# Botticelli Game #42 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 18, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372 "2008-08-18T04:00:59Z")\ **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:** [August 21, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/61 "2008-08-21T01:08:30Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] IQ’s: Did you play a chick whose surname was McConnell? Were you a frequent _Match Game_ panelist? [/QUOTE] Not Pam Dawber (Mindy’s last name was McConnell) And not Patti “Laugh In” Deutsch ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/62 "2008-08-21T01:09:59Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] DQ: Did the business for which you are known involve the production and/or marketing of food? [/QUOTE] Hmm… not to be cagy, but I worked for MANY famous companies, including several known for food production and marketing. **SUMMARY:** Real person Male Dead Was alive after 1950 Did not die between 1950 and 1980 American citizen, but born in Europe Was alive in the 20th century Not an entertainer, but have written books Have appeared on television, though it’s not what I’m best known for Known as a businessman Not involved in politics English was not my first language Worked for many major companies, including several in the food business ---
**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:** [August 21, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/63 "2008-08-21T01:13:18Z")
Are you married to Fang? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/64 "2008-08-21T03:58:03Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Are you married to Fang? [/QUOTE] Not Phyllis Diller ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/65 "2008-08-21T08:34:45Z")
Patrick Duffy played Bobby Ewing, brother of the o-so-unsympathetic JR in Dallas. dq: Are you born in the 20.th century? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/66 "2008-08-21T11:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=WormTheRed] Patrick Duffy played Bobby Ewing, brother of the o-so-unsympathetic JR in Dallas. dq: Are you born in the 20.th century? [/QUOTE] Yes **SUMMARY:** Real person Male Dead Born in 20th century Was alive after 1950 Did not die between 1950 and 1980 American citizen, but born in Europe Was alive in the 20th century Not an entertainer, but have written books Have appeared on television, though it’s not what I’m best known for Known as a businessman Not involved in politics English was not my first language Worked for many major companies, including several in the food business ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/67 "2008-08-21T14:11:19Z")
Are you a former Manchester City striker? Are you a well known English football commentator? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/68 "2008-08-21T16:19:59Z")
19th century French songwriter was Pierre DuPont. DQ: Did you own any of the companies you worked for? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/69 "2008-08-21T20:01:23Z")
Were you ever traded for Mike Hargrove? Did you appear as a game show model long before Vanna White gained notoriety for a similar job? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/70 "2008-08-22T03:28:02Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] Are you a former Manchester City striker? Are you a well known English football commentator? [/QUOTE] As usual, you can just say “Soccer! Gimme a DQ!” Or, in this case, 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/71 "2008-08-22T03:29:51Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] 19th century French songwriter was Pierre DuPont. DQ: Did you own any of the companies you worked for? [/QUOTE] No **SUMMARY:** Real person Male Dead Born in 20th century Was alive after 1950 Did not die between 1950 and 1980 American citizen, but born in Europe Was alive in the 20th century Not an entertainer, but have written books Have appeared on television, though it’s not what I’m best known for Known as a businessman Not involved in politics English was not my first language Worked for many major companies, including several in the food business Did not own any of the prominent businesses I worked for ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/72 "2008-08-22T03:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Were you ever traded for Mike Hargrove? Did you appear as a game show model long before Vanna White gained notoriety for a similar job? [/QUOTE] Not Paul Dade (why the hell do I remember THAT?) No clue on the game show model. Ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/73 "2008-08-22T07:24:53Z")
[QUOTE=astorian] As usual, you can just say “Soccer! Gimme a DQ!” Or, in this case, 2 DQs. [/QUOTE] Heh, I almost posted my DQs in advance, but I thought it would be rude :). I was thinking of Paul Dickov and Peter Drury. Were you involved in advertising? Did you die in the last 10 years? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/74 "2008-08-22T11:29:05Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] Heh, I almost posted my DQs in advance, but I thought it would be rude :). I was thinking of Paul Dickov and Peter Drury. Were you involved in advertising? Did you die in the last 10 years? [/QUOTE] Yes, I died in the past ten years As for advertising… it fell under my broad general area of expertise, but it’s not my specialty, nor is it something I’m particularly well know for. **SUMMARY:** Real person Male Dead Born in 20th century Died in past ten years American citizen, but born in Europe Not an entertainer, but have written books Have appeared on television, though it’s not what I’m best known for Not involved in politics English was not my first language Known as a businessman Worked for many major companies, including several in the food business Did not own any of the prominent businesses I worked for Not directly involved in advertising, though that falls under my broad general range of expertise ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/75 "2008-08-22T12:57:22Z")
Are you half of the surviving members of a famous trio? ---
**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:** [August 22, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/76 "2008-08-22T14:07:32Z")
Are you a Providence-born science fiction writer? ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/77 "2008-08-22T15:03:15Z")
Do you come from a long line of French businessmen and at one point ran the paint company named for said family as well as nylon, and at one point, gunpowder? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/78 "2008-08-22T16:19:28Z")
Were you born in Vienna, Austria and died in Claremont, California? (And this is the first time I’ve participated in one of these, so be gentle with me if I’m doing it wrong.) ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/79 "2008-08-22T17:52:35Z")
Are you a swedish reggae-rapper 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372/80 "2008-08-22T18:58:41Z")
[Quote=Sternvogel] Did you appear as a game show model long before Vanna White gained notoriety for a similar job? [/Quote] [QUOTE=astorian] No clue on the game show model. Ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] Her name was [Paola Diva.](http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:GO2QOPKgVvsJ:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_(game_show)+Paola+Diva&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us) DQ (although I suspect **Leaffan** has zeroed in on the correct **PD** ): Was German your first language? IQ: According to a widely-cited comic epitaph, did you die after prematurely shedding your cold-weather garb? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-game-42/460372.md?page=5)