Mao Tse-Tung – Josef Stalin – Winston Churchill – Eleanor Roosevelt – Gary Cooper – Pablo Picasso – Brigitte Bardot – Queen Elizabeth – Lady Gaga
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you´re funny, carl! this “degree of relations” game, always make me laugh… the possibilities are infinite – ive got one bond by handshakes – from “stalin > churchill > roosevelt > Kennedys > Ethel Skakel > Taylor Swift > a friend of mine at concert > ME !!!” is as much valid LOL
I work hard on that column – and there’s often so many choices, and one of these days, I will slip in “me” too…..
dear carl, in no way i was mocking you, please forgive me if it sounded rude… im very aware that you worked hard on each article – as always sir your articles are interesting and educational but those “degrees of separation” make me laugh for the cheer suprise in their characters. in your case, the ME would be valid for any VIP because youve met so many in person.
Of course I didn’t think you were….its just a fun column to show connections – fame and glory connects people just like the lack of fame and glory do. I’m glad you enjoy it. It’s quite a challenge sometimes.
Clever! Could tighten it with Gary Cooper meeting Queen Elizabeth in 1959.
Thanks for the tip – I am finding that there are far, far more connections with certain people like Queen Elizabeth, those figures in the public eye for several generations. However, others like Picasso are more rare, so I think that’s why I decided to make it a bit lengthier, to seek to include him in the mix.
But that would cut out Bardot! Non! Non!
You got that right – and Picasso….I think sometimes there may be those that can be linked by a shorter route but then one misses the fun people in between