# Botticelli - January 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178 "2022-01-04T01:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 16, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/81 "2022-01-16T13:37:00Z")
Yeah, that’s probably it. ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/82 "2022-01-17T01:03:49Z")
Damn, you’re good! Yes, indeed, I am # Parson Brown who, having been simulated with a snowman, was going to marry the two lovebirds in the song. Well done, **CFOHG**! ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/83 "2022-01-17T01:51:25Z")
“not originally from a work of prose”? I’m curious, 'cause that would imply the character _has_ been in prose, and I’m wondering what was–or how something could be–based on “Winter Wonderland”. ---
**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 17, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/84 "2022-01-17T03:36:14Z")
I answered the question just as it was asked. The character is originally from a song, not a poem, short story or book. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/85 "2022-01-17T03:51:53Z")
Fair enough. ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/86 "2022-01-17T08:34:37Z")
Woo-hoo!! Mentally going through Christmas songs from around that time that named names other than Santa, various reindeer or Jesus, none of whom are American - that was the only one I came up with. Next up. I am **N** [![](https://img.rawpixel.com/s3fs-private/rawpixel_images/website_content/pdflowerset16-aum-14-b-leaves-l.jpg?w=800&dpr=1&fit=default&crop=default&q=65&vib=3&con=3&usm=15&bg=F4F4F3&auto=format&ixlib=js-2.2.1&s=092b4db0e2abe600f3290730e793feec) ](https://img.rawpixel.com/s3fs-private/rawpixel_images/website_content/pdflowerset16-aum-14-b-leaves-l.jpg?w=800&dpr=1&fit=default&crop=default&q=65&vib=3&con=3&usm=15&bg=F4F4F3&auto=format&ixlib=js-2.2.1&s=092b4db0e2abe600f3290730e793feec) ---
**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 17, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/87 "2022-01-17T13:13:13Z")
IQs: 1. Is Archie Goodwin in your employ? 2. Were you a Russian mathematician known for your work on hyperbolic geometry, which is sometimes named after you? 3. Are you an American fine art print artist, known for your stylized androgynous portraits? ---
**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 17, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/88 "2022-01-17T15:16:45Z")
IQs: Did Herman Melville live near you, and you often visited each other to chat? Did you win a tactical victory at Guilford Court House? A US Army general, did you win an unwelcome nickname in the Civil War? ---
**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 17, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/89 "2022-01-17T18:41:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Is Archie Goodwin in your employ? > 2. Were you a Russian mathematician known for your work on hyperbolic geometry, which is sometimes named after you? > 3. Are you an American fine art print artist, known for your stylized androgynous portraits? Not Nero Wolfe Take 2 DQs > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Herman Melville live near you, and you often visited each other to chat? > Did you win a tactical victory at Guilford Court House? > A US Army general, did you win an unwelcome nickname in the Civil War? Not Nathaniel Hawthorne Take 2 DQs ---
**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 17, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/90 "2022-01-17T18:43:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Is Archie Goodwin in your employ? > > > > > 1. Were you a Russian mathematician known for your work on hyperbolic geometry, which is sometimes named after you? > > > 2. Are you an American fine art print artist, known for your stylized androgynous portraits? > > Not Nero Wolfe > Take 2 DQs Correct on Nero. #2 was Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky. #3 is Patrick Nagel. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with N? ---
**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 17, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/91 "2022-01-17T19:11:49Z")
**N** 1. Real 2. First name starts with N ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/92 "2022-01-18T14:22:13Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a former host of _America’s Got Talent_ who was at one time married to Mariah Carey? 2. Are you one of the Backstreet Boys? 3. Are you best remembered for singing duets with Jeannette Macdonald? ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/93 "2022-01-18T17:30:46Z")
Previous IQs: Did Herman Melville live near you, and you often visited each other to chat? - Yes, Nathaniel Hawthorne Did you win a tactical victory at Guilford Court House? - Gen. Nathanael Greene, during the American Revolution A US Army general, did you win an unwelcome nickname in the Civil War? - Gen. Nathaniel “Commissary” Banks, thus named after Confederate troops made off with a lot of his supplies during a raid Nathanael/iel x3! DQs: Male? Living? IQs: Was Hagrid sorry to see you go when you just got too big to keep? Were you married to Maris but pined for Daphne? Were you a powerful king whose name has come to mean anything but? ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/94 "2022-01-18T18:11:03Z")
**N** 1. Real 2. First name starts with N 3. Male 4. Dead ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/95 "2022-01-18T18:14:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you a former host of _America’s Got Talent_ who was at one time married to Mariah Carey? > 2. Are you one of the Backstreet Boys? > 3. Are you best remembered for singing duets with Jeannette Macdonald? Not Nick Cannon Not Nick Carter? or was he N’Sync? - I vaguely remember that name from teen mag covers at the checkout counter Take a DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was Hagrid sorry to see you go when you just got too big to keep? > Were you married to Maris but pined for Daphne? > Were you a powerful king whose name has come to mean anything but? Not Norbert Not Niles Crane Not Nimrod? ---
**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 18, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/96 "2022-01-18T18:33:18Z")
Swept me. IQs: Were you the title character in Steve Martin’s first movie starring role? Did Jane Fonda play you in _The Butler_? Were you a sneaky and mean cat at Hogwarts? ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/97 "2022-01-18T19:10:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the title character in Steve Martin’s first movie starring role? > Did Jane Fonda play you in _The Butler_ ? > Were you a sneaky and mean cat at Hogwarts? Not Navin R. Johnson Take a DQ Not Mrs. Norris ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/98 "2022-01-18T19:22:20Z")
Correct, Nancy Reagan and correct. And see: [https://www.mugglenet.com/2018/04/mythtery-is-mrs-norris-really-filchs-wife/](https://www.mugglenet.com/2018/04/mythtery-is-mrs-norris-really-filchs-wife/) DQ: American? IQs: Were you the put-upon wife of Carl Bernstein? Were you often misquoted as having said “Get there fustest with the mostest”? Were you FDR’s first VP? ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/99 "2022-01-18T19:35:13Z")
**N** 1. Real 2. First name starts with N 3. Male 4. Dead 5. Not American ---
**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 18, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/100 "2022-01-18T19:35:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the put-upon wife of Carl Bernstein? > Were you often misquoted as having said “Get there fustest with the mostest”? > Were you FDR’s first VP? Not Nora Ephron Take 2 DQs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178.md?page=6)