# Six Degrees -- a game of names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360 "2007-02-08T15:29:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/1 "2007-02-08T15:29:35Z")
If you know anybody with the same name as anybody on this list, say so and say when and where you know them from. Then make your own list. We’re bound to get a hit before too many iterations. These are real people that I knew as a kid. Gerald Henderson Wayne Patrick Bobby Nummy Errol Vick Steve Cummings Mike Breedlove Kay Wadsworth Julie Alexander Sandra DeRamus Carole Pierce Jane Yarborough Sylvia Paul ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/2 "2007-02-08T17:28:32Z")
I assume you mean the same first _and_ last name? In that case, no for me. Here’s my list; also long lost people from my childhood . . . . Joelle Martinet Brian Lee Donald Whitman Lori Benjamin Jeff McIlhenney Marjorie Babcock Carol Bebber ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/3 "2007-02-08T17:35:20Z")
[QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] I assume you mean the same first _and_ last name? In that case, no for me. [/QUOTE] Yes. First _and_ last names, please. The other would be just too easy. I don’t really expect us to get a hit on the same person, but we should be able to match a name before too many passes. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/4 "2007-02-08T18:30:20Z")
I _think_ I once knew a Julie Alexander, but since I’m not sure let’s not count that. Here’s some names for me. I tried to stay away from ‘regional-sounding’ names. Debbie Wall Pat Coleman Jay Chain Margie Fox Jim Truax Dennis Hilliard Kim McCall ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/5 "2007-02-08T18:33:23Z")
Ok, I’ll join in: Barry Hill Kevin Midkiff Mark Moran Jenny Hoover Laurie Poyer Valerie Frets ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/6 "2007-02-08T18:43:58Z")
Michael Smith Tom Johnson John Brown Julie Green Brian Jones ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/7 "2007-02-08T18:50:47Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Michael Smith Tom Johnson John Brown Julie Green Brian Jones [/QUOTE] Jesus! You’d think with such common names somebody ought to know at least one of these! But, honestly, I can’t remember knowing anybody with one of these names! However, I have known: Joe Brown John Smith Joe Jones John Wilson These are so common, though, that I wager we all know some of them. Right? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/8 "2007-02-08T18:52:09Z")
Jennifer Wojtowicz(Johnson) Teri May(Love,Deakins) Leah Madore(Betts) Susan Sellors Mike Welby Brad Stiebe Pless Gibson ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/9 "2007-02-08T19:04:35Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Michael Smith Tom Johnson John Brown Julie Green Brian Jones [/QUOTE] I knew a John Brown when I was a kid. It was at summer camp (in Montgomery County, MD) and I was probably about 9 or 10. All the girls thought he was really cute. He’d probably be about 36 or so now. My list: Cathy Mack Jason Goldberg Eric Armstrong Justin Tate Jennifer Larson ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/10 "2007-02-08T19:09:12Z")
I don’t know any of the previously mentioned names. Here’s my list: Christopher Kelley Aneetinder Brar Mary Davalian Hazel Kim Amparo Salgado Shih-Young Kim Samantha Davidson Michelle Reyes ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/11 "2007-02-08T19:10:45Z")
Joe Brown was one of my best friends from ages 12 through 16. Joe Jones was a kinda crazy guy who lived in my neighborhood when I was a kid. Michael Smith married and divorced a friend of mine. Bruce Hammond John Heim Harry Holthause Tim Steele John Mangione Owen O’Malley ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/12 "2007-02-08T19:18:24Z")
Here’s some people I knew growing up: Mary Ward Anne Robinson Karen Madgwick Matt Byer Robert Alexander Sam Stephenson Oh, and I don’t know any people with the names listed before. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/13 "2007-02-08T19:21:53Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Michael Smith [/QUOTE] Once I tried to count all the "Mike Smith"s I had ever known. I lost count at over a dozen. It’s a very common name here. And, I had a good friend named Juli_a_ Green. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/14 "2007-02-08T19:22:55Z")
[QUOTE=Fiddle Peghead] Ok, I’ll join in: Barry Hill Kevin Midkiff Mark Moran Jenny Hoover Laurie Poyer Valerie Frets [/QUOTE] I know a Mark Moran. Well, know of him really. He’s the brother of a co worker but he’s been in and out of jail and the rest of the family kinda distanced themselves from him. I’ve met him once and talked to him on the phone a few times. Someone else mentioned Tom Johnson. I know one of those as well. I beleive he’s a lawyer in LaCrosse, WI. Never met him, but he orders stuff from my company so I’ve talked to him on the phone a few times. Anyone want his CC info, I got that on file. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/15 "2007-02-08T19:31:53Z")
[QUOTE=Fiddle Peghead] Ok, I’ll join in: Barry Hill Kevin Midkiff Mark Moran Jenny Hoover Laurie Poyer Valerie Frets [/QUOTE] I missed this until I saw **Joey P** ’s post. I went to high school with a Mark Moran. Red-headed freckled guy who used to always wear a button up shirt that said, “It’s Friday – the weekend’s coming!” I remember him being a pretty decent guy. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/16 "2007-02-08T19:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Mark Moran Hit! My 8th grade Spanish teacher. Openly Jehovah’s Witness with red hair and freckles. Probably one of my favorite teachers. My list: Patti Thorp Melissa Sachinowski Kristen Hall Daniel Wang William Warner III Elizabeth Brennan ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/17 "2007-02-08T19:40:03Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] Hit! My 8th grade Spanish teacher. Openly Jehovah’s Witness with red hair and freckles. Probably one of my favorite teachers. [/QUOTE] Did you see my post right before yours? Interesting coincidence. However, the Mark Moran I knew would be about 32 years old right now, and I doubt he’s been anyone’s Spanish teacher. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/18 "2007-02-08T20:00:48Z")
So far, no names here ringing any bells for me. Here’s my list (ages vary, I knew these people at different times/places): Alan Springer David Gott Roman Palmer Dennis Curtin Julian Gore Mike Partipilo Kay Tokunaga Kim Casey Evelyn Kapolas Dawn Agostinelli Ina Taran ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/19 "2007-02-08T20:56:30Z")
I know a Michael Smith - married a former neighbor. He’s a computer geek working at Johns Hopkins. How about: Jeanette Perry Mary Wright Dave Parks Don Meany Craig Taborsky Michele Yanuzzi Valerie Stevenson Mike Pfeifer That list includes former classmates and former Navy friends. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360/20 "2007-02-08T21:03:13Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] I know a Michael Smith - married a former neighbor. He’s a computer geek working at Johns Hopkins. How about: Jeanette Perry Mary Wright Dave Parks Don Meany Craig Taborsky Michele Yanuzzi Valerie Stevenson Mike Pfeifer That list includes former classmates and former Navy friends. [/QUOTE] Finally a hit for me. I was in high school with a Mary Wright. Blonde. Smart. Shy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-a-game-of-names/391360.md?page=2)