# 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:** 2923
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58447 "2018-04-16T13:23:55Z")
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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:** [April 16, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58448 "2018-04-16T13:52:35Z")
Fiction with a stage magician in it 1. The Magician TV series with Bill Bixby 2. Arrested Development, featuring Gob Bluth 3. The Prestige (2006) 4. The Hunger Artist, Kafka [sort of a meta fiction] 5. Penn and Teller Get Killed 6. Now You See Me (2013) 7. Night Court (TV series 1984-1992) 8. Modern Family ( TV series) 9. The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies 10. Time Bandits (1981) 11. Mandrake the Magician (comic strip) 12. Sesame Street - The Amazing Mumford - “A la Peanut Butter Sandwiches!” ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58449 "2018-04-16T14:02:39Z")
Fiction with a stage magician in it 1. The Magician TV series with Bill Bixby 2. Arrested Development, featuring Gob Bluth 3. The Prestige (2006) 4. The Hunger Artist, Kafka [sort of a meta fiction] 5. Penn and Teller Get Killed 6. Now You See Me (2013) 7. Night Court (TV series 1984-1992) 8. Modern Family ( TV series) 9. The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies 10. Time Bandits (1981) 11. Mandrake the Magician (comic strip) 12. Sesame Street - The Amazing Mumford - “A la Peanut Butter Sandwiches!” 13. The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney New! FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58450 "2018-04-16T14:07:06Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58451 "2018-04-16T14:19:42Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster Left FBI to become the director of the CIA. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58452 "2018-04-16T15:59:01Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller After J Edgar Hoover, the longest-serving director ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58453 "2018-04-16T16:06:49Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis Never director, but a famous special agent in the Thirties: [Melvin Purvis - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Purvis) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58454 "2018-04-16T16:11:22Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco [https://www.biography.com/people/donnie-brasco-17172110](https://www.biography.com/people/donnie-brasco-17172110) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58455 "2018-04-16T16:27:15Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. [Robert Hanssen](https://www.history.com/news/robert-hanssen-american-traitor) Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58456 "2018-04-16T16:35:06Z")
Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 36,046 FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. Mark “Deep Throat” Felt ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58457 "2018-04-16T16:36:45Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58458 "2018-04-16T19:00:04Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) 9. JoAnne Misko ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58459 "2018-04-16T19:00:48Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) 9. Susan Malone 10. John Connolly A crooked agent in cahoots with Whitey Bulger: [John Connolly (FBI) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Connolly_(FBI)) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58460 "2018-04-16T19:39:15Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) 9. Susan Malone 10. John Connolly 11. Gary Noesner Chief negotiator in the Waco standoff ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58461 "2018-04-16T20:29:30Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) 9. Susan Malone 10. John Connolly 11. Gary Noesner 12. Louis Freeh ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58462 "2018-04-16T21:45:57Z")
FBI agents and directors, past and present: 1. James Comey 2. J. Edgar Hoover 3. William H. Webster 4. Robert Mueller 5. Melvin Purvis 6. Joseph Pistone aka Donnie Brasco 7. Robert Hanssen 8. William Mark Felt Sr. (Watergate’s Deep Throat) 9. Susan Malone 10. John Connolly 11. Gary Noesner 12. Louis Freeh 1. William S. Sessions NEW: You might live in Mayberry if…(doesn’t have to have been shown or mentioned on TAGS) 2. You disassemble a car outside the courthouse and reassemble it inside the Sheriff’s Office ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58463 "2018-04-16T22:07:05Z")
You might live in Mayberry if…(doesn’t have to have been shown or mentioned on TAGS) 1. You disassemble a car outside the courthouse and reassemble it inside the Sheriff’s Office 2. A guy with a strong resemblance to Sgt. Hacker, Sam the Butcher, and Barney Hefner is seen sweeping garbage into the gutter. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58464 "2018-04-16T22:32:32Z")
You might live in Mayberry if…(doesn’t have to have been shown or mentioned on TAGS) 1. You disassemble a car outside the courthouse and reassemble it inside the Sheriff’s Office 2. A guy with a strong resemblance to Sgt. Hacker, Sam the Butcher, and Barney Hefner is seen sweeping garbage into the gutter. 3. Your sheriff doesn’t carry a gun. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58465 "2018-04-16T23:04:28Z")
You might live in Mayberry if…(doesn’t have to have been shown or mentioned on TAGS) 1. You disassemble a car outside the courthouse and reassemble it inside the Sheriff’s Office 2. A guy with a strong resemblance to Sgt. Hacker, Sam the Butcher, and Barney Hefner is seen sweeping garbage into the gutter. 3. Your sheriff doesn’t carry a gun. 4. The town drunk checks into the jail as a professional courtesy. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58466 "2018-04-16T23:11:51Z")
You might live in Mayberry if…(doesn’t have to have been shown or mentioned on TAGS) 1. You disassemble a car outside the courthouse and reassemble it inside the Sheriff’s Office 2. A guy with a strong resemblance to Sgt. Hacker, Sam the Butcher, and Barney Hefner is seen sweeping garbage into the gutter. 3. Your sheriff doesn’t carry a gun. 4. The town drunk checks into the jail as a professional courtesy. 5. The townsfolk leave their car keys in the ignition of their cars so they won’t forget their keys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2922) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2924)