# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 447
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8924 "2022-03-21T22:22:20Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. The Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor ---
**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:** [March 22, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8925 "2022-03-22T15:07:32Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor 10. Legion of Merit > **[Legion of Merit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Merit)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight uniformed services of the United States as well as to military and political figures of foreign governments. > The Legion of Merit (Commander degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to ... ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8926 "2022-03-22T15:35:30Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor 10. Legion of Merit 11. Army Commendation Medal ---
**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:** [March 22, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8927 "2022-03-22T16:12:07Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor 10. Legion of Merit 11. Army Commendation Medal 12. Bronze Star I knew a guy who won one during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8928 "2022-03-27T19:23:09Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor 10. Legion of Merit 11. Army Commendation Medal 12. Bronze Star 13. Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal **Westminster Kennel Club dog breeds** 1. Wirehaired Vizsla ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8929 "2022-03-27T19:29:59Z")
**U.S. military and civilian medals and decorations** 1. Medal of Honor 2. Good Conduct Medal 3. Meritorious Unit Commendation 4. Parachutist Badge 5. Navy Cross 6. Purple Heart 7. Overseas Service Ribbon 8. Silver Star 9. Lone Star Medal of Valor 10. Legion of Merit 11. Army Commendation Medal 12. Bronze Star 13. Prisoner of War Medal People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime) 1. Miguel de Cervantes ---
**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:** [March 27, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8930 "2022-03-27T20:50:08Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8931 "2022-03-28T01:44:58Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8932 "2022-03-28T03:50:16Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8933 "2022-03-28T05:41:43Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher US Navy captain of the _USS Pueblo_, which was captured by North Korea in 1968. He and his crew were held by the North Koreans for 11 months. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8934 "2022-03-28T12:40:50Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary, he was imprisoned by the Nazis in WWII, then tortured and imprisoned by the Comminists. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8935 "2022-03-28T13:48:34Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone Capone spent almost 8 years in prison for tax evasion. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8936 "2022-03-28T14:09:59Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York Two boys who died in the Tower of London, probably at the behest of their uncle, Richard III. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8937 "2022-03-28T14:33:04Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York 9. Adolf Hitler Would that he’d died in there: [Beer Hall Putsch - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8938 "2022-03-28T17:41:07Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York 9. Adolf Hitler 10. Anne Frank Too bad she died in there ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8939 "2022-03-28T17:44:22Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York 9. Adolf Hitler 10. Anne Frank 11. George Takei Held in an internment camp during WWII. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8940 "2022-03-28T17:47:50Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York 9. Adolf Hitler 10. Anne Frank 11. George Takei 12. Winston Churchill Escaped from enemy custody during the Boer War and later made good political use of it. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8941 "2022-03-28T17:54:16Z")
**People who were held prisoner (legally or illegally, in combat or peacetime)** 1. Miguel de Cervantes 2. Eugene V. Debs 3. John McCain 4. Alfred Dreyfus 5. Lloyd M. Bucher 6. Cardinal Mindszenty 7. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone 8. Edward and Richard, Princes of York 9. Adolf Hitler 10. Anne Frank 11. George Takei 12. Winston Churchill 13. Mahatma Gandhi pass ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8942 "2022-03-29T13:30:50Z")
_Dune_ won 6 Oscars! **Things to do on Arrakis** 1. Sit with your back to the wall. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/8943 "2022-03-29T13:32:27Z")
**Things to do on Arrakis** 1. Sit with your back to the wall. 2. Recite the Litany Against Fear [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=448)