# 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:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16062 "2013-04-27T22:59:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
>
> Not sure what a generic last line is. Are we supposed to use a well-known line from an actual movie or a stereotypical line used by a genre of movies?
You’re doing it right! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16063 "2013-04-27T23:41:05Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
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### Author:  [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16064 "2013-04-28T00:26:37Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16065 "2013-04-28T03:32:47Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16066 "2013-04-28T03:38:21Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
9. “C’mon, son. Let’s go home.”
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16067 "2013-04-28T05:20:47Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
9. “C’mon, son. Let’s go home.”
10. “I’ve never been as proud of anyone as I am of you guys today. You showed everyone what you could do as a team.”
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16068 "2013-04-28T05:21:53Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
9. “C’mon, son. Let’s go home.”
10. “I’ve never been as proud of anyone as I am of you guys today. You showed everyone what you could do as a team.”
11. “I’ve been searching all my life for true love… and it was here all along.”
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16069 "2013-04-28T11:58:57Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
9. “C’mon, son. Let’s go home.”
10. “I’ve never been as proud of anyone as I am of you guys today. You showed everyone what you could do as a team.”
11. “I’ve been searching all my life for true love… and it was here all along.”
12. “Pretty sunset.” (as they ride their horses off into it)
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16070 "2013-04-28T17:13:32Z")
13 Generic Last Lines From Movies
1. “Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown!”
2. “And it was all a dream…or was it?”
3. “They’re still out there somewhere. But if they ever come back, mankind will be waiting for them.”
4. “The End … ?”
5. “…and they lived happily ever after.”
6. “We won today. But there’ll be another battle tomorrow and we need to keep fighting until we win this war and make the world safe for freedom and democracy.”
7. “There’s no place like home”
8. “That’s it - NOW I’m retired!”
9. “C’mon, son. Let’s go home.”
10. “I’ve never been as proud of anyone as I am of you guys today. You showed everyone what you could do as a team.”
11. “I’ve been searching all my life for true love… and it was here all along.”
12. “Pretty sunset.” (as they ride their horses off into it)
13. “Tomorrow is another day.”
Next up: I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16071 "2013-04-28T17:23:32Z")
Next up: I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16072 "2013-04-28T17:35:16Z")
Next up: I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16073 "2013-04-28T17:38:30Z")
Next up: I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
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### Author:  [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16074 "2013-04-28T17:39:01Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16075 "2013-04-28T18:01:47Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16076 "2013-04-28T18:09:16Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
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### Author:  [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16077 "2013-04-28T18:20:23Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
8. David Hyde Pierce, Dr. Niles Crane on _Frasier_
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16078 "2013-04-28T18:23:02Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
8. David Hyde Pierce, Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
9. Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers & Frasier
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16079 "2013-04-28T19:01:16Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
8. David Hyde Pierce, Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
9. Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers & Frasier
10. J.K. Simmons, Dr. Emil Skoda, Law and Order, Law Order SVU, Law Order CI
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### Author:  [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16080 "2013-04-28T19:32:57Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
8. David Hyde Pierce, Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
9. Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers & Frasier
10. J.K. Simmons, Dr. Emil Skoda, Law and Order, Law Order SVU, Law Order CI
11. Amy Madigan, Dr. Katharine Wyatt, Grey’s Anatomy
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### Author:  [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/16081 "2013-04-28T19:54:02Z")
I’m not a shrink, but I’ve played one on TV
1. Allan Arbus, Dr. Sidney Freedman on M_A_S\*H
2. Stephen Fry, Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Bones
3. Lorraine Bracco, Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos
4. Jane Lynch, Dr. Linda Freeman on Two and a Half Men
5. Callie Thorne, Dr Dani Santino on Necessary Roughness
6. Bob Newhart, Dr. Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show
7. Jonathan Katz, Dr. Katz on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
8. David Hyde Pierce, Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
9. Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers & Frasier
10. J.K. Simmons, Dr. Emil Skoda, Law and Order, Law Order SVU, Law Order CI
11. Amy Madigan, Dr. Katharine Wyatt, Grey’s Anatomy
12. Bebe Neuwirth, Dr. Lilith Sternin on Cheers and Frasier.
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