# Botticelli Game #35

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282>\
**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:** 5

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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 26, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/81 "2008-07-26T15:29:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Not who I meant. Let me rephrase:

Are you a young lady who will someday be Batman’s Robin in all but name?  
[/QUOTE]

THAT one, I have no clue. Ask a DQ

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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 26, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/82 "2008-07-26T16:11:05Z")

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Were you a member of the first King Crimson lineup?

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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 26, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/83 "2008-07-26T17:56:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Were you a member of the first King Crimson lineup?  
[/QUOTE]

Not the great drummer Michael Giles (nobody ever played “21st Century Schizoid Man” better)

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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 27, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/84 "2008-07-27T02:50:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
…Are you a young lady who will someday be Batman’s Robin in all but name?  
[/QUOTE]

Maxine “Max” Gibson, from _Batman Beyond_.

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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 28, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/85 "2008-07-28T15:57:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Maxine “Max” Gibson, from _Batman Beyond_.  
[/QUOTE]

Ooops, my DQ: Were you a character on CBS?

And an IQ: Are you a bureaucrat whom _Time_ likes?

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**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/86 "2008-07-28T16:01:39Z")

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Are you an ex-Blue Devil big man?

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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 28, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/87 "2008-07-28T17:04:17Z")

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Are you the namesake of both a famous amusement park and an ill-fated aircraft?

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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 28, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/88 "2008-07-28T17:56:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Ooops, my DQ: Were you a character on CBS?

And an IQ: Are you a bureaucrat whom _Time_ likes?  
[/QUOTE]

No, not on CBS

**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  
Not a character on CBS  
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

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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 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/89 "2008-07-28T18:06:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Kid\_A]  
Are you an ex-Blue Devil big man?  
[/QUOTE]

Not Mike Gminski

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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 28, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/90 "2008-07-28T18:09:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]

And an IQ: Are you a bureaucrat whom _Time_ likes?  
[/QUOTE]

Don’t know who the bureaucrat is- ask 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 28, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/91 "2008-07-28T18:12:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Are you the namesake of both a famous amusement park and an ill-fated aircraft?  
[/QUOTE]

Nope… and I’m stumped. Ask a DQ

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**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/92 "2008-07-28T18:14:18Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
Sigh. I’m almost as bad with the current NHL as with British cricket players.  
[/QUOTE]

😃

Did your slapshot almost rupture the testicle of an opposing player in this year’s playoffs?

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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 28, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/93 "2008-07-28T18:16:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
…And an IQ: Are you a bureaucrat whom _Time_ likes?  
[/QUOTE]

Michael Griffin, administrator of NASA, named one of the Hundred Most Influential People by _Time_.

I know you were created by an American, but DQ: Did you first appear on an American TV show?

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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 28, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/94 "2008-07-28T18:27:28Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Michael Griffin, administrator of NASA, named one of the Hundred Most Influential People by _Time_.

I know you were created by an American, but DQ: Did you first appear on an American TV show?  
[/QUOTE]

No, I did not originally appear on an American TV show.

SUMMARY:

Fictional  
Male  
Created after 1950  
Created before 1980  
Created by an American  
Was not created for the printed page  
Did not originally appear in a movie  
I have been a character on a TV series  
Did not originally appear in an American TV show  
I have never died  
A “good guy”/sympathetic character  
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  
Not a character on CBS  
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

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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 28, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/95 "2008-07-28T18:28:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Kid\_A]  
😃

Did your slapshot almost rupture the testicle of an opposing player in this year’s playoffs?  
[/QUOTE]

Ouch. No, and you may ask a DQ

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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 28, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/96 "2008-07-28T18:31:27Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
Nope… and I’m stumped. Ask a DQ  
[/QUOTE]

Soviet author Maxim Gorky.

DQ: Are you an animated or puppet character?

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**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/97 "2008-07-28T21:07:55Z")

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DQ: Did you originally appear in a British TV show?

IQ: Are you a starting pitcher on the most surprising team in baseball?

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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 29, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/98 "2008-07-29T03:04:41Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Soviet author Maxim Gorky.

DQ: Are you an animated or puppet character?  
[/QUOTE]

No

SUMMARY:

Fictional  
Male  
Created after 1950  
Created before 1980  
Created by an American  
Was not created for the printed page  
Did not originally appear in a movie  
I have been a character on a TV series  
Did not originally appear in an American TV show  
I have never died  
A “good guy”/sympathetic character  
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  
Not a character on CBS  
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  
Not an animated character or puppet

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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 29, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/99 "2008-07-29T03:06:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Kid\_A]  
DQ: Did you originally appear in a British TV show?

IQ: Are you a starting pitcher on the most surprising team in baseball?  
[/QUOTE]

No, I did not appear on a British show

SUMMARY:

Fictional  
Male  
Created after 1950  
Created before 1980  
Created by an American  
Was not created for the printed page  
Did not originally appear in a movie  
I have been a character on a TV series  
Did not originally appear in an American TV show  
I have never died  
A “good guy”/sympathetic character  
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  
Not a character on CBS  
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  
Not an animated or puppet character  
Not a character on a British TV show

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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 29, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-35/457282/100 "2008-07-29T03:07:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Kid\_A]

IQ: Are you a starting pitcher on the most surprising team in baseball?  
[/QUOTE]

Not Matt Garza (as a Yankee fan, I was all too well aware of the Rays’ success)

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