# 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:** 618

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12342 "2012-10-04T20:22:17Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12343 "2012-10-04T20:24:52Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12344 "2012-10-04T20:43:12Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12345 "2012-10-04T20:47:50Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. [Komondor](http://www.akc.org/breeds/komondor/index.cfm)

(That’s the one that looks like a mop.)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12346 "2012-10-04T21:08:02Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita

note: many of the dogs listed here aren’t actually in the Working Group.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12347 "2012-10-04T21:08:55Z")

</div>

[http://www.akc.org/breeds/working\_group.cfm](http://www.akc.org/breeds/working_group.cfm)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 4, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12348 "2012-10-04T21:33:13Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita
9. Great Dane

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12349 "2012-10-04T22:23:54Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita
9. Great Dane
10. NSDTR: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (or, “Toller”)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12350 "2012-10-05T00:20:27Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita
9. Great Dane
10. NSDTR: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (or, “Toller”)
11. Siberian Husky

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12351 "2012-10-05T01:58:01Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita
9. Great Dane
10. NSDTR: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (or, “Toller”)
11. Siberian Husky
12. Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Used to scare off cheetahs that might otherwise be killed by annoyed farmers:

> **[Homepage • Cheetah Conservation Fund](https://cheetah.org/?nd=guarding_dog_program)**
>
> Founded in Namibia in 1990, The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) is an international organization dedicated to saving the cheetah in the wild.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12352 "2012-10-05T02:54:05Z")

</div>

Dogs - Working Group

1. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
2. St. Bernard
3. Vachss Therapy Dogs
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. Bull Terrier
7. Komondor
8. Akita
9. Great Dane
10. NSDTR: Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (or, “Toller”)
11. Siberian Husky
12. Anatolian Shepherd Dog
13. Samoyed

New category: Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12353 "2012-10-05T04:40:37Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_

Which really should have been the last.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12354 "2012-10-05T04:45:20Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - Looper
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - I’m Not There

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12355 "2012-10-05T04:55:17Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - Looper
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - I’m Not There
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12356 "2012-10-05T06:03:03Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - Looper
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - I’m Not There
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
5. Richard Dreyfuss and Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance - Stand By Me

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12357 "2012-10-05T06:04:05Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - _I’m Not There_
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_
5. Richard Dreyfuss and Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance - _Stand By Me_
6. Tom Hanks and Michael Conner Humphreys - _Forrest Gump_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12358 "2012-10-05T06:09:02Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - _I’m Not There_
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_
5. Richard Dreyfuss and Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance - _Stand By Me_
6. Tom Hanks and Michael Conner Humphreys - _Forrest Gump_
7. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage - Sean Archer - _Face Off_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12359 "2012-10-05T06:53:45Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - _I’m Not There_
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_
5. Richard Dreyfuss and Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance - _Stand By Me_
6. Tom Hanks and Michael Conner Humphreys - _Forrest Gump_
7. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage - Sean Archer - _Face Off_
8. Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart - Rose - _Titanic_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12360 "2012-10-05T06:56:34Z")

</div>

Actors who have played the same character in a single movie.

1. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe Simmons - _Looper_
2. River Phoenix and Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones - _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_
3. Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger - Bob Dylan - _I’m Not There_
4. Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell - Tony - _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_
5. Richard Dreyfuss and Wil Wheaton - Gordie Lachance - _Stand By Me_
6. Tom Hanks and Michael Conner Humphreys - _Forrest Gump_
7. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage - Sean Archer - _Face Off_
8. Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart - Rose - _Titanic_
9. Nicolas Cage and John Travolta - Castor Troy - _Face Off_ (again!)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 5, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12361 "2012-10-05T07:07:58Z")

</div>

> [@echo7tango](#):
>
> 1. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage - Sean Archer - _Face Off_
> 2. Nicolas Cage and John Travolta - Castor Troy - _Face Off_ (again!)

I’m calling shenanigans.

Let’s limit this to one character per movie.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=617)

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=619)
