# Botticelli August 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 3, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985 "2023-08-03T02:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/441 "2023-08-30T17:35:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **SMV** , ask another DQ - I won’t count your music question against you, for the reason **Prof. P.** said. Okay, I wasn’t sure if music was included under the umbrella of “the arts” (for the purposes of this game), and I suspected you might be a German composer. DQ: Known for an unusual ability? ---
**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 30, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/442 "2023-08-30T18:09:11Z")
Last DQ: Known for Science? ---
**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 30, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/443 "2023-08-30T19:08:54Z")
H. 1. real 2. last name starts with H 3. male 4. dead 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. died after 1700 9. died after 1799 10. not a native speaker of a Romance language 11. not known for the Arts 11a. not known for music 12. German speaker 13. not known for philosophy 14. not known for politics/military 15. first name begins from A-M 16. probably born west of Vienna 17. not known for business 18. known for unusual personal history 19. not known for an unusual ability 20. not known for Science ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/444 "2023-08-30T20:17:25Z")
Well, there goes my Clever Hans guess. ---
**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 31, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/445 "2023-08-31T15:49:53Z")
Yeah, and I was thinking William Herschel. ---
**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 31, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/446 "2023-08-31T16:23:56Z")
DQ: known for mysterious origin? I think I have one left but let me scroll up…OK, 1 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 31, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/447 "2023-08-31T21:58:53Z")
H. 1. real 2. last name starts with H 3. male 4. dead 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. died after 1700 9. died after 1799 10. not a native speaker of a Romance language 11. not known for the Arts 11a. not known for music 12. German speaker 13. not known for philosophy 14. not known for politics/military 15. first name begins from A-M 16. probably born west of Vienna 17. not known for business 18. known for unusual personal history 19. not known for an unusual ability 20. not known for Science 21. known for mysterious origin Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/448 "2023-08-31T22:40:34Z")
@De\_la-Rues very specific questions makes me think he knows who it is. I have no idea but am eager to learn the story behind this mysteriously produced European. ---
**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 1, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/449 "2023-09-01T01:09:04Z")
DQs 12 and 21 tell me who it is. ---
**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 1, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/450 "2023-09-01T20:23:27Z")
Right, then. Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Sunday. ---
**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 1, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/451 "2023-09-01T22:53:16Z")
No clue. Yet. ---
**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, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/452 "2023-09-02T00:08:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > No clue. Yet. Don’t be silly. There are 21 clues just a few posts up. ---
**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, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/453 "2023-09-02T18:47:36Z")
Hey, I saw them, too! ---
**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, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/454 "2023-09-03T13:53:20Z")
Oh, I see 'em. I’m just stalled. ---
**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, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/455 "2023-09-03T17:04:33Z")
Final DQ: human? ---
**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, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/456 "2023-09-03T17:13:15Z")
The DQ deadline was more than an hour ago, but I’ll answer that anyway. H. 1. real 2. last name starts with H 3. male 4. dead 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. died after 1700 9. died after 1799 10. not a native speaker of a Romance language 11. not known for the Arts 11a. not known for music 12. German speaker 13. not known for philosophy 14. not known for politics/military 15. first name begins from A-M 16. probably born west of Vienna 17. not known for business 18. known for unusual personal history 19. not known for an unusual ability 20. not known for Science 21. known for mysterious origin 22. human Tawk amongst yourselves, and then please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**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 4, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/457 "2023-09-04T15:59:37Z")
Are you the enigmatic Kasper Hauser? ---
**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 4, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/458 "2023-09-04T16:12:52Z")
Oh, nice guess. I thought he was from the 1700s. but I’ve been wrong before. ---
**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 4, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/459 "2023-09-04T16:37:22Z")
I’m sure that’s the correct answer. ---
**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 4, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985/460 "2023-09-04T16:45:31Z")
**DLR** for a buzzer-beater win! Yes, I am the very odd # Kaspar Hauser Heinlein, in _Glory Road,_ suggested he might have been displaced from another universe. For more: [Kaspar Hauser - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaspar_Hauser) Congrats, **DLR** , and well done! Please start a new thread for September, and provide a link here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2023/987985.md?page=24)