Botticelli, February 2014

Thread Games
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J it is.

IQs:

Were you told not to use a phone that you had every right to use?
Were you Don Henley’s longtime sweetie, to whom he dedicated his first solo album?
Did you once serve under a commanding officer named Garrovick?

242

Not from east of the Mississippi.

Yes, in the performing arts.

Summary for J:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not living.
  4. American.
  5. Last name does not start with J.
  6. In the Arts.
  7. Not from east of the Mississippi.
  8. In the performing arts.
243

IQ: Are you an early proponent of the National Parks?

244

Albert Sidney Johnston.
Joseph Eggleston Johnston.
USS Stonewall Jackson was one of the “41 for Freedom” boomers.
DQ: From south of the Mason-Dixon Line?
Two DQs reserved.
IQ1: Were you an actor who held the rank of brigadier general in the USAF Reserve?
IQ2: Did you sing about a boy who played the “Tennessee flat-top box”?
IQ3: Did you sing about a mighty man named Sam McCord?

245

For 1, I’m not Andrew Johnson. Two DQs for 2 and 3.

Three DQs.

246

Miss this?

247

Previous IQs:

Were you told not to use a phone that you had every right to use? - John F. Kennedy, as a very young-looking legislator, was once told by a U.S. Capitol Police officer, “Those phones are for Congressmen, son.”
Were you Don Henley’s longtime sweetie, to whom he dedicated his first solo album? - Actress Maren Jensen, best known as Athena in the original Battlestar Galactica: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--0qciebqgpU/ThzZtD-7wyI/AAAAAAAAPTw/ovVdfWjIZk0/s1600/MarenJensen_Athena-3_100.jpg
Did you once serve under a commanding officer named Garrovick? - James T. Kirk, when he was aboard the USS Farragut.

DQs:

Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line?
Died since 1950?
Would you have to see his performance to fully appreciate it?

IQs:

Were you a small reptile who was a singer’s chum?
Did a dog and a cat look at you and do nothing to help when you got in trouble?
Did JFK always particularly appreciate your memos?

248

EH- You may want to change your 1st DQ, its converse was already asked.

249

Patience, young Grasshopper. I was called away.

No idea who was an early proponent of the (I assume US) National Parks. DQ for you.

250

Not from south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Summary for J:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not living.
  4. American.
  5. Last name does not start with J.
  6. In the Arts.
  7. Not from east of the Mississippi.
  8. In the performing arts.
  9. Not from south of the Mason-Dixon line.

No idea on 1; DQ for you.

For 2, Johnny Cash comes to mind; and for 3, I’ll guess Johnny Horton. Unsure on both, so DQs if I’m wrong.

251

That was John Muir.

DQ: Award winner?

252

As etv pointed out, your DQ1 has already been asked and answered. Ask another.

Died since 1950.

Your DQ3 puzzles me. The short answer, I suppose, is “yes,” and we can go with that for now; but if you’d like to rephrase for clarity, I can give you a more definite answer.

Summary for J:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not living.
  4. American.
  5. Last name does not start with J.
  6. In the Arts.
  7. Not from east of the Mississippi.
  8. In the performing arts.
  9. Not from south of the Mason-Dixon line.
  10. Died since 1950.
  11. Yes, you would you have to see his performance to fully appreciate it.

Three DQs. I know we’ve had the JFK one recently, but I just cannot remember the person in question.

253

Yes, award winner.

Summary for J:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not living.
  4. American.
  5. Last name does not start with J.
  6. In the Arts.
  7. Not from east of the Mississippi.
  8. In the performing arts.
  9. Not from south of the Mason-Dixon line.
  10. Died since 1950.
  11. Yes, you would you have to see his performance to fully appreciate it.
  12. Award winner.
254

IQ: Was he a sausage purveyor?
IQ2: Was a famously bisexual actor who perished in a car named for an arachnid?

255

Jimmy Stewart.
Correct on Johnny Cash (“Tennessee Flat Top Box” - I actually prefer his daughter Roseann’s version).
Correct on Johnny Horton (“North to Alaska”).
DQ1: Known for work in movies/TV?
DQ2: Died after 2000?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Did you, your daughter, your mother-in-law and a cousin move to California?
IQ2: Are you that cousin?
IQ3: Were you the leader of the attacking army at Ai?

256

I’m neither Jimmy Dean of sausage fame, nor actor James Dean.

257

Yes, known for work in movies/TV.
Yes, died after 2000.

Summary for J:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not living.
  4. American.
  5. Last name does not start with J.
  6. In the Arts.
  7. Not from east of the Mississippi.
  8. In the performing arts.
  9. Not from south of the Mason-Dixon line.
  10. Died since 1950.
  11. Yes, you would you have to see his performance to fully appreciate it.
  12. Award winner.
  13. Known for work in movies/TV.
  14. Died after 2000.

I’m neither Jed Clampett nor Jethro Bodine. Take a DQ for 3.

258

IQ: Were you married to Lovie, while also known as a blind man who narrowly avoids disaster?

IQ2: Did you famously have cardiac issues of omission?

259

Two DQs.

260

Those were:

Jim Backus
Jack Haley

DQ1: Leading man?
DQ2: Independently famous SO?