# Botticelli - Aug. 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881 "2021-08-02T17:36:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/61 "2021-08-11T15:27:43Z")

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I am not Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, or Pissarro

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**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 11, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/62 "2021-08-11T16:08:22Z")

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IQs:

Were you Brett’s buddy and boss aboard the USCSS _Nostromo_?  
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation?  
Were you a friend and confidante of George Washington in Philadelphia high society at the time?

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**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 11, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/63 "2021-08-11T16:58:01Z")

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IQ1: Were you the mayor of Living Island, later ripped off by McDonalds for their McDonaldsland ad campaign?  
IQ2: Are you the creator of _Adventure Time_?  
IQ3: Were you a basic pleasure model replicant?

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**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 11, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/64 "2021-08-11T17:02:58Z")

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IQs:  
1. Tyler, you, Taylor?  
2. In _The Usual Suspects_ did you play Kobayashi?  
3. A comedienne, did you appear in a videotape of standup comedy available only to Pop-tarts buyers, and muse about why one might end up eating the whole box?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/65 "2021-08-11T17:43:27Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you Brett’s buddy and boss aboard the USCSS _Nostromo_ ?  
> Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation?  
> Were you a friend and confidante of George Washington in Philadelphia high society at the time?

DQ, DQ, I am not Elizabeth Powel

> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ1: Were you the mayor of Living Island, later ripped off by McDonalds for their McDonaldsland ad campaign?  
> IQ2: Are you the creator of _Adventure Time_ ?  
> IQ3: Were you a basic pleasure model replicant?

Take 3 DQs

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Tyler, you, Taylor?
> 2. In _The Usual Suspects_ did you play Kobayashi?
> 3. A comedienne, did you appear in a videotape of standup comedy available only to Pop-tarts buyers, and muse about why one might end up eating the whole box?

DQ, DQ, I am not Paula Poundstone

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**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 11, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/66 "2021-08-11T17:50:36Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > > IQ1: Were you the mayor of Living Island, later ripped off by McDonalds for their McDonaldsland ad campaign?  
> > > IQ2: Are you the creator of _Adventure Time_ ?  
> > > IQ3: Were you a basic pleasure model replicant?
> 
> Take 3 DQs

H.R. Pufnstuf  
Pendleton Ward  
Pris - played by Daryl Hannah in _Blade Runner_

DQs:  
Real?  
Male?  
Last name starts with P?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/67 "2021-08-11T17:55:52Z")

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**I am P**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Known by one name

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**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 11, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/68 "2021-08-11T17:58:22Z")

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Swept me.

1. Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_?
2. Did you play Santa Claus’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_?
3. Did you have a hit with _Dont Let Me Get Me_?

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**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 11, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/69 "2021-08-11T18:06:21Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> DQ, DQ, I am not Paula Poundstone

1 (between Tyler and Taylor) was James K. Polk; 2 (played Kobayashi in _The Usual Suspects_) was Pete Postlethwaite.

DQs:  
1. created after 1970?  
2. created by American(s)?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/70 "2021-08-11T18:16:59Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> - Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ ?
> - Did you play Santa Claus’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_ ?
> - Did you have a hit with _Dont Let Me Get Me_ ?

I should have the cast memorized by now, but alas… DQ, DQ, I am not Pink.

**I am P**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Known by one name
4. Created before 1970
5. NOT created by American(s)

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**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 11, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/71 "2021-08-11T19:08:47Z")

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IQ1: Were you a sorcerer and Duke of Milan exiled along with your daughter Miranda by your usurping brother Antonio?  
IQ2: Did you change Bottom’s head to that of a donkey?  
IQ3: Were you stabbed by your boss’ nephew while hiding behind a curtain?

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**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 11, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/72 "2021-08-11T19:39:18Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you Brett’s buddy and boss aboard the USCSS _Nostromo_? - Parker (Yaphet Kotto), in _Alien_  
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in Asimov’s books  
Were you a friend and confidante of George Washington in Philadelphia high society at the time? - Yes, Elizabeth Powel (I happen to know a descendant of hers)

DQs:

Created by a European?  
First appeared in print?

IQs:

Were you a noted British suffragist?  
Did you tell a small mammal not to drive angry?  
Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_?

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**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 11, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/73 "2021-08-11T19:45:20Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > - Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on _The Adventures of Superman_ ?
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> > > - Did you play Santa Claus’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_ ?
> > > - Did you have a hit with _Dont Let Me Get Me_ ?
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> I should have the cast memorized by now, but alas… DQ, DQ, I am not Pink.

#1 was Phil Tead.  
#2 was John Payne.  
Correct on P!nk.

DQ: Human?  
1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/74 "2021-08-11T21:10:47Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a sorcerer and Duke of Milan exiled along with your daughter Miranda by your usurping brother Antonio?  
> IQ2: Did you change Bottom’s head to that of a donkey?  
> IQ3: Were you stabbed by your boss’ nephew while hiding behind a curtain?

I am not Prospero, Puck or Polonius

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you a noted British suffragist?  
> Did you tell a small mammal not to drive angry?  
> Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s _Hercules_ ?

I am not Emmaline Pankhurst, DQ, I am not Phil

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/75 "2021-08-11T21:12:57Z")

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**I am P**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Known by one name
4. Created before 1970
5. NOT created by American(s)
6. Created by a European
7. First appeared in print
8. Human

(One DQ held by Prof- doing this so I remember)

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**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 11, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/76 "2021-08-11T21:15:27Z")

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DQ: First created after 1899?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/77 "2021-08-11T21:16:26Z")

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**I am P**

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Known by one name
4. Created before 1970
5. NOT created by American(s)
6. Created by a European
7. First appeared in print
8. Human
9. Created before 1899

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**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 11, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/78 "2021-08-11T22:31:24Z")

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Sweep!

IQ1: Were you Dr. Frankenstein’s previous mentor in _Bride of Frankenstein_?  
IQ2: Did you pen two of the Parent Music Resource Center’s “Filthy 15” songs?  
IQ3: Were you the long-time announcer for _Saturday Night Live_?

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**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 11, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/79 "2021-08-11T22:46:51Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist of a children’s book by Carlo Collodi?
2. Did Hayley Mills play you in a Disney movie?
3. Is your name linked with Gargantua?

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**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 11, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2021/947881/80 "2021-08-11T23:28:36Z")

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IQs:  
1. Are you a US cabinet member of Maltese descent (thus your distinctive last name)?  
2. Do you have a just-released show on Netflix, _Cooking with_ you?  
3. Are you pondering what I’m pondering?

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