# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/121 "2011-08-12T10:02:49Z")
IQ: Are you Russia’s greatest love machine? ---
**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 12, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/122 "2011-08-12T16:03:11Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Okay, substitute DQ: Were you born in the 20th century? > [@Sternvogel](#): > > …DQ: Are you a political figure? > > IQ: Were you the actor in a classic scene in which a woman asked you, “More cold duck for Smitty?” No, I’m not… Robert Stack? 1. Dead 2. Not European 3. Real 4. First name starts with “R” 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such > [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > IQ: Are you Russia’s greatest love machine? No, I’m not Rasputin, the swingingest mad monk evah! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/123 "2011-08-12T16:46:48Z")
Was Lieutenant Columbo based on a seemingly slow-witted magistrate who pursued you for murder? ---
**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 12, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/124 "2011-08-12T17:24:44Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Was Lieutenant Columbo based on a seemingly slow-witted magistrate who pursued you for murder? Hmm. I should know this, but don’t. Ask a DQ. ---
**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 12, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/125 "2011-08-12T17:39:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. Dead > > Dunno about the thief, either, although I’m sure I’ll recognize the name. I was going for Robert Maxwell - again, most infamous in the UK, but I would have thought at least as well-known even internationally as Botticelli. DQ: Professional sportsman? IQ: Is your second most famous occupation narrating the “Thomas the Tank Engine” children’s TV series? ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/126 "2011-08-12T18:24:05Z")
IQ: Are you nicknamed “The Wall” for your defensive batting style? ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/127 "2011-08-12T18:32:25Z")
Actually, scratch that one. Rahul Dravid is much better known than Boticelli, but only in countires that play cricket. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/128 "2011-08-12T19:20:07Z")
IQ: Were you one of the inspirations for Chief Wiggum? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/129 "2011-08-12T19:57:19Z")
Levinson and Link, the creators of Columbo, often said that the Lieutenant was based on the magistrate who investigated Rodion Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky’s **Crime and Punishment.** They also say they originally offered the role to Bing Crosby! DQ: Are you American? ---
**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 13, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/130 "2011-08-13T02:48:11Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > …DQ: Professional sportsman? > > IQ: Is your second most famous occupation narrating the “Thomas the Tank Engine” children’s TV series? No, I’m not Ringo Starr. > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Were you one of the inspirations for Chief Wiggum? Dunno. You got me. Ask a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > …DQ: Are you American? 1. Dead 2. Not European 3. Real 4. First name starts with “R” 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such 7. Not a pro sportsman 8. Not American ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/131 "2011-08-13T03:02:19Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: Were you one of the inspirations for Chief Wiggum? > Dunno. You got me. Ask a DQ. You’re not Edward G. Robinson(Where’s your messiah now?) DQ: Male or female? IQ: Are you known for suave(arguably bordering on foppish) portrayals of men in shady professions? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/132 "2011-08-13T03:44:15Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Were you the actor in a classic scene in which a woman asked you, “More cold duck for Smitty?” This was Jack Riley, who played Mr. Carlin on _The Bob Newhart Show_. In the scene, he pretended his name was Dick Smith, leading the woman to call him “Smitty”. DQ: Are you known for writing (novels, newspaper columns, movie scripts, whatever)? IQ: Are you the protagonist of a series of novels by John Updike? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/133 "2011-08-13T04:38:34Z")
Did you just barely miss out on baseball’s Triple Crown when Mickey Vernon pulled 1 point ahead of you in batting average? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/134 "2011-08-13T04:39:37Z")
Are you a former all-Pro quarterback who co-starred with John Wayne in “The Unconquered”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/135 "2011-08-13T04:40:49Z")
Were you a wacky, zany morning DJ in Kansas City, under the alias “Jeff Christie”? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/136 "2011-08-13T19:38:05Z")
IQ: Has your name become synonymous with certain…um…discharges? ---
**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 13, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/137 "2011-08-13T22:45:11Z")
On line for another 10 minutes and then who knows when I’ll get to connect again… I had totally forgotten that Mr. Creosote’s first name actually was ‘_Mister_’. I remember reading that in some fanzine/review about 20 + years ago. IQ: Was your last literary effort (of a significant body of work, including novels, poetry and essays) the libretto to the opera “The Golden Ass”, the which opera had been foreshadowed by a mention in one of your earlier novels? ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/138 "2011-08-14T01:55:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > … > DQ: Male or female? > > IQ: Are you known for suave (arguably bordering on foppish) portrayals of men in shady professions? Dunno. Ask a DQ. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > … > DQ: Are you known for writing (novels, newspaper columns, movie scripts, whatever)? > > IQ: Are you the protagonist of a series of novels by John Updike? No, I’m not Rabbit. 1. Dead 2. Not European 3. Real 4. First name starts with “R” 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such 7. Not a pro sportsman 8. Not American 9. Male 10. Not known for writing ---
**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 14, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/139 "2011-08-14T01:59:29Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did you just barely miss out on baseball’s Triple Crown when Mickey Vernon pulled 1 point ahead of you in batting average? Dunno. DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Are you a former all-Pro quarterback who co-starred with John Wayne in “The Unconquered”? Dunno again. DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > Were you a wacky, zany morning DJ in Kansas City, under the alias “Jeff Christie”? Yeesh, one more DQ! > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Has your name become synonymous with certain…um…discharges? No, I’m not Rick “Thanks a lot, Dan Savage!” Santorum. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > …IQ: Was your last literary effort (of a significant body of work, including novels, poetry and essays) the libretto to the opera “The Golden Ass”, the which opera had been foreshadowed by a mention in one of your earlier novels? No, I’m not Richard Jenkins. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030/140 "2011-08-14T02:41:43Z")
1. The guy who BARELY missed out on baseball’s Triple crown was Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians, in 1953. 2. The quarterback who co-starred in John Wayne’s _ **The Unconquered** _ was Roman Gabriel of the Los Angeles Rams. 3. The wacky zany DJ in Kansas City was Rush Limbaugh. DQ1: Were you born north of the Equator? DQ2: Were you an entertainer of any kind? DQ3: Were you a scientist or inventor? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2011/591030.md?page=8)