On 14/09/2012 05:56 PM, Warp wrote:
> James Holsenback<nom### [at] nonecom>  wrote:
>> even kermit the frog has a bacon number ...
>
>> try ANY actor/actress in this form:
>
>> first last bacon number in google ... great trivia fun!
>
> In the academic word the equivalent is the Erdos number.

I believe Erdos number came first, and the Bacon number was defined as a 
humorous analogue (in reference to how ridiculously popular Mr Bacon is 
- there are T-shirts about him everywhere!)

> Then there's the combination, the Erdos-Bacon number. Not many people
> have one, but some do, including some celebrities (such as Natalie
> Portman.)

I believe _technically_ everybody has a defined number - it's just not 
finite...

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