# Botticelli - August 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 31, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070 "2024-07-31T19:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/61 "2024-08-06T14:13:13Z")
Well it’s a good thing that guess was enough to get the win, or I might have tried “Annie Solomon” for my final question, which would have been a miss of humiliating proportions. I was mostly trying to hit the profession with my last two DQs, so I tried educator, then tacked on “tutor” when I thought about _The Miracle Worker_. (If I had missed, I would have asked about the medical profession.) OK, on to the next round. I am # F ---
**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 6, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/62 "2024-08-06T14:20:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the big name star of a sitcom in which you only briefly appeared per episode? 2. Did you have hits with _Ain’t Misbehavin’_ and _Honeysuckle Rose_? 3. In the comic strip _Peanuts_, do you have naturally curly hair? ---
**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 6, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/63 "2024-08-06T20:26:59Z")
IQs: Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? Did you command Hill Street Station? Were you the action guy on _FYI_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/64 "2024-08-07T01:56:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the big name star of a sitcom in which you only briefly appeared per episode? > 2. Did you have hits with _Ain’t Misbehavin’_ and _Honeysuckle Rose_? > 3. In the comic strip _Peanuts_, do you have naturally curly hair? Take 2 DQs. I am not… Frederica? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? > Did you command Hill Street Station? > Were you the action guy on _FYI_? Take a DQ. I am not Frank Furillo. Take another DQ. ---
**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 7, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/65 "2024-08-07T17:00:05Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > Qs: > > > > 1. Were you the big name star of a sitcom in which you only briefly appeared per episode? > > 2. Did you have hits with _Ain’t Misbehavin’_ and _Honeysuckle Rose_? > > 3. In the comic strip _Peanuts_, do you have naturally curly hair? > > Take 2 DQs. > I am not… Frederica? #1 was Fred Macmurray of _My Three Sons_. Typically he’d show up near the end of the show to give one of his sons his wise fatherly advice. #2 was Fats Waller. #3 is Frieda. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with F? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/66 "2024-08-07T17:02:05Z")
F. 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with F. ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/67 "2024-08-07T19:22:35Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the “bad guy” in the early seasons of M \* A \* S \* H? 2. Were you mayor of New York City during the Depression? 3. Did you write _The Conning Tower_ for _The Herald Tribune_? ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/68 "2024-08-07T20:08:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf Did you command Hill Street Station? - Yes, Capt. Frank Furillo (loved that show!) Were you the action guy on _FYI_? - Frank Fontana, on _Murphy Brown_ Frank x3! DQs: American? Would be alive today, if real? IQs: Did you say that Washington’s 1776-77 New Jersey campaign was “the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements"? Were you the son of two fictional psychologists? Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/69 "2024-08-07T20:30:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the “bad guy” in the early seasons of M \* A \* S \* H? > 2. Were you mayor of New York City during the Depression? > 3. Did you write _The Conning Tower_ for _The Herald Tribune_? I am not Frank Burns. I am not Fiorello LaGuardia. Take a DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you say that Washington’s 1776-77 New Jersey campaign was “the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements"? > Were you the son of two fictional psychologists? > Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor as Chief Justice of the United States? I am not… Ferdinand Foch? I am not… Frasier Crane, Jr.? I am not… Felix Frankfurter? Tough ones. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/70 "2024-08-07T20:32:52Z")
F. 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with F. 4. American. 5. Is part of a franchise that has been rebooted multiple times. The first incarnation of the character would not be alive today; later incarnations probably would be. ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/71 "2024-08-07T20:41:59Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the “bad guy” in the early seasons of M \* A \* S \* H? > > 2. Were you mayor of New York City during the Depression? > > 3. Did you write _The Conning Tower_ for _The Herald Tribune_? > > I am not Frank Burns. > I am not Fiorello LaGuardia. > Take a DQ. Correct, correct, and Franklin P. Adams. DQ: From a series of novels? ---
**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 7, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/72 "2024-08-07T20:43:34Z")
IQs: 1. Are you and your brother Joe boy detectives? 2. Was your roommate Oscar Madison? 3. Are you the hero of the Sharknado series? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/73 "2024-08-08T03:56:48Z")
I am not Frank Hardy. I am not Felix Unger. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/74 "2024-08-08T03:57:26Z")
F. 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Last name does not start with F. 4. American. 5. Is part of a franchise that has been rebooted multiple times. The first incarnation of the character would not be alive today; later incarnations probably would be. 6. From a series of novels. ---
**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 8, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/75 "2024-08-08T14:38:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you and your brother Joe boy detectives? > 2. Was your roommate Oscar Madison? > 3. Are you the hero of the Sharknado series? > [@SunUp](#): > > I am not Frank Hardy. > I am not Felix Unger. > Take a DQ. Correct, Correct, and Fin Shepard. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/76 "2024-08-09T05:00:54Z")
1. Are you Nancy Drew’s friend Bess’s cousin? 2. Are you a Bobbsey twin? 3. Are you their twin? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/77 "2024-08-09T06:33:49Z")
Take 3 DQs. I haven’t run everyone into a dead end, have I? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/78 "2024-08-09T06:59:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you Nancy Drew’s friend Bess’s cousin? > 2. Are you a Bobbsey twin? > 3. Are you their twin? George Fayne, Freddie and Flossie. Or Flossie and Freddie if you prefer. DQ: 1. From a mystery series? 2. Has the series ever been adapted? Nah, sometimes there’s a small lull, that’s all. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/79 "2024-08-09T13:31:21Z")
My grandson visited us yesterday, so that took up most of my time. DQ: Created after 1959? IQs: 1. In the French version of your story, were you known as Guy L’Eclair? 2. Are you Santa Claus’s brother? 3. Are you a magician who occasionally battled the Justice League of America? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070/80 "2024-08-09T16:41:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. In the French version of your story, were you known as Guy L’Eclair? > 2. Are you Santa Claus’s brother? > 3. Are you a magician who occasionally battled the Justice League of America? Take a DQ. I am not Fred Claus. Take another DQ. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2024/1005070.md?page=5)