Most people have probably heard of the Six Degrees of Separation theory. For those who haven't, the theory goes like this; if I know someone personally, or have met a specific person, that person in turn has met, or knows, someone else who knows someone else, who knows someone else, who knows someone else, who knows someone else, So, there are six degrees of separation between me and the final person in that chain. The theory then goes on to say that any one person in the world is only six degrees of separation away from any other person on the planet. So this chain of connectedness should, in theory, put me six degrees away from a bloke collecting admission fees to look at the terracotta army in China, for instance. It's all a case of starting with the right first degree. For fun, it's interesting to pick a historical figure or someone famous and testing it out. Getting to someone like Obama is fairly easy, I found. I decided not to try one based on football but chose Lord Horatio Nelson, one of my historical heroes, and my six degrees are; 1. Some years ago I met Bill Bowes, the old Yorkshire and England cricketer 2. Bowes played in the "Bodyline" test series under captain Douglas Jardine 3. Jardine was supported by one of the game's administrators, Lord Hawke 4 Lord Hawke as a member of the aristocracy and acquainted with Queen Victoria 5. One of Queen Victoria's prime ministers was the Duke of Wellington 6. Wellington and Nelson met briefly in 1805 Have a try at your own six degrees of separation.
so it can be a person of the most briefest and vaguest acquaintance ? like a book signing or having parts of a drumstick land on you during a gig ?
You have to have actually met the person face to face and spoken to them on a one to one basis. Seeing them at a concert or picking up one of their *** ends doesn't count.
I have friends who know Baron Joffe. He famously represented Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia trials. Therefore that gives me connection to many world leaders in very few degrees of seperation.
Last year I went on the set of a certain science fiction film coming out in December, which puts me in six degrees with most of Hollywood. Not that I'm bragging or anything.
I was invited to his house for dinner once, but my missus wasn't allowed to come along, so I turned it down(we were both in London together at the time and I couldn't really abandon her for the night just to go for a meal). I had dinner on a table next to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf in Hong Kong once, he was on a weekends R&R with his missus, he was very chatty.
1) I know my dad 2) My dads mate Met Jackie Charlton at an airport and got me his autograph 3) Ive won the world cup Its easy this, did it in three
I'm claiming the same: 1. Some years ago went out drinking with Liam and Noel 2. Noel has met the Queen 3. The Queens father was George VI 4 George VI met Queen Victoria as a child 5. One of Queen Victoria's prime ministers was the Duke of Wellington 6. Wellington and Nelson met briefly in 1805
Social media is an online phenomenon whereas six degrees is for face to face only. Plus anyone born over 80-100 years ago didn't have access to social media.
Chillo comes in mates Post Office on a weekly basis. I know my mate. Chillo worked with Waggy. I worked with Waggy. I go on piss-ups with my mate/s I thought this would be challenging.
