# 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:** 2949
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58967 "2018-05-13T03:04:16Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, “Phantom Thread” 2. Melvin Udall, _As Good as It Gets_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58968 "2018-05-13T03:59:08Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, “Phantom Thread” 2. Melvin Udall, _As Good as It Gets_ 3. Henry Orient, _The World of Henry Orient_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58969 "2018-05-13T12:41:27Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, “Phantom Thread” 2. Melvin Udall, _As Good as It Gets_ 3. Henry Orient, _The World of Henry Orient_ 4. Rabo Karabekian, _Bluebeard_ by Kurt Vonnegut ---
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58970 "2018-05-13T13:01:40Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, “Phantom Thread” 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner ---
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58971 "2018-05-13T21:41:37Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash ---
**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:** [May 13, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58972 "2018-05-13T22:25:09Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58973 "2018-05-14T00:03:31Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s _The Children’s Book_ “Total jerk” is actually mild to describe him ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58974 "2018-05-14T02:59:43Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book 9. Howard Roark, The Fountainhead ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58975 "2018-05-14T03:58:34Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book 9. Howard Roark, The Fountainhead 10. John Bidlake in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58976 "2018-05-14T13:26:45Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book 9. Howard Roark, The Fountainhead 10. John Bidlake in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley 11. Sir, an unnamed elderly Shakespearean actor, in The Dresser ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58977 "2018-05-14T13:32:20Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book 9. Howard Roark, The Fountainhead 10. John Bidlake in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley 11. Sir, an unnamed elderly Shakespearean actor, in The Dresser 12. Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester, M_A_S\*H ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58978 "2018-05-14T15:49:05Z")
Fictional artistic geniuses who were also total jerks 1. Reynolds Woodcock, Phantom Thread 2. Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets 3. Henry Orient, The World of Henry Orient 4. Rabo Karabekian, Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 5. Strong Bad from Homestar Runner 6. Terence Fletcher, Whiplash 7. “Star”, never otherwise identified, in Garson Kanin’s novel, Smash. 8. Benedict Fludd, sculptor in A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book 9. Howard Roark, The Fountainhead 10. John Bidlake in Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley 11. Sir, an unnamed elderly Shakespearean actor, in The Dresser 12. Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester, M_A_S\*H 13. Homer Simpson “Outsider” artist, definitely a jerk to his neighbor Ned. Next: Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58979 "2018-05-14T16:09:41Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58980 "2018-05-14T16:10:52Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB34EMq6U4&disable_polymer=true) ---
**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:** [May 14, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58981 "2018-05-14T23:17:09Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB3...e_polymer=true) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58982 "2018-05-15T00:19:45Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB3...e_polymer=true) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) 5. I Wanna Be Sedated - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58983 "2018-05-15T03:29:22Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB3...e_polymer=true) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) 5. I Wanna Be Sedated - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4) 6. Teenage Lobotomy: [RAMONES - Teenage Lobotomy - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssoBUb2cJk) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58984 "2018-05-15T03:36:00Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB3...e_polymer=true) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) 5. I Wanna Be Sedated - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4) 6. Teenage Lobotomy: [RAMONES - Teenage Lobotomy - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssoBUb2cJk) 7. Spiderman Theme - [Ramones - Spider-Man - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58985 "2018-05-15T03:55:21Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB3...e_polymer=true) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) 5. I Wanna Be Sedated - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4) 6. Teenage Lobotomy: [RAMONES - Teenage Lobotomy - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssoBUb2cJk) 7. Spiderman Theme - [Ramones - Spider-Man - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU) 8. Substitute (The Who cover) - [Ramones - Substitute - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIWpfS_MFHw) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/58986 "2018-05-15T04:27:56Z")
Ramones songs with video 1. Something to Believe in: [Something To Believe In - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vexjWIvwsVg) 2. Beat on the Brat: [Ramones - Beat On The Brat - CBGB 10/6/77 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvkzQmc68Y) 3. “Glad to See You Go” [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiB34EMq6U4) 4. Rock and Roll High School [Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4P4ln781D0) 5. I Wanna Be Sedated - [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlLtSG7xe4) 6. Teenage Lobotomy: [RAMONES - Teenage Lobotomy - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ssoBUb2cJk) 7. Spiderman Theme - [Ramones - Spider-Man - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P8lrgBtcU) 8. Substitute (The Who cover) - [Ramones - Substitute - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIWpfS_MFHw) 9. Do You Remember Rock’n’Roll Radio?" [Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? - The Ramones - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpQpqHHqRwU) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2948) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2950)