# 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:** 385
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7682 "2011-09-23T20:15:35Z")
Next up: Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, _Northern Exposure_: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, _Star Trek_: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, _L.A. Law_, fell down an elevator shaft Total surprise to the viewing audience since she was a major character and it came without warning. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7683 "2011-09-23T20:23:56Z")
Next up: Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, Star Trek: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7684 "2011-09-23T20:34:41Z")
Next up: Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, Star Trek: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, \* Two and a Half Men\*, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7685 "2011-09-23T21:04:02Z")
Next up: Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, Star Trek: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, \* Two and a Half Men\*, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, _My Name is Earl_- mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” For those who didn’t watch the show, Chubby was a strip club owner (“Club Chubby, where sweat pants are welcome and truckers shower for free!”) and restaurant mogul payed by Burt Reynolds on a couple of episodes. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7686 "2011-09-23T21:09:27Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, _Northern Exposure_: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, _M_A_S_H\*: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, _Star Trek_: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, _L.A. Law_, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, _Two and a Half Men_, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, _My Name is Earl_- mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7687 "2011-09-23T23:04:15Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, _Northern Exposure_: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, _M_A_S_H\*: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, _Star Trek_: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, _L.A. Law_, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, _Two and a Half Men_, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, _My Name is Earl_- mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. 9. Charlie, _Two and a Half Men_, fell(?) in front of the Paris subway ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7688 "2011-09-23T23:08:14Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, _Northern Exposure_: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, _M_A_S_H\*: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, _Star Trek_: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, _L.A. Law_, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, _Two and a Half Men_, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, _My Name is Earl_ - mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. 9. Charlie, _Two and a Half Men_, fell(?) in front of the Paris subway 10. Wash, _Serenity_ - victim of a Reaver attack ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7689 "2011-09-24T00:05:28Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, _Northern Exposure_: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, _M_A_S_H\*: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, _Star Trek_: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, _L.A. Law_, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, _Two and a Half Men_, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, _My Name is Earl_ - mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. 9. Charlie, _Two and a Half Me_n, fell(?) in front of the Paris subway 10. Wash, _Serenity_ - victim of a Reaver attack 11. Jock Ewing, _Dallas_ - Died in Helicopter Crash in jungles South America, His death influenced story plots for years and years. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7690 "2011-09-24T01:54:08Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, Star Trek: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, Two and a Half Men, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, My Name is Earl - mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, Law & Order: Criminal Intent - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. 9. Charlie, Two and a Half Men, fell(?) in front of the Paris subway 10. Wash, Serenity - victim of a Reaver attack 11. Jock Ewing, Dallas - Died in Helicopter Crash in jungles South America, His death influenced story plots for years and years. 12. Robert ‘Rocket’ Romano from ER - Died when a helicopter fell on him. ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7691 "2011-09-24T01:57:49Z")
Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite 2. Henry Blake, M_A_S\*H: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors 3. Spock, Star Trek: “I have been…and always will be…your friend.” 4. Rosalind Shays, L.A. Law, fell down an elevator shaft 5. Chuckles the Clown, The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles, dressed as Peter the Peanut is shelled by a rogue elephant while marshalling a parade. 6. Teddy Leopold, Two and a Half Men, found dead on Charlie’s bed during the reception following his wedding to Evelyn Harper, with his pants around his knees and lipstick around his penis. 7. Chubby, My Name is Earl - mistook his real pistol for the water pistol he kept vodka in and blew the back of his head off taking a “drink” 8. Captain Danny Ross, Law & Order: Criminal Intent - shot while undercover, causing Det. Goren to fly off the deep end. 9. Charlie, Two and a Half Men, fell(?) in front of the Paris subway 10. Wash, Serenity - victim of a Reaver attack 11. Jock Ewing, Dallas - Died in Helicopter Crash in jungles South America, His death influenced story plots for years and years. 12. Robert ‘Rocket’ Romano from ER - Died when a helicopter fell on him. 13. Mr. Hooper- Sesame St Next is dopers who have set foot in the Galleria in White Plains, NY 1. **Little Nemo** ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7692 "2011-09-24T01:58:17Z")
never mind - missed it by _that_ much. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7693 "2011-09-24T02:43:56Z")
Next is dopers who have set foot in the Galleria in White Plains, NY 1. **Little Nemo** Should I be disturbed by this? As far as I recall, I haven’t been to the Galleria in White Plains, NY. I may have - I used to live in downstate New York. ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7694 "2011-09-24T02:58:04Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Next is dopers who have set foot in the Galleria in White Plains, NY > > 1. **Little Nemo** > > Should I be disturbed by this? > > As far as I recall, I haven’t been to the Galleria in White Plains, NY. I may have - I used to live in downstate New York. I may have screwed up on this one., sorry. Here, I’ll pick another one. Dopers who have spent time in Northhampton, Ma. 1. Copperwindow ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7695 "2011-09-24T03:26:11Z")
Since we somehow skipped a spot, I’ll bring closure to this list: Noteworthy diplomats 1. Benjamin Franklin 2. Sarek of Vulcan 3. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (better known simply as Talleyrand) 4. Henry Kissinger 5. Thomas Jefferson 6. **Mike Mansfield – longtime U.S. Ambassador to Japan** 7. Gouverneur Morris 8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali 9. Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac 10. Charles Francis Adams 11. Shirley Temple Black 12. Andrei Gromyko 13. Pocahontas I’ve never spent time in Northampton, Massachusetts, and can’t contribute to that list. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7696 "2011-09-24T03:30:13Z")
Dopers who have spent time in Northhampton, Ma. 1. Copperwindow 2. Little Nemo Ironic, huh? ---
**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:** [September 24, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7697 "2011-09-24T03:55:57Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Next up: Memorable deaths of TV and movie characters > > 1. Rick, Northern Exposure: killed by/melded with a falling satellite > 2. Henry Blake, _M_A_S_H\*: got discharged, but his helicopter was shot down into the sea of Japan. No survivors It was an airplane, actually: [Henry Blake - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Blake#Henry_Blake) Dopers who have spent time in Northhampton, Ma. 1. **Copperwindow** 2. **Little Nemo** 3. **Elendil’s Heir** I visited briefly once in 1988. ---
**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7698 "2011-09-25T02:25:03Z")
Somehow, I don’t think we’ll get 13 on this. I will change it once more. Languages. 1. French ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7699 "2011-09-25T02:27:25Z")
Languages. 1. French 2. Walloon ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7700 "2011-09-25T02:38:37Z")
Languages. 1. French 2. Walloon 3. Klingon ---
**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:** [September 25, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/7701 "2011-09-25T03:20:12Z")
Languages 1. French 2. Walloon 3. Klingon 4. Sindarin > **[Sindarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindarin)** > > Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth. Sindarin is one of the many languages spoken by the Elves. The word Sindarin is a Quenya word. > Called in English "Grey-Elvish" or "Grey-Elven", it was the language of the Grey Elves of Beleriand. These were Elves of the Third Clan who remained behind in Beleriand after the Great Journey. Their language became estranged from that of their kin who sailed o... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=384) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=386)