# Botticelli - December 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349 "2019-12-04T05:43:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 15, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/61 "2019-12-15T13:02:24Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > 1. Were you the Texas born member of the Monkees? > 2. Were you married to a dentist on the Dick Van Dyke Show? > 3. Did Judge Harry Stone own all of your albums? 1. I am not Michael Nesmith. 2. Right, the neighbors… Don’t remember the names. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Mel Torme. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/62 "2019-12-15T15:51:35Z")
_Were you married to a dentist on the Dick Van Dyke Show?_ Millie Helper Real? ---
**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 15, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/63 "2019-12-15T18:49:23Z")
DQ: 1. Fictional ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/64 "2019-12-15T21:31:17Z")
1. Did you play a Polish detective on Barney Miller? 2. Are one of YouTube’s Fine Brothers? 3. Did you play Monk’s original assistant? ---
**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 15, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/65 "2019-12-15T21:39:45Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > 1. Did you play a Polish detective on Barney Miller? > 2. Are one of YouTube’s Fine Brothers? > 3. Did you play Monk’s original assistant? 1. I am not Max Gail. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/66 "2019-12-15T21:59:21Z")
_2. Are one of YouTube’s Fine Brothers? 3. Did you play Monk’s original assistant?_ Benny Fine and Bitty “Sharona” Schram Known from literature? Hero? ---
**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 16, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/67 "2019-12-16T05:49:44Z")
Previous IQs: Did Peter Lorre play you, a criminal on the run? - Yes, the title character of the movie _M_ Did your son Casey go into educational publishing in Vermont? - Edward R. Murrow Were you a charming human who represented the bad guys on _Babylon 5_? - Mr. Morden DQs: Male? American? IQs: Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? Did you fake an assassination attempt against yourself? Was your and your friends’ catchphrase, “Can we fix it?” “Yes, we can!” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/68 "2019-12-16T06:08:44Z")
Okay, I went with the wrong letter on my last post, it happens sometimes. M, right? 1. Did you appear in two consecutive Mel Brooks films? 2. Did you star in The Rose? 3. Did you star in Fernwood Tonight? ---
**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 16, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/69 "2019-12-16T13:27:38Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Known from literature 3. Not the hero 4. Male 5. Not American ---
**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 16, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/70 "2019-12-16T13:29:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did Peter Lorre play you, a criminal on the run? - Yes, the title character of the movie _M_ > Did your son Casey go into educational publishing in Vermont? - Edward R. Murrow > Were you a charming human who represented the bad guys on _Babylon 5_? - Mr. Morden > > DQs: > > Male? > American? > > IQs: > > Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? > Did you fake an assassination attempt against yourself? > Was your and your friends’ catchphrase, “Can we fix it?” “Yes, we can!” #3 is Bob the Builder? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 16, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/71 "2019-12-16T13:30:43Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > Okay, I went with the wrong letter on my last post, it happens sometimes. M, right? > > 1. Did you appear in two consecutive Mel Brooks films? > 2. Did you star in The Rose? > 3. Did you star in Fernwood Tonight? #1. I am not Madeline Kahn. #2. I am not Bette Midler. #3. I am not Martin Mull. ---
**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 16, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/72 "2019-12-16T16:58:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Are you the best-known person from Russell, Kans.? > Did you fake an assassination attempt against yourself? > Was your and your friends’ catchphrase, “Can we fix it?” “Yes, we can!” Brainfart! I was thinking of B’s (Bob Dole, Bob Roberts and yes, Bob the Builder). Never mind - withdrawn. IQs: Is an old edition of Monopoly on display in your family home, now a National Historic Site? Did your theories on naval power influence Theodore Roosevelt? Did you play Insp. Adam Dalglish for many years on British TV? ---
**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 16, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/73 "2019-12-16T19:11:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Brainfart! I was thinking of B’s (Bob Dole, Bob Roberts and yes, Bob the Builder). Never mind - withdrawn. > > IQs: > > Is an old edition of Monopoly on display in your family home, now a National Historic Site? > Did your theories on naval power influence Theodore Roosevelt? > Did you play Insp. Adam Dalglish for many years on British TV? Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/74 "2019-12-16T20:59:42Z")
1. Are you the blue haired Sailor Scout? 2. Did you have a small role in Slapstick of Another Kind, after appearing in a popular sitcom? 3. Were you one of three brothers known for lowbrow slapstick comedies? ---
**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 16, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/75 "2019-12-16T22:12:19Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > 1. Are you the blue haired Sailor Scout? > 2. Did you have a small role in Slapstick of Another Kind, after appearing in a popular sitcom? > 3. Were you one of three brothers known for lowbrow slapstick comedies? 1. I am not Sailor Mercury. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Harpo Marx. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/76 "2019-12-16T22:53:57Z")
I did specify three, the Marx Brothers are four. Everyone forgets Zeppo. Moe Howard is what I was going for. Pat Morita was the other one, starring in the movie after appearing as Arnold in Happy Days. You answered two unearned DQ’s, this makes us even. ---
**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 17, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/77 "2019-12-17T02:02:39Z")
Sounds right to me. ---
**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 17, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/78 "2019-12-17T15:13:15Z")
Previous IQs: Is an old edition of Monopoly on display in your family home, now a National Historic Site? - MLK Jr., in Atlanta Did your theories on naval power influence Theodore Roosevelt? - Alfred Thayer Mahan Did you play Insp. Adam Dalglish for many years on British TV? - Roy Marsden DQs: A good guy? First appeared since 1900? European? IQs: Were you a fictional gangster with an interest in the occult? Were you nicknamed “the Vilnius Schoolmaster”? Were you defeated in the most recent US Senate race in Alabama? ---
**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 17, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/79 "2019-12-17T16:05:02Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Known from literature 3. Not the hero 4. Male 5. Not American 6. Not a good guy, but trying to make up for it 7. First appeared before 1900 8. European ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/80 "2019-12-17T19:33:31Z")
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