Botticelli - April 2024

Thread Games
21

A clean sweep!

IQs:
1. Did you grin a raccoon out of a tree?
2. “Unhand her, [you]! Unhand her, [you]!..Hey, we’re in a rut”?
3. Were you the “her” referred to above?

22

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Last name starts with D
  5. Living
  6. Not known for the Arts
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Best known for politics/military
  9. White
  10. Not currently in public office
  11. From a state east of the Mississippi River
23
  1. I am not Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
    Take 2 DQs.
24

2 was Dan Backslide, in the Merrie Melodies cartoon “The Dover Boys”; 3 was dainty Dora Standpipe.

DQs:
1. born after 1950?
2. best known specifically from politics?

25

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Last name starts with D
  5. Living
  6. Not known for the Arts
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Best known for politics/military
  9. White
  10. Not currently in public office
  11. From a state east of the Mississippi River
  12. Born before 1950
  13. Best known specifically from politics
26

Dorothy M. Johnson, correct, correct.

DQ: From the South?

27

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Last name starts with D
  5. Living
  6. Not known for the Arts
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Best known for politics/military
  9. White
  10. Not currently in public office
  11. From a state east of the Mississippi River
  12. Born before 1950
  13. Best known specifically from politics
  14. Not from the South
28

IQs:
1. Did you marry Mary Pickford?
2. La la LA la LA, la la LA la LA…were you a deadpan 90s MTV teen and student at Lawndale High?
3. Are you a former president of the European Council?

29
  1. I am not Douglas Fairbanks.
  2. I am not Daria.
  3. Take a DQ.
30

Correct, #1 was Derek Jeter.
#2 was Douglas MacArthur (U.S. and Phillipines)
#3 was Dinah Shore.

DQ1: From a state east of the West Virginia Panhandle?

1 DQ reserved.

31

3 (European Council) was Donald Tusk.

DQ (to get it out of the way): held political office?

32

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Last name starts with D
  5. Living
  6. Not known for the Arts
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Best known for politics/military
  9. White
  10. Not currently in public office
  11. From a state east of the Mississippi River
  12. Born before 1950
  13. Best known specifically from politics
  14. Not from the South
  15. From a state east of West Virginia’s Panhandle
  16. Held political office
33

Ahem.

34

Ahem.

Mea culpa! Take 3 DQs.

35

No worries, and thanks. 'Twas Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin and Dianne Feinstein.

DQs:

A Democrat?
Best known for Federal office?
Best known for elective office?

IQs:

Did Christopher Lee play you in the Star Wars prequels?
Were you Governor of Ohio during the Civil War?
Did you ride across the British countryside pulling a huge bag labeled “SWAG”?

36

IQs:
1. Were you constantly ogled by your boss, working 9 to 5 at Consolidated Companies (it’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it)?
2. Did you play the above character?
3. Did you play her boss?

37

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Last name starts with D
  5. Living
  6. Not known for the Arts
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Best known for politics/military
  9. White
  10. Not currently in public office
  11. From a state east of the Mississippi River
  12. Born before 1950
  13. Best known specifically from politics
  14. Not from the South
  15. From a state east of West Virginia’s Panhandle
  16. Held political office
  17. Democrat
  18. Not best known for Federal office
  19. Equally well known, IMHO, for serving in an elective office, and for not serving in one particular elective office.
38
  1. I am not Count Dooku.
    Take 2 DQs.
  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Dolly Parton.
  3. I am not Dabney Coleman.

That gives us at least 3 outstanding DQ’s, enough to put us over the 20 limit.

So, please ask all unasked DQs by 6pm EDT tomorrow. Thank you.

39

Last DQ: from east of the Hudson River?

40

1 was Doralee Rhodes. You can tell from these sometimes what I’ve seen lately.

1 DQ reserved.