# 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:** 3028
**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 30, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60547 "2018-07-30T18:07:53Z")
Excuses for showing up to work late 1. Stopped behind a train 2. Slept through the alarm 3. The fish were biting! 4. Had to take the kid to the doctor. 5. I’m not late - I’m really early for tomorrow. 6. Thought Daylight Savings Time took effect last night 7. I thought it was my day off 8. Car wouldn’t start 9. I was turned into a newt…well, I got better. 10. The streetlights were watching me. 11. The shuttle from Mars was running late. 12. I got, you know, caught in my fly getting dressed this morning. ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60548 "2018-07-30T18:09:12Z")
Excuses for showing up to work late 1. Stopped behind a train 2. Slept through the alarm 3. The fish were biting! 4. Had to take the kid to the doctor. 5. I’m not late - I’m really early for tomorrow. 6. Thought Daylight Savings Time took effect last night 7. I thought it was my day off 8. Car wouldn’t start 9. I was turned into a newt…well, I got better. 10. The streetlights were watching me. 11. The shuttle from Mars was running late. 12. I got, you know, caught in my fly getting dressed this morning. 13. They raised the bridge toll and I had to find more empty soda cans than usual. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60549 "2018-07-30T18:19:47Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60550 "2018-07-30T18:25:52Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials ---
**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 30, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60551 "2018-07-30T18:28:47Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” ---
**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 30, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60552 "2018-07-30T19:49:33Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60553 "2018-07-30T20:15:07Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60554 "2018-07-30T20:19:36Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60555 "2018-07-30T20:21:17Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60556 "2018-07-30T20:31:21Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60557 "2018-07-30T20:31:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _99 root bottles root of root beer root on root the root wall root > 99 root bottles root of root beer root > Take root one root down root and root pass root it root around root > 98 root bottles root of root beer root on root the root wall root_ > > I don’t know. It seems to throw the rhythm off. Dial it back a little there, Sparky. Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. 9. David Boreanaz (Angel) - uncredited extra in “Men Don’t Tell” ---
**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 30, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60558 "2018-07-30T20:36:06Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. 9. David Boreanaz (Angel) - uncredited extra in “Men Don’t Tell” 10. Nathan Fillion (Caleb) Minnesota Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan" ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60559 "2018-07-30T23:10:37Z")
Ya got Seth Green at 5 and 7, and David Boreanaz at 6 and 9. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60560 "2018-07-30T23:24:27Z")
> [@Thin\_Ice](#): > > Ya got Seth Green at 5 and 7, and David Boreanaz at 6 and 9. As long as they are different roles, I’ll allow it Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. 9. David Boreanaz (Angel) - uncredited extra in “Men Don’t Tell” 10. Nathan Fillion (Caleb) Minnesota Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan" 11. Nicholas Brendan (Xander) - a gang-member in Married with Children ---
**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 30, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60561 "2018-07-30T23:58:06Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. 9. David Boreanaz (Angel) - uncredited extra in “Men Don’t Tell” 10. Nathan Fillion (Caleb) Minnesota Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan" 11. Nicholas Brendan (Xander) - a gang-member in Married with Children 12. Kristine Sutherland (Joyce) in _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ ---
**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 31, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60562 "2018-07-31T00:12:50Z")
Pre-Buffy the Vampire Slayer appearances by actors in that series 1. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” 2. Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) in Taster’s Choice coffee commercials 3. James Marsters (Spike) in two episodes of “Northern Exposure” 4. Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) in an episode of Baywatch 5. Seth Green (Oz) was Richie Tozier in IT 6. David Boreanaz (Angel) an episode of ‘Marred With Children’ as a boyfriend of Kelly that Al beats up 7. Seth Green (Oz) in “My Stepmother is an Alien” (he takes Allyson Hannigan’s character on a date). 8. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in the “A Woman Named Jackie” miniseries as Jacqueline Bouvier as a teen. 9. David Boreanaz (Angel) - uncredited extra in “Men Don’t Tell” 10. Nathan Fillion (Caleb) Minnesota Ryan in 'Saving Private Ryan" 11. Nicholas Brendan (Xander) - a gang-member in Married with Children 12. Kristine Sutherland (Joyce) in _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids_ 13. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) in _Spenser: For Hire_ New topic: Appearances by _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ actors and actresses in other non-Star Trek media 1. Alexander Siddig as the Angel Gabriel in _The Nativity Story_ ---
**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 31, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60563 "2018-07-31T00:30:18Z")
Appearances by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors and actresses in other non-Star Trek media 1. Alexander Siddig as the Angel Gabriel in The Nativity Story 2. Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride ---
**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 31, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60564 "2018-07-31T03:01:27Z")
Appearances by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors and actresses in other non-Star Trek media 1. Alexander Siddig as the Angel Gabriel in The Nativity Story 2. Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride 3. René Auberjonois as Father Mulcahy in M_A_S\*H (1970) ---
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Appearances by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors and actresses in other non-Star Trek media 1. Alexander Siddig as the Angel Gabriel in The Nativity Story 2. Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride 3. René Auberjonois as Father Mulcahy in M_A_S\*H (1970) 4. Colm Meaney as the Mayor in Mystery, Alaska ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60566 "2018-07-31T05:05:43Z")
Appearances by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors and actresses in other non-Star Trek media 1. Alexander Siddig as the Angel Gabriel in The Nativity Story 2. Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride 3. René Auberjonois as Father Mulcahy in M_A_S\*H (1970) 4. Colm Meaney as the Mayor in Mystery, Alaska 5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3027) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3029)