# Botticelli - Jan 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120 "2020-12-28T19:27:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 29

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**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:** [January 31, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/561 "2021-01-31T19:56:49Z")

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IQs:

1. Was Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog your pet?
2. Did you have a hit with _Love Will Keep Us Together_?
3. Are you Marvel’s “Frog of Thunder”?

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**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:** [January 31, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/562 "2021-01-31T21:46:29Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Was Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog your pet?
> 2. Did you have a hit with _Love Will Keep Us Together_ ?
> 3. Are you Marvel’s “Frog of Thunder”?

DQ  
Not Toni Tennille (nor **T** he Captain)  
DQ

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**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:** [January 31, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/563 "2021-01-31T21:47:40Z")

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DQs:  
**T**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with T
3. Living
4. Male
5. Not American
6. Known for the Arts
7. European
8. Known for the performing arts

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/564 "2021-01-31T22:01:50Z")

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IQ1: Did you play the second Doctor Who?  
IQ2: Did you play King Arthur in _Excalibur_?  
IQ3: Did you play the tenth Doctor Who?

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**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:** [January 31, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/565 "2021-01-31T22:08:48Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
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> > > 1. Was Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog your pet?
> > > 2. Did you have a hit with _Love Will Keep Us Together_ ?
> > > 3. Are you Marvel’s “Frog of Thunder”?
> 
> DQ  
> Not Toni Tennille (nor **T** he Captain)  
> DQ

#1 was Tom Terrific.  
Correct on Toni.  
#3 is Throg.

DQs:

1. Known for music?
2. Born after 1959?

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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:** [February 1, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/566 "2021-02-01T00:29:20Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you marry a girl from Troy, N.Y. and end up buried there? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas of Civil War fame  
Were you briefly George McGovern’s running mate? - Yes, Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.)  
Were you the only apostle to give rise to a cliche as to lack of faith? - Yes, St. Thomas AKA “Doubting Thomas”

Thomas x3!

DQs:

From the British Isles?

IQs:

Were you the satyrlike butler in the awful, horrible, no-good movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_?  
Have you become a meme in the SDMB alphabetical name-a-fictional-band thread?  
Did King Arthur remark on your eccentric performance?

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/567 "2021-02-01T00:44:44Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Did you play the second Doctor Who?  
> IQ2: Did you play King Arthur in _Excalibur_ ?  
> IQ3: Did you play the tenth Doctor Who?

Take a DQ  
Not Terrence Stamp  
Not David Tennant

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you the satyrlike butler in the awful, horrible, no-good movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_ ?  
> Have you become a meme in the SDMB alphabetical name-a-fictional-band thread?  
> Did King Arthur remark on your eccentric performance?

I am _not_ Torgo  
Take a DQ  
Not Tim the Enchanter

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/568 "2021-02-01T00:46:57Z")

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DQs:  
**T**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with T
3. Living
4. Male
5. Not American
6. Known for the Arts
7. European
8. Known for the performing arts
9. Known for music
10. Not born after 1959
11. From the British Isles

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**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 1, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/569 "2021-02-01T00:52:38Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you a Monkee?
2. Are you aka The Saint?
3. Were you a mouse puppet who frequently visited _The Ed Sullivan Show_?

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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:** [February 1, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/570 "2021-02-01T04:58:58Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you the satyrlike butler in the awful, horrible, no-good movie _Manos: Hands of Fate_? - Yes, the execrable Torgo  
Have you become a meme in the SDMB alphabetical name-a-fictional-band thread? - Tami  
Did King Arthur remark on your eccentric performance? - Yes, there are those who call him… Tim?

DQ:

English?

IQs:

Did you do _White City_ as a solo album?  
Did you get married on _The Tonight Show_?  
A noted playwright, did you attend Oberlin College but not graduate from there?

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/571 "2021-02-01T05:46:23Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Were you a Monkee?
> 2. Are you aka The Saint?
> 3. Were you a mouse puppet who frequently visited _The Ed Sullivan Show_ ?

Not Peter Tork  
Not Simon Templar  
Take a DQ

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Did you do _White City_ as a solo album?  
> Did you get married on _The Tonight Show_ ?  
> A noted playwright, did you attend Oberlin College but not graduate from there?

Not Pete Townshend  
Not Tiny Tim  
Take a DQ

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/572 "2021-02-01T05:47:41Z")

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DQs:  
**T**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with T
3. Living
4. Male
5. Not American
6. Known for the Arts
7. European
8. Known for the performing arts
9. Known for music
10. Not born after 1959
11. From the British Isles
12. English

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/573 "2021-02-01T11:50:25Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> > > IQ1: Did you play the second Doctor Who?  
> > > IQ2: Did you play King Arthur in _Excalibur_ ?  
> > > IQ3: Did you play the tenth Doctor Who?
> 
> Take a DQ  
> Not Terrence Stamp  
> Not David Tennant

Patrick Troughton, Nigel Terry, correct

DQ: Rock genre?  
DQ: Primarily known as a solo artist?

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**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 1, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/574 "2021-02-01T13:22:35Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
> >
> > IQs:
> > 
> > > 1. Were you a Monkee?
> > > 2. Are you aka The Saint?
> > > 3. Were you a mouse puppet who frequently visited _The Ed Sullivan Show_ ?
> 
> Not Peter Tork  
> Not Simon Templar  
> Take a DQ

Correct, Correct, and Topo Gigio.

DQ: Still active?

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/575 "2021-02-01T17:22:43Z")

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DQs:  
**T**

1. Real
2. Last name starts with T
3. Living
4. Male
5. Not American
6. Known for the Arts
7. European
8. Known for the performing arts
9. Known for music
10. Not born after 1959
11. From the British Isles
12. English
13. Rock genre
14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
15. Still active

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/576 "2021-02-01T18:13:33Z")

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IQ: Are you lead guitarist for The Who?

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**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:** [February 1, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/577 "2021-02-01T19:04:21Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> Are you lead guitarist for The Who?

Not Pete Townshend

Edit: That’s better. Apparently Discourse automatically deletes the quote if you quote the entire post.

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**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 1, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/578 "2021-02-01T19:31:01Z")

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> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> Apparently Discourse automatically deletes the quote if you quote the entire post.

A subject of annoyed discussion since the move. I Ctrl-C the quoted material before posting, and if it gets deleted I then edit the post and Ctrl-V.

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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:** [February 2, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/579 "2021-02-02T15:22:00Z")

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Discourse also automatically deletes a quoted post if there’s no intervening post.

Previous IQs:

Did you do _White City_ as a solo album? - Yes, Pete Townshend  
Did you get married on _The Tonight Show_? - Yes, Tiny Tim  
A noted playwright, did you attend Oberlin College but not graduate from there? - Thornton Wilder

DQ:

Has won a Grammy?

IQs:

Were you Chief of Security of the USS _Voyager_?  
Were you First Officer in an alternative timeline of the USS _Enterprise_?  
Were you an ancestor of Cmdr. Riker who served in the American Civil War?

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**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 2, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/580 "2021-02-02T15:35:13Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you the wife of a televangelist who was often mocked for her excessive makeup?
2. Were you Dorothy Gale’s pet dog?
3. Did you love Isolde?

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