# 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\
**Page:** 3029

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**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 31, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60567 "2018-07-31T12:05:05Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60568 "2018-07-31T12:37:02Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60569 "2018-07-31T12:47:55Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson

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**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 31, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60570 "2018-07-31T13:33:35Z")

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n/m

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**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 31, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60571 "2018-07-31T13:33:54Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson
9. Robert Picardo as “The Cowboy” - a feared assassin in “Inner Space”

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**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 31, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60572 "2018-07-31T13:35:50Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson
9. Robert Picardo as “The Cowboy” - a feared assassin in “Inner Space”
10. Andrew Robinson (Garak) as “The Killer” in Dirty Harry

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**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 31, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60573 "2018-07-31T13:44:01Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson
9. Robert Picardo as “The Cowboy” - a feared assassin in “Inner Space”
10. Andrew Robinson (Garak) as “The Killer” in Dirty Harry
11. Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) as Valerie Desmond, the son’s love interest in “Back to School”

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**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 31, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60574 "2018-07-31T16:27:40Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson
9. Robert Picardo as “The Cowboy” - a feared assassin in “Inner Space”
10. Andrew Robinson (Garak) as “The Killer” in Dirty Harry
11. Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) as Valerie Desmond, the son’s love interest in “Back to School”
12. Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) as Bryn Newhouse on the short-lived TV series based on the movie “Working Girl”

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**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 31, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60575 "2018-07-31T17:54:07Z")

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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
5. Avery Brooks as Hawk in Spenser: For Hire
6. Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner on CHiPs
7. Robert Picardo as Johnny Cab (voice and likeness) on Total Recall (1990)
8. René Auberjonois as Clayton Endicott III on Benson
9. Robert Picardo as “The Cowboy” - a feared assassin in “Inner Space”
10. Andrew Robinson (Garak) as “The Killer” in Dirty Harry
11. Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax) as Valerie Desmond, the son’s love interest in “Back to School”
12. Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) as Bryn Newhouse on the short-lived TV series based on the movie “Working Girl”
13. Nicole de Boer (Ezri Dax) as Sarah Bracknell Bannerman in the TV series “The Dead Zone”

Next: Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60576 "2018-07-31T18:27:23Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen

There’s a 2014 film version that stars Wallace Shawn and Julie Hagerty

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60577 "2018-07-31T18:29:18Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand

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**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 31, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60578 "2018-07-31T18:38:41Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follet

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60579 "2018-07-31T18:39:44Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang

I believe it was his first published work.

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**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 31, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60580 "2018-07-31T20:15:34Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60581 "2018-07-31T20:24:51Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier

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**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 31, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60582 "2018-07-31T20:34:04Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier
8. “—And He Built a Crooked House—” by Robert A. Heinlein

You try living inside a tesseract!: ["—And He Built a Crooked House—" - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22%E2%80%94And_He_Built_a_Crooked_House%E2%80%94%22)

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**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60583 "2018-07-31T21:10:14Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier
8. “—And He Built a Crooked House—” by Robert A. Heinlein
9. The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60584 "2018-07-31T21:26:19Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier
8. “—And He Built a Crooked House—” by Robert A. Heinlein

_The Pillars of the Earth_ was already used as #4.

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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:** [July 31, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60585 "2018-07-31T21:27:54Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier
8. “—And He Built a Crooked House—” by Robert A. Heinlein
9. _Bridge on the River Kwai_, movie

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**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, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60586 "2018-07-31T21:49:26Z")

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Fiction that has to do with construction

1. Lilies of the Field (movie)
2. The Master Builder, play by Henrik Ibsen
3. The Fountainhead, novel by Ayn Rand
4. The Pillars of the Earth, novel by Ken Follett
5. “Tower of Babylon” a novelette by Ted Chiang
6. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - novel by Eric Hodgins
7. Valentine Day Murder, a cozy mystery by Leslie Meier
8. “—And He Built a Crooked House—” by Robert A. Heinlein
9. Bridge on the River Kwai, movie
10. Steel (1979), movie starring Lee Majors

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