# 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\
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**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:** [March 23, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58027 "2018-03-23T20:25:48Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”

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**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:** [March 23, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58028 "2018-03-23T20:56:01Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”

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**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:** [March 23, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58029 "2018-03-23T21:17:00Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”

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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:** [March 23, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58030 "2018-03-23T21:41:26Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_

And at least a dozen others.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58031 "2018-03-23T23:25:51Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_

And at least a dozen others. I’ll top that (sadly)

1. Orson Wells, The vast majority of all the items listed in [IMDB filmography](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000080/?nmdp=1&ref_=nm_ql_2#filmography) from “I Love Lucy” (1956).

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58032 "2018-03-24T00:47:41Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

And at least a dozen others. I’ll top that (sadly)

1. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
2. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58033 "2018-03-24T01:00:15Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
7. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
8. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”
9. Robert De Niro, “Dirty Grandpa”

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58034 "2018-03-24T01:54:41Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
7. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
8. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”
9. Robert De Niro, “Dirty Grandpa”
10. Susan Sarandon “Mr. Woodcock”

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58035 "2018-03-24T02:03:28Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
7. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
8. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”
9. Robert De Niro, “Dirty Grandpa”
10. Susan Sarandon “Mr. Woodcock”
11. Patrick Stewart, “The Emoji Movie”

[am i allowed to go multiple in a dozen? I forget the rules]

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58036 "2018-03-24T03:28:32Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, _The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle_
7. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
8. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”
9. Robert De Niro, “Dirty Grandpa”
10. Susan Sarandon “Mr. Woodcock”
11. Patrick Stewart, “The Emoji Movie”
12. Julianne Moore, _The Hunger Games_

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58037 "2018-03-24T08:08:54Z")

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Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck

1. Laurence Olivier, “The Jazz Singer”
2. Marlon Brando, “Superman”
3. Michael Caine, “Jaws: The Revenge”
4. Marlon Brando, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”
5. Ben Kingsley, “The Love Guru”
6. Robert De Niro, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
7. Orson Welles, The vast majority of all the items listed in IMDB filmography from “I Love Lucy” (1956).
8. Liam Neeson, “Battleship”
9. Robert De Niro, “Dirty Grandpa”
10. Susan Sarandon “Mr. Woodcock”
11. Patrick Stewart, “The Emoji Movie”
12. Julianne Moore, “The Hunger Games”
13. Jerry Lewis, “The King of Comedy”

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58038 "2018-03-24T14:00:22Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58039 "2018-03-24T14:03:14Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58040 "2018-03-24T15:00:26Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58041 "2018-03-24T15:06:54Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> Great actors and actresses who were just picking up a paycheck
> 
> 1. Jerry Lewis, “The King of Comedy”

Huh?

I’ll question first off whether Lewis was a great actor. But even if he was, how was he just “picking up a paycheck” when he gave one of his most acclaimed performances? _The King of Comedy_ was a prestige movie that Lewis made to enhance his reputation.

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58042 "2018-03-24T15:09:03Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast
5. Goldfinch

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58043 "2018-03-24T15:33:31Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast
5. Goldfinch
6. Northern mockingbird

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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:** [March 24, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58044 "2018-03-24T16:47:58Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast
5. Goldfinch
6. Northern mockingbird
7. Canadian goose

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58045 "2018-03-24T17:25:26Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast
5. Goldfinch
6. Northern mockingbird
7. Canadian goose
8. Turkey

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**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:** [March 24, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58046 "2018-03-24T17:48:51Z")

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North American birds

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted titmouse
3. Chickadee
4. Robin redbreast
5. Goldfinch
6. Northern mockingbird
7. Canada goose
8. Turkey
9. Red Winged Blackbird

It’s “Canada Goose” by the way, so I corrected it for you Professor.

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