# Boticelli March 2022

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [February 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243 "2022-02-28T17:58:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/1 "2022-02-28T17:58:52Z")

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Starting the new thread one day early.

I am W  
[![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiCvWoA4DWgYksxKRT0nPmCi7_lwehW6kloQ&usqp=CAU) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiCvWoA4DWgYksxKRT0nPmCi7_lwehW6kloQ&usqp=CAU)

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**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:** [February 28, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/2 "2022-02-28T18:07:57Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you run for president against FDR?
2. Are you an insect from Oz who has been Highly Enlarged and Thoroughly Educated?
3. Did your band have a hit with _Frankenstein_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/3 "2022-02-28T18:15:10Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Did you run for president against FDR?
> 2. Are you an insect from Oz who has been Highly Enlarged and Thoroughly Educated?
> 3. Did your band have a hit with _Frankenstein_

Not Wendall Wilkie  
DQ  
Not Edgar Winter

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**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:** [February 28, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/4 "2022-02-28T18:21:50Z")

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Correct, the Wogglebug, correct.

DQ: Real?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/5 "2022-02-28T18:25:08Z")

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**W**

1. Fictional

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**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:** [February 28, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/6 "2022-02-28T18:41:08Z")

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The previous thread: [Botticelli Feb. 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2022/958810)

IQs:

Were you one of just two members of the Lincoln Cabinet to stay through the entire Johnson Administration?  
Were you the other?  
Were you a Vorta who was repeatedly killed and then cloned anew?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/7 "2022-02-28T19:26:43Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you one of just two members of the Lincoln Cabinet to stay through the entire Johnson Administration?  
> Were you the other?  
> Were you a Vorta who was repeatedly killed and then cloned anew?

2 DQs  
Not Weyoun

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**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:** [March 1, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/8 "2022-03-01T16:58:55Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you one of just two members of the Lincoln Cabinet to stay through the entire Johnson Administration? - William Seward, SECSTATE  
Were you the other? - Gideon Welles, SECNAV  
Were you a Vorta who was repeatedly killed and then cloned anew? - Yes, the delightfully unctuous Weyoun

DQs:

Male?  
Would be alive today, if real?

IQs:

Did you forget your name when introduced to your future wife?  
Was your boss, who also was a good friend, concerned about the health of a large animal associated with you?  
Are you know for your photos of dogs wearing human clothing?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/9 "2022-03-01T18:07:30Z")

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**W**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Would not be alive today, if real

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/10 "2022-03-01T18:08:29Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did you forget your name when introduced to your future wife?  
> Was your boss, who also was a good friend, concerned about the health of a large animal associated with you?  
> Are you know for your photos of dogs wearing human clothing?

2 DQs  
Not William Wegman

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**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:** [March 1, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/11 "2022-03-01T18:19:31Z")

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IQs:

1. Would you gladly pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today?
2. Did you marry Buck Rogers?
3. Are you Shadow’s dad in _American Gods_?

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**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:** [March 1, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/12 "2022-03-01T18:24:35Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you forget your name when introduced to your future wife? - William J. Clinton, when he met Hillary Rodham in the Yale Law School library  
Was your boss, who also was a good friend, concerned about the health of a large animal associated with you? - The story goes that William Howard Taft, at the time Governor of the Philippines, sent a telegram to President Theodore Roosevelt mentioning that he had “just had a long horseback ride and I feel fine.” Roosevelt replied, “How is the horse?”  
Are you know[n] for your photos of dogs wearing human clothing? - Yes, William Wegman

William x3!

DQs:

American?  
First name begins with W?

IQs:

Was the man who succeeded you scornfully called “His Accidency”?  
Were you a noted British abolitionist?  
Were you a noted jurist with the middle name “Hubbs”?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/13 "2022-03-01T20:00:37Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Would you gladly pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today?
> 2. Did you marry Buck Rogers?
> 3. Are you Shadow’s dad in _American Gods_ ?

Not Wimpy  
Not Wilma Deering  
Not Mr. Wednesday

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Was the man who succeeded you scornfully called “His Accidency”?  
> Were you a noted British abolitionist?  
> Were you a noted jurist with the middle name “Hubbs”?

Not William Henry Harrison (["I died in 30 days!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8N7BSsU5oo)")  
Take 2 DQs

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/14 "2022-03-01T20:01:22Z")

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**W**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Would not be alive today, if real
4. American
5. First name begins with W

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**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:** [March 2, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/15 "2022-03-02T18:33:11Z")

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Previous IQs:

Was the man who succeeded you scornfully called “His Accidency”? - Yes, President William Henry Harrison (succeeded by John Tyler)  
Were you a noted British abolitionist? - William Wilberforce  
Were you a noted jurist with the middle name “Hubbs”? - William H. Rehnquist, late Chief Justice of the United States

William x3 redux!

DQs:

First appeared in print?  
First appeared since 1900?

IQs:

Did you undercut your own wife’s plan to take over a family business?  
Were you played by an actor with a deformed arm?  
Were you a master carver who specialized in wooden trains?

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**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:** [March 2, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/16 "2022-03-02T18:46:28Z")

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Swept me.

IQs:

1. Are you a witch who was a friend of Casper the Friendly Ghost?
2. Did you compose _The Ring Cycle_?
3. Did you paint _Christina’s World_?

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/17 "2022-03-02T18:52:50Z")

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**W**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Would not be alive today, if real
4. American
5. First name begins with W
6. Did not first appear in print
7. First appeared since 1900

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/18 "2022-03-02T18:53:40Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did you undercut your own wife’s plan to take over a family business?  
> Were you played by an actor with a deformed arm?  
> Were you a master carver who specialized in wooden trains?

Take 3 DQs

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Are you a witch who was a friend of Casper the Friendly Ghost?
> 2. Did you compose _The Ring Cycle_ ?
> 3. Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ?

Not Wendy  
Not Wagner  
Take a DQ

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**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:** [March 2, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/19 "2022-03-02T18:54:37Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > 1. Are you a witch who was a friend of Casper the Friendly Ghost?
> > 
> > > 1. Did you compose _The Ring Cycle_ ?
> > > 2. Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ?
> 
> Not Wendy  
> Not Wagner  
> Take a DQ

Correct, Correct, and Andrew Wyeth.

DQ: From a movie or movies?

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**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:** [March 2, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/20 "2022-03-02T19:02:12Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you undercut your own wife’s plan to take over a family business? - Tom Wambsgans, on _Succession_  
Were you played by an actor with a deformed arm? - Walter “Radar” O’Reilly, on _MASH_  
Were you a master carver who specialized in wooden trains? - Ernest Warther of Dover, Ohio: [https://thewarthermuseum.com/](https://thewarthermuseum.com/)

DQs:

First appeared since 1950?  
Considered a good guy?  
From genre fiction (sf, fantasy, crime, etc.)?

IQs:

Do you happily announce that Tuesday is the day for porridge?  
Can you be found, if at all, in a striped red-and-white shirt?  
Did you back down from a public confrontation with Nicholas Katzenbach?

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