# Botticelli - February 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 3, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259 "2023-02-03T14:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/121 "2023-02-19T02:13:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did _The Mad Goblin_ feature a character based on you? > IQ2: Were you and Porky Rivers working with the main character of _The Mad Goblin_? > IQ3: Were you also known as Linda Danvers? Dunno, dunno and not Supergirl. ---
**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, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/122 "2023-02-19T02:14:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Will you be guest starring on next season’s _Only Murders In The Building_? > 2. Did you star opposite Jerry Lewis in _The Nutty Professor_? > 3. Did your father advise George Orwell when he was in India? Not Sarah Jessica Parker, dunno and dunno. ---
**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, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/123 "2023-02-19T02:17:33Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with S 4. would almost certainly be dead today, if real 5. not originally from a work of prose 6. American creator(s), among others ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/124 "2023-02-19T03:26:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you the protagonist of the Finishing Svchool.quartet by Gail Carriger? > 2. Are you her friend who wants to become a werewolf? > 3. Are you courting character #1? Sophronia Temminick, Sidheag Maccon, Soap (birth name Phineas Crow). DQs: 1. Originally from TV? 2. Caucasian? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/125 "2023-02-19T03:28:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did _The Mad Goblin_ feature a character based on you? > > IQ2: Were you and Porky Rivers working with the main character of _The Mad Goblin_? > > IQ3: Were you also known as Linda Danvers? > > Dunno, dunno and not Supergirl. Doc Savage (the character was called Doc Caliban) Jocko Simmons (Simmons and Rivers were based on Monk Mayfair and Ham Brooks) correct Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Did I say I don’t care what your daddy do? IQ2: Are your cheeks rosy, and do you look a little nosy? IQ3: Girl, will you make me lose my mind? ---
**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, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/126 "2023-02-19T03:45:43Z")
Dunno, dunno and not Delilah. ---
**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, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/127 "2023-02-19T03:46:38Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with S 4. would almost certainly be dead today, if real 5. not originally from a work of prose 6. American creator(s), among others 7. not originally from TV 8. Caucasian ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/128 "2023-02-19T03:51:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did I say I don’t care what your daddy do? > IQ2: Are your cheeks rosy, and do you look a little nosy? > IQ3: Girl, will you make me lose my mind? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, dunno and not Delilah. Sloopy Sheila Sherry Five DQs reserved. I’m going to bed. ---
**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, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/129 "2023-02-19T12:46:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Will you be guest starring on next season’s _Only Murders In The Building_? > > 2. Did you star opposite Jerry Lewis in _The Nutty Professor_? > > 3. Did your father advise George Orwell when he was in India? > > Not Sarah Jessica Parker, dunno and dunno. #1 is Meryl Streep. #2 was the recently deceased Stella Stevens. #3 was Spike Milligan. DQs: 1. From a film? 2. Created after 1980? 3. Unusual first name? ---
**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, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/130 "2023-02-19T12:50:34Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an Illinois governor who was a frequent candidate for the presidency? 2. Did you play Daisy Duke in the movie version of _The Dukes of Hazard_? 3. Did you play the all-round Welsh hero Neddie Seagoon (hip, hip!) on the critically acclaimed 1950’s zeppelin-infused BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? ---
**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, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/131 "2023-02-19T18:46:16Z")
Not Adlai Stevenson, Jessica Simpson or Merle Streep. ---
**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, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/132 "2023-02-19T18:48:03Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with S 4. would almost certainly be dead today, if real 5. not originally from a work of prose 6. American creator(s), among others 7. not originally from TV 8. Caucasian 9. from a film 10. created after 1980 11. not an unusual first name ---
**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, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/133 "2023-02-19T20:29:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an Illinois governor who was a frequent candidate for the presidency? > 2. Did you play Daisy Duke in the movie version of _The Dukes of Hazard_? > 3. Did you play the all-round Welsh hero Neddie Seagoon (hip, hip!) on the critically acclaimed 1950’s zeppelin-infused BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Adlai Stevenson, Jessica Simpson or Merle Streep. Correct, Correct, and Harry Secombe. DQ: Created after 1999? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/134 "2023-02-19T21:04:18Z")
DQ1: American character? DQ2: Second letter of ‘S’ name is a vowel? DQ2: From a genre movie (SF/fantasy, mystery, western, &c)? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/135 "2023-02-19T22:26:07Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with S 4. would almost certainly be dead today, if real 5. not originally from a work of prose 6. American creator(s), among others 7. not originally from TV 8. Caucasian 9. from a film 10. created after 1980 11. not an unusual first name 12. created before 1999 13. not an American character 14. second letter of ‘S’ name is a vowel 15. from a genre movie (SF/fantasy, mystery, western, &c) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/136 "2023-02-19T23:15:46Z")
IQ1: Were you Samwise Gamgee’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? IQ2: Were you Strider’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? IQ3: Were you Saruman’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? ---
**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, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/137 "2023-02-19T23:23:51Z")
I’m not Samfries, Straighten or Sorry, Man. As those were all wild-ass guesses (I only remember Frito and Goodgulf more or less for sure), no more IQs, please. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/138 "2023-02-20T00:13:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Samwise Gamgee’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? > IQ2: Were you Strider’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? > IQ3: Were you Saruman’s counterpart in _Bored of the Rings_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’m not Samfries, Straighten or Sorry, Man. Spam Gangree Stomper Serutan DQ1: From an SF or fantasy movie? DQ2: “Good guy”? Three DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/139 "2023-02-20T01:40:23Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Spam Gangree Actually it was Spam Gangrene ---
**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 20, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/140 "2023-02-20T18:08:05Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name starts with S 4. would almost certainly be dead today, if real 5. not originally from a work of prose 6. American creator(s), among others 7. not originally from TV 8. Caucasian 9. from a film 10. created after 1980 11. not an unusual first name 12. created before 1999 13. not an American character 14. second letter of ‘S’ name is a vowel 15. from a genre movie (SF/fantasy, mystery, western, &c) 16. from a SF or fantasy movie 17. mostly a “Good Guy” Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259.md?page=8)