havelj Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I saw this on another board - try it out! Here's how you play: Go to Wikipedia Click on "Random Article" at the upper left Try to get to the Wikipedia page for "Anthony Bonner" in as few clicks as possible Post your score, along with the path you followed to get from your random page to AB For example, here's mine: "France at the 1956 Summer Olympics" (my random page) 1. France at the 1980 Winter Olympics 2. United States 3. New York City 4. New York Knicks 5. 1990–91 NBA season 6. 1990 NBA Draft 7. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I saw this on another board - try it out! Here's how you play: Go to Wikipedia Click on "Random Article" at the upper left Try to get to the Wikipedia page for "Anthony Bonner" in as few clicks as possible Post your score, along with the path you followed to get from your random page to AB For example, here's mine: "France at the 1956 Summer Olympics" (my random page) 1. France at the 1980 Winter Olympics 2. United States 3. New York City 4. New York Knicks 5. 1990–91 NBA season 6. 1990 NBA Draft 7. Anthony Bonner this seems fun if not impossible. i'll play. I got "Colin Hurt" randomly. Then World War I. Then the same path. I guess that makes this a par 8. Because I am a scratch internetter. 1. Colin Hurt 2. World War I 3. United States 4. New York City 5. New York Knicks 6. 1990–91 NBA season 7. 1990 NBA Draft 8. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Random - Axel Weber 1 - Pole Vault 2 - Olympic Games 3 - St. Louis 4 - Saint Louis University 5 - Saint Louis University Men's Basketball 6 - Anthony Bonner How many rounds of this before I get fired? So does that make me an Eagle then, Jimbo? Better than an Owl I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majerus Magic Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Random - Axel Weber 1 - Pole Vault 2 - Olympic Games 3 - St. Louis 4 - Saint Louis University 5 - Saint Louis University Men's Basketball 6 - Anthony Bonner How many rounds of this before I get fired? So does that make me an Eagle then, Jimbo? Better than an Owl I guess... 1. Demolition Team (apparently a comic book) 2. Chicago 3. Treaty of St. Louis 4. St. Louis, Missouri 5. St. Louis University 6.Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I got Earl Wilson Stadium 1. Earl Wilson Stadium 2. UNLV Rebels 3. Olympic Games 4. St. Louis 5. Saint Louis Billikens 6. Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball 7. Anthony Bonner Whew that was tough. Really fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. Demolition Team (apparently a comic book) 2. Chicago 3. Treaty of St. Louis 4. St. Louis, Missouri 5. St. Louis University 6.Anthony Bonner Damn that means I coulda had a 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alonzo P Hawk Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. An-Nisa (Are you kidding me??!!) 2. Wet nurse 3. France 4. Lyon 5. St. Louis, Missouri 6. Saint Louis University 7. Anthony Bonner You know what would be helpful would be studying your "golf course." Click Anthony Bonner and then click "what links here?" And you end up with a list of what immediate pages link to Anthony Bonner. It could be helpful in cutting down your path: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...r&limit=500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofive Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Alright, let's establish a solid par then. 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Would also be interesting to see who could get the weirdest path. Like not using the Knicks or Saint Louis University(if thats even possible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Like something to do with Toni Kukoc's Croat ass or wherever he is from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACKHANDtheRICAN Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I got Anthony Bonner randomly. 1 click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Anyone got another person or object related to SLU basketball. I was thinking of trying Marque Perry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukeebill Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. thomas tate tobin 2. Saint louis 3. Saint louis university 4. SLU Men's BBall 5. Anthony Bonner birdie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alonzo P Hawk Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. thomas tate tobin 2. Saint louis 3. Saint louis university 4. SLU Men's BBall 5. Anthony Bonner birdie. You could have had that in 4 because Bonner is on the Saint Louis University page... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. Paul G. Gaffney II 2. Catholic University of America 3. Roman Catholic Universities and Colleges in the United States 4. Saint Louis University 5. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesycow Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. Pink Campaign 2. Pink Panther 3. Peter Sellers 4. Substance Abuse 5. American Psychiatric Association 6. Gay Liberation Front 7. Black Panther Party 8. Washington, D.C. 9. George Washington University 10. Atlantic 10 Conference 11. Saint Louis Billikens 12. Saint Louis Billikens Mens' Basketball 13. Anthony Bonner So my road was a little longer, but it was certainly more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. Alfonso de Zamora 2. Spain 3. Madrid (Saint Louis University Madrid is listed, but not linked- I could have crushed this thing but it took one extra step instead.) 4. United States 5. Missouri 6. Saint Louis University 7. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Wikipedia golf to "Anthony Bonner": I tried a different approach from most of you. I didn't like my starting location: "Wenatchee Riverfront Railway," which is a stub, but I got a nice drive: 1. United States 2. Basketball 3. National Invitational Tournament 4. Saint Louis Billikens Men's Basketball 5. Anthony Bonner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It looks like all of you except the OP are penalizing yourselves a stroke. The random page isn't supposed to count against you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It looks like all of you except the OP are penalizing yourselves a stroke. The random page isn't supposed to count against you.I started at: yes, yes, yes 1. Bill Cosby 2. Temple University 3. NIT 4. Saint Louis Mens Basketball 5. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StlBills Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Random- Stachowice 1. Germany 2. USA 3. Missouri 4. Saint Louis 5. Saint Louis U. 6. AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACKHANDtheRICAN Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It looks like all of you except the OP are penalizing yourselves a stroke. The random page isn't supposed to count against you. I counted the random page because my random page was Anthony Bonner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Another round. Starting location: Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (pretty interesting!) World War II (clicked "fighters" — could have clicked "United States," but what fun would that be?) Fighter aircraft (clicked "Boeing F/A-18 Hornet") F/A-18 Hornet McDonnell Douglas (clicked "St. Louis") St. Louis, Missouri Saint Louis Billikens (Yikes! He's not listed on that page. Gonna have to two-putt!) Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeTimeBilliken Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Start: Party Hard (Pulp song) 1. David Bowie 2. Sound + Vision Tour 3. St. Louis Arena 4. St. Louis University 5. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenOHsix Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 1. White Bull 2. South Dakota 3. Missouri River 4. St. Louis, MO 5. Saint Louis U 6. SLU Men's basketball 7. Anthony Bonner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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