# August 2014 Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 3, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690 "2014-08-03T00:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/601 "2014-08-31T04:01:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Did your creator say you looked like a famous singer/songwriter? > Did you have an unusual way of eating Jell-O? > Did you play the annoying ex-wife of a police captain? > [@astorian](#): > > Not James Bond (ho looked like Hoagy Carmichael), not John Blutarsky, and not Barbara Bosson (Furillo’s’s ex on Hil Street Blues) Correct on all three. As to the second: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMqUKblVgA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMqUKblVgA) IQs: Did you unexpectedly speak Jive? Did I once meet the actor who played you, his most famous role, and write about it on the Dope? Did you lose the Battle of Franklin, and badly? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/602 "2014-08-31T04:23:17Z")
Has there been a ruling on my DQ? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/603 "2014-08-31T13:08:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > {Sometimes the weekends are like this…} They used to be, but we’ve been going strong all summer… ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/604 "2014-08-31T13:11:24Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Has there been a ruling on my DQ? Thus far only Prof P has commented, and he said yes. I’m still undecided. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/605 "2014-08-31T17:39:45Z")
FWIW, I would say that Martin Van Buren is a “V.” You would never refer to him as “Buren,” and you find him in the dictionary under “V.” Compare to, say, John Nance Garner, who invariably used his middle name but whose last name clearly begins with “G.” Just my two cents’ worth. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/606 "2014-08-31T18:19:38Z")
I also vote Martin Van Buren is a V. Astorian still hasn’t gotten over the shock apparently. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/607 "2014-09-01T15:03:49Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Is your biography and accompanying LP called _Lady Sings the Blues_? > IQ2: Did you win the World Chess Champion in 1972 in Reykjavík, Iceland? > IQ3: Were you his opponent? Not Billie Holliday, Bobby Fischer or Boris Spassky. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/608 "2014-09-01T15:05:04Z")
Summary 1. Real Person 2. Last name starts with “B” 1. Not Alive 2. Not American 3. Not Known for the Arts ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/609 "2014-09-01T15:06:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you marooned by your crewmates? > 2. Did you get the black spot? > 3. Did you give #2 the black spot? Not Ben Gunn from _ **Treasure Island** _… Take two DQs for the other questions ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/610 "2014-09-01T15:08:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you unexpectedly speak Jive? > Did I once meet the actor who played you, his most famous role, and write about it on the Dope? > Did you lose the Battle of Franklin, and badly? Not Barbara Billingsley in _ **Airplane!** _ Done know the actor in #2 Don’t know who lost Battle Of Franklin. So, you get two DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/611 "2014-09-01T15:09:27Z")
Anyway, sorry for keeping you guys waiting. It’s Labor Day weekend and I’ve had a lot of things going on with my family. I MAY or may not be back on the SDMB today. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/612 "2014-09-01T15:55:06Z")
I withdraw my sneaky Van Buren question, and its earned DQ. IQ: Were you the autocratic head of the IOC? IQ2: During the 80s did you tell viewers,“You are looking LIVE…” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/613 "2014-09-01T16:23:14Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you marooned by your crewmates? > 2. Did you get the black spot? > 3. Did you give #2 the black spot? > > Not Ben Gunn from Treasure Island… > > Take two DQs for the other questions The others are also from _Treasure Island_ Blind Pew gave Billy Bones the Black Spot. DQs: 1. European? 2. Died after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/614 "2014-09-01T16:25:43Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Chuck Taine’s identity in the Legion of Superheroes? 2. Are you a frequently appearing robot foe of Superman? 3. Are you Sean Cassidy’s alter ego in the Marvel Comics universe 616? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/615 "2014-09-01T16:45:49Z")
Previous IQs: Did you unexpectedly speak Jive? - Yes, Barbara Billingsley in _Airplane!_ Did I once meet the actor who played you, his most famous role, and write about it on the Dope? - Keir Dullea played astronaut Dave Bowman in _2001: A Space Odyssey_. For my encounter with him, see here: [I met Keir Dullea tonight! - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=616628). Did you lose the Battle of Franklin, and badly? - Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood (his name is always given in its entirety). DQs: Male? Political/military? IQs: Were you obsessed with Moose and Squirrel? Were you an ancient king of Rohan after whom a prominent horse was named? Are you noted for your skin color, tendency to cry and love of wine? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/616 "2014-09-01T18:49:50Z")
Ahem. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Do you and the millionaire’s kid next door plan to become detectives when you grow up? > IQ2: Are you June’s son Theodore? > IQ3: Were you frequently Perry Mason’s opponent? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/617 "2014-09-01T20:28:10Z")
IQ1: Are you an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War? IQ2: Are you the only native of Great Britain to have been made a Doctor of the Church by the Pope? IQ3: Are you the inventor of the first mechanical computer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/618 "2014-09-01T22:02:15Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > I withdraw my sneaky Van Buren question, and its earned DQ. > > IQ: Were you the autocratic head of the IOC? > > IQ2: During the 80s did you tell viewers,“You are looking LIVE…” Not Avery Brundage. Not sure who #2 is, so take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/619 "2014-09-01T22:03:29Z")
Summary 1. Real Person 2. Last name starts with “B” 1. Not Alive 2. Not American 3. Not Known for the Arts 4. Not European 5. Died after 1900 6. Not male 7. Political/governmental ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690/620 "2014-09-01T22:08:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Chuck Taine’s identity in the Legion of Superheroes? > 2. Are you a frequently appearing robot foe of Superman? > 3. Are you Sean Cassidy’s alter ego in the Marvel Comics universe 616? Not Brainiac. The other two… well, I haven’t read comic books since the 1980s, so take two DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690.md?page=32)