# 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:** 792
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15822 "2013-04-21T02:42:03Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker 6. Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper 7. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin ---
### Author: ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15823 "2013-04-21T03:31:16Z")
1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker 6. Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper 7. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 8. Patty and Bubba Smith ---
### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15824 "2013-04-21T03:35:15Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker 6. Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper 7. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 8. Patty and Bubba Smith 9. Ada and Linda Lovelace ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15825 "2013-04-21T04:25:14Z")
Following up on **Little Nemo** ’s post, with which I agree, and purging the list: Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15826 "2013-04-21T05:45:25Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton 9. Paul and Carly Simon ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15827 "2013-04-21T08:38:55Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton 9. Paul and Carly Simon 10. Chuck and Halle Berry ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15828 "2013-04-21T11:50:16Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton 9. Paul and Carly Simon 10. Chuck and Halle Berry 11. Zoe and Alexander Graham Bell ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15829 "2013-04-21T12:22:55Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton 9. Paul and Carly Simon 10. Chuck and Halle Berry 11. Zoe and Alexander Graham Bell 12. Will and Kate Smith ---
### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15830 "2013-04-21T12:32:59Z")
Very Odd Couples 1. Peter and Sarah Jessica Parker 2. Charlie and Sigourney Weaver 3. Sarah and Michael Palin 4. John and Nicole Ritchie 5. Benjamin and Aretha Franklin 6. Patty and Bubba Smith 7. Ada and Linda Lovelace 8. George and Hillary Clinton 9. Paul and Carly Simon 10. Chuck and Halle Berry 11. Zoe and Alexander Graham Bell 12. Will and Kate Smith 13. Hans Christian and Pamela Anderson New topic: Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 14. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15831 "2013-04-21T12:42:00Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15832 "2013-04-21T13:18:02Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) ---
### Author: ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15833 "2013-04-21T13:31:40Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. ---
### Author: ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15834 "2013-04-21T15:12:58Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) ---
### Author: ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15835 "2013-04-21T15:29:26Z")
anyrose anyrose is online now I’m the _Cute_ one. =^.^= Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: at my computer Posts: 15,825 Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15836 "2013-04-21T17:26:23Z")
1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15837 "2013-04-21T17:30:26Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) 8.Jonah Robb (Kinsey Milhone) ---
### Author: ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose) #### Post date: [April 21, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15838 "2013-04-21T18:10:31Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) 8. Jonah Robb (Kinsey Milhone) 9. Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer (Adrian Monk) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15839 "2013-04-21T19:10:30Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) 8. Jonah Robb (Kinsey Milhone) 9. Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer (Adrian Monk) 10. Inspector Japp (Hercule Poirot) ---
### 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: [April 21, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15840 "2013-04-21T19:44:19Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) 8. Jonah Robb (Kinsey Milhone) 9. Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer (Adrian Monk) 10. Inspector Japp (Hercule Poirot) 11. Duke Lukela (Steve McGarrett) ---
### 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: [April 22, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/15841 "2013-04-22T01:08:08Z")
Cops Who Regularly Help/Hassle Fictional Detectives 1. Inspector Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes) 2. Nolan Page (Thomas Magnum) 3. Dennis Becker (Jim Rockford) 4. Sir Henry Clithering, Commissioner of Scotland Yard (ret’d); Miss Marple. 5. Det. Carlton Lassiter (Shawn Spencer) 6. Chief Paul Lannigan (Rabbi David Small) 7. Chief Fred Ottermole (Professor Peter Shandy) 8. Jonah Robb (Kinsey Milhone) 9. Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer (Adrian Monk) 10. Inspector Japp (Hercule Poirot) 11. Duke Lukela (Steve McGarrett) 12. Insp. Cramer (Nero Wolfe) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=791) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=793)