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Re: Lee Iacocca's Kevin Bacon number
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Date: 
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 03:42:09 GMT
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Tom McDonald wrote:
> 3 degrees for me:

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

> So you don't want to be quoted or termed as a source then?
> You're hardly ever wrong you know..

True, kind of you to notice, but beside the point.

1 - this refers to the theory that if you absolutely HAD to get a
message passed to anyone in the world it could be done in 6 hops or less
using only personally known links.

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  Re: Lee Iacocca's Kevin Bacon number
 
(...) Ah. Okay, that's important to know. I guess I'll just have to try and land a part somewhere in a movie with someone famous then for the backbacon thing. (...) That can make you think twice before posting something on the 'net. And supposedly (...) (27 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) But I'm supposed to get everything free - I'm in the media remember? ;-) I haven't bought a T-shirt in years.. (...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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