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Topic: Wikihopping: A (sort of) game.
Orincoro
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posted July 26, 2006 02:01 AM
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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posted July 26, 2006 02:25 AM
Not fun - and way too long 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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posted July 26, 2006 02:53 AM
quote: 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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posted July 26, 2006 03:17 AM
I want to play! Give us a challenge preciousss!
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genius00345
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posted July 26, 2006 03:26 AM
Um...since Carrie didn't post one, here's one: "Pac Man" to "Bottled Water"
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Juxtapose
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posted July 26, 2006 03:36 AM
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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posted July 26, 2006 04:02 AM
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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posted July 26, 2006 04:10 AM
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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posted July 26, 2006 04:14 AM
Ooh, I think I cheated inadvertently. And a new one... Australia -> cannibalism.
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Mr.Funny
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posted July 26, 2006 04:52 AM
Australia > New Zealand > History of New Zealand > Cannibalism Lightscribe -> Aardvark.
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Juxtapose
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posted July 26, 2006 05:21 AM
Lighscribe > Dye > Animal > Mammal > Aardvark Chad (paper) > Jhonen Vasquez
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SenojRetep
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posted July 26, 2006 09:38 AM
Chad(paper)-->Florida-->U.S. state-->California-->San Jose, California-->East Side Union High School District-->Mount Pleasant High School-->Jhonen VasquezBaz Luhrmann --> spectroscopy
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imogen
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posted July 27, 2006 10:18 PM
Baz Luhrman > Film > Photography > Optics > Electromagnetic radiation > Spectroscopy. Knitting ---> Water slide
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rivka
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posted July 27, 2006 10:49 PM
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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posted July 28, 2006 12:01 AM
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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posted July 28, 2006 01:08 AM
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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posted July 28, 2006 03:24 AM
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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posted July 28, 2006 03:29 AM
Try Pinky and the Brain --> Alexander The Great
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Carrie
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posted July 28, 2006 04:28 AM
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 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. I'll get you next time!]
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Earendil18
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posted July 28, 2006 05:36 AM
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.
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Carrie
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posted July 28, 2006 07:21 AM
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
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Avin
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posted July 28, 2006 10:32 AM
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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posted July 28, 2006 10:52 AM
Wow, Avin wins the thread.
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Avin
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posted July 28, 2006 11:02 AM
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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posted July 28, 2006 01:30 PM
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 GradiJohn Forbes Nash (mathematician) --> Ogden Nash
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Avin
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posted July 28, 2006 01:52 PM
John Forbes Nash (mathematician) -> 1959 -> "Weird Al" Yankovic -> Ogden Nash
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rivka
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posted July 28, 2006 01:54 PM
Wow, Avin is good at this game! Hey, can you come up with a shorter path for my dad to debtor's prison?
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Avin
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posted July 28, 2006 02:09 PM
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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posted July 28, 2006 07:28 PM
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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posted July 28, 2006 07:39 PM
You know, my dad was not at all impressed that it only takes seven wikihops to get from him to debtor's prison.
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Orincoro
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posted July 29, 2006 01:12 AM
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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posted July 29, 2006 01:52 AM
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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posted July 29, 2006 02:19 AM
I really wanted to make this one work, so I did 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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posted July 29, 2006 02:29 AM
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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posted July 29, 2006 02:30 AM
Dang I be slow. Ignore mine for the time being.
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T_Smith
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posted July 29, 2006 02:36 AM
Seabee's > Greece > Greek Mythology > Achilles > Tendon Go for: Earthworm > Earthworm Jim
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T_Smith
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posted July 29, 2006 02:40 AM
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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posted July 29, 2006 06:01 AM
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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posted July 29, 2006 06:22 AM
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. 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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posted July 29, 2006 02:06 PM
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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posted July 29, 2006 03:02 PM
Old Spice -> Deodorant -> Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends -> Emmy Awards That was too easy.
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Avin
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posted July 31, 2006 08:55 AM
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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posted July 31, 2006 10:37 AM
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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posted July 31, 2006 01:18 PM
Quantum Suicide -> 1987 -> U2 -> Live Aid -> The CarsJudge Dredd -> Dred Scott [ July 31, 2006, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: SenojRetep ]
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SenojRetep
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posted July 31, 2006 03:57 PM
Pondicherry-->World War II-->Island hopping-->Polynesia-->Easter Island-->Thor Heyerdahldragoon --> cartoon
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GaalDornick
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posted July 31, 2006 04:32 PM
dragoon > United States Army > United States > Anime > Betty Boop > Cartoon Propel Fitness Water > Indian cuisine
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Nighthawk
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posted July 31, 2006 04:50 PM
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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