# Botticelli - Aug 2026

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035 "2026-07-31T01:10:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 18

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/341 "2026-09-01T23:38:14Z")

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DQs:

1. Real

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/342 "2026-09-01T23:42:28Z")

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Swept me. Nick X3

It amused me to have three Nick’s like Nick, Nancy Drew’s boyfriend

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/343 "2026-09-01T23:44:29Z")

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Who was a Ned. Not a Nick.

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/344 "2026-09-02T00:12:10Z")

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Sigh, that’s the second thing I’ve misremembered today. (Not telling the first, because I might still figure out a set of clues for the N people, they just didn’t do the thing I was thinking of)

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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:** [September 2, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/345 "2026-09-02T01:03:09Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> IQs
> 
> Are you the rotund Welsh center of thevhighly esteemed, pancakes included, vitamin enriched 1950s BBC radio series The Goon Show?  
> Were you a taciturn deadpan comic of 1930s films?.  
> Did Nick Chopper lose his head over you?
> 
> I am not Neddie Seagoon, take a DQ and I am not Nimmie Ami
> 
> Eureka:

Correct, Ned Sparks, correct.

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/346 "2026-09-02T01:39:11Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> > [@SunUp](#):
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> > IQs:
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> > 1. Are you a member of the E Street Band?  
> > 2-3. Are you a member of Mötley Crüe?
> 
> Take 2 DQs and I am not Nikki Sixx.

#1 was Nils Lofgren.  
#2 was Vince Neil.  
Correct on #3.

DQs:  
Female?  
Living?

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/347 "2026-09-02T02:14:26Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you Ye’s daughter?
2. Did you serve one term as president of the NRA?
3. Were charges of you engaging in underage sex with a teenaged Traci Lords dropped by prosecutors?

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**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:** [September 2, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/348 "2026-09-02T02:33:46Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
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> > IQ1: Does the first ‘N’ in “never try eating nectarines since juice may dispense” refer to you?  
> > IQ2: Does the second ‘N’ in “never try eating nectarines since juice may dispense” refer to you?  
> > IQ3: Were you the son of an Atlantian princess and a human ses captain?
> 
> Sorry!  
> Take 2 DQs and I am not Namor

Nicholas Bradford  
Nancy Bradford  
correct

Two DQs reserved.

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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:** [September 2, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/349 "2026-09-02T03:52:44Z")

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IQs:  
1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi?  
2. Called a “fair maiden”, did your character say “Sorry, neither”?  
3. Did Bear have a crush on you?

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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:** [September 2, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/350 "2026-09-02T04:18:28Z")

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IQs:

Were you George Washington’s top general in the South?  
Did Steve Martin play you in _The Jerk_?  
Were you a pain in the ass to Capt. Kirk on Deep Space Station K-7?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/351 "2026-09-02T19:26:14Z")

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1. Did you write a novel about turning silver into gold?
2. Are you associated with the Iran-Contra Affair?
3. Are you a ridiculously prolific romance novelist who also writes futuristic mysteries under a pen name?

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/352 "2026-09-02T23:38:19Z")

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> [@knoodler](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you Ye’s daughter?
> 2. Did you serve one term as president of the NRA?
> 3. Were charges of you engaging in underage sex with a teenaged Traci Lords dropped by prosecutors?

I am not North and take 2 DQs.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi?  
> 2. Called a “fair maiden”, did your character say “Sorry, neither”?  
> 3. Did Bear have a crush on you?

Take 2 DQs and I am not Nichelle Nichols.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Were you George Washington’s top general in the South?  
> Did Steve Martin play you in _The Jerk_?  
> Were you a pain in the ass to Capt. Kirk on Deep Space Station K-7?

Take a DQ, I am not Navin, take another DQ.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/353 "2026-09-02T23:39:52Z")

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> [@knoodler](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you Ye’s daughter?
> 2. Did you serve one term as president of the NRA?
> 3. Were charges of you engaging in underage sex with a teenaged Traci Lords dropped by prosecutors?

I am not North and take 2 DQs.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi?  
> 2. Called a “fair maiden”, did your character say “Sorry, neither”?  
> 3. Did Bear have a crush on you?

Take 2 DQs and I am not Nichelle Nichols.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Were you George Washington’s top general in the South?  
> Did Steve Martin play you in _The Jerk_?  
> Were you a pain in the ass to Capt. Kirk on Deep Space Station K-7?

Take a DQ, I am not Navin, take another DQ.

> [@Eureka](#):
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> 1. Did you write a novel about turning silver into gold?
> 2. Are you associated with the Iran-Contra Affair?
> 3. Are you a ridiculously prolific romance novelist who also writes futuristic mysteries under a pen name?

Take a DQ, I am not Ollie North, the Mute Marine, and I am not Nora Roberts.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/354 "2026-09-02T23:41:02Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Female
3. Living

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/355 "2026-09-02T23:47:42Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you boycott an SNL episode because of the featured host (and his comic persona)?
2. Are you a daughter of Ravi Shankar?
3. Was your husband attacked by a hammer-wielding assailant who wanted to find you?

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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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/356 "2026-09-03T00:13:29Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Did you work as a lawyer for Pepsi?  
> 2. Called a “fair maiden”, did your character say “Sorry, neither”?  
> 3. Did Bear have a crush on you?

> [@kitap](#):
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> Take 2 DQs and I am not Nichelle Nichols.

1 was Richard Nixon; 3 was Nikki, in _Obsession_.

DQs:  
1. known from the arts?  
2. first name begins with N?

IQs:  
1. Are you a cute and annoying kitten in _Garfield_?  
2. Did you found a hot dog stand-turned-Famous restaurant chain?  
3. Did you play Nikki in _Obsession_?

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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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/357 "2026-09-03T00:53:12Z")

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DQ: Born after 1960?

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**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:** [September 3, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/358 "2026-09-03T00:57:38Z")

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DQ: American?

One DQ reserved.

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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:** [September 3, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/359 "2026-09-03T03:12:15Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you George Washington’s top general in the South? - Nathanael Greene  
Did Steve Martin play you in _The Jerk_? - Yes, Navin Johnson  
Were you a pain in the ass to Capt. Kirk on Deep Space Station K-7? - Nilz Baris, in TOS “The Trouble with Tribbles”

DQs:

White?  
Considered a beauty?

IQs:

Have you played a princess, a retired Army officer, a prima ballerina and a First Lady?  
Did you win the unwelcome nickname “Commissary”?  
Were you a very stupid member of a British rock band?

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/360 "2026-09-03T05:55:42Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> > [@knoodler](#):
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> > 1. Are you Ye’s daughter?
> > 2. Did you serve one term as president of the NRA?
> > 3. Were charges of you engaging in underage sex with a teenaged Traci Lords dropped by prosecutors?
> 
> I am not North and take 2 DQs.

Correct  
Oliver North  
Peter North

North x3!

2 DQs reserved

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