# Botticelli, August 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698 "2025-08-04T18:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/81 "2025-08-10T05:15:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you star in _The Limey_? > Were you the odd butler in _Manos: The Hands of Fate_? > Did you arrange for the remains of John Paul Jones to be reburied at the U.S. Naval Academy? I am not Terrence Stamp. I am not Torgo. I am not… Theodore Roosevelt? > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you one of Kellogg’s most enduring cereal mascots since the 1950s? > 2. Did you voice the above for from the 1950s until your death in 2005? > 3. Are you the portly best friend of Little Lulu? I am not Tony the Tiger. I am not Thurl Ravenscroft. 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 10, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/82 "2025-08-10T05:16:35Z")
# T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Born after 1970 6. European 7. Best known for the arts 8. Last name starts with T 9. Native English speaker 10. Known for the performing arts 11. Not known for acting 12. Has won awards, but not really a top award, in his field 13. Considered handsome 14. Known for singing 15. First name starts with A-M 16. Has not been knighted or ennobled ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/83 "2025-08-10T14:17:11Z")
Correct, correct, and Tubby Tomkins 2 DQs reserved IQs: 1. Were you the first head writer at _SNL_? 2. Did you play the eponymous _She-Hulk, Attorney at Law_? 3. Did you star in a TV drama about a woman with multiple personalitites? ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/84 "2025-08-10T15:21:38Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the lead singer for Aerosmith? 2. Did you have a hit with _Fire And Rain_? 3. Did you write _Summa Theologica_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/85 "2025-08-10T21:48:13Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Were you the first head writer at _SNL_? > 2. Did you play the eponymous _She-Hulk, Attorney at Law_? > 3. Did you star in a TV drama about a woman with multiple personalitites? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the lead singer for Aerosmith? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Fire And Rain_? > 3. Did you write _Summa Theologica_? I am not Steven Tyler. I am not James Taylor. I am not St. Thomas Aquinas. I thnk that’s it for the IQs. Please ask all outstanding DQs by tomorrow, August 11. 9 p.m. EDT. ---
**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 10, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/86 "2025-08-10T22:15:18Z")
Swept me. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/87 "2025-08-10T23:12:01Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you the first head writer at _SNL_? > > 2. Did you play the eponymous _She-Hulk, Attorney at Law_? > > 3. Did you star in a TV drama about a woman with multiple personalitites? > > Take 3 DQs. Tina Fey, Tatiana Maslany, Toni Collette (_The United States of Tara_) DQs: Sings in a band? Has competed in singing contests (American Idol, UK’s Got Talent, etc.) Has at least one Top Ten Billboard hit in the US? 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/88 "2025-08-10T23:25:42Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > > > 1. Were you the first head writer at _SNL_? > > > … > > > > Take 3 DQs. > > Tina Fey, First _female_ head writer? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/89 "2025-08-10T23:32:03Z")
# T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Born after 1970 6. European 7. Best known for the arts 8. Last name starts with T 9. Native English speaker 10. Known for the performing arts 11. Not known for acting 12. Has won awards, but not really a top award, in his field 13. Considered handsome 14. Known for singing 15. First name starts with A-M 16. Has not been knighted or ennobled 17. Sings in a band; band has not performed together for years, and also has a solo career 18. Has competed in singing contests 19. Has at least one Top Ten Billboard hit as a member of the band; none as a solo artist ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/90 "2025-08-10T23:33:24Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > First _female_ head writer? I frucked up. Correction: 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 11, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/91 "2025-08-11T02:08:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Swept me. Me, too! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/92 "2025-08-11T21:37:04Z")
I’m out of ideas; I’ll give up my last DQ to anyone who wants it. ---
**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 12, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/93 "2025-08-12T01:32:27Z")
knoodler’s DQ: Top Ten hit was released before 2010? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/94 "2025-08-12T01:42:56Z")
# T 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Not American 5. Born after 1970 6. European 7. Best known for the arts 8. Last name starts with T 9. Native English speaker 10. Known for the performing arts 11. Not known for acting 12. Has won awards, but not really a top award, in his field 13. Considered handsome 14. Known for singing 15. First name starts with A-M 16. Has not been knighted or ennobled 17. Sings in a band; band has not performed together for years, and also has a solo career 18. Has competed in singing contests 19. Has at least one Top Ten Billboard hit as a member of the band; none as a solo artist 20. All Billboard Top 10 hits released after 2010 OK, I’ll take any “are you firstname lastname?” questions between now and noon EDT Wednesday, August 13th. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/95 "2025-08-12T02:13:43Z")
Pass. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/96 "2025-08-12T02:15:02Z")
The only British boy band I can think of is One Direction, and I don’t know who’s in that. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/97 "2025-08-12T02:39:47Z")
I’m also coming up blank. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/98 "2025-08-12T02:59:00Z")
That just leaves knoodler… (Unless EH or the Prof has a flash of brilliance whilst asleep tonight.) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/99 "2025-08-12T14:45:06Z")
I’ll gamble on Justin Timberlake? EDIT: Nope, he’s American. OK, I’ll give up: who is it? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698/100 "2025-08-14T00:54:06Z")
OK folks, I am # Louis Tomlinson member of (as Prof.P noted) One Direction, veteran of _The X Factor_ and recently a solo singer, and a prominent face on the poster in SunLass’s room where I spent last week isolating with covid. I suspect we need to kick it back to **knoodler**? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2025/1021698.md?page=6)