Botticelli - December 2022

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DQ
DQ
Not Nermal

3 DQs


N

1. Fictional
2. Female
3. First name starts with N
4. American
5. Would probably be alive today, if real
6. Member of a group of main characters
7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
8. Created after 1970
9. Created by American(s)
10. Did not first appear after 1990
11. Not from a movie
12. From a sitcom
13. White
14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
15. Probably not considered a beauty
16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office , Taxi , etc.)
17. Second letter of first name is A or O
18. Sitcom not set in NYC


That’s enough DQs to put us over 20, so no more IQs, please.

302

1 was Ogden Nash; 2 was Pacifca Northwest; 3 was Neal Adams.

DQ: from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons, All in the Family, etc.)?

2 DQs reserved.

303

N

  1. Fictional
  2. Female
  3. First name starts with N
  4. American
  5. Would probably be alive today, if real
  6. Member of a group of main characters
  7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  8. Created after 1970
  9. Created by American(s)
  10. Did not first appear after 1990
  11. Not from a movie
  12. From a sitcom
  13. White
  14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
  15. Probably not considered a beauty
  16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office , Taxi , etc.)
  17. Second letter of first name is A or O
  18. Sitcom not set in NYC
  19. Not from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons , All in the Family , etc.)


Please ask all earned DQs by 2200 EST tomorrow (29 Dec).

304

DQs:

  1. Emmy-winning show?
  2. Unusual first name?
305

Previous IQs:

Did JFK call to wish you a happy birthday on Nov. 22, 1963? - FDR’s first VP, John Nance Garner
Were you described repeatedly as one of the most dangerous, fearsome beings in the entire universe, but were actually quite mild-mannered and polite? - Mr. Neutron, on Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Were you a cute kitten who annoyed an older, more cynical cat? - Yes, Nermal, in the Garfield comics

Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my three earned DQs, one apiece, to other players.

306

N

1. Fictional
2. Female
3. First name starts with N
4. American
5. Would probably be alive today, if real
6. Member of a group of main characters
7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
8. Created after 1970
9. Created by American(s)
10. Did not first appear after 1990
11. Not from a movie
12. From a sitcom
13. White
14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
15. Probably not considered a beauty
16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office, Taxi, etc.)
17. Second letter of first name is A or O
18. Sitcom not set in NYC
19. Not from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons, All in the Family, etc.)
20. Not an Emmy-winning show
21. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name


Please ask all earned DQs by 2200 EST today (29 Dec). Chock has one, DLR has two; EH has three but has yielded them to others.

307

One of EH’s DQs:

Is there a person’s name in the title of the show?

308

Eh, might as well narrow it down:
DQ: second letter of first name is A?

1 DQ reserved.

309

N

1. Fictional
2. Female
3. First name starts with N
4. American
5. Would probably be alive today, if real
6. Member of a group of main characters
7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
8. Created after 1970
9. Created by American(s)
10. Did not first appear after 1990
11. Not from a movie
12. From a sitcom
13. White
14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
15. Probably not considered a beauty
16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office, Taxi, etc.)
17. Second letter of first name is A or O
18. Sitcom not set in NYC
19. Not from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons, All in the Family, etc.)
20. Not an Emmy-winning show
21. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name †
22. There is not a person’s name in the title of the show
23. Second letter of first name is A

† In the bottom half of the top 100 female names in recent years


Please ask all earned DQs by 2200 EST today (29 Dec). Chock and DLR have one each, and two of EH’s DQs are available for use by them or by EH.

310

I can think of three potentially useful DQs.

311

Take one of mine! :wink:

312

DQ: from a show that had a spin-off, or was a spin-off?

313

N

1. Fictional
2. Female
3. First name starts with N
4. American
5. Would probably be alive today, if real
6. Member of a group of main characters
7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
8. Created after 1970
9. Created by American(s)
10. Did not first appear after 1990
11. Not from a movie
12. From a sitcom
13. White
14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
15. Probably not considered a beauty
16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office, Taxi, etc.)
17. Second letter of first name is A or O
18. Sitcom not set in NYC
19. Not from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons, All in the Family, etc.)
20. Not an Emmy-winning show
21. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name †
22. There is not a person’s name in the title of the show
23. Second letter of first name is A
24. From a show that had a spin-off, or was a spin-off

† In the bottom half of the top 100 female names in recent years


Chock has one DQ remaining, and two of EH’s are available for use by Chock, DLR or EH himself. I’m going to bed; in the morning I’ll answer DQs that have come in overnight and request final DQs.

314

I’m guessing I didn’t watch this show.
80s American sitcom, possibly second tier as it never won an Emmy, but popular enough to get a spin-off, unless it was the spin-off
Not work place based, so not Taxi, Cheers, Designing Women, Night Court
Not family-centered, so not Family Ties, Full House, Cosby Show, Married With Children (started in the 80s, even though its popularity peaked in the 90s)
Golden Girls? - no N names I can remember, and wouldn’t be alive today, considered all the main actresses have passed away.

Naomi? Nancy is common

Maybe narrow down by network?
DQ: Aired in the US on the NBC network?

315

At times like this I ask myself, “What would Charlotte Rae tell her girls?”

316

EH’s leftover DQ: from a spin-off?

317

Even assuming she is from The Facts of Life, that raises the question: “Nancy or Natalie”? (Facts of Life was a spinoff from Different Strokes, btw.)

318

N

  1. Fictional
  2. Female
  3. First name starts with N
  4. American
  5. Would probably be alive today, if real
  6. Member of a group of main characters
  7. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  8. Created after 1970
  9. Created by American(s)
  10. Did not first appear after 1990
  11. Not from a movie
  12. From a sitcom
  13. White
  14. Best ratings for the sitcom not before 1980
  15. Probably not considered a beauty
  16. Not from a work sitcom (e.g. The Office, Taxi, etc.)
  17. Second letter of first name is A or O
  18. Sitcom not set in NYC
  19. Not from a family-centered sitcom (like The Simpsons, All in the Family, etc.)
  20. Not an Emmy-winning show
  21. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name †
  22. There is not a person’s name in the title of the show
  23. Second letter of first name is A
  24. From a show that had a spin-off, or was a spin-off
  25. Aired in the US on the NBC network
  26. From a spin-off

† In the bottom half of the top 100 female names in recent years


Chock, Prof, EH, DLR: Final “Firstname Lastname” DQs, please.

319

Well, everything points to Facts of Life, but I’d have to guess which name is more popular.

320

DQ:

Are you a Facts of Life character?