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Re: Lee Iacocca's Kevin Bacon number
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:28:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> No free goods!!!
But I'm supposed to get everything free - I'm in the media remember? ;-) I
haven't bought a T-shirt in years..
> Go do your research at IMdB.
Thanks for the link!
3 degrees for me: 1) I met and chatted with Willie Nelson back in 1988 at
concert which the station at which I was employed was promoting; 2) Willie
Nelson to Dustin Hoffman in _Wag the Dog_ 1997, and; 3) Dustin Hoffman to
Kevin Bacon in _Sleepers_ 1996.
Another one: 1) I met and chatted with Randy Travis back in 1988; 2) Randy to
Ellen Barkin in _White River Kid_ 1999; 3) Ellen to Kevin Bacon in _Diner_ 1982
> As a member of the media you need to be
> spanked, you've been naughty. No, wait, that's not it.
I don't deserve a spanking cuz I'm not using this on the air using this in a
professional capacity, so therefore millions would not be informed/mislead. ;-)
> As a member of the media you need to learn to do research. IMdB is a
> great resource, very comprehensive, and very accurate.
So you don't want to be quoted or termed as a source then? You're hardly ever
wrong you know..
-Tom McD.
when replying, your spamcake may vary.
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> Tom McDonald wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > > Jeff Stembel wrote:
> > > > This reminded me to check on how many degrees of separation I am from • Kevin
> > > > Bacon. As it turns out, I am closer than Lee Iacocca!
> > > > Kevin Bacon was in Planes, Trains & Automobiles with Ben Stein
> > > > I shook hands with Ben Stein at my graduation
> > >
> > > Did Ben Stein have scenes (on-screen) in common with Kevin Bacon? I • believe
> > > that's a rule of the original game.
> > >
> > > But you can kindly ignore the rule I broke about no TV shows, just movies!
> > > :-,
> >
> > I missed out on this while it was hot: does anyone know if Willie Nelson or
> > Randy Travis has been in a scene with Kevin Bacon?
> >
> > I'm trying to ascertain my degrees here.
> >
> > -Tom McD.
> > when replying, the Treaty of Spamcake was actually signed in 971 A.D., much
> > earlier than was previously thought.
>
> --
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| (...) No, not 3 degrees. Unless you have an actor credit in a movie, your distance is infinite. That's just the way it works... People are confusing the "six degrees of separation" thing (1) with the back to Bacon thing. The rules are different (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| No free goods!!! Go do your research at IMdB. As a member of the media you need to be spanked, you've been naughty. No, wait, that's not it. As a member of the media you need to learn to do research. IMdB is a great resource, very comprehensive, and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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