# 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:** 3010
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60187 "2018-07-11T18:40:34Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” ---
**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:** [July 11, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60188 "2018-07-11T19:04:44Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” 10. She-Hulk. Marvel comics ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60189 "2018-07-11T20:03:59Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” 10. She-Hulk, Marvel comics 11. Agent Margaret “Peggy” Carter, “Agent Carter” TV series & Marvel Cinematic Universe films ---
**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:** [July 11, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60190 "2018-07-11T22:09:11Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” 10. She-Hulk, Marvel comics 11. Agent Margaret “Peggy” Carter, “Agent Carter” TV series & Marvel Cinematic Universe films 12. Nikita, as portrayed by Anne Parillaud, Jade Leung, Bridget Fonda, Peta Wilson, and Maggie Q in various movies and television series. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60191 "2018-07-12T05:32:46Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” 10. She-Hulk, Marvel comics 11. Agent Margaret “Peggy” Carter, “Agent Carter” TV series & Marvel Cinematic Universe films 12. Nikita, as portrayed by Anne Parillaud, Jade Leung, Bridget Fonda, Peta Wilson, and Maggie Q in various movies and television series. 13. Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (Batman TV show and comics) I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60192 "2018-07-12T05:47:37Z")
Action heroines 1. Ellen Ripley, “Alien” movies 2. Sarah Connor “Terminator 2” 3. Buffy Summers, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” movie and TV series 4. Lara Croft, “Tomb Raider” 5. Okoye, “Black Panther” 6. Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max: Fury Road 7. Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, DC Comics, TV and film 8. Agent Shaw, “Person of Interest” 9. Elastigirl, “The Incredibles” 10. She-Hulk, Marvel comics 11. Agent Margaret “Peggy” Carter, “Agent Carter” TV series & Marvel Cinematic Universe films 12. Nikita, as portrayed by Anne Parillaud, Jade Leung, Bridget Fonda, Peta Wilson, and Maggie Q in various movies and television series. 13. Supergirl, DC comics and TV series Next Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in _Charlotte’s Web_ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60193 "2018-07-12T05:53:50Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in _Charlotte’s Web_ 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, _Murder on the Orient Express_ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60194 "2018-07-12T09:31:45Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60195 "2018-07-12T11:23:13Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60196 "2018-07-12T11:49:12Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60197 "2018-07-12T13:47:35Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, _Crime and Punishment_ I once saw the novel summed up as this: A guy kills an old woman. Then he turns himself in. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60198 "2018-07-12T13:51:38Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, _A Christmas Carol_ ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60199 "2018-07-12T13:55:55Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60200 "2018-07-12T14:27:50Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough 9. Captain Spock, Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60201 "2018-07-12T15:39:29Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough 9. Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 10. Boromir, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60202 "2018-07-12T16:17:13Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough 9. Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 10. Boromir, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring 11. Thomas and Martha Wayne, Batman ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60203 "2018-07-12T16:24:15Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough 9. Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 10. Boromir, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring 11. Thomas and Martha Wayne, Batman 12. Sam Wheat, Ghost ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60204 "2018-07-12T16:50:50Z")
Fictional characters whose death has a major impact on the story 1. Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web 2. Samuel Ratchett, a.k.a. Cassetti, Murder on the Orient Express 3. Alex (man in casket) - The Big Chill 4. Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia 5. Old Yeller 6. Alyona Ivanovna, Crime and Punishment 7. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol 8. Joan Bradford, Eight is Enough 9. Captain Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 10. Boromir, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring 11. Thomas and Martha Wayne, Batman 12. Sam Wheat, Ghost 13. Uncle Ben, Spiderman (various renditions) … NEW: Songs that feature whispering. 1. [“#9 Dream”, John Lennon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cQdGq2y6_0) . ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60205 "2018-07-12T17:50:00Z")
Songs that feature whispering. 1. [“#9 Dream”, John Lennon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cQdGq2y6_0) 2. [Everlong, Foo Fighters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60206 "2018-07-12T18:01:50Z")
Songs that feature whispering. 1. [“#9 Dream”, John Lennon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cQdGq2y6_0) 2. [Everlong, Foo Fighters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y) 3. I’m Not In Love - 10CC I’m on a phone, and find hyperlinking quite difficult. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3009) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3011)