# Botticelli - February 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [February 3, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441 "2020-02-03T20:14:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 7

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**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 15, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/121 "2020-02-15T22:33:28Z")

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IQs:

1. Did Pearl White play you in a number of movie serials?
2. Did you play an effeminate maitre d’ in the movie _International House_?
3. Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_?

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**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 16, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/122 "2020-02-16T04:28:19Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did Pearl White play you in a number of movie serials?
> 2. Did you play an effeminate maitre d’ in the movie _International House_?
> 3. Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_?

Dunno x3.

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**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 16, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/123 "2020-02-16T12:17:30Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did Pearl White play you in a number of movie serials?
> 2. Did you play an effeminate maitre d’ in the movie _International House_?
> 3. Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_?

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Dunno x3.

#1. Pauline, from _The Perils of Pauline._  
#2. Franklin Pangborn.  
#3. John Payne.

DQs:

1. Created by an American or Americans?
2. Originally from movies or TV?
3. Protagonist?

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/124 "2020-02-16T16:47:42Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Dunno, not Paul Robeson, and not Punky Brewster.  
> Dunno x3.
> 
> P.
> 
> 1. fictional
> 2. female
> 3. adult character
> 4. author born after 1900

1. Are you Mrs. Richard Benjamin?

2. Did your mother found Comedy Channel, Inc., which eventually became Comedy Central?

3. Were you Nicolas Cage’s first wife?..

4. Paula Prentiss

5. Pauly Shore

6. Patricia Arquette

3 DQs reserved

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**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 16, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/125 "2020-02-16T21:20:51Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you write _His Dark Materials_ trilogy?
2. Did you play Doc Hopper’s more likeable assistant in _The Muppet Movie_?
3. Did you play Abby on _NCIS_?

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**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 17, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/126 "2020-02-17T05:45:53Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you write _His Dark Materials_ trilogy?
> 2. Did you play Doc Hopper’s more likeable assistant in _The Muppet Movie_?
> 3. Did you play Abby on _NCIS_?

Not Pullman, dunno, and dunno.

P.

1. fictional
2. female
3. adult character
4. author born after 1900
5. last name starts with P
6. character not originally from prose literature
7. created by an American or Americans
8. not originally from movies or TV
9. an important character, but not the protagonist

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**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 17, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/127 "2020-02-17T16:08:34Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you write His Dark Materials trilogy?
> 2. Did you play Doc Hopper’s more likeable assistant in The Muppet Movie?
> 3. Did you play Abby on NCIS?  
> Not Pullman, dunno, and dunno.

Correct on Pullman.  
#2 was Austin Pendleton.  
#3 was Pauley Perrette.

DQs:

1. from a song?
2. character created after 1949?

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**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 17, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/128 "2020-02-17T21:19:27Z")

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P.

1. fictional
2. female
3. adult character
4. author born after 1900
5. last name starts with P
6. character not originally from prose literature
7. created by an American or Americans
8. not originally from movies or TV
9. an important character, but not the protagonist
10. not from a song
11. character created after 1949

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**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 17, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/129 "2020-02-17T22:10:01Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you think Snoopy was a weird little human kid?
2. Are you Janet Evanovich’s detective?
3. Are you Astrid Lindgren’s best known character?

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**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 18, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/130 "2020-02-18T05:03:09Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you think Snoopy was a weird little human kid?
> 2. Are you Janet Evanovich’s detective?
> 3. Are you Astrid Lindgren’s best known character?

Not Peppermint Patty, dunno, and not Pippi Longstocking.

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**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 18, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/131 "2020-02-18T12:20:49Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you think Snoopy was a weird little human kid?
> 2. Are you Janet Evanovich’s detective?
> 3. Are you Astrid Lindgren’s best known character?

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Peppermint Patty, dunno, and not Pippi Longstocking.

Correct, Stephanie Plum, Correct.

DQ: From a play?

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**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/132 "2020-02-18T16:20:22Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you Underdog’s love interest?
2. Was your last name Rubble?
3. Did you lead a group of blue munchkins?

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**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 18, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/133 "2020-02-18T20:21:33Z")

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IQs:

1. Are you Laertes’s father?
2. Were you a comedian who “ran” for president in the 1960’s and 1970’s?
3. Were you the legendary king of Troy during the Trojan War?

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**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 18, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/134 "2020-02-18T21:47:46Z")

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> [@Personal](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Were you Underdog’s love interest?
> 2. Was your last name Rubble?
> 3. Did you lead a group of blue munchkins?

Not Polly Pureheart, not Pebbles Rubble, and dunno.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you Laertes’s father?
> 2. Were you a comedian who “ran” for president in the 1960’s and 1970’s?
> 3. Were you the legendary king of Troy during the Trojan War?

Not Polonius, Pat Paulsen or Priam.

P.

1. fictional
2. female
3. adult character
4. author born after 1900
5. last name starts with P
6. character not originally from prose literature
7. created by an American or Americans
8. not originally from movies or TV
9. an important character, but not the protagonist
10. not from a song
11. character created after 1949
12. from a play

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**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 18, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/135 "2020-02-18T22:05:39Z")

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Correct.

IQs:

1. Are you the River City librarian?
2. Are you #1’s mom?
3. Did you have a pet boy?

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**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 19, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/136 "2020-02-19T05:13:16Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> …
> 
> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you the River City librarian?..

Dingdingding!

Yes, I am

Marian Paroo

Librarian, music teacher and love interest of Prof. Harold Hill in _The Music Man_: [The Music Man - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Man)

Good job, **Prof. P.**!

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**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 19, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/137 "2020-02-19T12:46:29Z")

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Thanks.

I am **A!**

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/138 "2020-02-19T12:52:49Z")

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1. Did you play Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie?
2. Did you play Jennie Lowell on Kate and Allie?
3. Did you play Rose in the film Get Out?

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**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 19, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/139 "2020-02-19T12:57:52Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> 1. Did you play Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie?
> 2. Did you play Jennie Lowell on Kate and Allie?
> 3. Did you play Rose in the film Get Out?

Swept me! Take 3 DQs.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/140 "2020-02-19T13:20:08Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> 1. Did you play Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie?
> 2. Did you play Jennie Lowell on Kate and Allie?
> 3. Did you play Rose in the film Get Out?

1. Alison Arngrim.
2. Allison Smith
3. Allison Williams

DQs

1. Real?
2. Male?
3. American?

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