# Botticelli - December 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153 "2014-12-02T19:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/501 "2014-12-22T16:53:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Utnapishtim. > Take 2 DQs for the others. correct, Ultraman, Umar DQ: from myth? holding a DQ IQ1: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to attempt to drink the ocean? IQ2: Are you the (Latinized) husband of Gaia and father of the Titans? IQ3: Did you trick the wife of your enemy Gorlois and sleep with her? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/502 "2014-12-22T17:22:26Z")
Chartles Dickens’ smarmy character Uriah Heep inspired a band of the same name, whose biggest hit in the USA was “Easy Living.” Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (aka Lenin) came to the Finland Station in 1917 Leslie Uggams sang “Gimme That Old Time Religion” over the opening credits of the movie version of _ **Inherit the Wind** _ DQ1) First name start with U? DQ2) Ever appear in a movie? Will save one 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:** [December 22, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/503 "2014-12-22T18:47:30Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not from comics 4. Not from myths 5. First “name” starts with U 6. Has appeared in a number of movies On #5, the “first name” is more of a title, relationship or honorific than a name. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/504 "2014-12-22T18:48:40Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > correct, Ultraman, Umar > > DQ: from myth? > > holding a DQ > > IQ1: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to attempt to drink the ocean? > IQ2: Are you the (Latinized) husband of Gaia and father of the Titans? > IQ3: Did you trick the wife of your enemy Gorlois and sleep with her? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Uranus. I am still not Uther Pendragon. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/505 "2014-12-22T18:53:57Z")
Leftover DQ: Is your first name “Uncle”? IQ1) Do you have feathers and a Scottish accent? IQ2) Are you a Chekhov title character? IQ3) Do you tell stories about Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/506 "2014-12-22T19:01:15Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not from comics 4. Not from myths 5. First “name” starts with U 6. Has appeared in a number of movies 7. First name is Uncle ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/507 "2014-12-22T19:02:15Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Do you have feathers and a Scottish accent? > > IQ2) Are you a Chekhov title character? > > IQ3) Do you tell stories about Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit? I am not Uncle Scrooge. I am not Uncle Vanya. I am not Uncle Remus. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/508 "2014-12-22T20:01:14Z")
IQ1: Do you point at people and say “I want YOU to join the US Army”? IQ2: Are you a relative of Harry Potter with a profound lack of imagination? IQ3: Are you a protagonist of Harriet Beecher Stowe? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/509 "2014-12-22T20:13:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Do you point at people and say “I want YOU to join the US Army”? > IQ2: Are you a relative of Harry Potter with a profound lack of imagination? > IQ3: Are you a protagonist of Harriet Beecher Stowe? I am not Uncle Sam. I am not Uncle Vernon. I am not Uncle Tom. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/510 "2014-12-22T20:50:13Z")
IQ1) Did you lose a large bundle of cash at Old Man Potter’s bank, and nearly get George Bailey arrested? ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/511 "2014-12-22T21:13:59Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you lose a large bundle of cash at Old Man Potter’s bank, and nearly get George Bailey arrested? I misremember the Uncle. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/512 "2014-12-22T21:15:16Z")
Uncle Billy (Thomas Mitchell)lost the money at Old Man Potter’s bank, in _ **It’s a Wonderful Life.** _ ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/513 "2014-12-22T21:30:18Z")
Hmm. I can’t think of any Christmas-themed uncles. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/514 "2014-12-22T22:34:13Z")
Well, there’s 13 DQs left to narrow down other categories. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/515 "2014-12-23T03:17:47Z")
True dat. IQs: Did David Letterman once mock your and another celeb’s names? Did one of your videos start in reverse? Did Chekhov write about you? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/516 "2014-12-23T03:57:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > True dat. > > IQs: > > Did David Letterman once mock your and another celeb’s names? > Did one of your videos start in reverse? > Did Chekhov write about you? I’m not Uma Thurmin. I’m still not Uncle Vanya. Take a DQ for the 2nd one. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/517 "2014-12-23T10:41:24Z")
IQ1: Are you the purported narrator of the book of ABZ’s? IQ2: Do you have a brother named Dweezil? IQ3: Do you have a son named Rond Vidar? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/518 "2014-12-23T12:17:03Z")
IQ1: Were you associated with Adm Halsey? IQ2: Are you a rabbit created by a Stratemeyer author? IQ3: Were you a Hittite soldier killed on the orders of his king? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/519 "2014-12-23T13:06:20Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Norse giant who tricked Thor to attempt to drink the ocean? > IQ2: Are you the (Latinized) husband of Gaia and father of the Titans? > IQ3: Did you trick the wife of your enemy Gorlois and sleep with her? > > Take a DQ for #1. > I am not Uranus. I am still not Uther Pendragon. Almost forgot to resolve this one. Utgard-Loki, correct x2 DQ: Is the character American? holding a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/520 "2014-12-23T13:24:55Z")
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