# 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:** 2853
**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, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57047 "2018-02-06T06:03:28Z")
Cinematic Swashbucklers! 1. Robin Hood (the Errol Flynn version) 2. The Crimson Pirate 3. Cyrano de Bergerac (Jose Ferrer 1950 version and Gérard Depardieu 1990 version) 4. Zorro 5. d’Artagnan (the Richard Lester films are the best ones) 6. The Dread Pirate Roberts (aka Westley) 7. Rob Roy 8. Inigo Montoya 9. Claire, in At Sword’s Point (Daughter of Athos) 10. The Scarlet Pimpernel 11. Captain Blood 12. Fanfan 13. Capt. Jack Sparrow Next category: Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57048 "2018-02-06T06:50:06Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on _Frasier_.) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57049 "2018-02-06T12:01:17Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on _Frasier_.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” ---
**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 6, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57050 "2018-02-06T12:59:02Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda ---
**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, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57051 "2018-02-06T13:07:29Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier ---
**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:** [February 6, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57052 "2018-02-06T13:39:08Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of _Charlie’s Angels_ ---
**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, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57053 "2018-02-06T14:17:56Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57054 "2018-02-06T17:03:17Z")
[quote=“Annie-Xmas, post:57053, topic:549173”] Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) ---
**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 6, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57055 "2018-02-06T17:47:39Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57056 "2018-02-06T17:51:06Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) 10. Mitch and Murray, in _ **Glengarry Glen Ross** _ ---
**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, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57057 "2018-02-06T18:14:06Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) 10. Mitch and Murray, in Glengarry Glen Ross 11. Harvey in the theatrical play “Harvey” ---
**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, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57058 "2018-02-06T19:52:08Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) 10. Mitch and Murray, in Glengarry Glen Ross 11. Harvey in the theatrical play “Harvey” 12. Eliza Williams, seduced and abandoned by Willoughby in Jane Austen’s _Sense and Sensibility_ ---
**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, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57059 "2018-02-06T19:57:39Z")
Fictional people mentioned but never seen 1. Godot 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) 10. Mitch and Murray, in Glengarry Glen Ross 11. Harvey in the theatrical play “Harvey” 12. Eliza Williams, seduced and abandoned by Willoughby in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility 13. Sifo-Dyas, Jedi Master, in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” Pass. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57060 "2018-02-06T20:29:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Fictional people mentioned but never seen > > 1. Godot > 2. Maris (Niles’ wife, on Frasier.) > 3. George and Martha’s son, in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” > 4. Carlton, the doorman on Rhoda > 5. Rebecca, in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier > 6. Charlie of Charlie’s Angels > 7. Debbie Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory > 8. Wilson Wilson Jr on Home Improvement (sort of) > 9. Any of Mr. Kotter’s “relatives” on Welcome Back, Kotter (the ones he told jokes about. “Did I ever tell you about my uncle Euripides Kotter?”) > 10. Mitch and Murray, in Glengarry Glen Ross > 11. Harvey in the theatrical play “Harvey” > 12. Eliza Williams, seduced and abandoned by Willoughby in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility > 13. Sifo-Dyas, Jedi Master, in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” > > Pass. I’ll try. Next subject. Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley ---
**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, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57061 "2018-02-06T20:37:38Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57062 "2018-02-06T20:45:01Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork 3. The Floating Market From Neil Gaiman’s _Neverwhere_. ---
**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, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57063 "2018-02-06T20:53:56Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork 3. The Floating Market 4. Sanctuary In the Thieves’ World books: [Thieves' World - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thieves%27_World) ---
**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 6, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57064 "2018-02-06T21:03:26Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork 3. The Floating Market 4. Sanctuary 5. Flea Bottom, the poor people’s district of King’s Landing in _Game of Thrones_ I’ve always felt that “Flea Bottom” could use some urban renewal, starting with changing the name to “Bunnyhill Vista” or something more cozy. ---
**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, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57065 "2018-02-06T21:05:36Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork 3. The Floating Market 4. Sanctuary 5. Flea Bottom, the poor people’s district of King’s Landing in Game of Thrones 6. Tortuga, in the 17th Century See the Pirates of the Caribbean movies for details. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57066 "2018-02-06T21:28:05Z")
Fictional, mythical, or legendary “wretched hives of scum and villainy”. 1. Mos Eisley 2. The Shades of Ankh-Morpork 3. The Floating Market 4. Sanctuary 5. Flea Bottom, the poor people’s district of King’s Landing in Game of Thrones 6. Tortuga, in the 17th Century 7. The Magumba Bar Populated with every every reject and cut-throat from Bombay to Calcutta. It was worse than Detroit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2852) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2854)