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6 Degrees of Separation Experiment (fwd)

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Melissa Cummings

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Dec 2, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/2/95

I know chain-letter type of postings aren't warmly welcomed, but I thought
this one sounded more interesting than most (of course, I'm sure I'll be
told this one isn't true, either). So you don't have to scroll through
the whole thing if you don't want to, the point of this is someone at USC
is trying to see how long it will take for this message to get back to a
friend of hers. It was started November 1, 1995. And there's even an OCC
(that being 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION).

- Melissa :)

"To infinity...and beyond!"

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 14:32:23 -0600 (CST)
From: Madeline Pilapil <mpil...@piper.hamline.edu>
To: marcus quiniones <mqui...@piper.hamline.edu>
Cc: lcr...@macalstr.edu, resl...@macalstr.edu,
j-class -- Amy L Mossefin <amos...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Amy Marie Huebl <amh...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Amyjo Schwichtenberg <asch...@piper.hamline.edu>,
April L McHugh <almc...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Bryan Eral Forbes <befo...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Christopher Michael Anderson <cman...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Dana Meredith Lehman <dmle...@piper.hamline.edu>,
David Hudson <dhu...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Jason Clapp <jcl...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Jeffrey Dale Parrish <jdpa...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Jennifer Lynn Freeman <jlfr...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Jeremy N Sellman <jnse...@piper.hamline.edu>,
journalism class -- Amanda Jean Engquist <ajen...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Kari Lyn Lucena <kllu...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Katie Mattis <kma...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Melissa Cummings <mcum...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Michael J Malmgren <mjma...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Quinn Borgstrom <qbor...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Rachael Cathryn Hemstad <rche...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Sarah Mary Neunsinger <smne...@piper.hamline.edu>,
Thomas Oliver Chirhart <toch...@piper.hamline.edu>,
aileen balahadia <AMBAL...@ups.edu>,
lorra antonio <da...@u.washington.edu>, kara moss <km...@gonzaga.edu>,
rick hill <rh...@usc.edu>, scott furlan <sfu...@macalstr.edu>,
nick nesbitt <nnes...@cmcvax.mckenna.edu>,
mary galvez <ji...@seattleu.edu>,
anthonino rionda <ari...@gopher.chem.wayne.edu>
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Experiment (fwd)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 18:53:23 -0800 (PST)
From: 944...@NESSIE.CC.WWU.EDU
To: JP Anduiza <ANDUIZA_J/OL...@CTC.EDU>, Ruth Ross <rmr...@olympic.ctc.edu>,
soriah <944...@NESSIE.CC.WWU.EDU>,
Bob Alford <rob...@orca.esd114.wednet.edu>,
JENN ANSON <JAN...@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>,
madeline <mpil...@piper.hamline.edu>,
JOSH GRAY <9944...@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU>,
Gillian S <n934...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
ANISIA DeGuzman <n954...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
Kim LeMay <n954...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Experiment (fwd)

HEY GUYS THIS IS JUST AN EXPERIEMENT IF YOU REALLY WANT YOU CAN GO
THROUGH ALL OF THE NAMES BUT IT WILL TAKE YOU FOREVER. SOME GUYS ARE
TRYING TO SE IF THIS WILL GET BACK TO BUDY OF THERES AND THEN IF IT DOES
HOW LONG IT TAKES. SO JUST PASS IT ON AND DON'T DELETE ANYTHING

JESSER

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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 18:50:40 -0800 (PST)
From: 948...@NESSIE.CC.WWU.EDU
To: Rebecca Straub <str...@rpi.edu>,
Charles Stafford <FSC...@Aurora.Alaska.edu>,
Brittany Hanson <FSB...@Aurora.Alaska.edu>,
The Churchill Family <ro...@alaska.net>,
Jeanne Fischer <fischer...@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us>,
Jessica Anduiza <944...@NESSIE.CC.WWU.EDU>,
Ilana-Joy Hurtado <Ihur...@u.Washington.edu>,
Cari Stoddard <ASC...@ORION.ALASKA.EDU>,
Jodie Stover <gla...@gladstone.uoregon.edu>,
Buddy Williams <n924...@scooter.cc.wwu.edu>,
Laurel Andrews <AS...@acad2.Alaska.edu>,
Eric Clark <n934...@Henson.cc.wwu.edu>
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Experiment (fwd)

Hey Guys! This is rather interesting, just wade through everybody, and
pass it along.

Mari

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 16:16:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Dani Cook CC '98 <dani...@yale.edu>
To: The elder <pewa...@mtu.edu>
Cc: Daughter of the USPS <948...@NESSIE.CC.WWU.EDU>,
Brian whatta man whatta man Rantalla <ra51...@uscolo.edu>,
Lover of wiccans everywhere <le...@ucs.orst.edu>,
Joe-elle <everardjm98%cs03%us...@cadetmail.usafa.af.mil>,
Noah/Betty Claypole <corb...@gladstone.uoregon.edu>,
The young'un <me...@cornell.edu>, Nymassej <tra...@ucsub.colorado.edu>,
She who knows eeverything there is to know about our beloved trains
<ger...@gladstone.uoregon.edu>,
Nannook of the North <fs...@aurora.alaska.edu>,
Mr Crimson <ebat...@fas.harvard.edu>,
Betsy the taaaatooooed lady <gol...@pacificu.edu>
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Experiment (fwd)

THIS IS NOT A CHAIN LETTER!!!!!! Just skip forward a... er... *few* pages
and then pass it on if you want to. It's actually a pretty awesome idea.
Don't erase the forwards if you decide to pass it on!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 15:35:10 -0500 (EST)
From: She who wafts on the air like butta <aly...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
To: Jenn Eisenberg <jeeis...@amherst.edu>, Joanna Cohen <jsc...@bu.edu>,
Ilana E Lapid <ila...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
The Godfather <jas...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Christian H Qualey <chr...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Paul J Lilly <pli...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Somer K <so...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Lia N Dean <l...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
"Vikram >;> Somaya" <som...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Mark A Delgado <mdel...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Dani Cook CC '98 <dnc...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Experiment

This is not a stupid chain letter, so skip all the forward shit and go to
the end, don't erase the forwards, they are the whole point, the idea is
cool, so keep it going.

Alyssa
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 23:24:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Atiba Pertilla <ka...@leland.Stanford.EDU>
To: Fieldston '95 <341...@newschool.edu>, 99...@williams.edu,
99...@williams.edu, 99...@williams.edu, afe...@abacus.bates.edu,
ahi...@skidmore.edu, ajb...@amherst.edu, alwei...@vaxsar.vassar.edu,
alyss...@yale.edu, amb...@vaxsar.vassar.edu, amba...@syr.edu,
ann.sha...@dartmouth.edu, apa...@bu.edu, arr...@nwu.edu,
aste...@haverford.edu, Avriel_...@brown.edu,
awill...@wesleyan.edu, be2...@mailbox.cc.binghamton.edu,
be8...@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu, bru...@carleton.edu,
bst...@usc.edu, ca...@conncoll.edu, cb...@conncoll.edu,
dan...@sas.upenn.edu, dco...@haverford.edu, djka...@moose.uvm.edu,
dka...@swarthmore.edu, dr...@cornell.edu, dsa...@moose.uvm.edu,
econ...@uriacc.uri.edu, Elana...@brown.edu,
elizabe...@yale.edu, ethan.yo...@yale.edu, gd...@wesleyan.edu,
geo...@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu, gs...@lafibm.lafayette.edu,
hgo...@hamilton.edu, hl...@lafibm.lafayette.edu, isr...@bucknell.edu,
jaf...@j.imap.itd.umich.edu, jbr...@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu,
jc...@conncoll.edu, jcul...@abacus.bates.edu, jdh...@aol.com,
je_...@fandm.edu, jekam...@vaxsar.vassar.edu,
Jennifer...@brown.edu, je...@cornell.edu,
jgon...@emerald.tufts.edu, jgsc...@colby.edu, jka...@wesleyan.edu,
jk...@emerald.tufts.edu, JMann...@aol.com, jm...@cornell.edu,
jos...@panther.middlebury.edu, jpa...@mcs3.rlc.mancol.edu,
jr...@columbia.edu, jsmi...@students.wisc.edu,
kale...@vaxsar.vassar.edu, kara....@yale.edu,
katherine...@yale.edu, Katherine...@barnard.columbia.edu,
Kennet...@brown.edu, k...@acpub.duke.edu, kl...@columbia.edu,
kl...@conncoll.edu, kwi...@wesleyan.edu, lajo...@vaxsar.vassar.edu,
leah.c...@dartmouth.edu, lgin...@haverford.edu,
mbta...@students.wisc.edu, mele...@gusun.acc.georgetown.edu,
mfi...@emory.edu, mfla...@skidmore.edu, mimi.s...@yale.edu,
ml...@columbia.edu, m...@acpub.duke.edu,
Myra Y Lotto <mlo...@sas.upenn.edu>, niss...@carleton.edu,
ns...@conncoll.edu, oli...@aol.com, pk...@pomona.edu,
rcha...@skidmore.edu, rgo...@abacus.bates.edu, ru...@sas.upenn.edu,
safr...@s.imap.itd.umich.edu, samo...@vaxsar.vassar.edu,
Sch...@aol.com, sgo...@bu.edu, srot...@brynmawr.edu,
ssh...@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu, ssto...@skidmore.edu, tk...@cornell.edu,
tly...@panther.middlebury.edu, twi...@emory.edu, Wendy...@brown.edu,
xo...@columbia.edu, zbab...@syr.edu
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Test (fwd)

This sounded like an interesting experiment. Skip a few pages ahead if
you want to see what the object is, and don't erase the forwards. Hope you
all had a nice Thanksgiving.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 22:36:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Alice Hsieh <ahs...@leland.stanford.edu>
To: junip...@lists.Stanford.EDU
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Test (fwd)

just pass it on. it's a really neat idea.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 09:54:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Claire McCormack <cc...@leland.Stanford.EDU>
To: haz...@leland.Stanford.EDU
Cc: t1n...@bridgew.edu, noe...@harvardnet.com, nat...@burk.com,
mh...@cornell.edu, mcla...@swarthmore.edu, mb...@leland.Stanford.EDU,
lin...@leland.Stanford.EDU, lar...@acs.bu.edu,
er...@leland.Stanford.EDU, bly...@cs.stanford.edu,
beck...@leland.Stanford.EDU, ahs...@leland.Stanford.EDU
Subject: 6 Degrees of Separation Test (fwd)

November 27, 1995
Dear Everyone:
Does anyone know a Bill Ellis? This guy at USC wanted to test the
"6 Degrees of Separation" theory to see how long it would take to reach
his friend. So, anyways, pass this along but don't erase the forwarded
addresses (because that's the whole point). Love,
Claire

To make this thing short there's one guy trying to reach another guy,
six degrees of separation thingy.. if you want to know more then read
the thing at the end.. send to others... know anyone named Bill Ellis,
make sure he gets a copy!
bizzy
From: Myo Irene <Maryell...@williams.edu>
Subject: just forward this to others... (fwd)
To: Benjamin Scales <besc...@vaxsar.vassar.edu>
Cc: Dawn.B...@williams.edu, Emily.J....@williams.edu,
Christy Rickert <Christy....@andrew.cmu.edu>,
David Lenahan <dlen...@STUDENT.princeton.edu>,
Michelle Salisbury <msali...@eagle.wesleyan.edu>,
Roman Koshykar <rg...@cornell.edu>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9511210114.A20841-0100000@bigbird>
Mime-Version: 1.0

Hey--some guy at USC is trying to prove the Six Degrees of Separation
theory by seeing how long it takes his friend to receive his message as
it is sent through random people. Do him a favor and forward this to
anyone you can think of (who hasn't already received it) and don't erase
the previous forwarded messages--the point is to keep them on the message.

--Myo

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 21:52:43 -0500 (EST)
From:DEWI...@urvax.urich.edu
To: maryell...@williams.edu, difa...@matrix.newpaltz.edu,
hm...@uno.cc.geneseo.edu, khog...@providence.edu,
BE8...@BINGVMB.BITNET
Subject: just forward this to others...

From: URVAX::PENDERGAS 20-NOV-1995 20:24:05.69
To: DEWINEALL HORANJESS MOOREKATH IN%"jc24...@wcupa.edu"
IN%"mrm...@mail.wm.edu"
CC:
Subj: some guy wants this forwarded along as a test - just for don't read!

From: IN%"hab...@husc.harvard.edu" "Heather Brown" 20-NOV-1995 17:47:16.06
To: IN%"Pend...@urvax.urich.edu" "Katrine Pendergast"
CC:
Subj: Small World Test (fwd)

From: Heather Brown <hab...@husc.harvard.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
To: Katrine Pendergast <Pend...@urvax.urich.edu>

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 17:12:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jennifer Franzese <jnf...@husc.harvard.edu>
To: Heather Brown <hab...@husc.harvard.edu>,
Katherine Hartl <kha...@husc.harvard.edu>,
Sarah Lodewick <lode...@husc.harvard.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 14:18:41 -0600 (CST)
From: anderson jonathan richard <jran...@students.uiuc.edu>
To: Adam Rieck <adam.d....@nd.edu>
Cc: Antoinette Zerwick <antoinett...@colorado.edu>,
Rachelle Zerwick <rzer...@mercury.cair.du.edu>,
Paula Boback <pbo...@depauw.edu>,
Carrie Anderson <cand...@students.uiuc.edu>,
Erik Ciotti <emo...@nwu.edu>, Mike Sweeney <mswe...@knox.edu>,
bartoli jaime marie <bar...@ux7.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Jenny Franzese <jnf...@fas.harvard.edu>,
Nick Franzese <njf...@nwu.edu>,
Jennifer Weinberg <jwei...@students.uiuc.edu>,
Chelsea Neville <cdne...@students.uiuc.edu>,
Veronica Ceaser <vce...@lydia.bradley.edu>,
Tracey Sandler <san...@u.arizona.edu>,
Julie Bresnahan <duk...@aol.com>,
Courtney Johnston <cs...@u.arizona.edu>,
Brad Weiss <bdw...@students.wisc.edu>,
Stephanie Morris <sbmo...@students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
From: David S Weitzenfeld <d...@u.Arizona.EDU>
To: Laura Simkin <lnsi...@students.wisc.edu>,
anderson jonathan richard <jran...@students.uiuc.edu>,
Jeff Raben <jra...@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU>,
natala Menenez <bru...@ix.netcom.com>,
Evan Lipton <Lip...@chaph.usc.edu>, kate <kat...@aol.com>,
Robin Golman <rgo...@gas.uug.arizona.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 12:57:56 -0700 (MST)
From: Kirsten L Muetzel <muet...@u.Arizona.EDU>
To: friends -- anna gelman <age...@indiana.edu>,
cathy dellamaggiora <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
charmaine fredrickson <char...@u.Arizona.EDU>,
francesca martinez <fm...@cornell.edu>,
karen weaver <ka...@nsma.arizona.edu>, dan <ben...@u.Arizona.EDU>,
David S Weitzenfeld <d...@u.Arizona.EDU>,
julie simmons <spa...@primenet.com>,
pani kheyrandish <panteha.kh...@nd.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 11:08:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Cara Oakes <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
To: Karen Gunther <n934...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
Heidi Caldwell <n934...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
Kirsten Muetzel <muet...@U.Arizona.EDU>,
annamarie goff <anna...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)

this is pretty cool. someone at ucla (or is it usc?) is doing an
experiment to see how long it takes for his friend to get this message by
sending it to random people on the internet. so just forward this if you
please, and don't erase the other forwarded messages. i hope you all
have a great weekend. take care!!!
*cara suzanne*
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 22:38:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Denise Sadler <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
To: fim tarley <n914...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
Cc: christy schmidt <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
ida cohen <ide...@post.tau.ac.il>,
cara oakes <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>, judy kearny <jlke...@aol.com>,
mia chen <n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)

this is just something interesting to pass on ,, wow just think,, you may
be helping some lonely person in this world, find another lonley
person...
ok, yeah, bye,.,.,,,

Okay Boys and Girls, this is not a chain letter and not intended to be
one. This is simply a test and only a test. A friend sent it to me and
told me to pass it on so I am. And I want all of you to pass it on.
Don't delete the forwards since that's the point. I've been wanting to
do this myself but never got around to it. If any of you do not want any
more mail from me please tell me instead of telling the ACC. Thanks and
have a pleasant day. :)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 17:51:32 -0800 (PST)
From: C. Reed <car...@u.washington.edu>
To: Ramon Esquivel <bu...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>
Cc: Sonja Stenerson <n934...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
Carrie Smatana <SMET...@whitman.edu>,
Luke Phinney <97...@williams.edu>, Jamie Murdock <jam...@wpi.edu>,
Luke Moland <n955...@mn.waseda.ac.jp>,
Nget Jung <n934...@henson.cc.wwu.edu>,
Jeremy Siek <Jeremy....@nd.edu>,
Anne Iverson <iver...@stu.beloit.edu>,
Christine Hardy <IZZ...@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>,
Lisa Goodrich <lgoo...@calvin.linfield.edu>,
Christine Flynn <Fly...@chem.udallas.edu>,
Dawn Ehlke <l...@u.washington.edu>,
Jessica Fisher <jfi...@u.washington.edu>,
Lisa Danielski <Ha...@owlnet.rice.edu>,
Wayne Chin <ani...@u.washington.edu>, Amy Cahoon <HCa...@aol.com>,
"D. Mc Bride" <ma...@u.washington.edu>,
Sara Bathum <sar...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)

This is to prove the whole 6 degrees of separtation. Don't delete the
Forwards, just keep adding forwards to this message by forwarding it on
to people all over the net!

Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:29:48 -0800 (PST)
From: 'halcyon' Alysha Reinard <aly...@u.washington.edu>
To: Sam Orchard <sa...@u.washington.edu>, Aaron <lob...@u.washington.edu>,
Paula Charles <pl...@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>,
Lindie! <LSCH...@Sunburn.liunet.edu>,
Bhavesha Patel <bpa...@u.washington.edu>,
Anh Nguyen <duke...@u.washington.edu>,
Christina Reed <car...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)

This is interesting. Send it on to people. :)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 22:59:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Sarah Nielson <snie...@u.washington.edu>
To: NASA/Boeing Space Grant Scholars informal chat list
<nasa...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 22:32:59 -0800 (PST)
From: A. Almero <alli...@u.washington.edu>
To: Enfig45 <fi...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 19:29:52 -0800 (PST)
From: S. Almero <sal...@u.washington.edu>
To: alm...@ucs.orst.edu, "A. Almero" <alli...@u.washington.edu>,
"J. Kusler" <jku...@u.washington.edu>,
"K. Robinson" <krob...@u.washington.edu>,
Paul Jeffrey Bonthuis <pbon...@u.washington.edu>,
"J. Lara" <jl...@u.washington.edu>, jsl...@u.washington.edu,
"L. Feaster" <lfea...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 16:19:38 -0800 (PST)
From: J. Gleason <jgle...@u.washington.edu>
To: Shayna Ian <si...@u.washington.edu>, "Y. Said" <ya...@u.washington.edu>,
Kristin Proctor <kris...@u.washington.edu>,
"K. Aplass" <kap...@u.washington.edu>,
"S. Almero" <sal...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 15:33:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Analisa Christina Marki <ac...@acpub.duke.edu>
To: Jill Gleason <jgle...@u.washington.edu>
Cc: Sylvia Yu <si...@sdcc13.ucsd.edu>, Katie Garioto <gari...@colorado.edu>,
Brian Yick <doo...@uclink3.berkeley.edu>,
Brian Burling <bbur...@trumpet.aix.calpoly.edu>,
Pam Shank <psh...@oboe.aix.calpoly.edu>, Chloe Lee <s26...@ucsd.edu>,
Jeannie Choi <jc...@pomona.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 15:11:40 -0500 (EST)
From: Anna Marie Gallagher <a...@acpub.duke.edu>
To: James Tierney <jr...@columbia.edu>
Cc: Jennifer Schwegel <schw...@wfu.edu>, Sarah Olsavsky <aph...@UDel.Edu>,
Amy Reddington <al...@lehigh.edu>, Mia Geisinger <ml...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Analisa Christina Marki <ac...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Amy Reddington <al...@lehigh.edu>,
Stacey Dershewitz <sl...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Cynthia Lynne Goodrich <cl...@acpub.duke.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 14:04:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Darryl McClintock <dw...@acpub.duke.edu>
To: Greg Papantonio <papa...@colorado.edu>,
Tackus Nesbit <t...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Brook Mykytka <MYKY...@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu>,
Tamara Mills <td...@acpub.duke.edu>, John Miller <jmi...@skidmore.edu>,
Bridget McVerry <mcverry...@jpmorgan.com>,
Emily McCourt <emil...@aol.com>, Daniel Koevary <wro...@aol.com>,
Michelle Ro <mr...@columbia.edu>, Bonnie Johnson <b...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Hilary Howard <hr...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Elise Hartley <ea...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Amanda Hallet <aj...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Nicole Gentile <nf...@acpub.duke.edu>, Dan Gelman <ds...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Anna Gallagher <a...@acpub.duke.edu>, Alan Dickinson <dick...@wfu.edu>,
Lisa Dalrymple <lis...@minerva.cis.yale.edu>,
Victor Chang <vch...@bu.edu>, Dan Boston <dw...@acpub.duke.edu>,
David Berger <dj...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Neville Bamji <nev...@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
Subject: Small World Test (fwd)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 02:23:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Maggie Simpson <e...@acpub.duke.edu>
To: "friends -- Anthony C. Wai" <ac...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Aaron Deter-Wolf <a...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Andrew Michael Bell <am...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Andrew Mcqueen Carroll <am...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Annie Wright <07WR...@CUA.EDU>,
Blair Harrison Greber raines <bh...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Beth Rosenbleet <b...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Christine Elizabeth Pearce <ce...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Claire Tilton <Claire...@PostOffice.Brown.edu>,
Daniel Robert Kocab <d...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Darryl William Mcclintock <dw...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Michaela Vigo Glod <mv...@acpub.duke.edu>
Cc: friends2 -- Greg Dash <dashgn98%cs...@cadetmail.usafa.af.mil>,
Joe Curtis Farr <jc...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Laurie Anne Barber <la...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Melissa Ann Falciani <ma...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Michael Andrew Lamantia <ma...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Matt Phelan <Matthew.V...@nd.edu>,
Marc Robert Larochelle <mr...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Michael Yongrae Ro <m...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Paul McMullen <mcmu...@msmary.edu>,
Robert Aderico Giacomelli <ra...@acpub.duke.edu>,
"Ryan C. Anderson" <rc...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Robert Paul Gehring <rp...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Stephanie Shawn Morgan <ss...@acpub.duke.edu>,
Viswanath Subbaraman <v...@acpub.duke.edu>,
William Michael Henson <wm...@acpub.duke.edu>
Subject: (fwd) [Alexis Mersel <amersel>: ["Melissa A. Muldoon"
<MULD...@LANMAIL.SHU.EDU>: forward this to someone who will send it on,
okay? -Forwarded]] (fwd)
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 19:07:20 EST
From: es...@lehigh.edu
To: me...@lehigh.edu, nisk...@tony.bc.edu, mp...@acpub.duke.edu,
Elizabeth.S....@dartmouth.edu, dm...@lehigh.edu,
slr...@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu, ep...@acpub.duke.edu, lc...@acpub.duke.edu,
lk...@cornell.edu, e...@acpub.duke.edu
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 18:50:36 EST
From: hl...@lehigh.edu (little h)
To: kl...@lehigh.edu, dp...@lehigh.edu, cj...@lehigh.edu, ej...@lehigh.edu,
jb...@lehigh.edu, cd...@lehigh.edu, be8...@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu,
es...@lehigh.edu, jd...@lehigh.edu
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 95 18:34:15 EST
From: Elana Steger <ste...@eden.rutgers.edu>
To: lpo...@panther.middlebury.edu, hl...@lehigh.edu, rbeck...@aol.com,
pby...@rvcc.raritanval.edu
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 95 18:04:25 EST
From: Alexis Mersel <amersel>
To: ja...@virginia.edu, mk...@acpub.duke.edu, brandimm, stegere, jmegan
From: "Melissa A. Muldoon" <MULD...@LANMAIL.SHU.EDU>
To: ame...@eden.rutgers.edu, COLE...@LANMAIL.SHU.EDU,
POWE...@LANMAIL.SHU.EDU
Subject: forward this to someone who will send it on, okay?
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 23:48:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: ZAN...@hws.edu
Subject: forward this to someone who will send it on, okay?
To: muld...@lanmail.shu.edu
From: HWS3::BARNES 5-NOV-1995 21:26:33.48
To: ZANDER
CC:
Subj: just forward this shit onward

From: IN%"SCRO...@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu" 5-NOV-1995 20:40:01.76
To: IN%"bar...@hws.edu"
CC:
Subj: i have no fucking idea what this is for, but it said to forward it
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 20:39:13 -0500 (EST)
From: SCRO...@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu
Subject: i have no fucking idea what this is for, but it said to forward it
To: bar...@hws.edu
Message-id: <01HXAPRNS...@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu>
From: IN%"br...@student.umass.edu" "BRUNO" 5-NOV-1995 16:10:01.06
To: IN%"m1g...@bridgew.edu" "Michael Green",
IN%"p57...@lcc.stonehill.edu" "Jennifer Bump",
IN%"scro...@SPLAVA.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU" "David Scroggins"
CC:
Subj: Small World theory... (fwd)
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 16:09:33 -0500
From: BRUNO <br...@student.umass.edu>
Subject: Small World theory... (fwd)
To: Michael Green <m1g...@bridgew.edu>,
Jennifer Bump <p57...@lcc.stonehill.edu>,
David Scroggins <scro...@SPLAVA.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU

Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 15:48:01 -0500
From: mjje...@oitvms.oit.umass.edu
To: bruno <br...@oitvms.oit.umass.edu>,
sscarbro <ssca...@oitvms.oit.umass.edu>
Subject: Small World theory... (fwd)

Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 14:12:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Melissa McDermott <mcde...@mcnet.marietta.edu>
To: Brad Smith <Smi...@lafvax.lafayette.edu>,
Meaghan Jensen <mjje...@student.umass.edu>,
Robyn Meaney <sne...@acs.bu.edu>,
Colleen McKinnon <MCKI...@academic.fpc.edu>,
Keri Skeen <034...@sacredheart.edu>, James Macomber <maco...@bu.edu>
Subject: Small World theory... (fwd)

Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 10:20:04 -0500 (EST)
From: Cherie A. Raboin <rab...@mcnet.marietta.edu>
To: Melissa McDermott <mcde...@mcnet.marietta.edu>
Subject: Small World theory... (fwd)
-
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 09:07:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Ramona Grenier <gre...@scf.usc.edu>
To: DOMINGUEZ SAUCI <domi...@bigvax.alfred.edu>,
"Cherie A. Raboin" <rab...@mcnet.marietta.edu>
Cc: "John W. Lockwood" <jloc...@moose.uvm.edu>
Subject: Small World theory... (fwd)

Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 14:57:09 -0800 (PST)
From: PILGRIM <chan...@bcf.usc.edu>
To: gre...@scf.usc.edu
Cc: MAB...@aol.com
Subject: Small World theory...

>Return-Path: peter....@tm.com, et al...

>
> In a quasi-scientific way, I am going to attempt a test to
> see how long it takes a friend of mine in Bill Ellis to recieve
> this message via people we both don't know. I.E. We want to
> time how long an E-chain mail takes to reach him. (If you are in
> the first group I am sending to and you know his E-mail address,
> consider yourself exempt from this test.)
>
> Today's date is November 1, 1995 at 9:13 Pacific Standard time.
>
> The message is: "The Lotto is a great way to fund our schools."
> Obviously a lie, but interesting all the same.
>
> Bill's response to me should be: "Why yes, I would like a sponge
> bath."
>
> Thanks.
>
> pter...@tm.com
>
> PS For those of you at TM, don't send to anyone else here, it
> will stall the server. Send to only internet people.
>
-cb

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Dec 5, 1995, 3:00:00 AM12/5/95

Melissa Cummings (mcum...@PIPER.HAMLINE.EDU) wrote:
: I know chain-letter type of postings aren't warmly welcomed, but I thought

: this one sounded more interesting than most (of course, I'm sure I'll be
: told this one isn't true, either). So you don't have to scroll through
: the whole thing if you don't want to, the point of this is someone at USC
: is trying to see how long it will take for this message to get back to a
: friend of hers. It was started November 1, 1995. And there's even an OCC
: (that being 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION).

Main reason for the coolness of reception isn't truth or lack thereof,
but the amount of net bandwidth they waste. System's slow enough
already, without posting to hundreds of people and asking *them* to post
to loads more.

Onto the 6 degrees though. This proved to be the perfect post-film
discussion in the pub, and the theory my pals and I came up with is that
many long distance connections would go through famous people, as a *lot*
of people know them. Thus, if I can get to the Queen or Duke of
Edinburgh (easily done through D of E award channels), then they know
just about every major head of state on the planet, and it's easy to work
down from them.
Plenty of obscure, unspottable ones too, of course, but this theory does
let some pretty weird possibilities come off a bit easier.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 x 3637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net p.j.c...@dundee.ac.uk http://www.dundee.ac.uk/MedPhys/

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