title: What is a practical, real world example of the Linked List?
body: <p>I understand the definition of a Linked List, but how can it be represented and related to a common concept or item?  </p>
  
  <p>For example, composition (EDIT: originally said 'inheritance') in OOP can be related to automobiles.  All (most) automobiles in real life are the essentially same thing; an automobile has an Engine, you can start() it, you can make the car go(), stop() and so on.  An automobile would typically have a maximum passenger capacity but it would differ between a Bus and a SportsCar, which are both automobiles.  </p>
  
  <p>Is there some real life, intuitive example of the plain ole' singly Linked List like we have with inheritance?  The typical textbook Linked List example shows a node with an integer and a pointer to the next, and it just doesn't seem very useful.  </p>
  
  <p>Your input is appreciated. </p>