# 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:** 2892
**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 14, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57827 "2018-03-14T13:50:49Z")
Of course, Tolkien wasn’t born in the prison! Prisoner of war camps, location, war, and an informative link 1. Johnson’s Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio, Civil War: [Johnson's Island - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Island) 2. Stalag Luft III, German province of Lower Silesia, WWII, location of “The Great Escape” [Stalag Luft III - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III) 3. Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Luzon, Philippines, WWII: [Raid at Cabanatuan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan) 4. Camp Sumter/Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Civil War: [https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison](https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison) 5. Changi Prison, Singapore, WWII: [Changi Prison - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changi_Prison) 6. Hỏa Lò Prison aka the “Hanoi Hilton”, Vietnam War, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H�%B...Lò\_Prison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%25B...L%C3%B2_Prison) 7. Camp Randall, Madison, WI / US Civil War [https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/](https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/) 8. Camp Waupun, in Wisconsin, WWII, German prisoners of war [List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_prisoner-of-war_camps_in_the_United_States) 9. [Bloemfontein, Second Anglo-Boer War/South African War (1899 - 1902)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloemfontein#Second_Anglo-Boer_War/South_African_War_(1899_-_1902)) 10. State Model School, Pretoria, Boer War, from which Churchill escaped: [Churchill's Capture, Imprisonment and Escape](http://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/churchillscapture.htm) ---
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Prisoner of war camps, location, war, and an informative link 1. Johnson’s Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio, Civil War: [Johnson's Island - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Island) 2. Stalag Luft III, German province of Lower Silesia, WWII, location of “The Great Escape” [Stalag Luft III - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III) 3. Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Luzon, Philippines, WWII: [Raid at Cabanatuan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan) 4. Camp Sumter/Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Civil War: [https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison](https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison) 5. Changi Prison, Singapore, WWII: [Changi Prison - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changi_Prison) 6. Hỏa Lò Prison aka the “Hanoi Hilton”, Vietnam War, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H�%B...Lò\_Prison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%25B...L%C3%B2_Prison) 7. Camp Randall, Madison, WI / US Civil War [https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/](https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/) 8. Camp Waupun, in Wisconsin, WWII, German prisoners of war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o)…\_United\_States 9. Bloemfontein, Second Anglo-Boer War/South African War (1899 - 1902) 10. State Model School, Pretoria, Boer War, from which Churchill escaped: [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm](http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm) 11. The Plantation, Hanoi, Vietnam War [What John McCain Went Through as a POW - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-mccain-pow/story?id=32574863) Where Sen. John McCain was held prisoner. ---
**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 14, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57829 "2018-03-14T14:36:09Z")
Prisoner of war camps, location, war, and an informative link 1. Johnson’s Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio, Civil War: [Johnson's Island - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Island) 2. Stalag Luft III, German province of Lower Silesia, WWII, location of “The Great Escape” [Stalag Luft III - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III) 3. Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Luzon, Philippines, WWII: [Raid at Cabanatuan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan) 4. Camp Sumter/Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Civil War: [https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison](https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison) 5. Changi Prison, Singapore, WWII: [Changi Prison - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changi_Prison) 6. Hỏa Lò Prison aka the “Hanoi Hilton”, Vietnam War, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H�%B...Lò\_Prison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%25B...L%C3%B2_Prison) 7. Camp Randall, Madison, WI / US Civil War [https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/](https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/) 8. Camp Waupun, in Wisconsin, WWII, German prisoners of war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o)…\_United\_States 9. Bloemfontein, Second Anglo-Boer War/South African War (1899 - 1902) 10. State Model School, Pretoria, Boer War, from which Churchill escaped: [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm](http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm) 11. The Plantation, Hanoi, Vietnam War [What John McCain Went Through as a POW - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-mccain-pow/story?id=32574863) 12. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, WWII: [Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Leavenworth_Military_Prison_Cemetery) 14 German POWs were executed and buried there in 1945 for murdering informants among them. ---
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Prisoner of war camps, location, war, and an informative link 1. Johnson’s Island, Sandusky Bay, Ohio, Civil War: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson’s\_Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Island) 2. Stalag Luft III, German province of Lower Silesia, WWII, location of “The Great Escape” [Stalag Luft III - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III) 3. Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Luzon, Philippines, WWII: [Raid at Cabanatuan - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan) 4. Camp Sumter/Andersonville Prison, Georgia, Civil War: [https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison](https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison) 5. Changi Prison, Singapore, WWII: [Changi Prison - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changi_Prison) 6. Hỏa Lò Prison aka the “Hanoi Hilton”, Vietnam War, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H�%B...Lò\_Prison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%25B...L%C3%B2_Prison) 7. Camp Randall, Madison, WI / US Civil War [https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/](https://badgerherald.com/banter/2016...r-of-war-camp/) 8. Camp Waupun, in Wisconsin, WWII, German prisoners of war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o)…\_United\_States 9. Bloemfontein, Second Anglo-Boer War/South African War (1899 - 1902) 10. State Model School, Pretoria, Boer War, from which Churchill escaped: [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm](http://www.britishempire.co.uk/artic...llscapture.htm) 11. The Plantation, Hanoi, Vietnam War [Politics News | Breaking Political News, Video & Analysis-ABC News - ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-...ry?id=32574863) 12. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, WWII: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort\_L...rison\_Cemetery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_L...rison_Cemetery) 13. Dresden, Germany, WWII. Kurt Vonnegut was a POW there and later used his experiences when writing Slaughterhouse Five. [Bombing of Dresden in World War II - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II) Next: Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 14. Slaughterhouse Five ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ---
**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 14, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57835 "2018-03-14T17:01:38Z")
Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young 9. Hocus Pocus ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young 9. Hocus Pocus 10. Player Piano His first novel, published in 1952: [Player Piano (novel) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_Piano_(novel)) ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young 9. Hocus Pocus 10. Player Piano 11. Slapstick ---
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Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young 9. Hocus Pocus 10. Player Piano 11. Slapstick 12. Jailbird ---
**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 15, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/57842 "2018-03-15T12:57:57Z")
Works of Kurt Vonnegut. 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Cat’s Cradle 3. Welcome to the Monkey House 4. Breakfast of Champions 5. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 6. The Sirens of Titan 7. Galapagos 8. If This Isn’t Nice, What Is? Advice to the Young 9. Hocus Pocus 10. Player Piano 11. Slapstick 12. Jailbird 13. Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons New! It’s the Ides of March. So… Famous assassinations. 1. Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901. ---
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Famous assassinations. 1. Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901 2. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Sarajevo, June 19, 1914 Thereby leading to World War I. ---
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Famous assassinations. 1. Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901 2. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Sarajevo, June 19, 1914 3. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy ---
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Famous assassinations. 1. Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901 2. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Sarajevo, June 28, 1914 3. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963 4. Ignacy Hryniewiecki of the People’s Will movement assassinated Tsar Alexander II, St. Petersburg, Russia, March 13, 1881 ---
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Famous assassinations. 1. Leon Czolgosz assassinated Pres. William McKinley, Sept. 6, 1901 2. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Sarajevo, June 28, 1914 3. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963 4. Ignacy Hryniewiecki of the People’s Will movement assassinated Tsar Alexander II, St. Petersburg, Russia, March 13, 1881 5. Dan White shot Havery Milk and George Moscone, San Francisco, November, 27, 1978 > **[Moscone–Milk assassinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscone%E2%80%93Milk_assassinations)** > > On November 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot and killed in San Francisco City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White. On the morning of that day, Moscone intended to announce that the Supervisor position White resigned from would be given to someone else. White, angered, entered City Hall before the scheduled announcement time and first shot Moscone in the Mayor's office, then Harvey Milk in White's former office space, before escaping... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2891) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2893)