Six Degrees of Separation
 

So we are all supposed to be linked to one another through six degrees. everybody knows everybody on this planet through six degrees. Thats the theory anyways.

for those that don't know what i'm talking about - theres a theory thats been out there for quite some time that we are all connected through 6 people.

like me knowing someone in say an obscure african town through some african guy i met while i was on vacation in honolulu. ill be connected to the people that this guy knows, and its refered to as one degree.

try that six times and voila..we're all one big happy family..sort of anyways.

after seeing the news a few weeks ago about the 'lost tribe' in the amazon, it got me thinking about the six degrees and whether its actually true. its a theory that could come pretty close at least.

so anyways.. i thought id try this on tfp and see what results we get.

so here goes

i know george w bush through 2 degrees- i have a family friend who worked for the saudi king who knows george bush.

Nope, no connection with yours.

I know Doc Holliday through 1 degree. He is a distant uncle. Does that count?

I know the Dalton Gang through 2 degrees. My ex-husband was related to them (his great grandmother still remembered the raid; her family members were in the gang)

Did I get that right?

Six Degrees of Separation is a great film. Quite possibly one of Will Smith's best.

I know Kevin Bacon.

which means I know everyone.

I know Valentina Tereshkova through 1 degree. My late co-worker's mom and she used to be friends. Same with Vladimir Titov.

Through the same co-worker (who used to be an ambulance EMT in St. Petersburg) , I know Igor Talkov - a Russian rock singer who was shot after his concert backstage. He was on an ambulance that took him to the hospital.

I think that's about it.

Actually, you and Bush are 3 degrees apart, correct?
1st degree - Your family friend
2nd degree - The Saudi King
3rd degree - George Bush

You're all one degree from John Bohstedt, who tackled the shooter at the Knoxville church shooting on Sunday.

I'm one degree from Cybil Sheppard - one of my college friends was her personal assistant after graduation.

And she knows Jeff Bridges. Who knows John Goodman. Who went to rehab with one of my cousins. So I'm back to me.

I'm the center of the universe. Suck it, Kevin Bacon.

Well, if you want to play it like that, Tereshkova knew political leaders at the time, who knew the political leaders of the world, who were probably knew more people than I will in a lifetime. So nyah.

I have a good friend, Omeed, who's best friend dated Lauren Bush. Lauren Bush is the niece of W. who knows the Saudi King who worked with your family friend.

Me, Omeed, friend, Lauren, W., King, family friend, Dlish. Nuts, that's too many. That makes us strangers-in-law! :thumbsup:

HA! My uncle (dad's older brother) has worked with the National Space Society with Bruce Boxleitner, who was in Tron with Jeff "You Mean Coitus?" Bridges.

Me, Uncle, Bruce, Jeff, Cybil, College Friend, Jazz. Damn it, I overshot again.

Twenty years ago I worked at a pharmacy that also had burgers/sandwiches/drinks. Linda Evans came in twice, and one time I made her a tuna sandwich.

So I guess all of you know Linda Evans by 2 degrees.

I know (have played golf with) one of the current Wallabies/Waratahs - that gets me in connection with a pretty sizeable collection of Rugby Union players.

lurkette worked with a guy who was an occasional science policy adviser to Al Gore when he was VP.

ratbastid > lurkette > guy > Gore > W > King > friend > dlish.... Seven. Crap. And it's no better to will through W. But lurkette and dlish are separated by six.

My uncle married a woman who used to be married to Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad, now with Bob Seger. Her daughter is my step-cousin.

Me > my step cousin > Craig Frost > Bruce Kulick (currently with Grand Funk, formerly of KISS) > Gene Simmons.

How cool is that?

1. Dad
2. Rafik Hariri (former premier of Lebanon, from my dad's hometown. They knew each other professionally too).
3. Dubya
4. Saudi King
5. Dlish's friend
6. Dlish's

So 6 degrees :). Of course, Hariri worked a lot with the Saudi king, so no need to go through Dubya. So 5 degrees.

And since we're both Lebanese, I'm sure there's an even closer connection somewhere.

Actually, now that I think about it, since we know each other, we're 1 degree apart.

Proceed.

My wife went to school with Sandra Bullock, so 2 degrees. A former boss went to high school with Kirstie Alley, 2 degrees. I produced a CNN reporter who is 1 degree from almost everybody in DC. I worked with former congressman and actor Fred "Gopher" Grandy, so 1 degree from him, he knows Bush, who knows the Saudi king, who knows Dlish's friend, who knows Dlish's, so that's 5. In fact, living in the DC area and having worked in the media, I'm 1 step from Bush in several ways, but have only seen his house from the outside. The bastard.

I'm 2 degrees from Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin. 1 degree from George Noory and Laura Ingraham.

I'm also 1 degree from John Denver, but he's dead. I also work for Bruce Hornsby. So I'm one degree from him and 2 from the Grateful Dead.

My dad employed a woman who was married to the guitar player for the J. Geils band, which should link to a lot of rock groups. So, that closes me in on God of Thunder and Poppinjay.

I met cindy crawford at my cousins high school graduation party. She starred with william baldwin in fair game, who starred with kevin bacon in flatliners.....so i'm 4,5,and 6 degrees from everyone.

My sister in law's husband was in the same Yale graduating class as Bush Jr. My wife used to visit Garth Hudson and his wife (from The Band), and my wife worked for a while for Carole King back in the 70's.

i know and have met no-one famous. and i´m happy to keep it that way. although a friend has worked with tina turner. does she still count as famous? she´s like the george w bush of music

My aunt(mom's sister) is Isabella Rossilini's former agent. She was also Tula's(the British transgender Bond girl) agent. So I guess that makes me 4 degrees to James Bond. Feast on THAT, Willravel!! :lol:
My mom's cousin was a former call girl who knew both Joe Namath(says he was boring) and Tom Jones(says he was a horny bastard), so same level to those two.

I had dinner with John Madden.

Depends on your take on Gene Simmons & GF.

Now, if i had a such a connection, however distant, i would certainly not mention it in public.

I dunno about this. It doesn't seem that remarkable. I know lots of people who know Obama. I used to live in his adopted Chicago neighbourhood, and his first political sponsor is someone i've had dinner with on several occasions.

My hi-school buddy's ex-girlfriend is a Hollywood character actor & sister of a bigger star, so through her i know everyone in Hollywood.

Through my editor, i know every intellectual and writer worth knowing in Japan. Zappa & the mothers used to stay at a friend's place when they were in New Haven. (I hope Zappa never schmoozed with Gene!!) I myself have conversed with Cornelius Castoriadis, saw Derrida with my own eyes, cooked for Yoshimoto Banana etc. etc.
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Who?

Let's see...

I have a friend, who has a friend that's a costume designer, that worked on the set of Friends!

She also worked on the set of the Scubby Doo movie, and worked on Sara Michele Gellar's clothes, and Sara knows, (drum roll please) JOSS WHEDON!!! :D

I've met or interviewed many famous types from Hollywood and/or Hollywood North, as well as some chefs.

I am fairly certain I can get to W. in two degrees so that gets me to dlish, in a round about way. Of course, I know dlish here so that's just one.

One other one. Oscar De La Hoya was my neighbor back in '92. The mailman told us he lived there, and we got his autograph. That summer, I was away with family in Mexico, and at that time, my friends were hanging with Oscar's family, shooting pool in the garage and swimming in the pool in the backyard. They've moved out of there ages ago, but the front gate still says, 'De La Hoya'.

grump: God: everybody and everything ever. Game over. in 3 degrees.

Way to ruin it Grump!

I work with someone whose friend's aunt is Kay Parker.
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I know a lot of rugby players- Irish, Kiwis, Islanders...so we all may be connected....

I had dinner with Keifer Sutherland. My friend took piano lessons from Tori Amos. I guess that connects me to a fairly sizable group of people.

wow.. this thread took a while to kick off..but i go for a vacation for a few days and i come to this.. gee whiz!

sticky you are right - 3 degrees.

intersting to see how we are all connected within a few people, although we are 'relative strangers'... sounds like an oximoron but we are all strangers who happen to be related in one way or other. whether in 6 degrees of not.

spindles - i know hazem el masri who plays for the canturbury bulldogs (then again which lebanese person in sydney doesnt) who would know know all the current rugby league players who would know all the current union players..so theres probably 3 or 4 degrees between u and i.


777 - i used to do a bit of boxing when i was younger. i used to train with Hussein HUssein who challeneged for the world title 2-3 years ago who still is vic darchinyans training partner who both met oscar da la hoya personally as well as muhammad ali and mike tyson


jazz - i met linford christie once but he was a total c*cksucker..so im sure we're only a degree or two in the athletics world.


for thosetaht are interested heres an article i read today confiorming the theory on the 6 degrees of seperation..

BBC NEWS | Technology | Study revives six degrees theory

Well, you do have a fair cross over, even from people who have played in the same team, especially with a fair number of ex-league players now playing for the wallabies...

I met Bruce Willis at at Bike shop in Colorado Springs many... MANY moons ago.
So.. What degree of seperation is that???
lol

Me
1. Masaaki Hatsumi
2. George H. W. Bush
3. Saudi King
4. Dlish's Friend
5. Dlish


Woot!

My dad is dentist to an important member of the British aristocracy.

So.

Me --> Dad --> Lord ______ --> The Queen --> Most heads of state...

Also, a member of my extended family is a minor British actor, but has workd with most A list Brit stars (all the Redgraves, Branagh, Olivier, etc) that gets me to most of Holywood in 3. Thinking about it my Bacon Number is almost certainly 4

Me --> Uncle Mike --> British Actors Galore --> Bacon

My wife met Richard Branson several times professionally, and I'm sure Branson's met GWB.

Me --> Wife --> Branson --> GWB --> Saudi King --> Friend --> Dlish

Actually, I've met Chris Eubank. So..

Me --> Eubank --> All the Boxers in your list--> Dlish

mixedsubstance - I work with a rugby nut, and through him have met Martin Bayfield (ex of England), so I expect I know you in 4.

I shook hulk hogan's hand.
My dad met chuck norris.
My old doctor was sally field's doctor.
I know a girl in playboy.
My best friend growing up did george foreman's ceramic tile roof (his dad owns the roofing company).
My wife's plastic surgeon is featured in cosmo, lord knows who he knows...

Oh and my other best friend's dad was hand-picked by george bush sr. for a northern border job in the 80's.

luciferas-dad-foreman-tyson-hussein (my boxer friend)-dlish