# Wikipedia degrees of separation game - come join the fun! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231 "2007-11-13T12:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/21 "2007-11-13T19:11:11Z")
Jar Jar -\> silent film -\> Silent Movie -\> Paul Newman -\> Newman’s Own -\> salad dressing -\> bacon -\> bacon bits Seven steps. ☹ That sucked. [Matchbox (cars)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_%28toy%29) to [Edgar Allan Poe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe) ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/22 "2007-11-13T19:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] [Matchbox (cars)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_%28toy%29) to [Edgar Allan Poe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe) [/QUOTE] Matchbox (cars) -\> United Kingdom -\> Charles Dickens -\> Edgar Allan Poe Try harder! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/23 "2007-11-13T19:25:24Z")
[QUOTE=Dunawake] Matchbox (cars) -\> United Kingdom -\> Charles Dickens -\> Edgar Allan Poe Try harder! 😃 [/QUOTE] GAH! That’s twice in a row I’ve been beaten to the punch because of our blasted connection speed here at work! Since you didn’t issue a new challenge, can I suggest: [blacksmith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksmith) to [USB](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB) ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/24 "2007-11-13T19:29:07Z")
Blacksmith -\> Arc welding -\> Electrode -\> Semiconductor -\> computers -\> USB Ha! I’m down to 5 [Polyvinyl chloride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVC) [Chlamydia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_infection) Surely that can’t be easy! BTW, what a fun game! ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/25 "2007-11-13T19:31:25Z")
Blacksmith Steel Major Appliances Camcorder USB 2.0 (which redirects to Universal Serial Bus) Bah, beaten to the punch ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/26 "2007-11-13T19:39:24Z")
PVC -\>Chemical Industry -\>Urea-\>Urine-\>Urethra-\>sexual intercourse-\>human sexuality-\>safe sex-\>sexually transmitted disease-\>Chlamydia-\>Chlamydia infection Holy crap that was hard. Julius Caesar -\> Nigel Winterburn ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/27 "2007-11-13T19:41:28Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] [Polyvinyl chloride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVC) [Chlamydia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_infection) Surely that can’t be easy! [/QUOTE] Piece o’ cake. PVC -\> health -\> condom -\> sexually transmitted disease -\> Chlamydia [Frenulum clitoridis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum_clitoridis) to [Vincentio Reineri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincentio_Reiner) ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/28 "2007-11-13T19:45:31Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] Blacksmith -\> Arc welding -\> Electrode -\> Semiconductor -\> computers -\> USB Ha! I’m down to 5 [Polyvinyl chloride](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVC) [Chlamydia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_infection) Surely that can’t be easy! BTW, what a fun game! [/QUOTE] Polyvinyl Chloride -\> Endometriosis -\> Cervix -\> Human Papilloma Virus -\> Chlamydia ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/29 "2007-11-13T19:46:21Z")
What’s the ruling here? Baffle got it first, but TDN got it in less steps. Also, for some reason, the coupling of Frenulum clitoridis to Vincentio Reineri has me doing my best to stifle laughter in my cube. ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/30 "2007-11-13T19:48:29Z")
f. clitoris -\> frenulum -\> mouth -\> organism -\> Thomas Cavalier-Smith -\> University of Oxford -\> Roman Catholic Church -\> Galileo Galilei -\> Galileo affair -\> Vincentio Reinieri. 10 steps… 11 for the last one… I’m not posting a new thing to match because I’m sure someone can do it better. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/31 "2007-11-13T19:49:43Z")
Great game! (Alas, at dial-up speeds I really can’t play.) One question, has anyone else noticed that unlike the normal degrees of separation games these chains often won’t go backwards? i.e. they’re usually a one-way chain. Getting from the end point of any of the previous challenges back to its beginning is a whole different challenge. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dunawake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dunawake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunawake)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/32 "2007-11-13T19:53:01Z")
[QUOTE=Baffle] f. clitoris -\> frenulum -\> mouth -\> organism -\> Thomas Cavalier-Smith -\> University of Oxford -\> Roman Catholic Church -\> Galileo Galilei -\> Galileo affair -\> Vincentio Reinieri. 10 steps.. 11 for the last one.. I’m not posting a new thing to match because I’m sure someone can do it better. [/QUOTE] I can get a pretty short chain going from Vincentio to f. clitoris by going through Galileo and thermometer, but that’s definitely a tough one. Especially when the starting page is really short, it limits your options to connect to. ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/33 "2007-11-13T20:09:46Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Piece o’ cake. PVC -\> health -\> condom -\> sexually transmitted disease -\> Chlamydia [Frenulum clitoridis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenulum_clitoridis) to [Vincentio Reineri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincentio_Reiner) [/QUOTE] Frenulum Clitoridis \> Clitoris \> Italy \> Galileo \> Italian Mathematians \> Vincentio Reineri 5 is the best I could do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/34 "2007-11-13T20:09:54Z")
Ah, better. Frenulum clitoridis -\> hymen -\> virginity -\> Roman Catholic Church -\> Galileo Galilei -\> Galileo affair -\> Vincentio Reinieri 7 links, that’s good enough to post a new thing to link: [Grimmelshausen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimmelshausen) to [Norman Bates](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bates) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/35 "2007-11-13T20:27:09Z")
Grimmelshausen (place) -\>Grimmelshausen (writer) -\> Brecht -\> Jean-Luc Goddard -\>filmmaker -\>Hitchcock -\>Norm Eh, so-so. Howsabout [Erasmus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus) to [Carrot Top](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_Top) ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/36 "2007-11-13T20:33:19Z")
Erasmus \> Augustine of Hippo \> St. Augustine (disambiguation) \> St. Augustine, Florida \> Florida \> Brevard County \> Cocoa, Florida \> Carrot Top. 7, ouch. [Little Caesars - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Caesars) to [Mudrarakshasa - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayketu) (I did it in five.) ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/37 "2007-11-13T20:46:32Z")
Are meta-pages like ‘what links here’ and ‘list of pages’ acceptable in the degrees themselves? Or do we have to actually find links through real articles? (This hasn’t been a problem so far, but I’m curious.) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/38 "2007-11-13T20:55:27Z")
[QUOTE=Baffle] [Little Caesars - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Caesars) to [Mudrarakshasa - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayketu) (I did it in five.) [/QUOTE] Took me 6: Little Caesars - Turkey - Greece - Alex the Great - Porus - Malayketu OK: > **[Dardenne Prairie, Missouri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardenne_Prairie%2C_Missouri)** > > Dardenne Prairie is a city in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,743 at the 2020 census. Dardenne Prairie is located southwest of O'Fallon on Missouri Route N, just east of I-64. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.92 square miles (12.74 km2), all land. Dardenne Prairie was originally a prairie region which began in the area near St. Peters and extended north of Dardenne Creek, almost to Peruque Creek. The area was named ... to > **[Skylab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab)** > > Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. The manifestation of the Apollo Applications Program, Skylab was constructed from a repurposed Saturn V third stage (the S-IVB), a dry workshop, and took the place of the stage during launch. Operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory, Earth observation, ten spa... The first is the town I grew up in. The second is what I was convinced, as a wee tyke, was going to fall on our house and kill us. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/39 "2007-11-13T21:01:38Z")
[QUOTE=Baffle] [Little Caesars - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Caesars) to [Mudrarakshasa - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayketu) [/QUOTE] Little Ceasars -\> Phillipines -\> Southeast Asia -\> India -\> Punjab -\> History of Punjab -\> Porus -\> Malayketu Wow, that sucked. [Diwali](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali) to [Shirley Temple cocktail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple_cocktail) ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231/40 "2007-11-13T21:02:46Z")
That town \> United States \> John F. Kennedy \> NASA \> Skylab (By the way, I did Little Caesars \> Lebanon \> Alexander the Great \> Porus\> Malayketu) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-degrees-of-separation-game-come-join-the-fun/426231.md?page=3)