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Six degrees of Wiki-separation: Adolf Hitler edition
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Goldfinger ➠ Gert Fröbe ➠ Nazi Party ➠ Hitler 3 Clicks
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Dakar ➠ Paris ➠ Hitler 2 Clicks
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Oisín ➠ Fairy ➠ Engelbert Humperdinck ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 4 Clicks
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Oisín ➠ Fairy ➠ Engelbert Humperdinck ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 4 Clicks
I’m glad to see I’m the farthest away from Dolfie so far.
You, on the other hand …
(And you just had to outfancy my fancy arrows, didn’t you?)
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MacNN ➠ Apple ➠ DRM ➠ EU ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 5 Clicks
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Originally Posted by Oisín
I’m glad to see I’m the farthest away from Dolfie so far.
It's obvious you've manufactured things to look so.
Originally Posted by Oisín
You, on the other hand …
He was my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
Originally Posted by Oisín
(And you just had to outfancy my fancy arrows, didn’t you?)
It's not that you're not allowed to have anything nice, it's just that mine has to be nicer.
Call it e-penis envy.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
MacNN ➠ Apple ➠ DRM ➠ EU ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 5 Clicks
*ahem*
MacNN → Macintosh → 1984 → Hitler — 3 clicks
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
It's obvious you've manufactured things to look so.
He was my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
It's not that you're not allowed to have anything nice, it's just that mine has to be nicer.
Call it e-penis envy.
I think I will, actually. E-penis envy, it is.
(I didn’t manufacture anything—you’re the one who couldn’t get me within three links of the man!)
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MacNN -> Macintosh -> Republicans -> Anti-communism -> Adolf Hitler
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Edit: Óîsïñ wins.
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Art Bell ➠ Amateur Radio ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 3 clicks
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Originally Posted by Oisín
See? It's all a sham. You are much better at finding Hitler than I am. Only someone close to him could be that good.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
See? It's all a sham. You are much better at finding Hitler than I am. Only someone close to him could be that good.
Nah, I’m just omnipotently hyperintelligent like that. And so charmingly humble, too
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Originally Posted by Oisín
Nah, I’m just omnipotently hyperintelligent like that. And so charmingly humble, too
Bullshit ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler 2 clicks
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Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.
Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden
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I'd have better luck finding Carmen Sandiego.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Bullshit ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler 2 clicks
Blasphemy ➳ Nazism ➫ Hitler — also 2 clicks
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Originally Posted by Oisín
Propaganda ➠ Hitler 1 click
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Propaganda ➠ Hitler 1 click
I’m not seeing the connection.
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He's rotting in my closet, no clicks.
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Laminar -> Reynolds Number -> Osborne Reynolds -> United Kingdom -> WWII -> Hitler 5 clicks
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I think you guys hosed Wikipedia. I'm tellin'.
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"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
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Railroader ➠ Europe ➠ Hitler
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List of WW II Topics (O) (not kidding) ---> List of WW II Topics (A) ----> Hitler (2 clicks).
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Wikipedia Wikipedia page ➠ Japan ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler (3 clicks)
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.
Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden
Hitler ➠ Muslim ➠ Islam ➠ Osama bin Laden
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Hitler ➠ Jew ➠ Cyrus the Great ➠ Iceland ➠ Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ➠ Chamber Music ➠ Wagner ➠ Hitler (7 clicks)
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Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -
Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.
Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden
Railroader ➠ Asia ➠ Afghanistan ➠ Osama Bin Laden
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Railroader ➠ Asia ➠ Afghanistan ➠ Osama Bin Laden
I always knew you were a little off, you terrorist.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
I'd have better luck finding Carmen Sandiego.
Carmen Sandiego ➫ Japan ➫ Nazi German ➫ Hitler
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I can't even get away from this while doing homework:
Pendulum ➫ Max Schuler ➫ Germany ➫ Hitler
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Oh, we can find more interesting starting points:
GEICO > Cavemen (TV Series) > Cro-Magnon > Prehistoric France > France > Germany > WWII > Hitler
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What, me worry?
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Nice.
To make this a little challenging we should outlaw using countries as a portal, though. (More specific locations are ok, though)
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Nice.
To make this a little challenging we should outlaw using countries as a portal, though. (More specific locations are ok, though)
OK, countries and continents are off limits.
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Chuck Norris ◊ Air Force ◊ World War II ◊ Hitler
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Apple Computer ◊ Production Line ◊ Henry Ford ◊ Hitler
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Ford Contour ➲ Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout ➲ quattro (four wheel drive system) ➲ Volkswagen ➲ Hitler
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Venture Bros. ‡ List of characters from The Venture Bros. ‡ Hitler
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Originally Posted by sek929
I always knew you were a little off, you terrorist.
"little" ... Phsaw!
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The Shield (TV Show) ¶ Gangs ¶ KKK ¶ American Nazi Party ¶ Hitler
Surely there's a shorter path.
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The Shield √ Police √ Military √ Nazi √ Hitler - still 3 4 clicks
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Last edited by Railroader; Sep 30, 2008 at 01:47 PM.
Reason: engineers count better)
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Originally Posted by Railroader
The Shield √ Police √ Military √ Nazi √ Hitler - still 3 clicks
I count four...but I'm just an engineer.
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The Shield — torture — Nazi human experiments — Hitler (3 clicks. )
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Originally Posted by Laminar
The Shield (TV Show) ¶ Gangs ¶ KKK ¶ American Nazi Party ¶ Hitler
Surely there's a shorter path.
Yup.
The Shield ✄ Homosexuality ♝ Aryan Race 卐 Hitler — 3 clicks
Edit: Damn, I’m slow. Spent too long trying to get Wikipedia to stop timing out.
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Ben & Jerry's ⇉ Unilever ⇉ Michael Treschow ⇉ Wallenberg family ⇉ Holocaust ⇉ Hitler
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Can a mod please rename this thread to "Creative transition arrows used under the guise of a game"?
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Ice Cream=>Eisdielen=>Germany=>Hitler
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