Boticelli Oct. 2019

Thread Games
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IQs:

  1. Did you voice Rex the toy dinosaur?
  2. Were you a scientist who says (in a satirical Tom Lehrer song) “Vunce ze rockets go up, who cares vhere zey come down?”
  3. Were you an “outsider” musician known for songs like “Rock ‘N’ Roll McDonald’s”?
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Not Wallace Shawn or Werner von Braun, take a DQ.

143

Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston

DQ: Mostly known for film work?
DQ: Considered eccentric?

holding a DQ

144

IQs:

  1. Did you write the T**ractatus Logico-Philosophicus?
  2. Did you design St. Paul’s Cathedral?
  3. Did you write the hymn Joy to the World?
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  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. American citizen, but born elsewhere
  5. Born after 1960
  6. First name starts with W
  7. Known for the arts
  8. Actress, best known in niche category
  9. No awards, but respected in her field
  10. Caucasian
  11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for
  12. Not considered eccentric
146

Not Charles Wren, take 2 DQs

147

Previous IQs:

Is your home in Cincinnati now open for tours? - William Howard Taft
Did you run for Congress only once between 1950 and 1988, and lose? - William Jefferson Clinton
Were you crowned on Christmas Day? - William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, as King of England

William x3!

DQs:

Best known for TV?
Considered a beauty?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas?
Were you, according to a song, a “good king”?
Were you a leader of Solidarnosc?

148
  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. American citizen, but born elsewhere
  5. Born after 1960
  6. First name starts with W
  7. Known for the arts
  8. Actress, best known in niche category
  9. No awards, but respected in her field
  10. Caucasian
  11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for
  12. Not considered eccentric
  13. Best known from TV
  14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for

Can’t really objectively say if anyone’s a beauty, or handsome, or eccentric. Not liking these subjective questions.

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*Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas?
Were you, according to a song, a “good king”?
Were you a leader of Solidarnosc?
*
2 is Wenceslas, take 2 DQs

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3 (the “outsider” musician) was Wesley Willis.

IQs:

  1. Did you protest that you were not a Merry Man?
  2. Did you report on Watergate with Carl Bernstein?
  3. Are you a composer known for your work in electronic music, who did the score for A Clockwork Orange?
    DQ: born after 1980?
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Previous IQs:

Were you a Speaker of the House from Texas? - Jim Wright
Were you, according to a song, a “good king”? - Yes, Wenceslas
Were you a leader of Solidarnosc? - Lech Walesa

DQs:

Greatest fame since 2000?
Best known for comedy?
In a series for which new episodes are still being produced?

IQs:

Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis?
Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House?
Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio?

152
  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. American citizen, but born elsewhere
  5. Born after 1960
  6. First name starts with W
  7. Known for the arts
  8. Actress, best known in niche category
  9. No awards, but respected in her field
  10. Caucasian
  11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for
  12. Not considered eccentric
  13. Best known from TV
  14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for
  15. Born before 1980
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1. Did you protest that you were not a Merry Man?
2. Did you report on Watergate with Carl Bernstein?
3. Are you a composer known for your work in electronic music, who did the score for A Clockwork Orange?

Not Will Scarlet, not Walter/Wendy Carlos, not Bob Woodward

154

*IQs:

Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis?
Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House?
Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio?*

Take 3 DQs

155
  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. American citizen, but born elsewhere
  5. Born after 1960
  6. First name starts with W
  7. Known for the arts
  8. Actress, best known in niche category
  9. No awards, but respected in her field
  10. Caucasian
  11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for
  12. Not considered eccentric
  13. Best known from TV
  14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for
  15. Born before 1980
  16. Greatest fame in 2000 and before
  17. Known for comedy series
  18. No new episodes being produced

At least 2 DQs unasked, no IQs after this.

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Previous IQs:

Are you Dr. Sheldon Cooper’s nemesis? - Wil Wheaton
Did you claim to have seen Abraham Lincoln’s ghost in the White House? - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, staying there during WWII
Were you a master carver from Dover, Ohio? - Ernest Warther: https://thewarthermuseum.com/collection

Hmm. Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my three earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them, one apiece.

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You might want to ask DQs regarding 8, different types of acting, etc.

158

I usually don’t either, but I was bored of going through the usual litany of questions and thought I’d see if I could find a shortcut. I was thinking along the lines of scandals the mystery guest may have been involved in and settled on “eccentric.” Just a fleeting whimsy.

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DQ: Voice actress?

160
  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. American citizen, but born elsewhere
  5. Born after 1960
  6. First name starts with W
  7. Known for the arts
  8. Actress, best known in niche category
  9. No awards, but respected in her field
  10. Caucasian
  11. Has done film, but not what she’s mainly known for
  12. Not considered eccentric
  13. Best known from TV
  14. Attractive, but not what she’s known for
  15. Born before 1980
  16. Greatest fame in 2000 and before
  17. Known for comedy series
  18. No new episodes being produced
  19. Voice actress