# 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:** 561
**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:** [June 13, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11202 "2012-06-13T20:51:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. _The Mote in God’s Eye_ by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Another non-winning nominee. That year’s winner was _The Dispossessed_ by Ursula K. LeGuin. Niven did win for _Ringworld_ but Pournelle’s never won a Hugo. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11203 "2012-06-13T22:45:53Z")
Hugo Award-winning novels 1. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester 2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 3. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr 4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 5. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 6. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson 7. Dune by Frank Herbert 8. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 9. The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold 10. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 11. Hyperion by Dan Simmons ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11204 "2012-06-14T01:27:03Z")
Hugo Award-winning novels 1. _The Demolished Man_ by Alfred Bester 2. _Slaughterhouse-Five_ by Kurt Vonnegut 3. _A Canticle for Leibowitz_ by Walter M. Miller Jr 4. \*Fahrenheit 451 \*by Ray Bradbury 5. \*Starship Troopers \*by Robert A. Heinlein 6. \*Spin \*by Robert Charles Wilson 7. \*Dune \*by Frank Herbert 8. \*Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell \*by Susanna Clarke 9. \*The Vor Game \*by Lois McMaster Bujold 10. \*The Man in the High Castle \*by Philip K. Dick 11. \*Hyperion \*by Dan Simmons 12. \*The Graveyard Book \*by Neil Gaiman ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11205 "2012-06-14T01:35:03Z")
Hugo Award-winning novels 1. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester 2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 3. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr 4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 5. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein 6. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson 7. Dune by Frank Herbert 8. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 9. The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold 10. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 11. Hyperion by Dan Simmons 12. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 13. Shadrach in the Furnace - Robert Silverberg Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11206 "2012-06-14T01:52:47Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott [Abbott](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Abbott) was a playwright and producer who actually consulted on a revival of his show _Damn Yankees_ when he was 107 years old! ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11207 "2012-06-14T02:59:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Another non-winning nominee. That year’s winner was _The Dispossessed_ by Ursula K. LeGuin. Niven did win for _Ringworld_ but Pournelle’s never won a Hugo. Ah, right you are re: _The Mote in God’s Eye_. Thanks. Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11208 "2012-06-14T03:00:51Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. George Burns I’ve always thought we should limit the topics in here to things that aren’t easily Googled. I mean this topic can be filled up instantly, from a list in Wikipedia, without any thought or effort. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11209 "2012-06-14T03:12:59Z")
Eh, some lists will be better than others. Might enact a rule that says that after X amount of hours/days since the last list entry the category is considered closed and a new category can be started… ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11210 "2012-06-14T03:15:20Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin On a side note, I’ve visited his grave accompanied by several other dopers ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11211 "2012-06-14T03:43:18Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] On a side note, I’ve visited his grave accompanied by several other dopers [/QUOTE] Good thinking; that way each of you have an alibi. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11212 "2012-06-14T03:52:13Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Good thinking; that way each of you have an alibi. Hey, he was already dead when we got there. But if anyone asks about Gregory Hines, we were with you all day, okay. Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11213 "2012-06-14T04:42:53Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11214 "2012-06-14T05:02:18Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart 9. Charles Lane Royalty among the “that’s what’s his name” breed of actors; looked [essentially the same](http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1440&bih=712&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=charles+lane+actor&oq=charles+lane+actor&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_l=img.3..0.9071.9742.0.9915.6.3.0.3.3.0.87.188.3.3.0...0.0.46WhXIM8lBw) for about 50 years. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11215 "2012-06-14T05:25:05Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart 9. Charles Lane 10. Ruth Ellis Gay rights activist ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11216 "2012-06-14T14:17:56Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart 9. Charles Lane 10. Ruth Ellis 11. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy Said to be 137 years old when he appeared in the first episode of _Star Trek: The Next Generation_: [Encounter at Farpoint (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:Leonard_McCoy,_2364.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11217 "2012-06-14T14:58:16Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart 9. Charles Lane 10. Ruth Ellis 11. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy 12. Luise Rainer Won back-to-back Oscars in 1936 and 1937. Still celebrating that achievement. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11218 "2012-06-14T16:13:09Z")
Famous centenarians who were famous for reasons other than being centenarians. 1. Bob Hope 2. George Abbott 3. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4. George Burns 5. Irving Berlin 6. Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses 7. George Kennan 8. Gloria Stuart 9. Charles Lane 10. Ruth Ellis 11. Dr. Leonard H. McCoy 12. Luise Rainer 13. [Hal Roach](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Roach) The creator of Our Gang/The Little Rascals which definitely shaped part of my childhood as well as other generations. Famous actors who appeared in the Our Gang shorts and their role. 1.) Jackie Cooper - Jackie ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11219 "2012-06-14T20:05:55Z")
Famous actors who appeared in the Our Gang shorts and their role. 1.) Jackie Cooper - Jackie 2.) Robert Blake- Mickey Also sometimes called ‘Bobby’ in the series. Q: Were there enough famous actors in the Our Gang to fill the category? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11220 "2012-06-14T21:01:03Z")
Yeah, eleven more? I have my doubts. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/11221 "2012-06-14T22:01:25Z")
Famous actors who appeared in the Our Gang shorts and their role. 1.) Jackie Cooper - Jackie 2.) Robert Blake- Mickey 3.) Dwayne Hickman - (character name unknown, _Melodies Old and New_) (later went on to star in _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_) > [@](#): > > Q: Were there enough famous actors in the Our Gang to fill the category? I think we’re going to have to use a pretty loose definition of “famous” to get this one filled. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=560) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=562)