# Boticelli, Part II

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892 "2007-03-14T15:21:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 3

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/41 "2007-03-14T16:16:25Z")

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Sorry, got pulled away for a few minutes.

> [@contrapuntual](#):
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> Do you really start to bust some chops at 12AM?

No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about?

> [@Zeldar](#):
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> Did you have a beatnik buddy named Maynard?

No, I’m not Dobie Gillis.

> [@Contrapuntual](#):
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> Did you pull a starter and send in a fireman?

No, I’m not Dallas Green

> [@dnooman](#):
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> Have you ever portrayed Satan?

No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about.

> [@Contrapuntual](#):
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> Do you want to drift away?

No, I’m not Dobie Gray.

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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/42 "2007-03-14T16:19:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
Did you play a funny looking trumpet?  
[/QUOTE]

\<repeating IQ\>

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/43 "2007-03-14T16:19:47Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
\<repeating IQ\>  
[/QUOTE]

Sorry, I missed that one. I’m not Dizzy Gillespie.

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### Author: ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/44 "2007-03-14T16:19:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Enginerd]  
No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about.  
[/QUOTE]

Dave Grohl

Are you American born?

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### Author: ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/45 "2007-03-14T16:20:49Z")

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Dexter Gordon starred in Eastwood’s\*\* 'Round Midnight.\*\*

DQ: Do you primarily write fiction?

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### Author: ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/46 "2007-03-14T16:22:16Z")

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Did you lose a lot of weight and go from stand-up to political activism?

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### Author: ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/47 "2007-03-14T16:22:31Z")

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Are you a billionaire philanthropist?

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### Author: ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/48 "2007-03-14T16:29:28Z")

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Are you a researcher at Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto, CA?

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/49 "2007-03-14T16:30:16Z")

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Tough to keep up with everything here. ok, starting with the one I missed earlier…

IQs:

1. (Revenant Threshold) Are you an English musician originally from Manchester?
2. (Contrapuntual) Did you lose a lot of weight and go from stand-up to political activism?
3. (dnooman) Are you a billionaire philanthorpist?

I don’t know who any of these people are.

DQs:

1. (dnooman) Are you American born?

2. (Contrapuntual) Do you primarily write fiction?

3. Yes, I’m American born

4. No, I don’t write fiction.

**DG** is…  
[ul][li]Alive.[/li][li]Male[/li][li]Not an actor[/li][li]Not a professional athlete[/li][li]Not in politics[/li][li]has written book(s)[/li][li]American born[/li][li]Does not primarily write fiction[/li][/ul]

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/50 "2007-03-14T16:31:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]  
Are you a researcher at Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto, CA?  
[/QUOTE]

No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about.

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### Author: ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/51 "2007-03-14T16:33:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Enginerd]  
No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about.  
[/QUOTE]

Dan Gelb.

DQ: Are you involved in the entertainment industry?

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### Author: ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/52 "2007-03-14T16:35:14Z")

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Dick Gregory!

DQ: Are you a scientist?

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### Author: ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/53 "2007-03-14T16:37:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Enginerd]  
No, and I don’t know who you’re talking about.  
[/QUOTE]

David Geffen

Are there any books written about you?

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### Author: ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/54 "2007-03-14T16:39:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Enginerd]  
IQs:

1. (Revenant Threshold) Are you an English musician originally from Manchester?
2. (Contrapuntual) Did you lose a lot of weight and go from stand-up to political activism?
3. (dnooman) Are you a billionaire philanthorpist?

I don’t know who any of these people are.  
[/QUOTE]  
David Gray.

Are you involved with the media?

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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/55 "2007-03-14T16:42:53Z")

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DG:

Did you provide commentary on the Ken Burns _Baseball_ series?

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/56 "2007-03-14T16:43:26Z")

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DQs:

1. (Johnny L.A.) Are you involved in the entertainment industry

2. (Contrapuntual) Are you a sicentist?

3. (dnooman) Are there any books written about you?

4. (Revenant Threshhold) Are you involved with the media?

5. Yes, I’m in the entertainment industry

6. No, I’m not a scientist

7. yes, there are books written about me (or my work, really)

8. No, I’m not involved with the media

**DG** is…  
[ul][li]Alive.[/li][li]Male[/li][li]Not an actor[/li][li]Not a professional athlete[/li][li]Not in politics[/li][li]has written book(s)[/li][li]American born[/li][li]Does not primarily write fiction[/li][li]in the entertainment industry[/li][li]not a scientist[/li][li]has books written about him[/li][li]not involved with the media[/li][/ul]

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/57 "2007-03-14T16:45:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
DG:

Did you provide commentary on the Ken Burns _Baseball_ series?  
[/QUOTE]

No, I’m not Dottie Green.

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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/58 "2007-03-14T16:56:00Z")

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DG:

Are you a former pitcher who’s had a fair share of legal problems?

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### Author: ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/59 "2007-03-14T16:56:28Z")

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No, I’m not Dwight Gooden.

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### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-part-ii/395892/60 "2007-03-14T16:57:10Z")

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DG:

Did you ever appear as “a black man with no soul?”

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