# Botticelli - January 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 5, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055 "2015-01-05T19:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 8, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/41 "2015-01-08T14:03:57Z")
DQ: Was your story set in “modern times” contemporary with when it was published? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/42 "2015-01-08T14:21:58Z")
**Y** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not (I think) best known from movies 4. Probably (I think) best known from works of the written word 5. Last name does not start with Y 6. Not military genre 7. Not from a series 8. My first appearance was not published after 1964 9. The protagonist of the work for which I’m best known 10. Introduced in a novel 11. Created by an American 12. Did not first appear before 1900 13. Not a child hero 14. Human 15. The word(s) of my name that begin with a Y can not be found as an uncapitalized entry in an English-language dictionary 16. My story was set in “modern times” contemporary with when it was published ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/43 "2015-01-08T16:19:26Z")
DQ: Western genre? holding 2 DQs ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/44 "2015-01-08T16:44:17Z")
IQ1: Are you the protagonist of _Catch-22_? IQ2: Are you the dinosaur sidekick of Mario and Luigi? IQ3: Are you a female ninja comrade of Wolverine, whose philosophy is “living in danger is the ultimate adventure”? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/45 "2015-01-08T17:06:26Z")
Previous IQs: Are you the last man on Earth in a graphic novel series? - Yes, Yorick Brown. Did you found a prominent New England university? - Elihu Yale. Were you a Pythoneseque pirate? - Yes, Yellowbeard: [Yellowbeard - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowbeard) DQ: Associated with NYC? IQs: Were you raised on an anarchic world? Are you the protagonist of _Holes_? Are you the author of the “Torture Memos”? Coming up with Y-names is hard! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/46 "2015-01-08T20:18:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ. > DQ. > Not … Ypsilanti? (Only Michigan city I can think of that starts with Y…) Prince Ypsilanti is correct. Nately’s whore kept trying to kill bombardier John Yossarian of\*\*\* Catch .22\*\*\* Hall of Fame quarterback Yelverton Abraham “Y.A.” Tittle was traded from the 49ers to the NY Giants. DQ) Are you American? DQ2) Are you human? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/47 "2015-01-08T20:20:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the protagonist of _Catch-22_? > IQ2: Are you the dinosaur sidekick of Mario and Luigi? > IQ3: Are you a female ninja comrade of Wolverine, whose philosophy is “living in danger is the ultimate adventure”? Not … Yossarian? DQ. DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you raised on an anarchic world? > Are you the protagonist of _Holes_? > Are you the author of the “Torture Memos”? DQ. Not Stanley Yelnats. DQ. **Y** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not (I think) best known from movies 4. Probably (I think) best known from works of the written word 5. Last name does not start with Y 6. Not military genre 7. Not from a series 8. My first appearance was not published after 1964 9. The protagonist of the work for which I’m best known 10. Introduced in a novel 11. Created by an American 12. Did not first appear before 1900 13. Not a child hero 14. Human 15. The word(s) of my name that begin with a Y can not be found as an uncapitalized entry in an English-language dictionary 16. My story was set in “modern times” contemporary with when it was published 17. Not western genre 18. Associated with NYC ---
**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:** [January 8, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/48 "2015-01-08T20:27:22Z")
**Y** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not (I think) best known from movies 4. Probably (I think) best known from works of the written word 5. Last name does not start with Y 6. Not military genre 7. Not from a series 8. My first appearance was not published after 1964 9. The protagonist of the work for which I’m best known 10. Introduced in a novel 11. Created by an American 12. Did not first appear before 1900 13. Not a child hero 14. Human 15. The word(s) of my name that begin with a Y can not be found as an uncapitalized entry in an English-language dictionary 16. My story was set in “modern times” contemporary with when it was published 17. Not western genre 18. Associated with NYC 19. American Your second DQ was a repeat of #14, astorian. ---
**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 8, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/49 "2015-01-08T21:24:25Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you the protagonist of Catch-22? > IQ2: Are you the dinosaur sidekick of Mario and Luigi? > IQ3: Are you a female ninja comrade of Wolverine, whose philosophy is “living in danger is the ultimate adventure”? > > Not … Yossarian? > DQ. > DQ. correct, Yoshi, Yukio 5 DQs in reserve, no idea what to ask ---
**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 8, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/50 "2015-01-08T22:20:21Z")
Last DQ: Police or private detective story genre? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/51 "2015-01-08T23:25:47Z")
**Y** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Not (I think) best known from movies 4. Probably (I think) best known from works of the written word 5. Last name does not start with Y 6. Not military genre 7. Not from a series 8. My first appearance was not published after 1964 9. The protagonist of the work for which I’m best known 10. Introduced in a novel 11. Created by an American 12. Did not first appear before 1900 13. Not a child hero 14. Human 15. The word(s) of my name that begin with a Y can not be found as an uncapitalized entry in an English-language dictionary 16. My story was set in “modern times” contemporary with when it was published 17. Not western genre 18. Associated with NYC 19. American 20. Not police or private detective story genre Aaaaaand - that’s twenty! Chat a bit if you want, or start asking your final “Are you Firstname Lastname?” DQs. I’ll be back later… ---
**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 8, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/52 "2015-01-08T23:28:52Z")
Well. Ah. Chat, chat, chatty chat. Not a clue, not a nibble. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/53 "2015-01-09T02:32:08Z")
Previous IQs: Were you raised on an anarchic world? - Tasha Yar, from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_. Are you the protagonist of _Holes_? - Yes, Stanley Yelnats (a palindrome!). Are you the author of the “Torture Memos”? - Then-Bush Justice Department lawyer John Yoo. Hmm. American male, fictional, protagonist, first (or commonly-included middle) name starts with Y, first appeared in a novel between 1900-64, associated with NYC, not a cop or private eye. I’m drawing a blank. ---
**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 9, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/54 "2015-01-09T13:04:01Z")
I’m stumped. I pass. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/55 "2015-01-09T17:40:50Z")
A hint: Book and movie are both from the '60s. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/56 "2015-01-09T17:41:58Z")
I’m also stumped. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/57 "2015-01-09T18:25:19Z")
My only two cents to toss in the brainstorm would be that it would not surprise me if a fictional NYC-associated male Y name from the early 1960s was Jewish. ---
**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 9, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/58 "2015-01-09T19:02:07Z")
The best I can come up with is Yondo, from Clark Ashton Smith’s _The Abominations of Yondo_. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/59 "2015-01-09T19:53:52Z")
Thinking… ---
**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 9, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/60 "2015-01-09T20:27:07Z")
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