# 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:** 541
**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:** [May 6, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10802 "2012-05-06T04:26:59Z")
Theatrical productions you’ve attended 1. Purdue students’ production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” 2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s performance of the rock opera “Beethoven’s Last Night” 3. Community theater production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” 4. Mike Birbiglia’s standup/storytelling act, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” 5. Community theater production of Comedy of Errors 6. Community theater production of MASH 7. Community Theatre production Italian-American Reconciliation 8. Broadway: The Lion King 9. London, Fall '85: Original cast of _Les Miserables_ 10. Broadway, circa 1975: _The Wiz_ Only Broadway show I’ve ever seen. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10803 "2012-05-06T04:44:01Z")
Suits me. Theatrical productions you’ve attended 1. Purdue students’ production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” 2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s performance of the rock opera “Beethoven’s Last Night” 3. Community theater production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” 4. Mike Birbiglia’s standup/storytelling act, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” 5. Community theater production of Comedy of Errors 6. Community theater production of MASH 7. Community Theatre production Italian-American Reconciliation 8. Broadway: The Lion King 9. London, Fall '85: Original cast of _Les Miserables_ 10. Los Angeles, 1980: _Evita_ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10804 "2012-05-06T12:25:40Z")
Theatrical productions you’ve attended 1. Purdue students’ production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” 2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s performance of the rock opera “Beethoven’s Last Night” 3. Community theater production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” 4. Mike Birbiglia’s standup/storytelling act, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” 5. Community theater production of Comedy of Errors 6. Community theater production of MASH 7. Community Theatre production Italian-American Reconciliation 8. Broadway: The Lion King 9. London, Fall '85: Original cast of Les Miserables 10. Los Angeles, 1980: Evita 11. Broadway 1998: Puttin’ It Together (starring Carol Burnett, George Hern, and Bronson Pinchot) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10805 "2012-05-06T13:25:00Z")
Theatrical productions you’ve attended 1. Purdue students’ production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” 2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s performance of the rock opera “Beethoven’s Last Night” 3. Community theater production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” 4. Mike Birbiglia’s standup/storytelling act, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” 5. Community theater production of Comedy of Errors 6. Community theater production of MASH 7. Community Theatre production Italian-American Reconciliation 8. Broadway: The Lion King 9. London, Fall '85: Original cast of Les Miserables 10. Broadway, circa 1975: The Wiz 11. Los Angeles, 1980: Evita 12. Broadway 1998: Puttin’ It Together (starring Carol Burnett, George Hern, and Bronson Pinchot) 13. Community theatre: The Rainmaker New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister ---
**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:** [May 6, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10806 "2012-05-06T18:05:15Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10807 "2012-05-06T21:07:52Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. _Red Harvest_ and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10808 "2012-05-06T23:37:58Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. _Red Harvest_ and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of **Fight Club** , both the book and movie. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10809 "2012-05-07T02:39:59Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. _Red Harvest_ and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of **Fight Club** , both the book and movie. 5. _Layer Cake_, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10810 "2012-05-07T02:42:24Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10811 "2012-05-07T03:12:46Z")
New category: Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10812 "2012-05-07T03:58:13Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood Could be the same guy in #6, but maybe not. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10813 "2012-05-07T04:07:36Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood 9. _The Snatch_ and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10814 "2012-05-07T13:00:01Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood 9. The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini 10. The Operative in Serenity ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10815 "2012-05-07T13:29:08Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood 9. The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini 10. The Operative in Serenity 11. Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10816 "2012-05-07T13:52:44Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood 9. The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini 10. The Operative in Serenity 11. Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going. 12. _The Ipcress File_ and sequels, Len Deighton The main character was nameless in the books but was given the name Harry Palmer in the movie adaptations. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10817 "2012-05-07T13:54:35Z")
I’d also note that the Deaf Man and the Operative are not the main characters of the works they appear in. But I’m not going to press the point. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10818 "2012-05-08T20:05:57Z")
Books or movies where the main character is nameless. 1. The Virginian, Owen Wister 2. The Deaf Man, the main character in several of Ed McBain’s mysteries. 3. Red Harvest and the other Continental Op works, Dashiell Hammett 4. The narrator of Fight Club, both the book and movie. 5. Layer Cake, novel by J.J. Connolly and 2004 movie 6. High Plains Drifter, Clint Eastwood 7. The Road, book by Cormac McCarthy 8. Pale Rider, Clint Eastwood 9. The Snatch and the other Nameless Detective books, Bill Pronzini 10. The Operative in Serenity 11. Zombieland - Woody Harrelson’s character doesn’t want to get emotionally attached to anyone, so everyone is addressed as either where they’re from or where they’re going. 12. The Ipcress File and sequels, Len Deighton 13. Buddwing by Evan Hunter Books or movies where the main character has only one name 1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10819 "2012-05-08T20:07:23Z")
Books or movies where the main character has only one name 1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series 2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli ---
**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:** [May 8, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10820 "2012-05-08T21:32:41Z")
Books or movies where the main character has only one name 1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series 2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli 3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker His first name is never revealed. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10821 "2012-05-08T22:19:13Z")
Books or movies where the main character has only one name 1. Burke–Andrew Vachss’s mysteries series 2. Eli - Denzel Washington movie, The Book of Eli 3. Spenser - the detective series by Robert B. Parker 4. NCIS:LA - Special Agent Callen No one, except maybe Hetty, knows what his first initial G. stands for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=540) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=542)