Botticelli - February 2017

Thread Games
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L

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with L
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Visual arts, arguably best so known
  8. Won a top award in his field, sort of
  9. Died since 1964
  10. Died prior to 2000
  11. Not known for two-dimensional artwork, such as prints, illustrations or paintings
  12. Not associated with NYC
  13. Actor
  14. Known mainly from movies
  15. Not known mainly from comedy
  16. Greatest fame not before 1970
  17. Considered handsome
  18. Last name does not begin with La
  19. Not best known for one particular role

I suppose that if you ranked all the roles he had there would be one that he was known for somewhat more than the others… but it’s not vastly disproportionate. He wasn’t a one-hit-wonder.

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Previous IQs:

Did Elton John sing that you shall be a good man? - Levon
Did Commodore Perry fly a flag with your dying words? - Captain James “Don’t Give Up the Ship” Lawrence: James Lawrence - Wikipedia
Did Omar Shariff once play your BFF? - Yes, Lawrence of Arabia

So: a handsome American movie actor, last name starts with L, not known mainly from comedy, greatest fame after 1970, died between 1964-2000.

Hmmm…

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IQs:

  1. Are you arguably the most famous actor to play Dracula?
  2. Did you play Doc Einstein on stage and in a later movie, in a role written specifically for you?
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correct, Erland Van Lidth, Jack Lord

OK, end is near, so…

DQ: Action genre?

285

I’m not Bela Lugosi, and DQ. (Did Yahoo Serious have a birth name starting with L?)

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L

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with L
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Visual arts, arguably best so known
  8. Won a top award in his field, sort of
  9. Died since 1964
  10. Died prior to 2000
  11. Not known for two-dimensional artwork, such as prints, illustrations or paintings
  12. Not associated with NYC
  13. Actor
  14. Known mainly from movies
  15. Not known mainly from comedy
  16. Greatest fame not before 1970
  17. Considered handsome
  18. Last name does not begin with La
  19. Not best known for one particular role
  20. Action genre

Okay, that’s 20. You all know the drill, the four of you get a “Firstname Lastname” guess each. Let’s say 48 hours from now, so 11AM pacific on Monday.

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Correct on Bela.
Peter Lorre played Doc Einstein opposite Boris Karloff (as Johnny) in Arsenic and Old Lace.

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Are you Bruce Lee?

289

Yep, I’m Bruce Lee. Congrats, KO!

290

Thanks you dumb luck!

New letter is S!

291

Good job, KO. I thought Bruce was from Hong Kong. Checking just now (after the reveal), I see he was born in San Francisco.
IQs:

  1. Did you meet a pieman going to the fair?
  2. Did Wilson Pickett sing that “all you want to do is ride around”?
  3. Are you aka The Saint?
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not Simple Simon, DQ DQ

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IQ1: Was “Thufferin’ thuccotash!” your catchphrase?
IQ2: Was “Heavens to Murgatroyd!” your catchphrase?
IQ3: Was “Arriba! Arriba! Andale! Andale!” your catchphrase?

294

Good one, KO! I was a long way from guessing Bruce Lee.

IQs:

Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR?
Were you his second?
Were you his SECSTATE?

295

not Sylvester, DQ, not Speedy Gozales

296

Correct.
Snagglepuss.
Correct.
DQ: Real?

297

#1) Correct.
#2) Mustang Sally.
#3) Simon Templar.

DQs:

  1. Male?
  2. Last name starts with S?
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IQs:

  1. Did you write Pygmalion?
  2. Do you run the comic book shop on The Big Bang Theory?
  3. Did you play Prof. X in the earlier X-Men movies?
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As usual with you, 3 DQs

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DQ roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last names starts with S