# Botticelli Game #35 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 21, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282 "2008-07-21T18:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/61 "2008-07-24T03:26:37Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] I was thinking of Maurice Gamelin, and, to be fair, his problem wasn’t “coward”, but “too old (and not just in age) for the job”. DQ: Were you a character used in sketches as part of a program, rather than as the sole focus? IQ: Were you a television quizmaster and the provost of a major university at the same time? [/QUOTE] No, I wasn’t used in sketches I don’t know who the quizmaster/provost is. Ask another DQ **SUMMARY:** Fictional Male Created after 1950 Created before 1980 Created by an American Was not created for the printed page Did not make debut in a movie Has never died A “good guy”/sympathetic character Has been a character on a TV series An adult A funny (comedy or sitcom) character Best known to most people as a TV character (but not exclusively a TV character) Not a character in sketches ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/62 "2008-07-24T22:18:39Z")
Did you tell us what’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/63 "2008-07-24T23:36:36Z")
[QUOTE=ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness] Did you tell us what’s going on? [/QUOTE] Not Marvin Gaye (ain’t that peculiar?) ---
**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 24, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/64 "2008-07-24T23:37:21Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] Not Marvin Gaye (ain’t that peculiar?) [/QUOTE] Mercy mercy me. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/65 "2008-07-24T23:49:07Z")
Were you the first American gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/66 "2008-07-25T00:47:01Z")
[QUOTE=ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness] Were you the first American gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics? [/QUOTE] No, I wasn’t… and I’m stumped as to who is. Ask a DQ ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/67 "2008-07-25T01:52:03Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] No, I wasn’t… and I’m stumped as to who is. Ask a DQ [/QUOTE] Mitch Gaylord, in 1984. DQ: Did you ever appear as a character in a radio show? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/68 "2008-07-25T02:20:05Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] I don’t know who the quizmaster/provost is. Ask another DQ [/QUOTE] Mason Gross, later President of Rutgers. DQ: Have you ever been a character in live performances? IQ: Are you the boss of ITV, following the family tradition? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/69 "2008-07-25T03:05:30Z")
[QUOTE=ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness] Mitch Gaylord, in 1984. DQ: Did you ever appear as a character in a radio show? [/QUOTE] No. **SUMMARY:** Fictional Male Created after 1950 Created before 1980 Created by an American Was not created for the printed page Did not make debut in a movie Has never died A “good guy”/sympathetic character Has been a character on a TV series An adult A funny (comedy or sitcom) character Best known to most people as a TV character (but not exclusively a TV character) Not a character in sketches Not a character in a radio show ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/70 "2008-07-25T03:06:58Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Mason Gross, later President of Rutgers. DQ: Have you ever been a character in live performances? [/QUOTE] Yes **SUMMARY:** Fictional Male Created after 1950 Created before 1980 Created by an American Was not created for the printed page Did not make debut in a movie I have never died A “good guy”/sympathetic character I have been a character on a TV series An adult A funny (comedy or sitcom) character Best known to most people as a TV character (but not exclusively a TV character) Not a character in sketches I have been a character in live performances ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/71 "2008-07-25T03:08:53Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] IQ: Are you the boss of ITV, following the family tradition? [/QUOTE] I don’t even know what ITV is… so ask a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/72 "2008-07-25T05:15:17Z")
Are you a hot administrative assistant? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/73 "2008-07-25T11:46:33Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Are you a hot administrative assistant? [/QUOTE] I’m on a losing streak. I don’t know who the hot admin asst is. Ask a DQ ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/74 "2008-07-25T18:10:34Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Are you a hot administrative assistant? [/QUOTE] Maggie Gyllenhaal was the secretary in _Secretary_. DQ: Was your character primarily on NBC? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/75 "2008-07-26T01:09:35Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] I don’t even know what ITV is… so ask a DQ [/QUOTE] Michael Grade. ITV is, traditionally, the important commercial television service in the United Kingdom. DQ: Has your character made any appearances in any media in the last ten years? IQ: Was your program the one notable piece of CBS late-night programming between the mid-1950s and the late 1980s? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/76 "2008-07-26T03:30:48Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Maggie Gyllenhaal was the secretary in _Secretary_. DQ: Was your character primarily on NBC? [/QUOTE] No **SUMMARY:** Fictional Male Created after 1950 Created before 1980 Created by an American Was not created for the printed page Did not make debut in a movie I have never died A “good guy”/sympathetic character I have been a character on a TV series An adult A funny (comedy or sitcom) character Best known to most people as a TV character (but not exclusively a TV character) Not a character in sketches Not a character on radio I have been a character in live performances Not a character on NBC ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/77 "2008-07-26T03:35:52Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Michael Grade. ITV is, traditionally, the important commercial television service in the United Kingdom. DQ: Has your character made any appearances in any media in the last ten years? IQ: Was your program the one notable piece of CBS late-night programming between the mid-1950s and the late 1980s? [/QUOTE] To the DQ… this is tricky. I haven’t been a character on television in the past ten years. But my character shows up in other art/media forms semi-regularly. And I’m not Merv Griffin **SUMMARY:** Fictional Male Created after 1950 Created before 1980 Created by an American Was not created for the printed page Did not make debut in a movie I have never died A “good guy”/sympathetic character I have been a character on a TV series An adult A funny (comedy or sitcom) character Best known to most people as a TV character (but not exclusively a TV character) Not a character in sketches Not a character in radio Not a character on NBC I have been a character in live performances Have not been a TV character in past ten years, but still occasionally show up in a different medium ---
**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 26, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/78 "2008-07-26T04:43:59Z")
Will you someday be a buddy of Batman’s? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/79 "2008-07-26T04:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Will you someday be a buddy of Batman’s? [/QUOTE] Not Michael Gough (Alfred in several Batman flicks) ---
**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 26, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/80 "2008-07-26T14:47:05Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] Not Michael Gough (Alfred in several Batman flicks) [/QUOTE] Not who I meant. Let me rephrase: Are you a young lady who will someday be Batman’s Robin in all but name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282.md?page=5)