# 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:** 73
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1441 "2010-10-13T21:20:01Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine Nautilus, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. Millennium Falcon, “Star Wars” 4. GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?, Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks 5. Serenity, “Firefly” 6. The African Queen, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The Black Pearl, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ 8. The Heart of Gold, _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ 9. The Witch of Endor, the ship that Gregory Peck steals in the movie \*The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower - ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1442 "2010-10-13T23:44:20Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > > [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > > > I do believe that we now have our first duplicate category. > > I do believe that we now have our first duplicate category. > > (See post [541](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12844998&postcount=514)) Now that’s just lazy, **Elendil’s Heir**. It’s understandable for another poster, but not the same poster! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1443 "2010-10-14T02:23:21Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine Nautilus, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. Millennium Falcon, “Star Wars” 4. GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?, Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks 5. Serenity, “Firefly” 6. The African Queen, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean 8. The Heart of Gold, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 9. The Witch of Endor, the ship that Gregory Peck steals in the movie The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 10. S. S. Minnow, “Gilligan’s Island” ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1444 "2010-10-14T03:22:50Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” 4. GSV _What Are the Civilian Applications?_, from “Use of Weapons” by Iain M. Banks 5. _Serenity_, “Firefly” 6. The _African Queen_, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The _Black Pearl_, “Pirates of the Caribbean” 8. The _Heart of Gold_, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” 9. The _Witch of Endor_, the ship that Gregory Peck steals in the movie “The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower” 10. S. S. _Minnow_, “Gilligan’s Island” 11. _Vingilot_, Earendil’s hallowed ship in Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion” Mea culpa! I completely forgot this had been an earlier category. What can I say - I like ships! ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1445 "2010-10-14T04:14:36Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” 4. GSV _What Are the Civilian Applications?_, from “Use of Weapons” by Iain M. Banks 5. _Serenity_, “Firefly” 6. The _African Queen_, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The _Black Pearl_, “Pirates of the Caribbean” 8. The _Heart of Gold_, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” 9. The _Witch of Endor_, the ship that Gregory Peck steals in the movie “The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower” 10. S. S. _Minnow_, “Gilligan’s Island” 11. _Vingilot_, Earendil’s hallowed ship in Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion” 12. Discovery One - 2001- A Space Odyssey ---
**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 14, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1446 "2010-10-14T05:03:36Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” 4. GSV _What Are the Civilian Applications?_, from “Use of Weapons” by Iain M. Banks 5. _Serenity_, “Firefly” 6. The _African Queen_, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The _Black Pearl_, “Pirates of the Caribbean” 8. The _Heart of Gold_, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” 9. The _Witch of Endor_, the ship that Gregory Peck steals in the movie “The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower” 10. S. S. _Minnow_, “Gilligan’s Island” 11. _Vingilot_, Earendil’s hallowed ship in Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion” 12. Discovery One - 2001- A Space Odyssey 13. Red October - _The Hunt for Red October_ New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1447 "2010-10-14T07:11:44Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. [Vasily Livanov](http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/l/168/) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1448 "2010-10-14T09:39:50Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. [Vasily Livanov](http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/l/168/) 3. Nicol Williamson ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1449 "2010-10-14T11:21:55Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. [Vasily Livanov](http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/l/168/) 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1450 "2010-10-14T11:57:55Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing ---
**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 14, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1451 "2010-10-14T13:01:07Z")
Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr. 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett There. I’ve answered the question **Sparky812** asked. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1452 "2010-10-14T13:08:36Z")
1. Robert Downey Jr. 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. [Ronald Howard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Howard_(British_actor)) ---
**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 14, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1453 "2010-10-14T13:52:49Z")
Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr. 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch > **[Sherlock (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series))** > > Sherlock is a British mystery crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Thirteen episodes have been produced, with four three-part series airing from 2010 to 2017 and a special episode that aired on 1 January 2016. The series is set in the present day, while the one-off special features a Victorian period ... ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1454 "2010-10-14T14:42:51Z")
Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr. 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch [Sherlock (TV series) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)) 9. Christopher Lee ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1455 "2010-10-14T15:02:05Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch 9. Christopher Lee 10. Michael Caine ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1456 "2010-10-14T15:13:59Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch 9. Christopher Lee 10. Michael Caine 11. Michael York - was there anyone worse? ---
**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 14, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1457 "2010-10-14T16:48:19Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch 9. Christopher Lee 10. Michael Caine 11. Michael York - was there anyone worse? 12. Eille Norwood ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1458 "2010-10-14T17:05:58Z")
New category: Actors who have played Sherlock Holmes 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Vasily Livanov 3. Nicol Williamson 4. Basil Rathbone - was there anyone else better? 5. Peter Cushing 6. Jeremy Brett 7. Ronald Howard 8. Benedict Cumberpatch 9. Christopher Lee 10. Michael Caine 11. Michael York - was there anyone worse? 12. Eille Norwood 13. Hans Albers Next: Actors who’ve played Dr. Watson 1. Nigel Bruce ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1459 "2010-10-14T17:08:50Z")
Actors who’ve played Dr. Watson 1. Nigel Bruce 2. Jude Law ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1460 "2010-10-14T17:16:10Z")
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