# Botticelli Game #34

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 10, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058 "2008-07-10T23:57:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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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:** [July 11, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/41 "2008-07-11T13:53:03Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
…Are you a British politico, lately Baron [name] of Northampton?  
[/QUOTE]

Reginald Paget, Baron Paget of Northampton.

DQ: Are you American?

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/42 "2008-07-11T16:34:42Z")

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Are you a successful college hoops coach who couldn’t cut it in the pros?

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/43 "2008-07-11T18:08:08Z")

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Edit: Because he’s not an RP.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/44 "2008-07-12T03:41:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Reginald Paget, Baron Paget of Northampton.

DQ: Are you American?  
[/QUOTE]

No

**SUMMARY:**

Real person  
Alive after 1900  
Not involved in the arts  
Not American

The following people are entitled to a DQ:

Left Hand of Darkness (In fact,m you get TWO)

ErinPuff (Don’t know the female composer)

Wargamer (Don’t know who looks fabulous)

KidA (Don’t know who said set & forget)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/45 "2008-07-12T03:42:39Z")

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[QUOTE=want2know]  
Are you a successful college hoops coach who couldn’t cut it in the pros?  
[/QUOTE]

Not Rick Pitino

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/46 "2008-07-12T03:53:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness]  
Are you living a long and happy life in Durham?

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Reynolds Price, Duke professor and author of _A Long and Happy Life_.

> [@](#):
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> Do you think a bird in the book is worth two in the bush?

Roger [Tory] Peterson, author of birding books

DQ1: Are you male?  
DQ2: Are you alive?

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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:** [July 12, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/47 "2008-07-12T03:56:17Z")

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Was your first album _Supermodel of the World_?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/48 "2008-07-12T04:19:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness]  
Reynolds Price, Duke professor and author of _A Long and Happy Life_.

Roger [Tory] Peterson, author of birding books

DQ1: Are you male?  
DQ2: Are you alive?  
[/QUOTE]

Yes, I’m male

No, I’m not alive  
**SUMMARY:**

Real person  
Male  
Dead  
Alive after 1900  
Not American  
Not involved in the arts

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/49 "2008-07-12T04:20:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Was your first album _Supermodel of the World_?  
[/QUOTE]

Isn’t RuPaul one name? Make him/her an R, not an RP

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/50 "2008-07-12T05:10:30Z")

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Were you the first president of India?

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**Author:** ![WoodenTaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@WoodenTaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WoodenTaco)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/51 "2008-07-12T06:02:22Z")

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Are you a former star college quarterback, kicked off the team in February for reasons still unspecified?

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**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/52 "2008-07-12T11:15:16Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
The following people are entitled to a DQ:

[…]

ErinPuff (Don’t know the female composer)  
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[Rachel Portman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Portman) (the Oscar was for _Emma_).

DQ: Are you involved in politics?

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/53 "2008-07-12T11:47:27Z")

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Well, mine was Ru Paul, but if you consider it one name, I will not take a DQ.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/54 "2008-07-12T12:21:03Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Were you the first president of India?  
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No, and I don’t know who was. Ask your DQ

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/55 "2008-07-12T12:41:20Z")

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[QUOTE=WoodenTaco]  
Are you a former star college quarterback, kicked off the team in February for reasons still unspecified?  
[/QUOTE]

Not Ryan Perilloux, who originally committed to come here to Austin.

Not that Texas hasn’t had plenty of its own problem children lately…

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/56 "2008-07-12T12:42:57Z")

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[QUOTE=ErinPuff]  
[Rachel Portman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Portman) (the Oscar was for _Emma_).

DQ: Are you involved in politics?  
[/QUOTE]

No  
**SUMMARY:**

Real person  
Male  
Dead  
Was alive after 1900  
Not American  
Not involved in the arts  
Not involved in politics

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/57 "2008-07-12T12:43:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Wargamer]  
Well, mine was Ru Paul, but if you consider it one name, I will not take a DQ.  
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Well, if it WAS RuPaul, I’d say I guessed right. So “No DQ for you!”

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/58 "2008-07-12T13:16:05Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
No, and I don’t know who was. Ask your DQ  
[/QUOTE]

Rajendra Prasad.

DQ: Are you European?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/59 "2008-07-12T13:28:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Rajendra Prasad.

DQ: Are you European?  
[/QUOTE]

No

**SUMMARY:**

Real person  
Male  
Dead  
Was alive after 1900  
Not American  
Not European  
Not involved in the arts  
Not involved in politics

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-34/456058/60 "2008-07-12T14:49:27Z")

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Did you insist on sitting up front?

Daniel

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