# 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:** 3030
**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, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60587 "2018-07-31T21:52:14Z")
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 11. Field of Dreams (movie) “If you build it, they will come.” ---
**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 31, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60588 "2018-07-31T23:45:03Z")
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 11. Field of Dreams (movie) 12. Evan Almighty, movie starring Steve Carrell ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60589 "2018-08-01T00:05:39Z")
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 11. Field of Dreams (movie) 12. Evan Almighty, movie starring Steve Carrell 13. Building Harlequin’s Moon (novel by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper) about terraforming a moon. New topic: obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60590 "2018-08-01T00:52:34Z")
obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60591 "2018-08-01T01:36:14Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60592 "2018-08-01T01:47:21Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60593 "2018-08-01T03:08:36Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60594 "2018-08-01T03:20:55Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60595 "2018-08-01T11:39:20Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60596 "2018-08-01T11:44:44Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60597 "2018-08-01T11:45:18Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan 9. coal chute ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60598 "2018-08-01T11:51:42Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan 9. coal chute 1. wringer washing machine ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60599 "2018-08-01T12:28:24Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan 9. coal chute 1. wringer washing machine 1. lantern (functional not decorative) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60600 "2018-08-01T14:01:39Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan 9. coal chute 1. wringer washing machine 1. lantern (functional not decorative) 2. Victrola ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60601 "2018-08-01T14:05:37Z")
Obsolete household equipment 1. 8-track player 2. washboard (for laundry) 3. butter churn 4. icebox 5. wood-fired cooking stove 6. phonebook 7. treadle-driven sewing machine 8. bed-warming pan 9. coal chute 1. wringer washing machine 1. lantern (functional not decorative) 2. Victrola 3. Chamber pot Next up: Good actors who only starred in one TV series 1. Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60602 "2018-08-01T14:08:02Z")
Ninja’ed! And by an equally great mind! ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60603 "2018-08-01T14:27:35Z")
Next up: Good actors who only starred in one TV series 1. Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) 2. Telly Sovalas (Kojak) Before everyone gathers up to stone me, let me attempt to defend this pick. Sure, Savalas _appeared_ in lots of tv shows over the decades, but I think Kojak is the only one where he was the _star_, you know, got top billing. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60604 "2018-08-01T14:28:07Z")
Except Williams also starred in the show [The Crazy Ones](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2710104/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6) as an ad exec. I thought this ran for two seasons but it looks like it only got one. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60605 "2018-08-01T14:35:23Z")
Anyhoo… Good actors who only starred in one TV series 1. Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) 2. Telly Sovalas (Kojak) 3. William Petersen (CSI) IMDB says that he has a recurring role in the show [Manhattan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(TV_series)), but he’s not the main character. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60606 "2018-08-01T15:01:32Z")
Good actors who only starred in one TV series 1. Robin Williams (Mork & Mindy) 2. Telly Sovalas (Kojak) 3. William Petersen (CSI) 4. Jack Webb (Dragnet) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3029) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3031)