Botticelli - January 2013

Thread Games
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Darwin the dolphin in SeaQuestDSV.
Noted trial lawyer Clarence Darrow when choosing jurors; just a quirk of his.
Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind.

Thanks; I’d missed that.

DQs:

First appeared since 1965?
Caucasian?
Considered a “good guy”?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you a very successful businessman who always encouraged the adoption of children?
Did you argue with a warrant officer in a hallway about someone else?
Did Brian Cox play your dad on a hit TV show?

Nitpick: U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s.

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IQs:

Were you an Italian war orphan brought to the States and adopted by an American soldier?
Were you a computer repairman with a prosthetic arm, who became a revolutionary?

Plus the as-yet unanswered IQ from post #118…

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No. The genre of my films does not fall under the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror umbrella.

Summary for D:

  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. American.
  4. Last name does not start with D.
  5. First appeared since 1950.
  6. Been portrayed on screen.
  7. Did not first appear in print.
  8. If I was real, I’d be alive today.
  9. Not an artist.
  10. First appeared in a movie.
  11. First appeared prior to 1980.
  12. I have appeared in multiple films.
  13. Mainly, I work for myself and my friends.
  14. The genre of my films does not fall under the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror umbrella.

For IQ1, I’ll guess Dick Dale. For the others, two DQs (three is Dale is wrong).

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First appeared prior to 1965.
Yes, Caucasian.
The way I am presented, I am considered a “good guy.”

Summary for D:

  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. American.
  4. Last name does not start with D.
  5. First appeared since 1950.
  6. Been portrayed on screen.
  7. Did not first appear in print.
  8. If I was real, I’d be alive today.
  9. Not an artist.
  10. First appeared in a movie.
  11. First appeared prior to 1980.
  12. I have appeared in multiple films.
  13. Mainly, I work for myself and my friends.
  14. The genre of my films does not fall under the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror umbrella.
  15. First appeared prior to 1965.
  16. Caucasian.
  17. The way I am presented, I am considered a “good guy.”

For the first two, no idea; two DQs. For the last, I’m not Daphne Moon.

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For the first, I’m not Dondi; for the second, I don’t know. DQ for you.

Sorry about that. That one was:

I’m not Donald Malarkey.

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Dave Thomas, founder of the Wendy’s hamburger chain (and frequent TV pitchman). He was adopted himself.
Dallas argued with Ripley about the Nostromo’s new science officer, Ash, in Alien.
Yes, Daphne Moon on Frasier.

With my earlier unasked DQ, I have three now. Thinking out loud, since we’re down to just that many DQs… shall we narrow the genre down some more? I’m wondering if this is either a spy, cop or criminal character, but I’m drawing a blank as to who it might be. Any suggestions?

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Correct on Dondi and Malarkey.
Manuel Garcia O’Kelly-Davis, from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

I now have four unused DQs. Do we have an official limit on the number of DQs that can be used before we must give up?

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Customarily, we get to ask a total of 20 DQs, then everyone who’s earned a DQ this round gets to ask a “Are you [firstname lastname]?” final question of the gamemaster (Spoons this time 'round). We can fully discuss our options and theories before posing our final questions.

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IQ:

Did you work for ZOWIE?

130

Correct on Dick Dale.
IQ2: Damien Thorn, the Antichrist character in the *Omen *movies.
IQ3: Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby

I agree narrowing down the genre will be the most fruitful path. So far we know male American “good guy” first appeared in a film between 1950 and 1965. It was multiple films, and it’s not sci-fi or horror, two franchise friendly genres.

Cops, spies, and detectives tend to get sequels. He most works for himself or his friends, which to me eliminates a spy or espionage thriller character. Maybe a private investigator?

Westerns were popular at that time. Did many spawn sequels? It seems that the ones considered classics, such as High Noon, Shane, The Searchers, didn’t, but that era is before my time.

I’ll take one of my DQs.
DQ: Are you a private investigator or detective?

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I am not a private investigator or detective.

  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. American.
  4. Last name does not start with D.
  5. First appeared since 1950.
  6. Been portrayed on screen.
  7. Did not first appear in print.
  8. If I was real, I’d be alive today.
  9. Not an artist.
  10. First appeared in a movie.
  11. First appeared prior to 1980.
  12. I have appeared in multiple films.
  13. Mainly, I work for myself and my friends.
  14. The genre of my films does not fall under the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror umbrella.
  15. First appeared prior to 1965.
  16. Caucasian.
  17. The way I am presented, I am considered a “good guy.”
  18. Not a private investigator or detective.
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I think I might have it.

IQ:

Were you played by both Frank Sinatra and George Clooney?

133

You do indeed have it, because I am master thief Danny Ocean!

First portrayed by Frank Sinatra in the original 1962 Oceans 11, and later in 2001 (and subsequently) by George Clooney.

Well done, Elendil’s Heir! I’ll look forward to your next round. (Will you be continuing the alphabet?)

134

Nicely played, Elendil’s Heir!!!

135

Good job, Elendil’s Heir!! The “multiple films” clue had me fixated on sequels. I didn’t even think of remakes.

136

Ditto!

Not to mention that I’ve never seen any of these movies…

137

You should. The original was a way for Sinatra and his Rat Pack pals to have a little fun making a movie (although IMHO, it is longer than it needs to be); but the premise was sound. The 2001 remake, and its sequels, capitalize on that. They’re all heist movies: let’s rip off casinos, because they have a lot of cash on hand and we could use the dough. In short, they’re fun criminal romps, where the criminals are “good guys,” and the law enforcement, such as it is, are “bad guys.”

138

Thanks, everybody.

I confess I’ve never seen the Sinatra original, but I really enjoyed the more recent series. Far-fetched but fun.

What the hell… let’s continue the alphabetical-order trend with

E.

139

My last ‘D’ question (“Did you work for ZOWIE?”) was a reference to Derek Flint. Moving right along…

IQs:

Did you receive a Medal of Honor as a WWI fighter pilot?
Did you receive a Victoria Cross as a WWI fighter pilot?
Did you receive a Medal of Honor as a WWII fighter pilot?

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IQ1: Did you almost drop your guitar playing in ‘The Last Waltz’?

IQ2: Were you one of two people taken into heaven without first dying?

IQ3: Come to that, were you the other one?