The Kinnisons, Children of the Lens (E. E. “Doc” Smith)  
2. The Bobbsey Twins (Laura Lee Hope) - there were two sets of twins

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