# 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:** 2745
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54887 "2017-09-24T00:50:14Z")
Fiction set all or in part in Ireland: 1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 3. The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh 4. The Matchmaker (1997), directed by Mark Joffe 5. Father Ted, by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan 6. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 7. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien 8. Step Sisters by Sean De Gallai 9. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54888 "2017-09-24T01:35:14Z")
Fiction set all or in part in Ireland: 1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 3. The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh 4. The Matchmaker (1997), directed by Mark Joffe 5. Father Ted, by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan 6. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 7. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien 8. Step Sisters by Sean De Gallai 9. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy 10. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54889 "2017-09-24T01:41:45Z")
Fiction set all or in part in Ireland: 1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 3. The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh 4. The Matchmaker (1997), directed by Mark Joffe 5. Father Ted, by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan 6. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 7. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien 8. Step Sisters by Sean De Gallai 9. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy 10. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd 11. Strumpet City by James Plunkett ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54890 "2017-09-24T03:20:02Z")
Fiction set all or in part in Ireland: 1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 3. The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh 4. The Matchmaker (1997), directed by Mark Joffe 5. Father Ted, by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan 6. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 7. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien 8. Step Sisters by Sean De Gallai 9. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy 10. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd 11. Strumpet City by James Plunkett 12. Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson A memorable dark comedy about a priest whose life is threatened in the confessional. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54891 "2017-09-24T03:41:56Z")
Fiction set all or in part in Ireland: 1. Ulysses by James Joyce 2. The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 3. The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh 4. The Matchmaker (1997), directed by Mark Joffe 5. Father Ted, by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan 6. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 7. The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien 8. Step Sisters by Sean De Gallai 9. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy 10. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd 11. Strumpet City by James Plunkett 12. Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson 13. Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats Next: Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54892 "2017-09-24T03:44:16Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54893 "2017-09-24T04:50:00Z")
1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54894 "2017-09-24T05:04:44Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54895 "2017-09-24T07:23:51Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54896 "2017-09-24T10:58:49Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54897 "2017-09-24T12:31:16Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54898 "2017-09-24T13:10:28Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54899 "2017-09-24T13:31:51Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Stranger In A Strange Land ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54900 "2017-09-24T15:46:46Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Borat replacing #9 since Stranger in a Strange Land was already on the list ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54901 "2017-09-24T15:51:49Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Borat 10. Red Heat ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54902 "2017-09-24T16:03:57Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Borat 10. Red Heat 11. Middlesex ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54903 "2017-09-24T16:07:00Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Borat 10. Red Heat 11. Middlesex 12. Roots ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54904 "2017-09-24T16:28:54Z")
Fiction (book, film, etc) about a foreigner who comes to the USA. 1. Bagdad Cafe 2. Green Card 3. Stranger in a Strange Land 4. Coming to America 5. Crocodile Dundee 6. Brooklyn 7. Moscow on the Hudson 8. Superman 9. Borat 10. Red Heat 11. Middlesex 12. Roots 13. Flashman and the Redskins New topic: People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54905 "2017-09-24T16:33:48Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2 Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54906 "2017-09-24T16:46:14Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2 Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 2. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2744) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2746)