BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS Literature 1973. Written by Kurt Vonnegut.

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#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	Barring-gaffner of Bagnialto Or This Yea...	BBB	Literature	Novels
	Barring-gaffner of Bagnialto Or This Year's Masterpiece Novel by Kilgore Trout.
2	Barrytron Limited	BBB	Corporations	Technology Companies
	Barrytron Limited Here is where Dwayne got the money to buy the agency: He borrowed it from the Midland County National Bank. For collateral, he put up stock he owned in a company which was then called The Midland City Ordnance Company. It later became Barrytron, Limited. When Dwayne first got the stock, in the depths of the Great Depression, the company was called The Robo-Magic Corporation of America.
3	Barrytron Ltd.	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	Barrytron Ltd. Here is where Dwayne got the money to buy the agency: He borrowed it from the Midland County National Bank. For collateral, he put up stock he owned in a company which was then called The Midland City Ordnance Company. It later became Barrytron, Limited. When Dwayne first got the stock, in the depths of the Great Depression, the company was called The Robo-Magic Corporation of America.
4	Black Garter Belt	BBB	Periodicals	Adult Magazines
	Black Garter Belt Magazine featuring a story by Kilgore Trout.
5	Burger Chef	BBB	Dining	Burger Joints
	Burger Chef Dwayne gazed over the sleeping city. He had been born there. He had spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage only two miles from where he stood. He had been adopted and educated there. He owned not only the Pontiac agency and a piece of the new Holiday Inn. He owned three Burger Chefs, too, and five coin-operated car washes, and pieces of the Sugar Creek Drive-In Theatre, Radio Station WMCY, the Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course, and seventeen hundred shares of common stock in Barrytron, Limited, a local electronics firm. He owned dozens of vacant lots. He was on the Board of Directors of the Midland County National Bank.
6	The Dancing Fool	BBB	Literature	Short Stories
	The Dancing Fool Short story by Kilgore Trout.
7	Dr. Alfred Maritimo	BBB	Healthcare	Dentists
	Dr. Alfred Maritimo He went past his principal place of business, which was Dwayne Hoover's Exit Eleven Pontiac Village, and he turned into the parking lot of the new Holiday Inn next door. Dwayne owned a third of the Inn - in partnership with Midland City's leading orthodontist, Dr. Alfred Maritimo, and Bill Miller, who was Chairman of the Parole Board at the Adult Correctional Institution at Shepherdstown, among other things.
8	Dwayne Hoover's Exit Eleven Pontiac Vill...	BBB	Vehicles	Vehicle Dealerships
	Dwayne Hoover's Exit Eleven Pontiac Village He went past his principal place of business, which was Dwayne Hoover's Exit Eleven Pontiac Village, and he turned into the parking lot of the new Holiday Inn next door. Dwayne owned a third of the Inn - in partnership with Midland City's leading orthodontist, Dr. Alfred Maritimo, and Bill Miller, who was Chairman of the Parole Board at the Adult Correctional Institution at Shepherdstown, among other things.
9	The Future of the American Novel in the ...	BBB	Events	Conventions and Seminars
	The Future of the American Novel in the Age of McLuhan Symposium.
10	Gilgongo!	BBB	Literature	Short Stories
	Gilgongo! Short story by Kilgore Trout.
11	Hail to the Chief	BBB	Literature	Short Stories
	Hail to the Chief Short story by Kilgore Trout.
12	How You Doin'?	BBB	Literature	Novels
	How You Doin'? Novel by Kilgore Trout.
13	Keedsler Automobile Company	BBB	Industrial Companies	Manufacturing
	Keedsler Automobile Company The truck was passing through the area where Dwayne Hoover's stepparents had come from. They had trekked from West Virginia to Midland City during the First World War, to make big money at the Keedsler Automobile Company, which was manufacturing airplanes and trucks. When they got to Midland City, they had their name changed legally from Hoobler to Hoover, because there were so many black people in Midland City named Hoobler.
14	Keedsler Motors	BBB	Vehicles	Vehicle Dealerships
	Keedsler Motors The truck was passing through the area where Dwayne Hoover's stepparents had come from. They had trekked from West Virginia to Midland City during the First World War, to make big money at the Keedsler Automobile Company, which was manufacturing airplanes and trucks. When they got to Midland City, they had their name changed legally from Hoobler to Hoover, because there were so many black people in Midland City named Hoobler.
15	Midland City Festival of the Arts	BBB	Events	Fairs and Festivals
	Midland City Festival of the Arts Clipped to the letter was a check for one thousand dollars. Fred T. Barry explained that this was for travel expenses and an honorarium. It was a lot of money. Trout was suddenly fabulously well-to-do. Here is how Trout happened to be invited: Fred T. Barry wanted to have a fabulously valuable oil painting as a focal point for the Midland City Festival of the Arts. As rich as he was, he couldn't afford to buy one, so he looked for one to borrow.
16	The Midland City Ordnance Company	BBB	Industrial Companies	Manufacturing
	The Midland City Ordnance Company Here is where Dwayne got the money to buy the agency: He borrowed it from the Midland County National Bank. For collateral, he put up stock he owned in a company which was then called The Midland City Ordnance Company. It later became Barrytron, Limited. When Dwayne first got the stock, in the depths of the Great Depression, the company was called The Robo-Magic Corporation of America.
17	Midland County National Bank	BBB	Financial Companies	Banks
	Midland County National Bank Dwayne gazed over the sleeping city. He had been born there. He had spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage only two miles from where he stood. He had been adopted and educated there. He owned not only the Pontiac agency and a piece of the new Holiday Inn. He owned three Burger Chefs, too, and five coin-operated car washes, and pieces of the Sugar Creek Drive-In Theatre, Radio Station WMCY, the Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course, and seventeen hundred shares of common stock in Barrytron, Limited, a local electronics firm. He owned dozens of vacant lots. He was on the Board of Directors of the Midland County National Bank.
18	Midland General Hospital	BBB	Healthcare	Hospitals
	Midland General Hospital Hospital in Midland City, Ohio.
19	Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Ar...	BBB	Entertainment	Museums
	Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts The letter was from the Festival's chairman, Fred T. Barry. He was respectful, almost reverent about Kilgore Trout. He beseeched him to be one of several distinguished out-of-town participants in the Festival, which would last for five days. It would celebrate the opening of the Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts in Midland City.
20	Now It Can Be Told	BBB	Literature	Novels
	Now It Can Be Told Novel by Kilgore Trout. Trout also carried a copy of his novel Now It Can Be Told. This was the wide-open beaver book which Dwayne Hoover would soon take so seriously.
21	The Pan-Galactic Memory Bank	BBB	Literature	Novels
	The Pan-Galactic Memory Bank Novel by Kilgore Trout.
22	The Pan-Galactic Straw Boss	BBB	Literature	Novels
	The Pan-Galactic Straw Boss Also known as Mouth Crazy. Novel by Kilgore Trout.
23	Plague on Wheels	BBB	Literature	Novels
	Plague on Wheels Novel by Kilgore Trout. Cover claims: "Wide open beavers inside". This is incorrect.
24	Robo-Magic Washing Machine	BBB	Home Furnishing	Appliances
	Robo-Magic Washing Machine The motto of the old Robo-Magic washing machine cleverly confused two separate ideas people had about Monday. One idea was that women traditionally did their laundry Monday. Monday was simply washday, and not an especially depressing day on that account. People who had horrible jobs during the week used to Monday "Blue Monday" sometimes, though, because they hated to return to work after a day of rest. When Fred T. Barry made up the Robo-Magic motto as a young man, he pretended that Monday was called "Blue Monday" because doing the laundry disgusted and exhausted women.
25	The RoboMagic Corporation of America	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	The RoboMagic Corporation of America Here is where Dwayne got the money to buy the agency: He borrowed it from the Midland County National Bank. For collateral, he put up stock he owned in a company which was then called The Midland City Ordnance Company. It later became Barrytron, Limited. When Dwayne first got the stock, in the depths of the Great Depression, the company was called The Robo-Magic Corporation of America.
26	Royal Ornithological Society	BBB	Organizations	Activist Groups
	Royal Ornithological Society "Kilgore Trout, incidentally, could never be President of the United States without a Constitutional amendment. He hadn't been born inside the country. His birthplace was Bermuda. His father, Leo Trout, while remaining an American citizen, worked there for many years for the Royal Ornithological Society - guarding the only nesting place in the world for Bermuda Erns. These great green sea eagles eventually became extinct, despite anything anyone could do."
27	The Smart Bunny	BBB	Literature	Novels
	The Smart Bunny Novel by Kilgore Trout.
28	The Son of Jimmy Valentine	BBB	Literature	Novels
	The Son of Jimmy Valentine Novel by Kilgore Trout.
29	Sugar Creek Drive-in Theater	BBB	Entertainment	Movie Theaters
	Sugar Creek Drive-in Theater Dwayne gazed over the sleeping city. He had been born there. He had spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage only two miles from where he stood. He had been adopted and educated there. He owned not only the Pontiac agency and a piece of the new Holiday Inn. He owned three Burger Chefs, too, and five coin-operated car washes, and pieces of the Sugar Creek Drive-In Theatre, Radio Station WMCY, the Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course, and seventeen hundred shares of common stock in Barrytron, Limited, a local electronics firm. He owned dozens of vacant lots. He was on the Board of Directors of the Midland County National Bank.
30	Sugar Creek High School	BBB	Education	High Schools
	Sugar Creek High School While he waited for an artist to appear, he consoled himself with the only artistic creation of any depth and mystery which was stored in his head. It was a poem he had been forced to learn by heart during his sophomore year in Sugar Creek High School, the elite white high school at the time. Sugar Creek High was a Nigger high school now.
31	Sultan's Harem	BBB	Services	Sex Services
	Sultan's Harem Kilgore Trout took a leak in the men's room of the New York City movie house. There was a sign on the wall next to the roller towel. It advertised a massage parlor called The Sultan's Harem. Massage parlors were something new and exciting in New York. Men could go in there and photograph naked women, or they could paint the women's naked bodies with water-soluble paints. Men could be rubbed all over by a woman until their penises squirted jism into Turkish towels.
32	The Temptation of Saint Anthony	BBB	Arts	Paintings
	The Temptation of Saint Anthony Abstract expressionist painting worth $50,000 by Rabo Karabekian.
33	This Means You	BBB	Literature	Short Stories
	This Means You Short story by Kilgore Trout.
34	Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course	BBB	Amusement	Miniature Golf
	Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course Dwayne gazed over the sleeping city. He had been born there. He had spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage only two miles from where he stood. He had been adopted and educated there. He owned not only the Pontiac agency and a piece of the new Holiday Inn. He owned three Burger Chefs, too, and five coin-operated car washes, and pieces of the Sugar Creek Drive-In Theatre, Radio Station WMCY, the Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course, and seventeen hundred shares of common stock in Barrytron, Limited, a local electronics firm. He owned dozens of vacant lots. He was on the Board of Directors of the Midland County National Bank.
35	Watson Brothers Funeral Parlor	BBB	Services	Funeral Homes
	Watson Brothers Funeral Parlor Funeral parlor for moderately well off white people.
36	Will Fairchild Memorial Airport	BBB	Transportation	Airports
	Will Fairchild Memorial Airport Dwayne Hoover, six feet away, gazed out at the busy, sunny Interstate Highway. He knew where he was. There was a familiar moat between the parking lot of the Inn and the Interstate, a concrete trough which the engineers had built to contain Sugar Creek. Next came a familiar resilient steel barrier which prevented cars and trucks from tumbling into Sugar Creek. Next came the three familiar westbound lanes, and then the familiar grassy median divider. After that came the three familiar east-bound lanes, and then another familiar steel barrier. After that came the familiar Will Fairchild Memorial Airport - and then the familiar farmlands beyond.
37	WMCY	BBB	Radio	Radio Stations
	WMCY Dwayne gazed over the sleeping city. He had been born there. He had spent the first three years of his life in an orphanage only two miles from where he stood. He had been adopted and educated there. He owned not only the Pontiac agency and a piece of the new Holiday Inn. He owned three Burger Chefs, too, and five coin-operated car washes, and pieces of the Sugar Creek Drive-In Theatre, Radio Station WMCY, the Three Maples Par-Three Golf Course, and seventeen hundred shares of common stock in Barrytron, Limited, a local electronics firm. He owned dozens of vacant lots. He was on the Board of Directors of the Midland County National Bank.
MAKE BELIEVE MAP
38	Adult Correctional Institution at Shephe...	Map	Detention Centers	Correctional Facilities
	Adult Correctional Institution at Shepherdstown When Dwayne razzed him about the clothes he wore to work, and then mentioned the Sexual Offenders' Wing of the Adult Correctional Institution at Shepherdstown, Harry had to suspect that his secret was out. And it wasn't merely a comical secret, either.
39	Arsenal Avenue	Map	Transit Routes	Avenues
	Arsenal Avenue Street in Midland City, Ohio.
40	Fairchild Heights	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Fairchild Heights Dwayne was a widower. He lived alone at night in a dream house in Fairchild Heights, which was the most desirable residential area in the city. Every house there cost at least one hundred thousand dollars to build. Every house was on at least four acres of land.
41	Jefferson Street	Map	Transit Routes	Streets
	Jefferson Street Street in Midland City, Ohio.
42	Lingo-Three	Map	Outer Space	Planets
	Lingo-Three There had been a time when a copy of Trout's most popular book to date, Plague on Wheels, had brought as much as twelve dollars, because of the illustrations. It was now being offered for a dollar, and people who paid even that much did so not because of the pictures. They paid for the words. The words in the book, incidentally, were about life on a dying planet named Lingo-Three, whose inhabitants resembled American automobiles. They had wheels. They were powered by internal combustion engines. They ate fossil fuels. They weren't manufactured, though. They reproduced. They laid eggs containing baby automobiles, and the babies matured in pools of oil drained from adult crankcases.
43	Margo	Map	Outer Space	Planets
	Margo As for the story itself, it was entitled 'The Dancing Fool." Like so many Trout stories, it was about a tragic failure to communicate. Here was the plot: A flying saucer creature named Zog arrived on Earth to explain how wars could be prevented and how cancer could be cured. He brought the information from Margo, a planet where the natives conversed by means of farts and tap dancing.
44	Midland City	Map	Urban Areas	Cities-U.S.
	Midland City Setting. City in Ohio.
45	Old Country Road	Map	Transit Routes	Roads
	Old Country Road Street in Midland City, Ohio.
46	Sugar Creek	Map	Water	Creeks
	Sugar Creek Creek only two inches deep and fifty yards wide at the bend, where little Dwayne thought the park should be. Now they had put the Mildred Barry Memorial Center for the Arts there instead. It was beautiful.
47	Union Avenue	Map	Transit Routes	Avenues
	Union Avenue Street in Midland City, Ohio.
48	Zeltoldimar	Map	Outer Space	Planets
	Zeltoldimar The space travelers weren't able to offer much in the way of material assistance. The automobile creatures hoped to borrow some oxygen, and to have the visitors carry at least one of their eggs to another planet, where it might hatch, where an automobile civilization could begin again. But the smallest egg they had was a forty-eight pounder, and the space travelers themselves were only an inch high, and their space ship wasn't even as big as an Earthling shoebox. They were from Zeltoldimar.
OTHER
49	The Pluto Gang	Other	Criminals	Gangs
	The Pluto Gang Trout's name was given as Kilmer Trotter, incidentally, address unknown. His age was given as eighty-two. Other papers copied the story, rewrote it some. They all hung on to the joke about Pluto, spoke knowingly of The Pluto Gang. And reporters asked police for any new information on The Pluto Gang, so police went looking for information on The Pluto Gang.
50	Untitled	Other	Themes	Singles
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