Author Topic: Fascinating Wikipedia Articles Master Thread (Read 89276 times)

daBish7 · « **Reply #200 on:** October 26, 2012, 11:01:20 PM »

Quote from: Sundance_Kid on October 01, 2012, 04:34:50 PM

Quote from: TheHamburglar on July 12, 2012, 02:16:40 PM
Quote from: SkinnyBenny on July 12, 2012, 01:53:29 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

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The 1990s industrial rock band Filter had a hit single "Hey Man Nice Shot" about Dwyer's suicide.

Did not know. I referenced this in another thread this weekend, but my friend's band also made a track about Bud

U a big tophat fan sundance?

Unruly · « **Reply #201 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:17:45 PM »

Anyone up for a round of the wikipedia game?

The goal of the game is to get to a page in the fewest amount of clicks from being at a random wikipedia page.

So everyone is working towards the same goal the page you are trying to get to will be Kansas State University.

Go to the main page on www.wikipedia.com and click on the Random Article button.

Post the path you take to get to the KSU page!

EXAMPLE:

Louis Uedemann -> U.S. Open Chess Championship -> Lincoln, Nebraska -> University of Nebraska–Lincoln -> Land-grant university -> Kansas State University

Only took me 5 clicks to get there.

Can you do better?

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #202 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:23:07 PM »

3

Humberg (Kaiserslautern) -> German -> Kansas -> Kansas State University.

8manpick · « **Reply #203 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:26:02 PM »

at WW

USS Henry R. Mallory (ID-1280) -> United States Army -> United States of America -> Kansas -> Kansas State University

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #204 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:34:49 PM »

what's up 8manpick?

ben ji · « **Reply #205 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:51:32 PM »

Had to click on KU's page from the NCCA tournament page to find KSU :(

Confessions of a Yakuza-Bob Dylan-university of minnesota- NCCA Tournament-Kansas-Kansas State

8manpick · « **Reply #206 on:** October 31, 2012, 04:54:12 PM »

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on October 31, 2012, 04:34:49 PM

what's up 8manpick?

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #207 on:** November 01, 2012, 02:05:56 AM »

A1 Ethniki Volleyball > Volleyball at the Summer Olympics > United States at the Olympics > United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics > Erik Kynard, Jr. > Kansas State University

Mine took a few clicks, but it's the most EMAW so far.

8manpick · « **Reply #208 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:24:33 AM »

Tried again:
Pouteria sagotiana -> Brazil -> Basketball -> James Naismith -> Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball -> Kansas State University

slobber · « **Reply #209 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:44:52 AM »

Ford EcoBoost 200
SFP 250
Carl Edwards
Columbia, MO
Category: University Towns in the United States
Manhattan, KS
Kansas State University
Red Neck to EMAW in 5 clicks. Final destination in 6.

Unruly · « **Reply #210 on:** November 01, 2012, 09:54:28 AM »

Martin Stephen -> Independent school -> University of Wisconsin–Madison -> Kansas -> Kansas State University

Getting better.

Reboulet · « **Reply #211 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:43:04 PM »

19789 Susanjohnson (asteroid)
Socorro, New Mexico
Arizona
Fiesta Bowl
2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Kansas State University

'03 loss is mentioned in the Fiesta Bowl article but the '97 domination of Donovan McNabb is not

OK_Cat · « **Reply #212 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:50:49 PM »

this is difficult, you guys.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #213 on:** November 02, 2012, 01:54:09 PM »

nevermind, pretty pud

HLA-A24 - Thromboangiitis obliterans - United States - State of Kansas - Kansas State University

4 clicks, boom.

XocolateThundarr · « **Reply #214 on:** November 02, 2012, 02:09:50 PM »

Xochitl Hamada > Tokyo, Japan > Sports > Tokyo Dome > Coca Cola Bowl (Mirage Bowl) > 1992 K-State Wildcats Football Team > KSU

'taterblast · « **Reply #215 on:** December 20, 2012, 01:25:07 PM »

i just read the entire John Wayne Gacy wikipedia. wow.

EllRobersonisInnocent · « **Reply #216 on:** December 20, 2012, 01:43:20 PM »

Quote from: emawblast on December 20, 2012, 01:25:07 PM

i just read the entire John Wayne Gacy wikipedia. wow.

Bored at work, worth the read?

ben ji · « **Reply #217 on:** December 20, 2012, 02:00:20 PM »

Long article on secret us military tests of psychoactive drugs in the 60's...This should help get you through the day.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/12/17/121217fa_fact_khatchadourian?currentPage=13

'taterblast · « **Reply #218 on:** December 20, 2012, 02:02:59 PM »

Quote from: EllRobersonisInnocent on December 20, 2012, 01:43:20 PM

Quote from: emawblast on December 20, 2012, 01:25:07 PM
i just read the entire John Wayne Gacy wikipedia. wow.

Bored at work, worth the read?

yes. allow yourself to ready every detail. just crazy stuff.

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #219 on:** December 20, 2012, 05:42:28 PM »

I think that serial killer stuff is always Wikipedia gold. I mean, it's just like......wowzers.

MeatSauce · « **Reply #220 on:** December 23, 2012, 07:32:13 AM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tim_McLean

ednksu · « **Reply #221 on:** December 23, 2012, 08:31:47 AM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #222 on:** December 23, 2012, 10:46:17 AM »

Quote from: MeatSauce on December 23, 2012, 07:32:13 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tim_McLean

MeatSauce. WOW.

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The week following the attack, Greyhound Canada announced it was pulling a series of nationwide advertisements which included the line, "There's a reason you've never heard of bus rage." The incident has led to numerous calls and petitions demanding increased security on intercity buses.[22]

OMG.

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After the incident, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ran an ad in the Portage Daily Graphic comparing the murder of McLean to the consumption of animals.[23]

LOLWUT.

puniraptor · « **Reply #223 on:** January 14, 2013, 12:29:51 PM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo

Oreos began as a knockoff of Hydrox

Fascinating and shocking!

ChiComCat · « **Reply #224 on:** January 14, 2013, 12:33:30 PM »

Quote from: puniraptor on January 14, 2013, 12:29:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo

Oreos began as a knockoff of Hydrox

Fascinating and shocking!

I like to think that Hydrox is just editing the eff out of Oreo's wiki page