Six degrees of Wikipedia

[Dodge]

Categories shouldn't be allowed. Who's running this thing?

[SuperDave]

Chuck TV series
United Kingdom
Ireland
Irish poetry
Patrick Kavanagh

(Was trying to link to the Bray player, but it was too long...)


grrr.... i got it just as quick but wasn't logged in... except my link was ireland... county monaghan... patrick kavanagh

[jebus]

Chuck TV Series - Patrick Kavanagh

Mine was

Chuck - Halloween - Ireland - Irish Literature - Patrick Kavanagh

[GavinZac]

Chuck TV Series - Patrick Kavanagh
Easy!

Chuck - United States - Ireland - Patrick Kavanagh

Glucose - National Highways of Japan

[SuperDave]

spain... united states... republican party... fox news

anyway

glenmalure park

to

branch davidian

[pineapple stu]

Easy!

Chuck - United States - Ireland - Patrick Kavanagh

Glucose - National Highways of Japan
You're ten minutes too late!

Link is L'Estartit to Fox News

Edit - superdave got it though.

[Dodge]

What are we on now?

[pineapple stu]

superdave is to make one up. Or else take Gavin's

[jebus]

L'Estartit to Fox News

L'Estarit - UK - USA - Republican Party - Fox News

[SuperDave]

Right this is the new one

Glucose - National Highways of Japan
no, its glenmalure park to branch davidian

[GavinZac]

no, its glenmalure park to branch davidian

Glenmalure Park - Ireland - United States - Texas - Waco - Branch Davidian

Glucose - National Highways of Japan

[SuperDave]

glucose - united states - japan - transportation in japan - national highways of japan

asteroid belt

to

yoga

[GavinZac]

Theres the problem lads, the United States article is too bloody big! :D

[GavinZac]

asteroid belt

to

yoga

Asteroid Belt - Earth - South Asia - India - Yoga

Sex and The City - Dostoyevsky

[pineapple stu]

I'll have a guess...

Sex in the City
United States
USSR
Dostoyevsky

Edit - Russia instead of USSR. Oh well.

Boards.ie to hamster

[jebus]

I'll have a guess...

Sex in the City
United States
USSR
Dostoyevsky

Sex in the City- Sex in the City Episodes - Russian - Russian Literature - Dostoyevsky

if we're banning United States (which is something I think we should consider)

[SuperDave]

republic of ireland ... europe ... fauna of europe ... mammal ... rodent ... hamster

Brooke Hart

to

Buchanan bus station

[Dodge]

Yep, I think the US should be banned

[SuperDave]

Yep, I think the US should be banned

seconded....

"United States" article is banned (unless that is the one you're linking to or from)

[theworm2345]

Brooke Hart --> Department store --> United Kingdom --> Glasgow --> Transport in Glasgow --> Buchanan bus station

Micháel O’Muircheartaigh to John Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_%28missionary%29) (I just picked one at random)

[Kildare Lad]

John Smith - Carribbean - Europe - Ireland - GAA- Micháel O’Muircheartaigh (done it backwards cause link was there)

Newbridge, Co.Kildare - Peter Griffin

[jebus]

Newbridge, Co.Kildare - Peter Griffin

Newbridge Kildare - Rail - Rail in Fiction - Back to the Future 3 - The Simpsons - Family Guy - Peter Griffin (7 if anyone can top it)

Topshop to Joseph Stalin

[GavinZac]

Newbridge Kildare - Rail - Rail in Fiction - Back to the Future 3 - The Simpsons - Family Guy - Peter Griffin (7 if anyone can top it)
If you could get to Simpsons from the Rail In Fiction article (Monoraaaaail!) that'd be 6

Topshop to Joseph Stalin

While I'd like to be avoiding nations:
Topshop - Russia - Stalin

Scrubs (tv series) - Roy O'Donovan

[theworm2345]

Scrubs (tv series) --> Colin Farrell --> Republic of Ireland --> Cork (city) --> Cork City F.C. --> Roy O'Donovan

Chicago Blackhawks to An Daingean

[jebus]

If you could get to Simpsons from the Rail In Fiction article (Monoraaaaail!) that'd be 6

No such luck

Scrubs - Roy O'Donovan

Scrubs - Colin Farrell - Dublin - Cork - Cork City FC - Roy O'Donovan

Roni Size - George Washington

Dang too late

[tetsujin1979]

Scrubs (tv series) --> Colin Farrell --> Republic of Ireland --> Cork (city) --> Cork City F.C. --> Roy O'Donovan

Chicago Blackhawks to An Daingean

Chicago Blackhawks -> Illinois -> United States -> Republic of Ireland -> County Kerry -> Dingle (An Daingean)

Kelly Clarkson to rocking chair

[theworm2345]

Chicago Blackhawks -> Illinois -> United States -> Republic of Ireland -> County Kerry -> Dingle (An Daingean)

Kelly Clarkson to rocking chair
NOT ALLOWED :eek::eek:

I'll do my own, I have a trick up my sleeve...Flames player Owen Nolan is from Belfast

Chicago Blackhawks --> Calgary Flames --> Belfast --> GAA --> Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (of you can go to County Kerry) --> An Daingean

Two choices now, I'll do one and leave the other

Roni Size - George Washington
Kelly Clarkson to rocking chair

Roni Size --> Rage Against the Machine --> California --> Washington --> Washington, D.C. --> George Washington

Kelly Clarkson to rocking chair

I'm on break from school this week, I honestly have nothing better to do

[SuperDave]

kelly clarkson - seventh grade - secondary education - vocational education - home economics - interior design - interior decoration - furniture - list of chairs - rocking chair

very long... if someone else has shorter by midnight they're welcome to it.

[theworm2345]

Your supposed to give another, I'll give that one a pop

Got it in 7...damn

Kelly Clarkson --> Rock music --> Heavy metal music --> Thin Lizzy --> The Rocker --> Rocker --> Rocking Chair

Joe McHugh (believe it or not a random article) to HMS Seadog (P216)

EDIT: Got it

Kelly Clarkson --> February 12 --> Brian Robertson --> The Rocker --> Rocker --> Rocking Chair

[SuperDave]

Gaelic Football - Irish War of Independence - British Army - British Navy - List of Ship names of the Royal Navy - HMS Seadog (P216)

Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Arnold Rimmer

[tetsujin1979]

Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Arnold Rimmer
Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics -> Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics -> Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1998 Winter Olympics -> United Kingdom -> BBC -> BBC Television -> List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC -> Red Dwarf -> Arnold Rimmer

Herculaneum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum) to Pisces Iscariot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisces_Iscariot)

[MojoPin]

herculaneum - BBC - BBC radio - BBC radio 1 - Smashing Pumpkins - pisces iscariot

oh yeah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Corbijn

to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sextant

[theworm2345]

Anton Corbijn --> Netherlands --> Coordinated Universal Time --> Royal Observatory, Greenwich --> Longitude --> Sextant

History of Albania (1919-1939) to Guus Joppen

[thischarmingman]

Anton Corbijn --> Netherlands --> Coordinated Universal Time --> Royal Observatory, Greenwich --> Longitude --> Sextant

History of Albania (1919-1939) to Guus Joppen

History... --> Netherlands --> North Brabant --> Helmond --> Helmond Sport --> Guus Joppen.

Used 'Random article:'

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Iversen (a former Norwegian soccer player)

To: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Musume_appearances (a list of appearances for Japanese pop group 'Morning Musume.')

[pól-dcfc]

History... --> Netherlands --> North Brabant --> Helmond --> Helmond Sport --> Guus Joppen.

Used 'Random article:'

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Iversen (a former Norwegian soccer player)

To: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Musume_appearances (a list of appearances for Japanese pop group 'Morning Musume.')

Odd Iversen - Living people - Li Chun - Morning Musume - Morning_Musume appearances

From: Action of 29 November 1811 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_29_November_1811)

To: Stan Love (Basketball) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Love_%28basketball%29)

[GavinZac]

No categories! Certainly not ones as broad as "living people". You may aswell use the search if you're going to use that

[pól-dcfc]

No categories! Certainly not ones as broad as "living people". You may aswell use the search if you're going to use that

Oops! Fair enough so!

[pól-dcfc]

Odd Iversen - Norway National football team - Japan - J-Pop - Morning Musume - Morning_Musume appearances

From: Action of 29 November 1811 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_29_November_1811)

To: Stan Love (Basketball) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Love_%28basketball%29)

[tetsujin1979]

Action of 29 November 1811 -> Adriatic Sea -> Tourist -> Disneyland -> California -> Music of California -> Beach Boys -> Mike Love -> Stan Love

Can't get anything shorter than that

Rya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rya) -> Ryu (Street Fighter) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu_%28Street_Fighter%29)

[GavinZac]

Action of 29 November 1811 -> Adriatic Sea -> Tourist -> Disneyland -> California -> Music of California -> Beach Boys -> Mike Love -> Stan Love

Can't get anything shorter than that

Rya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rya) -> Ryu (Street Fighter) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu_%28Street_Fighter%29)

Rya - 20th Century - Arcade Games - Street FIghter II - Ryu


E. Honda to Pat Dolan

[pineapple stu]

Rya - 20th Century - Arcade Games - Street FIghter II - Ryu

In fairness, if you're going to rule out categories, you can't go and use an entire century on your answer!

[tetsujin1979]

E. Honda to Pat Dolan

E. Honda -> Cammy -> England -> Ireland -> Cork -> Cork City -> Pat Dolan

2 Random Articles:
Muscles of Orbit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_orbit) -> Daily Light on the Daily Path (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Light_on_the_Daily_Path)

[theworm2345]

E. Honda -> Cammy -> England -> Ireland -> Cork -> Cork City -> Pat Dolan

2 Random Articles:
Muscles of Orbit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscles_of_orbit) -> Daily Light on the Daily Path (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Light_on_the_Daily_Path)

That second article doesn't have a single working link on it
Edit: It does have ONE link to it though, I'll give it a lash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Daily_Light_on_the_Daily_Path

Is the What Links Here page cheating?

[tetsujin1979]

That second article doesn't have a single working link on it
Edit: It does have ONE link to it though, I'll give it a lash
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Daily_Light_on_the_Daily_Path

Is the What Links Here page cheating?

It's not cheating, but you can use it to trace a path backwards

I found a chain yesterday, if noone gets it, I'll post it later

[tetsujin1979]

ok, nobody got it
Muscles of orbit -> Eye -> Reading -> Great Books -> Don Quixote -> List of Best Selling Books -> Daily Light on the Daily Path

Calendar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar) to Issey Miyake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issey_Miyake)

[theworm2345]

ok, nobody got it
Muscles of orbit -> Eye -> Reading -> Great Books -> Don Quixote -> List of Best Selling Books -> Daily Light on the Daily Path

Calendar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar) to Issey Miyake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issey_Miyake)

Calendar --> Japan --> Tokyo --> Roppongi Hills --> Tokyo Midtown --> Issey Miyake

Stephen Ireland to **** (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****) (it was supposed to be a word that started with T, then had a W, then an A and then ended with a letter after an A, but apparently that works fine. Do either)

[SuperDave]

steven ireland - manchester city fc - manchester - university of manchester - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology - margaret beckett - four letter word

the hunter's moon (film) - Christer Majbäck

[padjoe]

steven ireland - manchester city fc - manchester - university of manchester - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology - margaret beckett - four letter word

the hunter's moon (film) - Christer Majbäck


Hunter’s Moon-Burt Reynolds –USA-Winter Olympic Games - Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics-Christer Majbäck


Blue Peter - Condoms