True story

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2003-02-01 03:17pm

My Dad's english professor at J.U. (named C.P. Lee) was a Rhodes scholar. When he was at Oxford, he took a course in Beowulf. He started the class with a translation, but his teacher said he had to use the Old English version. The Tutor C.P.Lee learned Old English from was named:

J.R.R. Tolkien

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-02-01 03:58pm

It's that 6 degrees of seperation at work. Spiffy.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-02-01 11:42pm

So now we're all technically 4 degrees away from Tolkien.
Cool!

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-02-02 12:10am

I feel my ego inflating.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-02-02 08:21am

So if i get this striaght:

I'm connected to Setzer because we both post on the same message board.

Setzer is connected to his dad

His dad is connected to his english professor

His english professor is connected to JRR Tolkein.

Thats just four degrees of seperation. I am four degrees away from one of the greatest genius of all time! KICK ASS!

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-02-02 12:08pm

its already been shown that everyone on earth is at most 7 degrees of seperation from any given person alive today or in the recent past

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-02-02 12:16pm

btw, i have a few degrees of seperation i think are cool;

my great grandmother (who only recently died) was baby nurse for the ruling family of Poppenheim in Germany. She knew them, and they knew the Kaiser. I'm 3 degrees from the Emperor of germany during WWI (and my great grandmother lived there during WWI too)

Another one is that I know the Earl of Sandringham in Brittain (and his boyfriend :p) and he knows the queen and a large portion of Parliament. His fathers also duke of nottingham (where robin hood took place!

)

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-02-02 12:21pm

Okay, this is going to off topic.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-02-02 12:41pm

My friend and old flatmate went to some posh school near Brum.

As did J.R.R.Tolkein.

That's 2

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-02 12:52pm

My best friends' grandma was in Al Capone's sister's wedding as a bridesmaid.

My mom worked in a hospital once and Mark Hamil's brother was a doctor there.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-02-02 01:08pm

My cousin knows Richard Linklater who directed Dazed and Confused, which starred Milla Jovovich.

Beat that.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-02 02:05pm

Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-02-02 02:07pm

I live in the same area as CS Lewis, Lewis was Tolkiens best friend.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-02 02:07pm

Dalton wrote:Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha

He is still alive? Isnt he like two hundred and five by now?

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-02 02:08pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote:
Dalton wrote:Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha
He is still alive? Isnt he like two hundred and five by now?

Quite old, still kickin'

He plugged our college TV show. Well, it was during said show he plugged it and only the campus saw the plug...but it was still cool getting plugged by Abe Vigoda!

And I will BITCHSLAP the first one of you jackals that makes a gay joke.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-02-02 02:11pm

I've met Wagina(sp?) Williams

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-02-02 02:11pm

Dalton wrote:Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha

Who?

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-02-02 02:36pm

My sister's friend's colleague's flatmate is Orlando Bloom.

My flatmate's drama teacher also taught Orlando Bloom.

My friend (who's actually my boyfriend's best friend's girlfriend, but she counts as one) went to the same school as Orlando Bloom

You may now worship me.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-02-02 02:50pm

innerbrat wrote:My sister's friend's colleague's flatmate is Orlando Bloom.

My flatmate's drama teacher also taught Orlando Bloom.

My friend (who's actually my boyfriend's best friend's girlfriend, but she counts as one) went to the same school as Orlando Bloom

You may now worship me.

But Orlando Bloom sucks

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-02 02:55pm

Alex Moon wrote:
Dalton wrote:Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha
Who?

As I recall he was in the Godfather.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-02 06:49pm

Dalton wrote:
Alex Moon wrote:
Dalton wrote:Abe Vigoda spoke at my school.

muhaha
Who?
As I recall he was in the Godfather.

Wasn't he in All in the Family ? I also think he was in a old police show. I cant remember the name anymore. There was a black guy, an asian guy ( who passed away during the show ) , a polish guy, and a police capt.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-02-02 06:58pm

I'm a direct decendant of Edward I Longshanks.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-02-02 07:02pm

COOL! Your dad's teachers tutor was Tolkien. Kick-arse!

I know a dude in the NBA...

XPViking · Post by **XPViking** » 2003-02-02 07:26pm

TrailerParkJawa,

I believe you mean the show "Barney Miller".

XPViking

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-02 07:28pm

If I recall correctly, my graet-great-great-great-great grandfather was personal secretary to George Washington. That's two degrees of seperatiion between me and one of the founding fathers! Or, if I didn't say that correcly, or my dad's a liar, then there's zero degrees of seperation between me and a liar.

I might ask people in my family if they know someone who knew someone who knew some famous someday.