# Botticelli - February 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 7, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466 "2026-02-07T12:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/41 "2026-02-12T06:00:17Z")
DQ: Created after 2001? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/42 "2026-02-12T19:06:15Z")
DQs 1. From a comedy? 2. From an Oscar winning movie? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/43 "2026-02-12T19:26:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **knoodler** , Carson wasn’t the second host, so I got it wrong. Take another two DQs, if you like. OK. 3 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 13, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/44 "2026-02-13T05:48:30Z")
J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not known from television 4. first name begins with J 5. kinda sorta known from a genre, but not really, I’d say 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator 10. not from a novel 11. kinda closely associated with the main character 12. last name doesn’t begin A-M 13. from a movie 14. created after 1960 15. Caucasian 16. created after 1980 17. work set before the time it was created 18. created before 2001 19. from a comedy 20. not from an Oscar-winning movie ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/45 "2026-02-13T07:33:34Z")
DQ: From a spoof comedy? (e.g., _Airplane!_, _Scary Movie_) 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/46 "2026-02-13T16:32:44Z")
Final DQ: created before 1990? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/47 "2026-02-13T20:35:56Z")
Final DQ (if answer to D\_L\_R’s is Yes): Created before 1985? Final DQ (if answer to D\_L\_R’s is No): Created before 1996? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/48 "2026-02-13T22:05:21Z")
DQs: First name begin with Ja-Ji? From a first-time director (as far as movies go)? 1 DQ 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 13, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/49 "2026-02-13T22:27:24Z")
Some questions came in after the noon EST deadline, but I’ll still answer them. J. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not known from television 4. first name begins with J 5. kinda sorta known from a genre, but not really, I’d say 6. from a work created after 1900 7. not known for a series of work, but a single event/story 8. not a main character 9. American creator 10. not from a novel 11. kinda closely associated with the main character 12. last name doesn’t begin A-M 13. from a movie 14. created after 1960 15. Caucasian 16. created after 1980 17. work set before the time it was created 18. created before 2001 19. from a comedy 20. not from an Oscar-winning movie 21. not from a spoof comedy (e.g., _Airplane!_, _Scary Movie_ ) 22. created after 1990 23. created after 1996 24. first name begin with Ja-Ji 25. not from a first-time director (as far as movies go) Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” by noon EST Sunday. ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/50 "2026-02-14T00:01:23Z")
DQ: Are you Jesus Quintana from _The Big Lebowski_ ? ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/51 "2026-02-14T03:44:20Z")
I am not. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/52 "2026-02-15T13:53:25Z")
Well, _The Big Lebowski_ fits the rest of the parameters. Are you Jackie Treehorn? ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/53 "2026-02-15T16:03:52Z")
Dingdingding! Yes, I am indeed # Jackie Treehorn a porn kingpin not to be trifled with, [played by Ben Gazzara](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkXUrvUTiwU) in my favorite Coen Bros. movie, _The Big Lebowski._ Well done, **DLR**! ---
**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, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/54 "2026-02-15T16:23:03Z")
Great job, **DLR!** ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/55 "2026-02-15T16:24:58Z")
Bravo! (I’ve never heard of either of those guys.) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/56 "2026-02-15T19:07:54Z")
/slaps head I was thinking of Jesus from _The Big Lebowski_; I never thought of Jackie Treehorn. That was a great pull, **DLR**! And great pick, **E\_H**! ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/57 "2026-02-15T19:45:26Z")
Yeah, Jesus was my guess as well, but since everything matched up I thought I might as well think of other _Lebowski_ characters. OK: I am **B**. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/58 "2026-02-15T19:51:57Z")
IQs: 1. Are you an androgynous pop singer? 2. Are you a man-child played by Chris Farley? 3. Are you also known as “Number Five”? ---
**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, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/59 "2026-02-16T00:13:42Z")
IQs 1. Are you considered by many to be the worst POTUS? 2. Were you a POTUS whose residence is now a museum in Indianapolis? 3. Are youa former governor whose father and brother were both POTUS? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466/60 "2026-02-16T00:43:09Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you an androgynous pop singer? > 2. Are you a man-child played by Chris Farley? > 3. Are you also known as “Number Five”? 1. I am not Boy George. 2. I am not Tommy Boy? Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you considered by many to be the worst POTUS? > 2. Were you a POTUS whose residence is now a museum in Indianapolis? > 3. Are youa former governor whose father and brother were both POTUS? 1. I am not James Buchanan. 2. I am not Benjamin Harrison? 3. I am not Jeb! Bush. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2026/1027466.md?page=4)