# Botticelli #37 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 31, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371 "2008-07-31T16:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/21 "2008-08-01T09:13:02Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Are you a major Watergate scandal figure? [/QUOTE] Before my time, take a DQ. > [@Schnitte](#): > > Were you killed in your bathtub? Can’t think of it, take a DQ. **astorian** and **Governor Quinn** get four and three DQs respectively. Hmm, could be a short game! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/22 "2008-08-01T11:36:35Z")
Jason Miller wrote the Tony-winning play “That Championship Season.” John Melendez (AKA “Stuttering John”) used to ask celebrities (Like Lovell and Williams) embarrassing questions for Howard Stern’s radio show- today, he’s Jay Leno’s announcer. Joe McCarthy won pennant with the Yankees and the Cubs Justin Morgans are a famous breed of horse. DQ1: Are you fictional? DQ2: Are you American? I’ll ask two more later. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/23 "2008-08-01T12:14:54Z")
Male Real Person Not American ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/24 "2008-08-01T12:19:30Z")
Are you a former political leader of your country? ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/25 "2008-08-01T12:48:31Z")
French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat was assassinated while taking a bath; there’s a painting by David depicting Marat’s death. (Agreed, there’s also “Paul,” but given the hyphen I believe it’s in conformity with the rules to say Marat’s initials were JM.) DQ: Are you still alive? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/26 "2008-08-01T12:57:17Z")
DQ: Are you European? IQ: Have you looked at life from both sides now? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/27 "2008-08-01T13:18:42Z")
[QUOTE=WormTheRed] Are you a former political leader of your country? [/QUOTE] Not John Major (or James Madison or James Monroe, which I think would also be legitimate answers!). > [@Biffy](#): > > IQ: Have you looked at life from both sides now? Once again, could not think of Joni Mitchell unaided, so take another DQ. Male Real person Dead European ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/28 "2008-08-01T13:53:28Z")
Are you a German doctor? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/29 "2008-08-01T15:55:52Z")
No and I don’t know who is - take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/30 "2008-08-01T18:06:43Z")
The Watergate scandal figure I had in mind was [John Mitchell.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Mitchell) DQ: Are you primarily known as a writer? IQ: Are you an Olympic softball player from the USA? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/31 "2008-08-01T18:24:40Z")
Joseph Mengele was a German Doctor… DQ: Are you from the UK? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/32 "2008-08-01T18:32:33Z")
My two remaining DQ’s: 1. Were you involved in the entertainment business? 2. Were you involved in sports? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/33 "2008-08-01T18:33:54Z")
Do people write you letters asking if it’s okay to wear white shoes after Labor Day, or to send thank-you notes by e-mail? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/34 "2008-08-01T18:34:59Z")
Did you write the opera “Manon”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/35 "2008-08-01T18:37:10Z")
Did Dickens say you were “dead as a doornail”? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/36 "2008-08-01T20:52:24Z")
I’m not Jules Massanet or Jacob Marley, and I’m going to guess at Juliet for Miss Manners’ first name, but if I’m wrong or you meant someone else, one DQ to **astorian**. **Sternvogel** gets a DQ for the softball player. Existing DQs answered in the following summary of the story so far: Male Real person Dead European Not primarily known as a writer Not from the UK Involved in the entertainment business Not involved in sports ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/37 "2008-08-02T02:00:26Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] **astorian** and **Governor Quinn** get four and three DQs respectively. [/QUOTE] Candidate for Congress: James Michener, the novelist, ran as a Dem in 1962. Man with hanger-on trouble: Julius “Groucho” Marx, whose relationship with Erin Fleming in his last years has accumulated notoriety. Man who got a post over sleep: Jim McKay, and the reference is to 1972 Munich. My DQs: 1. Were you alive at any point during the 20th century? 2. Were you of note as a stage performer? 3. Did you work in the film industry in any capacity? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/38 "2008-08-02T05:41:52Z")
Miss Manners’ real name is Judith Martin, so I’ll take a DQ. DQ: Were you an actor? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/39 "2008-08-02T05:42:57Z")
Was Rod Tidwell your only client? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-37/458371/40 "2008-08-02T05:44:29Z")
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