# Botticelli - January 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 4, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285 "2017-01-04T00:38:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 28, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/161 "2017-01-28T05:21:59Z")
Correct on the first two; the third is Kiegan Michael Key (sp?). DQ: Considered handsome? IQs: Did you sing “Shorty Fire Burning Up the Dance Floor”? Did a crazy man mistakenly call Dan Rather this? Did you serve aboard the _Republic_ and the _Farragut_? ---
**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 28, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/162 "2017-01-28T12:00:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born before 1964 7. Last name starts with K 8. Actor 9. Has not won a top award in his field. 10. Known from movies, better known from TV 11. Is currently appearing in a TV series, though not one he is best known for 12. Best known for comedy 13. Biggest fame before 2000 14. Not considered handsome ---
**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 28, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/163 "2017-01-28T12:02:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you sing “Shorty Fire Burning Up the Dance Floor”? > Did a crazy man mistakenly call Dan Rather this? > Did you serve aboard the _Republic_ and the _Farragut_? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/164 "2017-01-28T15:59:35Z")
Previous IQs: Did you sing “Shorty Fire Burning Up the Dance Floor”? - The rapper Sean Kingston Did a crazy man mistakenly call Dan Rather this? - A deranged New York cabby who briefly kidnapped him, asking repeatedly, “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” Did you serve aboard the _Republic_ and the _Farragut_? - James T. Kirk, before being given command of the _Enterprise_ Three DQs reserved. Not sure what to ask next; can’t come up with anyone who fits the answers so far. ---
**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 29, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/165 "2017-01-29T04:59:11Z")
DQs: Current show is half an hour long? Current show appears on Big Four (ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox)? Born before 1954? IQs: Did Sigourney Weaver surprise you in the shower in one of your movies? Did you illustrate a noteworthy edition of _Moby Dick_? Were you cut off before you could say what someone else’s favorite sports team was? ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/166 "2017-01-29T14:22:51Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born before 1964 7. Last name starts with K 8. Actor 9. Has not won a top award in his field. 10. Known from movies, better known from TV 11. Is currently appearing **as an occasionally recurring character** in a TV series, though not one he is best known for 12. Best known for comedy 13. Biggest fame before 2000 14. Not considered handsome 15. Current show is an hour long, and appears on a lesser known cable station 16. Born after 1954 Note the change on 11. I combined 2 of EH’s DQs because they aren’t going to be helpful. ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/167 "2017-01-29T14:24:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Sigourney Weaver surprise you in the shower in one of your movies? > Did you illustrate a noteworthy edition of _Moby Dick_? > Were you cut off before you could say what someone else’s favorite sports team was? I am not Kevin Kline. I am not Rockwell Kent. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 29, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/168 "2017-01-29T17:14:19Z")
IQ1: Does an urban legend connect you and Lee Marvin? IQ2: Were you #1’s best-known role? IQ3: Did you kill Harry Dresden? ---
**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 29, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/169 "2017-01-29T17:28:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Does an urban legend connect you and Lee Marvin? > IQ2: Were you #1’s best-known role? > IQ3: Did you kill Harry Dresden? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 29, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/170 "2017-01-29T20:30:18Z")
Previous IQs: Did Sigourney Weaver surprise you in the shower in one of your movies? - Yes, Kevin Kline, in _Dave_ Did you illustrate a noteworthy edition of _Moby Dick_? - Yes, Rockwell Kent. One of his best-known images: [http://dailysun.bowdoin.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RK-Moby-Dick512.jpg](http://dailysun.bowdoin.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RK-Moby-Dick512.jpg) Were you cut off before you could say what someone else’s favorite sports team was? - Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve), in _Superman_ One DQ reserved. Hmmm… ---
**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 29, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/171 "2017-01-29T20:40:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Does an urban legend connect you and Lee Marvin? > IQ2: Were you #1’s best-known role? > IQ3: Did you kill Harry Dresden? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Bob Keeshan. (The story is that he and Marvin were together at Iwo Jima. According to Snopes, neither of them was actually there.) Captain Kangaroo. Jared Kinkaid, the super-mercenary. DQ: Caucasian? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 29, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/172 "2017-01-29T20:43:10Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born before 1964 7. Last name starts with K 8. Actor 9. Has not won a top award in his field. 10. Known from movies, better known from TV 11. Is currently appearing as an occasionally recurring character in a TV series, though not one he is best known for 12. Best known for comedy 13. Biggest fame before 2000 14. Not considered handsome 15. Current show is an hour long, and appears on a lesser known cable station 16. Born after 1954 17. Caucasian ---
**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 30, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/173 "2017-01-30T04:02:07Z")
DQ: Current show has been around for more than three seasons? IQs: Did you suggest that a particular animal might say “Trout trout”? Did you flee Vermont after getting into a legal dispute with your brother-in-law? Did a critic dryly note your uniform’s baggy seat? ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/174 "2017-01-30T13:52:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born before 1964 7. Last name starts with K 8. Actor 9. Has not won a top award in his field. 10. Known from movies, better known from TV 11. Is currently appearing as an occasionally recurring character in a TV series, though not one he is best known for 12. Best known for comedy 13. Biggest fame before 2000 14. Not considered handsome 15. Current show is an hour long, and appears on a lesser known cable station 16. Born after 1954 17. Caucasian 18. Current show has only been around for one season, but other, better-known shows ran for 5 years and 9 years. ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/175 "2017-01-30T13:53:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you suggest that a particular animal might say “Trout trout”? > Did you flee Vermont after getting into a legal dispute with your brother-in-law? > Did a critic dryly note your uniform’s baggy seat? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 30, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/176 "2017-01-30T18:50:45Z")
Previous IQs: Did you suggest that a particular animal might say “Trout trout”? - B. Kliban: [http://suprmchaos.com/kliban4\_mam.jpg](http://suprmchaos.com/kliban4_mam.jpg) Did you flee Vermont after getting into a legal dispute with your brother-in-law? - Rudyard Kipling Did a critic dryly note your uniform’s baggy seat? - John Koenig (Martin Landau) in _Space: 1999_ I’m still drawing a blank. I yield my earned DQs to other players, one per customer. ---
**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 31, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/177 "2017-01-31T19:47:02Z")
No takers…? ---
**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, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/178 "2017-01-31T20:01:59Z")
Well, the only players in this round so far are you, me and SCAdian. ---
**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, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/179 "2017-02-01T00:08:27Z")
DQ: Main character in said five-year and/or nine-year show? ---
**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, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285/180 "2017-02-01T02:46:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Known for the Arts 6. Born before 1964 7. Last name starts with K 8. Actor 9. Has not won a top award in his field. 10. Known from movies, better known from TV 11. Is currently appearing as an occasionally recurring character in a TV series, though not one he is best known for 12. Best known for comedy 13. Biggest fame before 2000 14. Not considered handsome 15. Current show is an hour long, and appears on a lesser known cable station 16. Born after 1954 17. Caucasian 18. Current show has only been around for one season, but other, better-known shows ran for 5 years and 9 years 19. Supporting character in both shows [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285.md?page=10)