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Orincoro
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Missouri Scholars Academy> Japan> Agriculture> Tomato> List of Fruit> Lemon> Disambiguation> Lemon Demon

That was hard. In three pages about agriculture there was ONE lemon link. ONE.

Now do: "Segovia" to "Smile"

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Carrie
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Not fun - and way too long [Smile]

Segovia --> Tourism --> Recreation --> Conversation --> Communication --> Body Language --> Smile

Edit to say "Okay, maybe not as long as I thought..."

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genius00345
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Originally posted by Orincoro:
Missouri Scholars Academy> Japan> Agriculture> Tomato> List of Fruit> Lemon> Disambiguation> Lemon Demon

That was hard. In three pages about agriculture there was ONE lemon link. ONE.

I tried it and got one the same length: Missouri Scholars Academy> Missouri> United States> Massachusetts> List of Massachusetts Towns> Kingston> Neil Cicierega> Lemon Demon

That one requires some in-depth knowledge of Lemon Demon, however.

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Earendil18
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I want to play! Give us a challenge preciousss!

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genius00345
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Um...since Carrie didn't post one, here's one:

"Pac Man" to "Bottled Water"

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Juxtapose
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Pac Man > Midway Games > Franklin Park, Illinois > Poverty Threshold > Public Services > Water > Bottled Water

"Raphael" to "Body Piercing"

EDIT - yeah, this model of the game is better.

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Mr.Funny
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Raphael > Leonardo Da Vinci > Art > Performance Art > Body Art > Body Piercing

Ironically enough, Raphael doesn't link to art.

"Dominic Deegan" to "Stargate".

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imogen
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Dominic Deegan -> fantasy -> fantasy tv -> science fiction on television -> Stargate SG1 (-> Stargate, if you meant the movie).

Edit: to fix my cheating:

Dominic Deegan -> fantasy -> science fiction -> science fiction on television -> Stargate SG1 (-> Stargate, if you meant the movie).

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imogen
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Ooh, I think I cheated inadvertently.

And a new one... Australia -> cannibalism.

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Mr.Funny
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Australia > New Zealand > History of New Zealand > Cannibalism

Lightscribe -> Aardvark.

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Juxtapose
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Lighscribe > Dye > Animal > Mammal > Aardvark

Chad (paper) > Jhonen Vasquez

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SenojRetep
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Chad(paper)-->Florida-->U.S. state-->California-->San Jose, California-->East Side Union High School District-->Mount Pleasant High School-->Jhonen Vasquez

Baz Luhrmann --> spectroscopy

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imogen
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Baz Luhrman > Film > Photography > Optics > Electromagnetic radiation > Spectroscopy.

Knitting ---> Water slide

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rivka
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Knitting > Paris > United States > Midwest > Wisconsin > Wisconsin Dells > water park > water slide

Barry Simon --> debtor's prison

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blackfyre
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Barry Simon > Caltech > Pasadena > California > Georgia > HMS Anne > James Oglethorpe > Debtor's Prison.

Trailer Park Boys --> Shanghai ghetto

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Tante Shvester
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I'll bite!

Trailer Park Boys --> United States --> People's Republic of China --> Shanghai --> Shanghai Ghetto

Try Aunt Jemima --> Uncle Tom

(edit -- I did it in 2 steps)

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T_Smith
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Aunt Jemima --> Uncle Tom (theres a link for Uncle Tom right by the pancake picture)

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T_Smith
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Try Pinky and the Brain --> Alexander The Great

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Carrie
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I've got one, but I'm hoping there's another, more interesting way.

Pinky and the Brain --> Termite Terrace --> Warner Bros. --> Alexander --> Alexander the Great

HA! I found a more interesting one! Same length, sure, but a different path [Smile]

Pinky and the Brain --> Jeopardy! --> History --> Hellenism --> Alexander the Great

I'll try throwing one out there... um...

Paper Clip --> Pantheon (the Roman one, not a generic one)

[edit to say "Bummer. That's easy. [Frown]

I'll get you next time!]

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Earendil18
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Paper clip--> Byzantines--> Roman Empire --> Rome --> Pantheon

How's abouuut...

Turnip --> Adam Baldwin

This one's a bit longish, (8-10 entries for me) but I'm sure somebody could probably find a more direct route. [Wink]

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Carrie
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Alright, let's count:

Turnip --> North America --> Washington, D.C. --> FBI --> FBI Portrayal in the Media --> X-Files --> Adam Baldwin

Do you count arrows or total links? I'm never sure how to count appropriately.

For my next trick...

Sharpie (marker) --> Dario Gradi [Wink]

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Avin
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Ok, this is going a while back but I just saw this thread.

quote:
If you want a real challenge, go from Caesar to OSC.

Two links!

Julius Caesar -> Veni Vidi Vici -> Orson Scott Card

Beat that!

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Xavier
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Wow, Avin wins the thread.

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Avin
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Here's a slightly better one for Pinky and the Brain -> Alexander the Great:

Pinky and the Brain -> Bill Gates -> June 13th -> Alexander the Great

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SenojRetep
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This is pretty long, but my answers always seem to be long:

Sharpie (marker)-->United Kingdom-->Football in the United Kingdom-->The Football League-->Football League Championship-->Crewe Alexandra F.C.-->Dario Gradi

John Forbes Nash (mathematician) --> Ogden Nash

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Avin
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John Forbes Nash (mathematician) -> 1959 -> "Weird Al" Yankovic -> Ogden Nash

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rivka
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Wow, Avin is good at this game!

Hey, can you come up with a shorter path for my dad to debtor's prison? [Wink]

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Avin
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Ok, here's one from me:

Indefinite and fictitious large numbers --> Liar paradox

I have the optimal solution although there may be more than one that takes the same amount of links.

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Hamson
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Indefinite and fictitious large numbers > Futurama > Fox > Family Guy > List of Family Guy Episodes > Time Travel > Paradox > List of Paradoxes > Liar Paradox

Edit: I found a shorter way: Indefinite and fictitious large numbers > Futurama > Big Bang > Physical Paradox > Paradox > Liar Paradox

Ok, how about

Duma to Dane Cook

[ July 28, 2006, 11:31 PM: Message edited by: Hamson ]

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rivka
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You know, my dad was not at all impressed that it only takes seven wikihops to get from him to debtor's prison. [Razz]

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Orincoro
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Duma> 1993> Lillian Gish> American> Culture of the United States> Celebrities> actors> Shakespeare> Shakespearean Comedies....

I can't find a way OUT!!!!

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Leroy
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Duma> Russian Language> United Nations> New York City (under media)>Comedy Cnetral> Premium Blend> Dane Cook

Are you allowed to use any link in the article or only in the summary?

Edit to add:

Children> Ninjas

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Carrie
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I really wanted to make this one work, so I did [Smile]

Children --> Tiger Woods --> Vietnam War --> Empire of Japan --> Meiji Period --> Samurai --> Ninja

I just liked the idea of Tiger Woods, ninja. Hehehe.

Okay. How about...

Seabee --> Tendon

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T_Smith
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I interpret it as any link in the article.

children > toy > japan > samuri > ninja

Go for:
Earthworm > Earthworm Jim

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T_Smith
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Dang I be slow. Ignore mine for the time being.

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T_Smith
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Seabee's > Greece > Greek Mythology > Achilles > Tendon

Go for:
Earthworm > Earthworm Jim

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T_Smith
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quote:
Originally posted by Avin:
Here's a slightly better one for Pinky and the Brain -> Alexander the Great:

Pinky and the Brain -> Bill Gates -> June 13th -> Alexander the Great

I found one even better later on.

Pinky and the Brain > Global Domination > Alexander the Great.

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Narnia
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This is so much harder than it looks. I'm still stuck on the Earthworm challenge.

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Narnia
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Holy Cow, I made it. Be kind, I know it took forever and I'm sure there's an easier way to get there than by way of the Beatles. [Smile]

Earthworm > Climate > Weather > Hurricane Katrina > August 29 > The Beatles > popular music > video and computer games > Console game > List of gaming topics > List of computer and video games > Earthworm Jim

Now, go for:
Pee Wee Herman > Tai Chi Chuan

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GaalDornick
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Pee Wee Herman > CBS > Leslie Moonves > Julie Chen > Chinese American > Chinese > Chinese art > Martial art > Tai Chi Chuan

Try: Old Spice > Emmy Awards

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Nighthawk
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Old Spice -> Deodorant -> Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends -> Emmy Awards

That was too easy.

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T_Smith
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Carmen Rasmusen > Chuck Norris

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Avin
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The "Indefinite and fictitious large numbers --> Liar paradox" that I suggested can be done MUCH faster, by the way. Good job on the Pinky and the Brain one though T_Smith, I can't believe I missed that.

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Angiomorphism
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Carmen Rasmusen -> Bountiful, Utah -> United States -> Native Americans -> Cherokees -> Chuck Norris

EDIT: try going from Quantum Suicide to The Cars (an old new wave band)

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SenojRetep
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Quantum Suicide -> 1987 -> U2 -> Live Aid -> The Cars

Judge Dredd -> Dred Scott

[ July 31, 2006, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: SenojRetep ]

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Angiomorphism
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Judge Dredd -> Liberty -> Human rights -> Negative and positive rights -> Slavery -> Dred Scott

San Juan, Batangas > Boba Fett

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St. Yogi
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San Juan, Batangas -> 2000 -> 2002 -> Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones -> Boba Fett

Pondicherry > Thor Heyerdahl

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SenojRetep
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Pondicherry-->World War II-->Island hopping-->Polynesia-->Easter Island-->Thor Heyerdahl

dragoon--> cartoon

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GaalDornick
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dragoon > United States Army > United States > Anime > Betty Boop > Cartoon

Propel Fitness Water > Indian cuisine

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Nighthawk
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Propel Fitness Water -> potassium citrate -> kidney stones -> peanuts -> India -> cuisine of India

Try this one on for size...

Mother Teresa -> C-4 (explosive)

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