# 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:** 3044

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**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 21, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60867 "2018-08-21T06:45:11Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie _No Country for Old Men_.
2. Nurse Ratched from _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nes_t
3. Chuck, from _Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse_, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from _The Kite Runner_ by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from _Sexy Beast_
6. Begbie from _Trainspotting_
7. Bill Sikes in _Oliver Twist_

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60868 "2018-08-21T08:16:08Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie _No Country for Old Men_.
2. Nurse Ratched from _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nes_t
3. Chuck, from _Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse_, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from _The Kite Runner_ by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from _Sexy Beast_
6. Begbie from _Trainspotting_
7. Bill Sikes in _Oliver Twist_
8. Mrs. Danvers in _Rebecca_ by Daphne du Maurier

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60869 "2018-08-21T13:33:16Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie No Country for Old Men.
2. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Chuck, from Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from Sexy Beast
6. Begbie from Trainspotting
7. Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist
8. Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. Frank Breitkopf, a serial killer from Criminal Minds (excellent performance from Keith Carradine!)

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60870 "2018-08-21T13:47:44Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie No Country for Old Men.
2. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Chuck, from Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from Sexy Beast
6. Begbie from Trainspotting
7. Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist
8. Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. Frank Breitkopf, a serial killer from Criminal Minds (excellent performance from Keith Carradine!)
10. Frank Booth from Blue Velvet

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**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 21, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60871 "2018-08-21T14:41:28Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie No Country for Old Men.
2. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Chuck, from Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from Sexy Beast
6. Begbie from Trainspotting
7. Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist
8. Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. Frank Breitkopf, a serial killer from Criminal Minds (excellent performance from Keith Carradine!)
10. Frank Booth from Blue Velvet
11. Scorpio from Dirty Harry

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60872 "2018-08-21T15:45:06Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie No Country for Old Men.
2. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Chuck, from Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from Sexy Beast
6. Begbie from Trainspotting
7. Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist
8. Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. Frank Breitkopf, a serial killer from Criminal Minds (excellent performance from Keith Carradine!)
10. Frank Booth from Blue Velvet
11. Scorpio from Dirty Harry
12. Magua from The Last of the Mohicans

Wes Studi should’ve won an Oscar for playing that cold-bloodedly vengeful Huron warrior.

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60873 "2018-08-21T15:57:09Z")

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Scary fictional human characters from works that are not horror, science fiction, or fantasy.

1. Anton Chigurh from the book and movie No Country for Old Men.
2. Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
3. Chuck, from Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self
4. Assef from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. Don Logan from Sexy Beast
6. Begbie from Trainspotting
7. Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist
8. Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. Frank Breitkopf, a serial killer from Criminal Minds (excellent performance from Keith Carradine!)
10. Frank Booth from Blue Velvet
11. Scorpio from Dirty Harry
12. Magua from The Last of the Mohicans
13. Madame Defarge from Tale of Two Cities  
New!

Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee

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**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 21, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60874 "2018-08-21T15:58:43Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60875 "2018-08-21T15:58:47Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60876 "2018-08-21T16:59:35Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60877 "2018-08-21T17:29:42Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark

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**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 21, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60878 "2018-08-21T17:39:03Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60879 "2018-08-21T17:57:20Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60880 "2018-08-21T19:37:15Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah

Love 'em!: [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/\_lj\_y7Z\_fw94/S7k3MSAujKI/AAAAAAAAA3U/\_PiB3DLv\_iI/s1600/cheetah+34632.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lj_y7Z_fw94/S7k3MSAujKI/AAAAAAAAA3U/_PiB3DLv_iI/s1600/cheetah+34632.jpg)

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60881 "2018-08-21T19:39:27Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah
9. Moose

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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:** [August 21, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60882 "2018-08-21T19:56:42Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah
9. Moose
10. ragged tooth shark

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60883 "2018-08-21T19:58:16Z")

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1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah
9. Moose
10. ragged tooth shark
11. Alligator

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**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 21, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60884 "2018-08-21T20:16:35Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah
9. Moose
10. ragged tooth shark
11. Alligator
12. Squirrel

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**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 21, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60885 "2018-08-21T20:44:08Z")

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Animals that contain double letters in their names.

1. Chimpanzee
2. Meerkat
3. Honey bee
4. Cottonmouth
5. Aardvark
6. Opossum
7. Buzzard
8. Cheetah
9. Moose
10. ragged tooth shark
11. Alligator
12. Squirrel
13. Barracuda

Pass.

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**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 21, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/60886 "2018-08-21T22:12:14Z")

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New:

Song Titles that Are Grammatically Complete Sentences

1. “She’s Not There,” the Zombies

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