# Botticelli -- Aug 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645 "2020-07-28T21:40:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/261 "2020-08-14T03:39:28Z")
B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. not alive today 5. kinda sorta known for politics 6. from prose 7. American creator(s) 8. not a European character 9. created after 1950 10. not the main character 11. created before 2000 12. human 13. did not also appear on TV or in a movie 14. only name begins with B 15. created before 1979 16. from a mystery or thriller 17. arguably the protagonist, but mostly not 18. not Asian No more IQs, please; ask all earned DQs by noon Sat. EST. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/262 "2020-08-14T14:22:50Z")
DQ: created after 1965? One DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/263 "2020-08-14T15:16:06Z")
B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. not alive today 5. kinda sorta known for politics 6. from prose 7. American creator(s) 8. not a European character 9. created after 1950 10. not the main character 11. created before 2000 12. human 13. did not also appear on TV or in a movie 14. only name begins with B 15. created before 1979 16. from a mystery or thriller 17. arguably the protagonist, but mostly not 18. not Asian 19. created after 1965 ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/264 "2020-08-15T01:00:55Z")
Final DQ: from a mystery? ---
**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 15, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/265 "2020-08-15T04:27:24Z")
B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. not alive today 5. kinda sorta known for politics 6. from prose 7. American creator(s) 8. not a European character 9. created after 1950 10. not the main character 11. created before 2000 12. human 13. did not also appear on TV or in a movie 14. only name begins with B 15. created before 1979 16. from a mystery or thriller 17. arguably the protagonist, but mostly not 18. not Asian 19. created after 1965 20. not from a mystery ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/266 "2020-08-16T02:52:46Z")
I’m not coming up with anyone. ---
**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 16, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/267 "2020-08-16T02:59:12Z")
Please ask all earned “Are you OnlyName?” questions by noon EST Monday. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/268 "2020-08-16T14:05:38Z")
Pass. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/269 "2020-08-16T16:21:12Z")
I can’t think of anything. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/270 "2020-08-17T09:07:06Z")
All I can think of is Jason Bourne and that is so obviously not right. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/271 "2020-08-17T12:12:05Z")
Still nada. ---
**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 17, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/272 "2020-08-17T16:39:29Z")
Right, then. I am # Ballard The secretive, near-legendary organizer of Sanctuary and helper of runners in the 1967 dystopic sf novel _Logan’s Run_ by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. The character doesn’t appear in the cheesy 1976 movie. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/273 "2020-08-17T16:51:05Z")
Ah. Never read it. Saw the movie, though. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/274 "2020-08-17T16:59:20Z")
Read the book in '76 or '77, shortly after seeing the movie. Don’t remember the character. ---
**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 17, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/275 "2020-08-17T20:27:54Z")
Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/276 "2020-08-18T06:07:20Z")
I 'm game. I am **Y**. ---
**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 18, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/277 "2020-08-18T14:05:36Z")
Should have been clearer. I was asking if anyone else had heard of Ballard. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/278 "2020-08-19T05:47:43Z")
Ah. I read the book in about 1985? I don’t remember much. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/279 "2020-08-19T14:17:52Z")
Haven’t read the book either. ---
**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 19, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/280 "2020-08-19T14:48:10Z")
OK, thanks anyway. **kitap** has the ball with Y, then. IQs: Did you hail from Turkana IV? Were you that person’s sister? Were you a _Baywatch_ costar? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=15)