5 degrees of separation

[SteveF]

Was wondering how many degrees of separation people are from noteworthy people. It can't be any more than 5.

I can get to George W Bush in 4.

Me - my friend Stu - his friend - his friend Jenna Bush - George W Bush

[Pavlov's Dog]

I can get to Hillary Clinton in two.

Me - my friend/colleague Judd - his former employer Hillary Clinton

[Rhaedas]

Biden in 2, so Obama in 3. We know the guy running for attorney general in NC through my son and his daughter's school, and he introduced Biden yesterday.

Most of the Carolina Hurricane team in 2, through a few different contacts we have that work with them.

[SteveF]

I can get to Hillary Clinton in two.

Me - my friend/colleague Judd - his former employer Hillary Clinton

That's pretty good.

I should say that I think the answers should involve reasonably solid links. So, my Dad met Tony Blair for 5 minutes once, but I don't think that really counts as a link. People may disagree with this though, so anything goes really.

[Pavlov's Dog]

I talk to Judd every day. Judd was the Research Director for Hillary's Campaign.

[Brother Daniel]

3* from Brian Mulroney (PM of Canada 1984-1993), which puts me at 4 from QE2 (she's good about taking calls from all her PMs all over the world) and 4 from Bush (the Mulroneys are still good friends of the Bush family).

* One of my links may be dead. Is that allowed?

By a completely different path, 2 from Roméo Dallaire, which would probably put me at 3 from most people presently in Canada's parliament, including Harper. So there's another way to be 4 from QE2 and 4 from Bush.

2 from George Takei.

2 from Bryan Adams.

I haven't even thought about my physics contacts, which would probably turn up some pretty cool stuff as well.

[Memoria]

I work @ an alarm company, we monitor the residential alarm systems for a lot of celebrities. over the years I've spoken with (in no particular order):
Goldie Hawn
Kurt Russell
Will Smith
Kate Beckinsale
Courtney Love
Holly Robinson
Leonardo DiCaprio
Stan Lee
Cher
Ryan Seacrest
James Earl Jones
Um...there's some more but I can't think too goodly right now, I just woke up.

[Pavlov's Dog]

I can also get to Obama in 3 without using Judd or Hillary.

Me - Friend/colleague Jon Cardin (tried my first case with him)- His uncle Ben Cardin is a US Senator and on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs - Barack Obama is the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs

[SteveF]

I talk to Judd every day. Judd was the Research Director for Hillary's Campaign.

Yeah, I was talking about the game in general, not your example.

[VoxRat]

I think I can get to Charlie Manson in 4

[duck of the day]

I can go William Shatner, Ken Livingstone or Sting in 2 or under. Probleys get to anyone in entertainment or politics from there in 5.

[Magdlyn]

I chatted with and hugged Eddie Izzard last March in Boston.
No separation except our clothing.

Which was a shame.

[SteveF]

I chatted with and hugged Eddie Izzard last March in Boston.
No separation except our clothing.

Which was a shame.

Greatest day of your life?

[Magdlyn]

I chatted with and hugged Eddie Izzard last March in Boston.
No separation except our clothing.

Which was a shame.

Greatest day of your life?

Need you ask? :o

1) giving birth to my kids
2) hugging Eddie after his gig


What I have to show for it (besides a photo)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/Pagan_dar/Stripped/Boston/signeddvd.jpg

[VoxRat]

Hey! I just realized I can get to Hitler in 4!

[SteveF]

Hey! I just realized I can get to Hitler in 4!

Wow. How?

[VoxRat]

Hey! I just realized I can get to Hitler in 4!

Wow. How?The late Roul Tunley (http://books.google.com/books?id=PklFcIwqaPAC&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&dq=mitford+tunley&source=web&ots=n3YHl8AD3_&sig=wCQ6b-KPAPgEMgAYrKWhMe4TmdI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result) was a close friend of my family and knew Jessica Mitford. Mitford's sister was chummy with der Fuehrer. (http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/last-of-the-mitford-girls-on-manners-family-and-taking-tea-withthe-fuehrer/2008/05/24/1211183177014.html)

[SteveF]

Hmmm, very interesting.

Can anyone else get to any famous 20th century genocidal maniacs?

[Magdlyn]

aka "mass murdering fuckheads"? ;)

~Eddie

[duck of the day]

Hmmm, very interesting.

Can anyone else get to any famous 20th century genocidal maniacs?

1.) A friend of mine (or me if meeting at a party counts)

2) Ken Livingstone

3a) George Galloway > 4a) Saddam Hussein

3b) Tony Blair > 4b) George W Bush

3c) Jim Callaghan > 4c) Neville Chamberlain > 5c) Adolf Hitler

[Brother Daniel]

Objection: As a mass murderer, 4b is 21st-century. Not that he was innocent in the 20th, but nothing approaching his 21st-century crimes.

[duck of the day]

Objection: As a mass murderer, 4b is 21st-century. Not that he was innocent in the 20th, but nothing approaching his 21st-century crimes.Carried.

Off to LOSERS with the duck.

[Wingeh-kenz]

Rove McManus (Australian television talk show host/comedian) in one - we're family.

[Memoria]

My uncle (http://www.gerrylockran.com/) toured with Joe Cocker and I knew my uncle so thats only 2 degrees, right?

He also knew bunches of other singers / musicians but I ain'ts gonna name 'em all.

[Ray Moscow]

Was wondering how many degrees of separation people are from noteworthy people. It can't be any more than 5.

I can get to George W Bush in 4.

Me - my friend Stu - his friend - his friend Jenna Bush - George W Bush

Yeah, I knew Bush Sr's pastor, so I guess that's about 2 steps from me to W.

I wish it were more, but Texas is a small place. :)

[Ray Moscow]

Hmmm, very interesting.

Can anyone else get to any famous 20th century genocidal maniacs?

See above comment about W.