# 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:** 3311
**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:** [June 21, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66208 "2019-06-21T16:58:12Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66209 "2019-06-21T17:11:06Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66210 "2019-06-21T17:13:26Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66211 "2019-06-21T18:14:51Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY Origin of the term “Up the river” ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66212 "2019-06-21T18:18:24Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66213 "2019-06-21T19:03:36Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway ---
**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:** [June 21, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66214 "2019-06-21T19:17:56Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway 9. Alcatraz, California ---
**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:** [June 21, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66215 "2019-06-21T19:27:04Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway 9. Alcatraz, California 10. Angola, Louisiana Notable, among other things, for its rodeo: [Angola Prison Rodeo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola_Prison_Rodeo) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66216 "2019-06-21T19:33:57Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway 9. Alcatraz, California 10. Angola, Louisiana 11. The Bastille, Paris, France ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66217 "2019-06-21T21:30:49Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway 9. Alcatraz, California 10. Angola, Louisiana 11. The Bastille, Paris, France 12. The Tower of London ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66218 "2019-06-21T22:27:12Z")
Notable prisons 1. United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Landsberg prison, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria 3. Spandau Prison, Berlin, Germany 4. Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, NY, U.S.A. 5. San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California 6. Sing Sing, Ossining, NY 7. Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California 8. Halden Prison, Halden, Norway 9. Alcatraz, California 10. Angola, Louisiana 11. The Bastille, Paris, France 12. The Tower of London 13. Le Bagne, Toulon, France Interesting extinct birds 14. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66219 "2019-06-22T01:34:51Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66220 "2019-06-22T03:31:17Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) A close relative of the dodo ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66221 "2019-06-22T03:55:38Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66222 "2019-06-22T04:21:47Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) I’m guessing Napoleon never saw one. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66223 "2019-06-22T13:53:09Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) 6. Dusky seaside sparrow – [Dusky seaside sparrow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66224 "2019-06-22T16:11:10Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) 6. Dusky seaside sparrow – [Dusky seaside sparrow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow) 7. Carolina parakeet-- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina\_parakeet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_parakeet) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66225 "2019-06-22T21:19:37Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) 6. Dusky seaside sparrow – [Dusky seaside sparrow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow) 7. Carolina parakeet – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina\_parakeet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_parakeet) 8. Labrador duck – [Labrador duck - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_duck) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66226 "2019-06-22T23:22:50Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) 6. Dusky seaside sparrow – [Dusky seaside sparrow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow) 7. Carolina parakeet – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina\_parakeet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_parakeet) 8. Labrador duck – [Labrador duck - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_duck) 9. Moa – [Moa - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa) ---
**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:** [June 23, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66227 "2019-06-23T05:05:10Z")
Interesting extinct birds 1. Haast’s eagle – [Haast's eagle - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle) 2. Raphus cucullatus - the dodo – [Dodo - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo) 3. Rodrigues Solitaire – [Rodrigues solitaire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigues_solitaire) 4. Laughing owl – [Laughing owl - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl) 5. Saint Helena hoopoe – [Saint Helena hoopoe - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_hoopoe) 6. Dusky seaside sparrow – [Dusky seaside sparrow - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_seaside_sparrow) 7. Carolina parakeet – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina\_parakeet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_parakeet) 8. Labrador duck – [Labrador duck - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_duck) 9. Moa – [Moa - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa) 10. Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker - [Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_ivory-billed_woodpecker) No specimens have been seen since 1987, unlike its close relative the American ivory-billed woodpecker, for which there is some possible video footage [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3310) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3312)