# Botticelli, Aug. 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 1, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030 "2011-08-01T13:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/401 "2011-08-30T21:35:35Z")
Did you win the Oscar as Best Actor for your role in a classic horror movie? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/402 "2011-08-30T21:36:38Z")
Did Madonna make her Broadway debut in a play you wrote? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/403 "2011-08-30T22:31:05Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did Madonna make her Broadway debut in a play you wrote? No, I am not David Mamet? I am still trying to pull the Oscar one. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/404 "2011-08-31T01:26:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did your son, in a fit of pique, incorrectly tell someone else you were dead? Martin Crane’s son Frasier once told Sam Malone that his dad was dead. Frasier had just had an argument with his dad. Thus was a continuity error made into a gag! DQ: Visual arts? IQ: Did your son settle in Vermont and become an educational publisher? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/405 "2011-08-31T01:32:16Z")
IQ: Does an easily disproved urban legand claim you unsuccessfully auditioned for The Monkees? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/406 "2011-08-31T02:31:34Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did you win the Oscar as Best Actor for your role in a classic horror movie? No, I am not Fredric March. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/407 "2011-08-31T02:33:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: Visual arts? I am known for my work in the visual arts. 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. Known for accomplishments in the arts 6. Known for accomplishments in the visual arts ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/408 "2011-08-31T02:40:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did your son settle in Vermont and become an educational publisher? I would try the guy with the “reader”, but I can’t quite pull the name. Something like “MacGuffin” but I don’t think that is quite it. So I will go with plan B. No, I am not Horace Mann. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/409 "2011-08-31T02:45:04Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Does an easily disproved urban legand claim you unsuccessfully auditioned for The Monkees? Mickey Dolenz or Michael Nesmith would be easy enough to disprove. But it can’t be that easy. So… No, I am not Jim Morrison? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/410 "2011-08-31T04:16:45Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Does an easily disproved urban legand claim you unsuccessfully auditioned for The Monkees? > [@AppallingGael](#): > > Mickey Dolenz or Michael Nesmith would be easy enough to disprove. But it can’t be that easy. So… > > No, I am not Jim Morrison? No, you are not Charles Manson. The rumor is easily disproved because Manson was in prison at the time “The Monkees” was being cast. DQ: Are you known for accomplishments in photography? IQ: (related): Are you a photographer who shares a name with a Spongebob Squarepants villain? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/411 "2011-08-31T05:40:25Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > No, you are not Charles Manson. The rumor is easily disproved because Manson was in prison at the time “The Monkees” was being cast. > > Another interesting Manson rumor, possibly true, is that he was taught guitar in prison by Alvin “Creepy” Karpis. > DQ: Are you known for accomplishments in photography? > > IQ: (related): Are you a photographer who shares a name with a Spongebob Squarepants villain? Another interesting Manson rumor, possibly true, is that he was taught guitar in prison by Alvin “Creepy” Karpis. 1. Real 2. Male 3. American 4. Dead 5. Known for accomplishments in the arts 6. Known for accomplishments in the visual arts 7. Not known for photography Not up on the sponge, but I like to give the college try, so: no, I am not Margaret Bourke-White. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/412 "2011-08-31T13:38:26Z")
IQ: Are you the composer of the late Renaissance/early Baroque operas ‘Orfeo’, ‘The Return of Ulysses’ and ‘The Coronation of Popea’? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/413 "2011-08-31T13:54:00Z")
Did you play drums for a balding rock legend that Sy Sperling claims was the first celebrity client of Hair Club for Mne? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/414 "2011-08-31T13:55:24Z")
Did you win the very first National League Cy Young award? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/415 "2011-08-31T13:57:13Z")
Are you the furry villain of a Tony-winning musical? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/416 "2011-08-31T15:42:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did your son settle in Vermont and become an educational publisher? > [@AppallingGael](#): > > …No, I am not Horace Mann. No. Famous broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, whose only child Casey is my wife’s former boss. A very nice guy. DQ: Painter? IQ: Did women keep sharing your bed despite your bad breath and terrible teeth? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/417 "2011-08-31T19:51:33Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Are you the composer of the late Renaissance/early Baroque operas ‘Orfeo’, ‘The Return of Ulysses’ and ‘The Coronation of Popea’? No, I am not Monteverdi. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/418 "2011-08-31T19:53:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did you play drums for a balding rock legend that Sy Sperling claims was the first celebrity client of Hair Club for Mne? No, can’t think of anything. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/419 "2011-08-31T19:54:48Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Are you the furry villain of a Tony-winning musical? I’m not going to get this either, but I do want to think about the Cy Young thing a bit. Another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/420 "2011-08-31T19:56:22Z")
Sy Sperling (founder, President and client of Hair Club for Men) says Jimi Hendrix was his first celebrity client… and the drummer of the Jimi Hendrix Experience was Mitch Mitchell. DQ: Were you known for your work in the movie business? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030.md?page=22)