# 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\
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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12522 "2012-10-10T16:52:33Z")

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Time Magazine’s Man of the Year

1. Charles Lindbergh (the first)

2. Winston Churchill

3. Adolf Hitler (1938)

4. The Ayatollah Khomeini

5. You

6. Jeff Bezos

7. Franklin Roosevelt

8. Bill Clinton

9. Judge John Sirica

10. Pierre Laval

11. Barack Obama

12. Harlow Curtice

13. Wallis Simpson  
New category: Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

14. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _ **A Man for All Seasons** _)

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12523 "2012-10-10T16:56:54Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _ **A Man for All Seasons** _)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in **Gandhi** )

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12524 "2012-10-10T17:01:18Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _A Man for All Seasons_)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in _Gandhi_)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in _Disraeli_, 1929)

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12525 "2012-10-10T17:09:09Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _A Man for All Seasons_)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in _Gandhi_)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in _Disraeli_, 1929)
4. Colin Firth (King George VI in _The King’s Speech_, 2010)

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12526 "2012-10-10T17:10:00Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _A Man for All Seasons_)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in _Gandhi_)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in _Disraeli_, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in _Capote_, 2006)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12527 "2012-10-10T17:48:06Z")

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]Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _A Man for All Seasons_)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in _Gandhi_)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in _Disraeli_, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in _Capote_
5. Alvin York (Gary Cooper)

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12528 "2012-10-10T17:48:07Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in _A Man for All Seasons_)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in _Gandhi_)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in _Disraeli_, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in _Capote_, 2006)  
5 Alvin York (Gary Cooper in _Sergeant York_)
5. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in _My Left Foot,_ 1989)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12529 "2012-10-10T18:35:18Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)
5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)
6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)
7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)
8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12530 "2012-10-10T18:41:51Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)
5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)
6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)
7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)
8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)
9. Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau in _ **Ed Wood** _)

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12531 "2012-10-10T19:06:14Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)
5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)
6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)
7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)
8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)
9. Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau in Ed Wood)
10. Gen. George Patton (George C. Scott, 1970, even though he refused it)

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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:** [October 10, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12532 "2012-10-10T19:12:42Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)
2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)
3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)
4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)
5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)
6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)
7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)
8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)
9. Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau in Ed Wood)
10. Gen. George Patton (George C. Scott, 1970, even though he refused it)
11. June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon in _Walk the Line_, 2005)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12533 "2012-10-10T19:17:19Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)

2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)

3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)

4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)

5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)

6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)

7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)

8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)

9. Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau in Ed Wood)

10. Gen. George Patton (George C. Scott, 1970, even though he refused it)

11. June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon in _Walk the Line_, 2005)  
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12. Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett in _ **The Aviator** _)

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**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:** [October 10, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12534 "2012-10-10T20:23:54Z")

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Real Person That Someone Won an Oscar for Playing

1. Saint Thomas More (Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons)

2. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley in Gandhi)

3. Benjamin Disraeli (George Arliss in Disraeli, 1929)

4. Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote, 2006)

5. King George VI (Colin Firth in The King’s Speech, 2010)

6. Alvin York (Gary Cooper in Sergeant York)

7. Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, 1989)

8. Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich, 2000)

9. Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau in Ed Wood)

10. Gen. George Patton (George C. Scott, 1970, even though he refused it)

11. June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line, 2005)  
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12. Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett in The Aviator)

13. Claus von Bulow (Jeremy Irons)

Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12535 "2012-10-10T20:28:27Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2
2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12536 "2012-10-10T20:31:28Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2

2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem  
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3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12537 "2012-10-10T20:58:40Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2

2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem  
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3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown

4. “After Midnight” Eric Clapton, Instrumental from the movie musical Chicago, and Blink 182

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12538 "2012-10-10T21:06:22Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2

2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem  
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3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown

4. “After Midnight” Eric Clapton, Instrumental from the movie musical Chicago, and Blink 182

5. “Gloria” - U2, Laura Brannigan, Shadows of Knight (or Them)

6. “I Want You” - Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Kiss

7. “My Love” - Paul McCartney & Wings, Petula Clark, Justin Timberlake

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12539 "2012-10-10T21:17:01Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2
2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem
3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown
4. “After Midnight” Eric Clapton, Instrumental from the movie musical Chicago, and Blink 182
5. “Gloria” - U2, Laura Brannigan, Shadows of Knight (or Them)
6. “I Want You” - Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Kiss
7. “My Love” - Paul McCartney & Wings, Petula Clark, Justin Timberlake
8. “Crazy” - Patsy Cline, Seal, Gnarls Barkley, Aerosmith, Lumidee  
…to name only a few. Suffice to say, “Crazy” is a bit overused as a song title.

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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:** [October 10, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12540 "2012-10-10T22:01:43Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2
2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem
3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown
4. “After Midnight” Eric Clapton, Instrumental from the movie musical Chicago, and Blink 182
5. “Gloria” - U2, Laura Brannigan, Shadows of Knight (or Them)
6. “I Want You” - Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Kiss
7. “My Love” - Paul McCartney & Wings, Petula Clark, Justin Timberlake
8. “Crazy” - Patsy Cline, Seal, Gnarls Barkley, Aerosmith, Lumidee
9. “Call Me” - Blondie, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Petulia Clark, Skyy, and others

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12541 "2012-10-10T22:11:55Z")

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Songs with the same exact title which are otherwise unrelated to each other (minimum of 3 different artists\<—last condition subject to revision if necessary)

1. Breathe: The Cult, Kate Bush, U2
2. Hosanna: Hillsong United, Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem
3. “Fire” - Ohio Players, Pointer Sisters, Crazy World of Arthur Brown
4. “After Midnight” Eric Clapton, Instrumental from the movie musical Chicago, and Blink 182
5. “Gloria” - U2, Laura Brannigan, Shadows of Knight (or Them)
6. “I Want You” - Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Kiss
7. “My Love” - Paul McCartney & Wings, Petula Clark, Justin Timberlake
8. “Crazy” - Patsy Cline, Seal, Gnarls Barkley, Aerosmith, Lumidee
9. “Call Me” - Blondie, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Petulia Clark, Skyy, and others
10. “Dreams” - Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, Gabrielle, Cranberries

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