# Botticelli - February 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983 "2018-02-01T20:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [February 10, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/101 "2018-02-10T16:03:59Z")
I’m drawing a blank as well. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/102 "2018-02-11T01:49:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > One idea, so… > > Are you Vandemar from Neil Gaiman’s _Neverwhere_? I am not, but you’re kinda sorta warm. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/103 "2018-02-11T13:35:09Z")
Are you Varys from _Game of Thrones_? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/104 "2018-02-12T00:54:02Z")
I am not. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/105 "2018-02-12T10:35:18Z")
I’m ready to concede defeat on this one, haven’t had any further inspiration (I suspect I haven’t heard of the character as I haven’t read a lot of sci-fi or fantasy). ---
**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:** [February 12, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/106 "2018-02-12T17:29:22Z")
OK, time’s up, and I am Vinculus The scruffy London street magician/charlatan and prophet in Susanna Clarke’s bestselling novel _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell_, and the BBC miniseries it inspired: [BBC One - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Vinculus](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/sf87p2YdsQcq45qJ2jLxHk/vinculus) ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/107 "2018-02-12T17:41:48Z")
Nice one - I’ve heard of the book/series, but not the character (never read/watched it). ---
**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:** [February 12, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/108 "2018-02-12T21:22:34Z")
I’ve read the book and seen the mini-series. I remember the character well. Great choice, EH! ---
**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:** [February 12, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/109 "2018-02-12T21:37:18Z")
I tried watching the miniseries but couldn’t get into it. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/110 "2018-02-13T14:44:14Z")
I liked the book much more than the miniseries, but enjoyed both. Right, then - our next letter is W ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/111 "2018-02-13T16:29:17Z")
IQs: 1. Did you live in The White House, but your POTUS husband did not? 2. In the land of Oz are you renowned for being Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated? 3. Did you have a hit with _Classical Gas_? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/112 "2018-02-13T16:47:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you live in The White House, but your POTUS husband did not? > 2. In the land of Oz are you renowned for being Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Classical Gas_? Not Martha Washington (some other White House, I assume?), dunno, and not Mason Williams. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/113 "2018-02-13T16:55:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you live in The White House, but your POTUS husband did not? > 2. In the land of Oz are you renowned for being Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Classical Gas_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Martha Washington (some other White House, I assume?), dunno, and not Mason Williams. #1 is correct. Martha’s first husband (Mr. Custis) named his mansion The White House. #2 is the Wogglebug. #3 is correct. DQ: 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:** [February 13, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/114 "2018-02-13T16:57:54Z")
IQs: 1. Is your catchphrase “As you wish”? 2. Did you pal around with Artemus Gordon? 3. Did you draw and write _Calvin and Hobbes_? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/115 "2018-02-13T17:26:59Z")
IQ1: Are you a company clerk from Ottumwa, Iowa? IQ2: Did John Goodman play you in _The Big Lebowski_? IQ3: Are you a talk show hostess frequently parodied by Gilda Radner on _SNL_? ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/116 "2018-02-13T17:29:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2 is the Wogglebug. H.M. (Highly Magnified) Woggle-Bug, T.E. (Thoroughly Educated) ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/117 "2018-02-13T17:53:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > H.M. (Highly Magnified) Woggle-Bug, T.E. (Thoroughly Educated) Yeah, but I already referenced that in the question, so didn’t feel the need to repeat it. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/118 "2018-02-13T18:19:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is your catchphrase “As you wish”? > 2. Did you pal around with Artemus Gordon? > 3. Did you draw and write _Calvin and Hobbes_? Not Westley from _The Princess Bride_, James West or Ohio’s own Jim Watterson > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a company clerk from Ottumwa, Iowa? > IQ2: Did John Goodman play you in _The Big Lebowski_? > IQ3: Are you a talk show hostess frequently parodied by Gilda Radner on _SNL_? Not Walter “Radar” O’Reilly, the not-to-be-trifled-with Walter “Mark it zero” Sobchak or Baba Wawa, er, Barbara Walters W. 1. real ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/119 "2018-02-13T20:50:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Yeah, but I already referenced that in the question, so didn’t feel the need to repeat it. I just like saying it. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983/120 "2018-02-13T20:57:10Z")
Schwept IQ1: Were you the Republican candidate for US president in 1940? IQ2: Are you a Doper and the protagonist of Aldous Huxley’s novel _Island_? IQ3: Did Carol Burnett play you in a recurring sketch with Tim Conway as his bimbo secretary? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2018/807983.md?page=7)