Six degrees of Wikipedia

**crc** · 08/04/2008, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Pat Fenlon - Lord Henry Mountcharles

Lord Henry Mountcharles doesn't exist as an article on Wikipedia.

**Block G Raptor** · 08/04/2008, 12:39 PM

Ah Crap
Try Pat fenlon - Lord Louis Mountbatten

**noby** · 08/04/2008, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Ah Crap
Try Pat fenlon - Lord Louis Mountbatten

I could guess that without looking up Wiki:

Fenlon - Derry City - Ireland - Mountbatten.

**theworm2345** · 08/04/2008, 6:08 PM

Not nearly that easy
Pat Fenlon --> Republic of Ireland --> County Sligo --> Mullaghmore --> Lord Louis Mountbatten

Eamon Dunphy to Dobby (From Harry Potter...he only sort of has one, if not Dobby do it to Rumplestiltskin)

**padjoe** · 09/04/2008, 1:09 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Not nearly that easy
Pat Fenlon --> Republic of Ireland --> County Sligo --> Mullaghmore --> Lord Louis Mountbatten

Eamon Dunphy to Dobby (From Harry Potter...he only sort of has one, if not Dobby do it to Rumplestiltskin)

Eamonn Dunphy- clown-variety show-Uk-Harry Potter-/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets-Dobby

maria sharapova to pornography

**theworm2345** · 09/04/2008, 1:46 AM

Originally Posted by padjoe

Eamonn Dunphy- clown-variety show-Uk-Harry Potter-/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets-Dobby

maria sharapova to pornography

That would be 7, you're only allowed 6. Just cut out clown-varietyshow-UK and make it
Eamon Dunphy --> Republic of Ireland --> United Kingdom --> Harry Potter --> Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets --> Dobby

I just did Rumplestiltskin as well

Eamon Dunphy --> Clown --> Puck (Shakespeare) --> The Sisters Grimm (novel series) --> Rumplestiltskin

I'm not doing yours yet, but to remind the next poster it is

Maria Sharapova to pornography

**padjoe** · 09/04/2008, 6:53 AM

yeah was never good at maths. counting one to five is a struggle at the best of times. seeing as i didnt get the last one here is my sharapova effort

Maria Sharapova-Los Angeles-San Fernando Valley- Pornography in the United States-hardcore pornography-pornography

ghostbusters to Kim_Jong-il

**galwayhoop** · 09/04/2008, 4:41 PM

Ghostbusters > World War II >> Korea Under Japanese Rule >>> North Korea >>>> Kim Jong-il

now try:

Tony Cousins to Bob Dole

**gilberto_eire** · 09/04/2008, 4:53 PM

Two questions, do they have to be clickable links on wiki'?.

Is the next person meant to establish a link or just picks two random words?

**Block G Raptor** · 09/04/2008, 5:02 PM

First Question = Yes
2nd Question = Either really it's up the poster

**Schumi** · 09/04/2008, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

some examples -
Limerick 37 to AC Milan - 3 links. football - Serie A - AC Milan.

This is possible in two links: Limerick 37 --> Athlone Town AFC --> AC Milan

**jebus** · 09/04/2008, 5:52 PM

Tony Cousins - Bob Dole

Cousins - Rep.of Ireland - United States - US President - Bill Clinton - Bob Dole

Manchester United to That 70s Show

**SligoBrewer** · 09/04/2008, 6:12 PM

Manchester United -> MUTV -> Television -> Sitcom -> List of Sitcoms -> That 70's Show.

Nintendo Wii -> Sligo Rovers

**jebus** · 09/04/2008, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

Nintendo Wii -> Sligo Rovers

Wii - Europe - Ireland - Sligo - Sligo Rovers (5)

IPod - KitKat

**theworm2345** · 09/04/2008, 7:07 PM

iPod --> Continental Airlines --> England --> Yorkshire --> Rowntree's --> Kit Kat

John Delaney to Muppet

Delaney's is really short so if you can't do that then do

Don Givens to Muppet

**pineapple stu** · 09/04/2008, 7:16 PM

The Muppets (redirect from "muppet")
Family Guy
Irish American
Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team [amazingly, Football Association of Ireland doesn't link to John Delaney]
Don Givens

UCD AFC -> Michael Palin

**theworm2345** · 09/04/2008, 7:22 PM

What is the ruling on this osarusan or BGRaptor? He went the opposite way, is that allowed?
Don Givens --> Ireland --> USA --> Mississippi --> Jim Henson --> The Muppets works too

Just to bump Pineapple stu's, its

UCD AFC -> Michael Palin

**pineapple stu** · 09/04/2008, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

What is the ruling on this osarusan or BGRaptor? He went the opposite way, is that allowed?

Didn't actually think about that; I assumed it was transmutative, but of course that's not necessarily true. As, in fact, I pointed out in my own post!

I did it that way obviously to start at the one I knew less about and home in on the one I knew more about.