# Botticelli - January 2023

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412 "2022-12-31T12:35:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 11

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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:** [January 25, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/201 "2023-01-25T07:07:09Z")

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IQ1: Did you ask if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
IQ2: Were you Edmund and Lucy’s big brother?  
IQ3: Were you their sister?

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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 25, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/202 "2023-01-25T13:01:27Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you Daddy Warbucks’s towering Indian servant?
2. Are you the rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books?
3. Are you the parody of Pippin in _Bored of the Rings_?

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**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 25, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/203 "2023-01-25T15:26:53Z")

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IQs:  
1. Were you a companion of the Eleventh Doctor, played by Karen Gillan?  
2. Were you yet another Maltese-American, left-handed, Episcopalian, gay, war veteran political candidate?  
3. Are you Birdie Jay’s long-suffering and mistreated assistant, and my favorite character in _Glass Onion_?

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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:** [January 25, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/204 "2023-01-25T17:57:03Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Did you ask if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
> IQ2: Were you Edmund and Lucy’s big brother?  
> IQ3: Were you their sister?

Paul Dano, James Pevensie or Eleanor Pevensie.

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Were you Daddy Warbucks’s towering Indian servant?
> 2. Are you the rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books?
> 3. Are you the parody of Pippin in _Bored of the Rings_?

Not Palloto, Paladara or Puffin.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Were you a companion of the Eleventh Doctor, played by Karen Gillan?  
> 2. Were you yet another Maltese-American, left-handed, Episcopalian, gay, war veteran political candidate?  
> 3. Are you Birdie Jay’s long-suffering and mistreated assistant, and my favorite character in _Glass Onion_?

Not Phillida Panagyraxia, not Pete Butigieg (sp?), and not Penny.

P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human

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**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 25, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/205 "2023-01-25T18:05:23Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Phillida Panagyraxia, not Pete Butigieg (sp?), and not Penny.

1 was Amy Pond; close enough on Pete Buttigieg; 3 was Peg.

DQs:  
1. actually appears in story; **not** mentioned but never seen or alias of other character?  
2. from film?

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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:** [January 25, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/206 "2023-01-25T18:23:24Z")

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P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human
12. actually appears in story
13. from film

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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:** [January 25, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/207 "2023-01-25T21:44:48Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
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> > IQ1: Did you ask if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
> > IQ2: Were you Edmund and Lucy’s big brother?  
> > IQ3: Were you their sister?
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> Paul Dano, James Pevensie or Eleanor Pevensie.

1. Never heard of him. I’ll rephrase.  
2&3. Peter and Susan, but you got the ‘P’ name right so close enough.

IQ1: Were you a former baseball pitcher who asked if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
IQ2: Did you ride a tricycle with what looked like an outhouse mounted on the back?  
IQ3: Were you #2’s boxer pal?

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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 26, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/208 "2023-01-26T12:04:33Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
> > 
> > 1. Were you Daddy Warbucks’s towering Indian servant?
> > 2. Are you the rainbow’s daughter in the Oz books?
> > 3. Are you the parody of Pippin in _Bored of the Rings_?
> 
> Not Palloto, Paladara or Puffin.

#1 was Punjab.  
#2 is Polychrome.  
#3 is Pepsi.

DQs:

1. Created after 2000?
2. From a science fiction or fantasy movie?

1 DQ reserved.

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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:** [January 26, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/209 "2023-01-26T21:02:50Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a former baseball pitcher who asked if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
> IQ2: Did you ride a tricycle with what looked like an outhouse mounted on the back?  
> IQ3: Were you #2’s boxer pal?

Dunno x3.

P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human
12. actually appears in story
13. from film
14. created before 2000
15. arguably from a science fiction or fantasy movie

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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 26, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/210 "2023-01-26T21:05:52Z")

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DQ: From a science fiction movie?

IQs:

1. Are you Rat’s housemate in _Pearls Before Swine_?
2. Did Hamlet lug your guts into a neighboring room?
3. Did you have a hit with _Look What The Cat Drug In (Long Way Down)_?

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**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 26, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/211 "2023-01-26T21:20:56Z")

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IQs:  
1. Did you appear in 1985’s “The Two Doctors”, although you’d been on the show before, starting in 1966?  
2. Do you also appear in “The Two Doctors”, because you’re the Sixth Doctor’s companion?  
3. Was there a gentleman’s agreement that no building could be higher than the statue of you atop City Hall?

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/212 "2023-01-27T02:09:47Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
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> > IQ1: Were you a former baseball pitcher who asked if anybody was going to Phoenix, Arizona?  
> > IQ2: Did you ride a tricycle with what looked like an outhouse mounted on the back?  
> > IQ3: Were you #2’s boxer pal?
> 
> Dunno x3.

Charley Pride  
Humphrey Pennyworth  
Joe Palooka

DQ1: Live-action film?  
DQ2: Good guy?  
DQ3: Film set in the time period when it was created?

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/213 "2023-01-27T14:19:28Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Are you Rat’s housemate in _Pearls Before Swine_?
> 2. Did Hamlet lug your guts into a neighboring room?
> 3. Did you have a hit with _Look What The Cat Drug In (Long Way Down)_?

Not Pussycat, Polonious or Paul McCartney.

> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> IQs:  
> 1. Did you appear in 1985’s “The Two Doctors”, although you’d been on the show before, starting in 1966?  
> 2. Do you also appear in “The Two Doctors”, because you’re the Sixth Doctor’s companion?  
> 3. Was there a gentleman’s agreement that no building could be higher than the statue of you atop City Hall?

Not Pertwee, Polly or William Penn.

P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human
12. actually appears in story
13. from film
14. created before 2000
15. arguably from a science fiction or fantasy movie
16. live-action film
17. not a good guy
18. film set in the time period when it was created

Do you want to ask a different DQ, **Prof. P.** , in light of my answer #15?

Since we’re sure to have more than 20 DQs now, please ask no more IQs.

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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 27, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/214 "2023-01-27T15:10:56Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
> > 
> > 1. Are you Rat’s housemate in _Pearls Before Swine_?
> > 2. Did Hamlet lug your guts into a neighboring room?
> > 3. Did you have a hit with _Look What The Cat Drug In (Long Way Down)_?
> 
> Not Pussycat, Polonious or Paul McCartney.

#1 is Pig.  
#2 is Correct.  
#3 is Michael Penn.

No, I’ll keep the previous DQ I asked, since I wanted to narrow it down between sci-fi and fantasy.

DQ: Created after 1980?  
1 DQ reserved.

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**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 27, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/215 "2023-01-27T15:27:51Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Did you appear in 1985’s “The Two Doctors”, although you’d been on the show before, starting in 1966?  
> 2. Do you also appear in “The Two Doctors”, because you’re the Sixth Doctor’s companion?  
> 3. Was there a gentleman’s agreement that no building could be higher than the statue of you atop City Hall?

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Not Pertwee, Polly or William Penn.

1 was Second Doctor Patrick Troughton; 2 was Peri.

2 DQs reserved.

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/216 "2023-01-27T16:36:22Z")

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Righto, **Prof. P.**

P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human
12. actually appears in story
13. from film
14. created before 2000
15. arguably from a science fiction or fantasy movie
16. live-action film
17. not a good guy
18. film set in the time period when it was created
19. arguably from a science fiction movie
20. created after 1980

Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST tomorrow.

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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 27, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/217 "2023-01-27T17:40:43Z")

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DQ: Disaster film? (Earthquake, Meteor, Volcano, &c.)

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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:** [January 27, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/218 "2023-01-27T23:45:40Z")

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P.

1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with P
4. created after 1900
5. not a main character
6. created by an American or Americans
7. from TV or film
8. created after 1970
9. character is American
10. Caucasian
11. human
12. actually appears in story
13. from film
14. created before 2000
15. arguably from a science fiction or fantasy movie
16. live-action film
17. not a good guy
18. film set in the time period when it was created
19. arguably from a science fiction movie
20. created after 1980
21. not a disaster film (earthquake, meteor, volcano, &c.)

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**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 28, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/219 "2023-01-28T15:01:38Z")

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DQ: from a film in a series?

1 DQ reserved.

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**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 28, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/220 "2023-01-28T20:37:35Z")

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Final DQ: created after 1990?

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