# Botticelli - Aug 2026 **URL:** \ **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:** 3
**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 3, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/41 "2026-08-03T18:29:53Z")
**P** 1. fictional 2. only name starts with P 3. male 4. human 5. originally from prose 6. main character 7. created by American(s) 8. would probably not be alive today, if real 9. sorta kinda from fantasy or sci/fi genre 10. not created after 1960 11. considered a “good guy” 12. not an American character 13. not created before 1900 14. is married or in a romantic relationship 15. Caucasian 16. character is of British descent 17. created after 1930 18. not originally from a novel 19. originally from comics 20. character does not have enhanced or “super” abilities @Elendil_s_Heir has two remaining DQs, and @De_La_Rue has one. Please ask remaining DQs by 2100 Eastern today ~ six and a half hours from now. ---
**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 3, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/42 "2026-08-03T20:20:32Z")
Final DQ: first appeared after 1945? ---
**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 3, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/43 "2026-08-03T20:32:10Z")
**P** 1. fictional 2. only name starts with P 3. male 4. human 5. originally from prose 6. main character 7. created by American(s) 8. would probably not be alive today, if real 9. sorta kinda from fantasy or sci/fi genre 10. not created after 1960 11. considered a “good guy” 12. not an American character 13. not created before 1900 14. is married or in a romantic relationship 15. Caucasian 16. character is of British descent 17. created after 1930 18. not originally from a novel 19. originally from comics 20. character does not have enhanced or “super” abilities 21. first appearance not after 1945 Waiting on EH . . . . ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/44 "2026-08-04T02:20:39Z")
Time for “Firstname Lastname” DQs. @kitap, @knoodler, @De_La_Rue, @Eureka, @Elendil_s_Heir, @SunUp Fictional human male best known by a one-word name that starts with ‘P’. Originally from American comics with a sorta-kinda fantasy or SF theme; a main character; made his first appearance 1931-1945. Caucasian of British ancestry; educated in America (_a point which I had meant to add to DQ12_); married or in a romantic relationship. Would probably not be alive today, if real. A “good guy” who does not have enhanced or “super” abilities. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/45 "2026-08-04T02:26:57Z")
I’ll take a swing at it. Are you the Phantom? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/46 "2026-08-04T02:38:15Z")
Great guess. ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/47 "2026-08-04T02:49:58Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Are you the Phantom? Yes! I am “The Ghost Who Walks”: Kit Walker, the 21st **P** hantom! ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/48 "2026-08-04T10:55:21Z")
An interesting choice (I did a little research this morning). Would not have figured out, am unsure whether I have heard of this Phantom before. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/49 "2026-08-04T12:27:07Z")
The movie with Billy Zane was fun. ---
**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 4, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/50 "2026-08-04T18:27:04Z")
Sorry, I’ve been off the grid since Saturday. Previous IQs: Did you play the title character’s doomed lover in _Oppenheimer_? - Florence Pugh Did Sam Adams abuse your hospitality in a Robert Lawson book? - Yes, Paul Revere, in _Mr. Revere and I_, told from the perspective of Revere’s gallant horse Did Dame Judi Dench play you in a movie about a woman who gave up her son? - The title character in _Philomena_ Well done, **SunUp**! ---
**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 4, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/51 "2026-08-04T19:02:31Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > am unsure whether I have heard of this Phantom before. Wow. I’ve known about the Phantom since I was in the single-digit age range (early '60s). Where/when did you grow up, if you don’t mind my asking? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/52 "2026-08-04T19:08:00Z")
I’m more of an '80s kid, grew up in Minnesota, and am female, which may be relevant. Or possibly I had heard of the Phantom, and just plain forgot, did not pay enough attention to have linked the Phantom to the clues, especially under the circumstances. (Circumstances: stuff going on in real life I’m not talking about here). ---
**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 4, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/53 "2026-08-04T19:37:49Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > I’m more of an '80s kid, grew up in Minnesota, and am female, which may be relevant. Thank you. I’m a couple decades older, and lived in Michigan (as a kid) and Illinois (as a teenager). And I suspect the gender difference may be quite relevant in this case. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/54 "2026-08-04T22:29:54Z")
I remember watching Billy Zane in _The Phantom_ movie, and having seen him prior in _Dead Calm_, a really good thriller with Sam Neill and a young Nicole Kidman. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/55 "2026-08-04T23:08:20Z")
I remember reading _The Phantom_ in the newspaper when I was growing up. I haven’t seen it in a long time, but it’s apparently still running. Although - isn’t “The Phantom” more a title than a name? Kinda like the Dread Pirate Roberts? Anyhow, on we go: I am # R Oh, and I updated our “letters so far”. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/56 "2026-08-05T02:27:36Z")
IQs: 1. Are you perhaps best known for playing Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell? 2. Did you write **Escape From Sobibor**? 3. Are you the main character in **Death Comes As the End**? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/57 "2026-08-05T02:31:17Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an influential mystic who was assassinated in 1916? 2. Were you stranded on an uncharted island, after a mysterious “illness” claimed the other members of your party? 3. Were you able to spin straw into gold? ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/58 "2026-08-05T02:31:30Z")
R it is. IQs: Did you live in the eaves of Rhosghobel? Did you lose the Battle of Chickamauga? Are you the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/59 "2026-08-05T03:01:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you perhaps best known for playing Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell? > 2. Did you write **Escape From Sobibor**? > 3. Are you the main character in **Death Comes As the End**? Take 3 DQs. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an influential mystic who was assassinated in 1916? > 2. Were you stranded on an uncharted island, after a mysterious “illness” claimed the other members of your party? > 3. Were you able to spin straw into gold? I am not Rasputin. I am not… Robinson Crusoe? I am not Rumplestiltskin. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you live in the eaves of Rhosghobel? > Did you lose the Battle of Chickamauga? > Are you the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? I am not Radagast. I am not Major General William Starke Rosecrans. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035/60 "2026-08-05T03:57:10Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you perhaps best known for playing Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell? > 2. Did you write **Escape From Sobibor**? > 3. Are you the main character in **Death Comes As the End**? Rachel Weisz, Richard Rashke, Renisenb DQs: 1. Real? 2. Female? One DQ reserved [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2026/1032035.md?page=4)