# Six Degrees of Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707 "2008-03-25T20:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/61 "2008-03-27T15:10:51Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Okay, without looking at the spoiler, here’s the solution I came up with (one fewer link than **WhyNot** ’s solution!): [/QUOTE] Ooh! Very good! > [@](#): > > New challenge: > > [Candy Land](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land) to [Cosi fan tutte](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte) > **[Candy Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land)** > > Candy Land is a simple racing board game created by Eleanor Abbott and published by Milton Bradley in 1949. The game requires no reading and minimal counting skills, making it suitable for young children. No strategy is involved as players are never required to make choices; only following directions is required. Over 50 million copies of Candy Land have been sold. > The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a primary school teacher in her 30s who was recovering from polio in a San Diego... > **[Markov chain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain)** > > In probability theory and statistics, a Markov chain or Markov process is a stochastic process describing a sequence of possible events in which the probability of each event depends only on the state attained in the previous event. Informally, this may be thought of as, "What happens next depends only on the state of affairs now." A countably infinite sequence, in which the chain moves state at discrete time steps, gives a discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC). A continuous-time process is called a ... > **[Algorithmic composition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_composition)** > > Algorithmic composition is the technique of using algorithms to create music. > Algorithms (or, at the very least, formal sets of rules) have been used to compose music for centuries; the procedures used to plot voice-leading in Western counterpoint, for example, can often be reduced to algorithmic determinacy. The term can be used to describe music-generating techniques that run without ongoing human intervention, for example through the introduction of chance procedures. However through live cod... > **[Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music)** > > Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile mediu Music often pl... > **[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart)** > > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\[a\]\[b\] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music. > Born in Salzburg, Mozart quickly emerged as a child prodigy under the training of his father Leopold, a skilled pedagogue. At the age of five he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and... > **[Così fan tutte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_fan_tutte)** > > Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti\[a\] (Women are like that, or The School for Lovers), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. > Although it is commonly held that Così fan tutte was written and composed at the suggestion of the Emperor Joseph II, recent research does not support this i... Next up: [vBulletin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vbulletin) to [Medical Oddity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_oddity) ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/62 "2008-03-27T15:23:05Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] New challenge: [Candy Land](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land) to [Cosi fan tutte](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte) [/QUOTE] Maybe we should rule that years and countries can’t be used because it makes it too easy: > **[Candy Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land)** > > Candy Land is a simple racing board game created by Eleanor Abbott and published by Milton Bradley in 1949. The game requires no reading and minimal counting skills, making it suitable for young children. No strategy is involved as players are never required to make choices; only following directions is required. Over 50 million copies of Candy Land have been sold. > The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, a primary school teacher in her 30s who was recovering from polio in a San Diego... > **[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and var... > **[European Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union)** > > in Europe (dark grey) The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of over 450 million as of 2025, its member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €18.802 trillion in 2025, accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. The EU is often described as a sui generis political en... > **[Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria)** > > Austria,\[d\] formally the Republic of Austria,\[e\] is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a ... > **[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart)** > > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\[a\]\[b\] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music. > Born in Salzburg, Mozart quickly emerged as a child prodigy under the training of his father Leopold, a skilled pedagogue. At the age of five he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and... [Così fan tutte - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_fan_tutte) (redirect) Next: [Bandō Mitsugorō VIII](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%C5%8D_Mitsugor%C5%8D_VIII) to [Una Paisley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Paisley) ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/63 "2008-03-27T16:00:32Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Next up: [vBulletin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vbulletin) to [Medical Oddity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_oddity) [/QUOTE] > **[vBulletin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vbulletin)** > > vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by MH Sub I, LLC doing business as vBulletin (formerly Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions). It is written in PHP and uses a MariaDB or MySQL database server. Similar products include XenForo, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MyBB, phpBB, and Invision Community. > vBulletin was first launched in 2000 by James Limm and John Percival. Its successor, vBulletin 2, was released in 2001. A third version was launched in 2004. > Internet Bra... > **[Avatar (computing)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%28computing%29)** > > In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user, the user's character, or persona. Avatars can be two-dimensional icons in Internet forums and other online communities, where they are also known as profile pictures (pfp), userpics, or formerly picons (personal icons, or possibly "picture icons"). Alternatively, an avatar can take the form of a three-dimensional model, as used in online worlds and video games, or an imaginary character with no graphical appearance, as in text-ba > **[Video game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games)** > > A video game,\[a\] computer game,\[b\] or simply game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with audio complement delivered through... > **[Wii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii)** > > The Wii\[g\] (/wiː/ WEE) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, following the GameCube, and is a seventh-generation console alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. > The Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, focused on appealing to a broader audience through innovative gameplay, rather than competi... > **[Nintendo DS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS)** > > The Nintendo DS\[b\] is a foldable handheld game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in 2004 and 2005. The "DS" in the name is an initialism for "Dual Screen", reflecting the system's most distinctive feature: two LCD screens working in tandem, with the lower screen functioning as a touchscreen. Both screens are housed in a clamshell design similar to that of the Game Boy Advance SP and some models of the Game & Watch series. The DS was among the first portable consoles to supp... > **[List of Nintendo DS games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_DS_games)** > > The Nintendo DS is a handheld video game console developed by Nintendo. Games are released in physical formats and are sold on Nintendo DS Game Cards that slot into the DS console unit. > DS games are listed across four pages due to technical limitations. There are currently 3255 games in this table across all pages: 0 to C, D to I, J to P and Q to Z. > Not included in the main list are: > **[Zoo Tycoon 2 DS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_Tycoon_2_DS)** > > Zoo Tycoon 2 DS is a Nintendo DS game based on the PC game Zoo Tycoon 2. It is the sequel to Zoo Tycoon DS. > In Zoo Tycoon 2 DS, the player edits and builds the zoo in a main mode resembling the original Zoo Tycoon. Zookeeper mode is more like Zoo Tycoon 2 graphics-wise and has five mini-games: petting, cleaning animal waste, feeding, washing, and healing animals. > Zoo Tycoon 2 DS received better reviews than its predecessor Zoo Tycoon DS, but nevertheless reception for the game was still mixed, ... > **[Unicorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn)** > > The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. > In European literature and art, the unicorn has, for the last thousand years or so, been depicted as a white horse- or goat-like animal with a long, straight horn with spiraling grooves, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a ... > **[Cabinet of curiosities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities)** > > Cabinets of curiosities (German: Kunstkammer \[ˈkʊnstˌkamɐ\] and Kunstkabinett \[ˈkʊnstkabiˌnɛt\]), also known as wonder-rooms (German: Wunderkammer \[ˈvʊndɐˌkamɐ\] ⓘ), were encyclopedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet to be defined. Although more rudimentary collections had preceded them, the classic cabinets of curiosities emerged in the sixteenth century. The term cabinet originally described a room rather than a piece of furniture. Modern termin... > **[Medical oddity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_oddity)** > > A medical oddity is an unusual predicament or event which takes place in a medical context. Some examples of medical oddities might include: "lost and found" surgical instruments (in the body), grotesquely oversized tumors, (human) male pregnancy, rare or "orphan" illnesses, rare allergies (such as to water), strange births (extra or missing organs), and bizarre syndromes (such as Capgras delusion). > Medical oddities can also include unusual discoveries in purchased food, such as finding a sever... ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/64 "2008-03-27T18:41:16Z")
[QUOTE=aktep] Next: [Bandō Mitsugorō VIII](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%C5%8D_Mitsugor%C5%8D_VIII) to [Una Paisley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Paisley) [/QUOTE] I decided to voluntarily follow the rule about not using years or countries for this one. Wow, that was really a LOT more challenging. Here’s my solution, which I’m pretty sure someone could beat: > **[Bandō Mitsugorō VIII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band%C5%8D_Mitsugor%C5%8D_VIII)** > > Bandō Mitsugorō VIII (八代目 坂東 三津五郎, Hachidaime Bandō Mitsugorō)\[b\] (19 October 1906 – 16 January 1975) was one of Japan's most revered kabuki actors from the 1930s until his death. He was a renowned tachiyaku and katakiyaku, specializing in particular in the aragoto style. He was officially designated as a "Living National Treasure" by the Japanese government in 1973. > 8th in the line of Bandō Mitsugorō, he was adopted by Bandō Mitsugorō VII; his son and grandson would go on to take the name as we... > **[Fugu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu)** > > Fugu (河豚; 鰒; フグ, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced \[ɸɯ̟ꜜɡɯ̟\]) in Japanese, bogeo (복어; 鰒魚, pronounced \[po̞ɡʌ̹\]) or bok (복, pronounced \[po̞k̚\]) in Korean, and hétún (河豚; 河魨, pronounced \[xɤ˧˥ tʰu̯ən˧˥\]) in Standard Modern Chinese\[a\] refers to pufferfish, normally of the genus Takifugu, Lagocephalus, or Sphoeroides, or a porcupi... > **[Homelessness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless)** > > Homelessness is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. The definition of homelessness differs from country to country, with some countries yet to have any definition in place. People can be categorized as homeless if they: > The legal status of homeless people changes from place to place. Homeless enumeration studies conducted by the government of the United States also include people who sleep in a public or private place that is not designed for use as a regular sleepin... > **[Homeless World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_World_Cup)** > > The Homeless World Cup (HWC) is an annual association football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport. The organization puts together an annual football tournament where teams of homeless people from various countries compete. > The tournament was first held in 1999, and in 2008 it added a women's competition. From 2010 onwards, all tournaments have featured both men's and women's teams. > Sport ha... > **[Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29)** > > Association football, more commonly known as just football or soccer,\[a\] is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a ball around a pitch. > The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opponent. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 ... > **[Team sport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_sport)** > > A team sport is a type of sport where the fundamental nature of the game or sport requires the participation of multiple individuals working together as a team, and it is inherently impossible or highly impractical to execute the sport as a single-player endeavour. In team sports, the cooperative effort of team members is essential for the sport to function and achieve its objectives. The objective often involves teammates facilitating the movement of a ball or similar bob in accordance with a... > **[Cricket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket)** > > Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps. Two players from the batting team, the striker and nonstriker, stand in front of either wicket holding bats, while one player from the fielding team, the bowler, bowls the ball toward the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The st... > **[Women's Cricket World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup)** > > The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the quadrennial international championship of the One Day International format with 50 overs per team. It is organised by the International Cricket Council. > Until 2005, when the two organisations merged, it was administered by a separate body, the International Women's Cricket Council. The first World Cup was held in England in 1973, two years before the inaugural men's tournament. The event's early years were marked by funding difficulties, which meant s... > **[Women's cricket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_cricket)** > > Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by women. Its > rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller ball. Women's cricket is beginning to be played at professional level in 11 of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC),\[note 1\] and is played worldwide, especially in Commonwealth nations. > The first recorded cricket match between women was held in England on 26 July 1745. The game continued to ... > **[Women's cricket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_cricketers)** > > Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by women. Its > rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller ball. Women's cricket is beginning to be played at professional level in 11 of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC),\[note 1\] and is played worldwide, especially in Commonwealth nations. > The first recorded cricket match between women was held in England on 26 July 1745. The game continued to ... > **[Category:Australian women cricketers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Australian_women_cricketers)** > > This category has only the following subcategory. > The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 230 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Una Paisley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Paisley)** > > Una Lillian Paisley (18 November 1922 – 1977) was an Australian cricketer. She played twelve Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team captaining the team in four of those Test matches, against New Zealand and England. > A right-handed batter and off break bowler, she played 12 Test matches in all from 1948 to 1961, scoring 471 runs with a best of 108, one of her two centuries. She also took 19 wickets at a bowling average of 22.94 runs per wicket. Paisley was born at Kew in ... Phew. Next up: [Jon Speelman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Speelman) to [Noodling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling) ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/65 "2008-03-27T18:58:38Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Next up: [Jon Speelman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Speelman) to [Noodling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling) [/QUOTE] [Jon Speelman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Speelman) to [Nigel Short](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Short) to [The Times](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times) to [United States](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) to [Sports in the United States](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States) to [Fishing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing) to [Noodling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling) I got lucky on that Nigel Short link! I suppose being the OP I should offer up my opinion on the using years or countries – the point is to have fun! Think of it like playing a video game where you can change the difficulty from normal to hard mode. If you’d like a challenge, feel free to knock out those two categories. As you can see, I used the United States myself here, but YMMV 😛 Next up: [Scottish Fisheries Museum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Fisheries_Museum) to [Christian X of Denmark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_X) ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/66 "2008-03-27T20:24:54Z")
Fishing industry in Scotland \> Common Fisheries Policy \> Fishing industry \> Norway \> Denmark \> History of Denmark \> List of Danish monarchs\> Christian X of Denmark Okay, here’s one that actually happened to me: I started out looking up [“Puritans”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans), and wound up at [“Siouxsie Sioux”!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux) ---
**Author:** ![Mraehtmai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mraehtmai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mraehtmai)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/67 "2008-03-28T12:03:14Z")
[QUOTE=brujaja] Fishing industry in Scotland \> Common Fisheries Policy \> Fishing industry \> Norway \> Denmark \> History of Denmark \> List of Danish monarchs\> Christian X of Denmark Okay, here’s one that actually happened to me: I started out looking up [“Puritans”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans), and wound up at [“Siouxsie Sioux”!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux) [/QUOTE] [Puritan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans) to [England](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) to [London](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London) to [The Sex Pistols](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols) to [Siouxsie Sioux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_Sioux) hmmmmm…how’s about [Moral Objectivism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_objectivism) to [Beverly Hills 90210](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills%2C_90210) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707/68 "2008-03-28T12:48:18Z")
> **[Moral objectivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_objectivism)** > > Moral objectivism may refer to: > **[Morality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality)** > > Morality (from Latin moralitas 'manner, character, proper behavior') is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong). Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or Moral... > **[John Stuart Mill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stuart_Mill)** > > John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century" by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, he conceived of liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual in opposition t Mill... > **[Category:People from London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_London)** > > Natives or long-time residents of the London region (also known as the Greater London area) of England in the United Kingdom. > This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. > The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 416 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. > **[Keira Knightley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keira_Knightley)** > > Keira Christina Knightley OBE (/ˈkɪərə ˈnaɪtli/; born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. Known for her work in both independent films and blockbusters, particularly period dramas, she has received several accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2018, she was appointed an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to drama and charity. > Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley ob... > **[Johnny Depp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp)** > > John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. > Born in Kentucky, Depp aspired to be a musician, and was a member of several rock bands. He moved to Los Angeles at age 20, where he was introduced to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised him to pursue acting. Depp made his feature film debut ... > **[21 Jump Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Jump_Street)** > > 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first-run syndication from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, running for 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in schools, gangs, and other teenage venues. It was originally going to be titled Jump Street Chapel, after the deconsecrated church building in which the unit has its headquarters, but was changed at Fox's req Cr... > **[Shannen Doherty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty)** > > Shannen Doherty (/ˈdoʊ.ərti/, born April 12, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her many roles of television and film, including as Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985); Kris Witherspoon in Our House (1986–1988); Heather Duke in Heathers (1989); Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994), 90210 (2008–2009) and again in BH90210 (2019); Prue Halliwell in Charmed (1998–2001); and Dobbs in Fortress (2021). > D... > **[Beverly Hills, 90210](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills%2C_90210)** > > Beverly Hills, 90210 (often referred to by its short title, 90210) is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ten seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the first of six television series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high sc The in... ---
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A day late and link short. That’ll teach me to pay attention. ---
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I forgot to post my question. How to you get from [Pico de Gallo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_de_gallo) to the [Ryugyong Hotel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel)? ---
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Pico de Gallo Category: Condiments Category: Foods Category: Food and Drink Food Hotel Ryugyong Hotel Go from our favorite web site, [Straight Dope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Dope), to a random article, [Gamelab](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelab). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-wikipedia/442707.md?page=3)