Botticelli - August 2018

Thread Games
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DQ:

Was ever knighted or ennobled?

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Take a DQ.

DQs:

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. not American
  5. born before 1950
  6. European
  7. last name starts with C
  8. born after 1800
  9. not known from the Arts
  10. from the UK
  11. not known for politics/royalty
  12. not known for science, but is associated with innovation
  13. not known for military service
  14. primarily known for a single event (innovating something)
  15. born before 1900
  16. not known for a crime
  17. known before 1914, but greatest fame really came afterwards
  18. English
  19. innovation did not have direct military application
  20. wasn’t knighted or ennobled
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That was Guy Stewart Callendar.

I have 2 DQs reserved. However, it is your call as to whether or not to call it at 20 DQs or to allow people to use their reserved DQs. We’ve played it both ways.

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If you’re allowing remaining DQs,
DQ: Known for food & drink?

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Drawing a blank so far. Think think think…

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OK, use up the reserved DQs.

DQs:

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. not American
  5. born before 1950
  6. European
  7. last name starts with C
  8. born after 1800
  9. not known from the Arts
  10. from the UK
  11. not known for politics/royalty
  12. not known for science, but is associated with innovation
  13. not known for military service
  14. primarily known for a single event (innovating something)
  15. born before 1900
  16. not known for a crime
  17. known before 1914, but greatest fame really came afterwards
  18. English
  19. innovation did not have direct military application
  20. wasn’t knighted or ennobled
  21. not known for food & drink
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DQs:

  1. Known for religion, philosophy or social causes?
  2. Known for writing?
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DQs:

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. not American
  5. born before 1950
  6. European
  7. last name starts with C
  8. born after 1800
  9. not known from the Arts
  10. from the UK
  11. not known for politics/royalty
  12. not known for science, but is associated with innovation
  13. not known for military service
  14. primarily known for a single event (innovating something)
  15. born before 1900
  16. not known for a crime
  17. known before 1914, but greatest fame really came afterwards
  18. English
  19. innovation did not have direct military application
  20. wasn’t knighted or ennobled
  21. not known for food & drink
  22. not known for religion, philosophy or social causes
  23. not known for writing
149

Think, think, think…

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DQ:

Are you that English guy who’s dead now, but who did that thing that was innovative and whose last name started with C? 'Cause that’s totally who I’m thinking of.

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Here’s a blank.

I’m drawing it.

152

I’m stumped.

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I think this has gone on long enough.

I am Thomas Crapper!

Purported inventor of the flush toilet, a claim which was popularized by the 1969 tongue-in-cheek biography Flushed with Pride; in reality a Victorian-era plumber, industrialist, holder of six toilet-related patents, and mentioned in a Straight Dope column.

Who goes next?

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Good one! Here’s more on him: Thomas Crapper - Wikipedia

You won the round by stumping us, so you get to go again, DLR.

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Yes, good one, DLR!

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Want to start a new Botticelli thread for September, DLR?

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New thread is up: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=861636