The Six Degrees of Separation Game.

[The Old Foodie]

Good Morning/Evening everyone.

The state of play is as in Anne's list above.

Insomniac still ahead, now with 29 points.

It will be a busy week for me (so, what else is new?) but I will do my best to keep up with the scores and the challenges.

Pontormo - if you can come up with a simpler/better scoring system, let us know please! I didnt think this game would be so popular. 80 challenges so far.

Janet

[annecros]

Good Morning/Evening everyone.

The state of play is as in Anne's list above.

Insomniac still ahead, now with 29 points.

It will be a busy week for me (so, what else is new?) but I will do my best to keep up with the scores and the challenges.

Pontormo - if you can come up with a simpler/better scoring system, let us know please!  I didnt think this game would be so popular.  80 challenges so far.

Janet

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Hey Janet, and Good Morning to you!

[chefAZ]

I didnt see this one on the list but I saw it posted..

Lord Alfred Tennyson died in 1892

Walt Whitman died in 1892 as well

In Episode # 136 of the Simpsons, Homer discovers the grave of Walt Whitman, instead of his mothers.

Homer Simpson loves Doughnuts.

One of Thomas Kellers famous desserts is Doughnuts & Coffee

Keller sent Grant Achatz to stage in elbulli under Ferran Adria

Adria pioneered the technique of spherification using.....Sodium Alginate!

[Kerry Beal]

Patty Duke and bubblegum

Patty Duke had a short lived affair with Desi Arnez, Jr

Desi was a member of the band Dino, Desi and Billy in the 60's

Dino, Desi and Billy's songs 'I'm a Fool' and 'Not the Lovin' Kind' were in the top 20's

Songs such as this are in the genre known as 'bubblegum'

Oops, forgot to add one. Peewee Herman and duck

(Can't use the obvious one, "Look kid, here comes Peewee Herman, better duck and run")

Edited January 15, 2007 by Kerry Beal (log)

[hhlodesign]

Sir Walter Raleigh and Spaghetti-O's

1. Sir Walter Raleigh's name is quoted in song I'm So Tired on The Beatles' White Album

2. The Beatles were contemporaries of The Velvet Underground. (The groundbreaking albums Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band, and The Velvet Underground and Nico were released only months apart.)

3. The Velvet Underground's first album was produced by Andy Warhol

4. Andy Warhol famously silkscreened numerous Cambell's Soup cans

5. Campbell's Soup Company manufactures Spaghetti-O's

Howard Roark and Chilean Sea Bass

[Pontormo]

Howard Roark and Chilean Sea Bass 

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1. Howard Roark embodies Objectivism, the belief that one's own guiding principles are as real as those of any given society and one must transform one's own vision into reality by giving it material form even if it goes against the rules of that society. As an architect, he fulfills this mission by designing buildings, including a skyscraper that soars potently above Hell's Kitchen, gleaming in the sun.

2. Gordon Ramsay is a chef who embodies Pragmatism, believing that if you give the public what it wants, you can get filthy rich in the process, while still maintaining one's own integrity. Therefore, he works out to look sexy for the camera, screams and yells on a TV show called "Hell's Kitchen" to create high drama, and still manages to feed his customers very well in New York City where it is his ambition, like Roark, to Make it Big.

3. Lorna Yee personifies Hedonism, the idea that the world is to be enjoyed and that pleasure is a goal in and of itself as long as that personal commitment is not followed selfishly. Therefore, she bakes constantly, buying enough quantities of chocolate alone for Valrhona to expand its operations, increase its benefits package, etc. You can imagine what she does for dairy farmers, sugar plantations, etc., let alone the friends, family, restaurant patrons and loved ones with whom she generously shares her wares while still managing to consume her own fill. She was photographed in New York City with Gordon Ramsay and an architect.

4. Henry Lo, the boyfriend, and architect, also embodies Objectivism. He decided one day to eat Chilean sea bass, calling it by its other name, to detract from the fact that many in society believe that it is irresponsible to eat a species whose fate may very well go the way of the Dodo bird if we are not careful. He shrugs like Atlas, mentions the opposing point of view expressed by Whole Foods, and stands up for what he believes. Upon occasion he can be seen up high on tall buildings, flipping foie gras burgers, his spatula gleaming in the sun.

[insomniac]

there isn't an admiration icon Pontormo, but I am full if it for you. hehehe

do you realise you have the potential for a nice little earner selling essays to college students online?

Edited January 15, 2007 by insomniac (log)

[annecros]

Good Morning, and wow Pontormo! That was a great engine starter to go with my first cup of coffee. And ChefAZ, I think you are right with the Tennyson puzzle. For a couple of days there things were moving very quickly.

Morning update:

Still in Play:

Virginia Woolf and He Cai Dai Mao

Napolean and Tater Tots (by the way, there is a bonus consumption point for putting the food and the person together for someone who can think outside of the box on this one)

Sitting Bull and Blue Cheese

Orson Welles and Nutrigrain Bars

King Tut and an Orange Julius

Peewee Herman and duck

Can you do these in 3 or less degrees?

Sun Tzu and Hansen's Diet Black Cherry Soda

Tinky Winky and Sardinian Maggot Cheese

Haile Selassie and Vienna Sausages

Sir Walter Raleigh and Spaghetti-O's

Have a great day!

[Domestic Goddess]

King Tut and Orange Julius

King Tut's modern popularity stems from the fact that his tomb in the Valley of the Kings was discovered almost completely intactThe splendors of Tutankhamun's tomb are among the most traveled artifacts in the world. They have been to many countries, but probably the best-known exhibition tour, attended by more than eight million people in the United States alone.

Last year 2005, King's Tut's artifacts would go on tour again in an exhibition called "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs." This exhibition started in Los Angeles.

Orange Julius is a fruit smoothie, created by blending frozen orange juice, ice cubes, and a mixture of powdered sugar and dairy creamer. This drink that grew out of an orange juice stand opened in Los Angeles in 1926 by Julius Freed.

[Domestic Goddess]

Frank Sinatra and burgundy

[Domestic Goddess]

Another stab at it.

Tinky Winky and Sardinian Maggot Cheese

Tinky Winky is the purple Teletubby in the inane kids show - The Teletubbies.

The New Zealand show Mai Time had a sketch entitled Smellie Grubbies, the characters names being Stinky Winky, Dipstick, Mars Bar and Poo.

Yaroslav Trofimov, writing in the August 23, 2000 edition of The Wall Street Journal, describes the Sardian Maggot cheese as "a viscous, pungent goo that burns the tongue and can affect other parts of the body" - a real stinky poo.

Hey it's a long shot but I tried...

Another suggestion:

Ray Charles and Gefilte Fish

[The Old Foodie]

Good Evening everyone (well, it is in Aus)

A few hardy players left in the game.

Pontormo, an extra point for the sheer erudition and creativity in your solution to the Howard Roark and Chilean Sea Bass.

insomniac way ahead with 42 points.

mallet - what happened to you?

Good luck with the supervision over(my)night Anne!

[insomniac]

Napoleon has his ass kicked at Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington

from whom the NZ capital got its name

NZ and Oz sent troops to Gallipoli in WW1

the battle is remembered as ANZAC Day on 25th April

the movie Napoleon Dynamite was released on DVD on 25th April, 2005

in which the lead character, Napoleon, has a tater tot fetish.

the 2004 movie Tater Tots was directed by Guiseppe Andrews, who was born on 25th April.

Annette Funicello and a doner kebab

Edited January 15, 2007 by insomniac (log)

[MarketStEl]

4. Jeff Goldblum was born on October 22.

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Do I need to change my birthday?

Back to the game:

Ray Charles and gefilte fish:

Frank Sinatra once said that Charles was "the one true genius" in American music

The name Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius

While he was a rationalist and humanist, Einstein was ethnically Jewish

Observant Jews often consume gefilte fish on the Sabbath

Benjamin Franklin and the Filet-o-Fish sandwich

[annecros]

4. Jeff Goldblum was born on October 22.

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Benjamin Franklin and the Filet-o-Fish sandwich

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I can't resist:

Benjamin Franklin said "Fish and visitors stink in three days."

McDonald's Filet-o-Fish Sandwich stinks from a block away

Paul Whiteman and Ramen Noodles

[annecros]

Napoleon has his ass kicked at Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington

from whom the NZ capital got its name

NZ and Oz sent troops to Gallipoli in WW1

the battle is remembered as ANZAC Day on 25th April

the movie Napoleon Dynamite was released on DVD on 25th April, 2005

in which the lead character, Napoleon, has a tater tot fetish

Annette Funicello and a doner kebab

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Bonus point for Napolean Dynamite and tater tots.

[Mallet]

mallet - what happened to you?

I was stuck in the lab all weekend, and have fallen hopelessly behind

[Mallet]

Frank Sinatra and burgundy

1. One of the lyrics in Frank Sinatra's "You go to my head" is "You go to my head like a sip of sparkling burgundy brew"

[Domestic Goddess]

Sitting Bull and Blue Cheese

Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota chief and holy man, s notable in US history in large part because he was one of the few members of his race to be part of a major victory against the American army, when his premonition of defeating them at the Battle of Little Big Horn became reality.

Premonitions come in form of odd dreams.

Stilton, a form of blue cheese, to cause odd dreams, with 75% of men and 85% of women experiencing bizarre and vivid dreams after eating a 20g piece of the cheese 30 minutes before going to sleep.

Harrison Ford and mango

[Domestic Goddess]

Taking on Pee Wee Herman and duck

Pee Wee Herman's movie "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" was re;eased by Warner Bros. studios.

Warner Bros. has a famous cartoon duck named Daffy.

Need I say more, doc?

Yoda and lechon (roasted pig)

[annecros]

Mid-morning update (I'll be back to seriously play after I take care of some work):

Still in Play:

Virginia Woolf and He Cai Dai Mao

Annette Funicello and a doner kebab

Harrison Ford and mango

Orson Welles and Nutrigrain Bars

King Tut and an Orange Julius

Yoda and lechon (roasted pig)

Paul Whiteman and Ramen Noodles

Can you do these in 3 or less degrees?

Sun Tzu and Hansen's Diet Black Cherry Soda

Haile Selassie and Vienna Sausages

Sir Walter Raleigh and Spaghetti-O's

[Domestic Goddess]

Anne, the KIng Tut and Orange Julius submisssion I made didn't cut it?

[Domestic Goddess]

Sr Walter Raleigh and SpaghettiOs

From 1600 to 1603, Sir Walter Raleigh was the Governor of the Channel Island of Jersey, and he was responsible for modernizing the defenses of the island.

The Campbell soup company is headquarted in Camden New Jersey.

Campbell bought Franco-American copany whose leading product was SpaghettiOs.

Saddam Hussein and chicharrones

[annecros]

Anne, the KIng Tut and Orange Julius submisssion I made didn't cut it? 

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My bad. Am dividing my attention between an active email box and the thread this morning. Will correct, and thank you.

[annecros]

Noon (ish) update:

Still in Play:

Virginia Woolf and He Cai Dai Mao

Annette Funicello and a doner kebab

Harrison Ford and mango

Orson Welles and Nutrigrain Bars

Yoda and lechon (roasted pig)

Paul Whiteman and Ramen Noodles

Saddam Hussein and chicharrones

Can you do these in 3 or less degrees?

Sun Tzu and Hansen's Diet Black Cherry Soda

Haile Selassie and Vienna Sausages