# Botticelli - January 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 1, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448 "2025-01-01T18:09:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/61 "2025-01-08T03:04:01Z")
**kitap** and **Dr. Winston O’Boogie** are on the money. ---
**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, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/62 "2025-01-08T23:14:41Z")
Before there was **Airplane!** there was [![](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.D8t_ZLzEW7XNYA-GeAbVXwHaLH&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.D8t_ZLzEW7XNYA-GeAbVXwHaLH&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) which included [![](https://image.artistshot.com/d.2164997160.22177195.s3.1-1c1c1c-bm9uZQ-800x800.jpg) ](https://image.artistshot.com/d.2164997160.22177195.s3.1-1c1c1c-bm9uZQ-800x800.jpg) [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.526b7500151abd018ff0612d04ad13ce?rik=eqqbOItnKbMRcg&riu=http%3a%2f%2f40.media.tumblr.com%2fb3940215d24de0d292c3be05f17e9eae%2ftumblr_n3bw6238RN1slch00o1_500.png&ehk=VSn%2fEbA75CHZBpwD%2bXfhEK3yyGciYggOKmbeN57VA7k%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.526b7500151abd018ff0612d04ad13ce?rik=eqqbOItnKbMRcg&riu=http%3a%2f%2f40.media.tumblr.com%2fb3940215d24de0d292c3be05f17e9eae%2ftumblr_n3bw6238RN1slch00o1_500.png&ehk=VSn%2fEbA75CHZBpwD%2bXfhEK3yyGciYggOKmbeN57VA7k%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) A classic parody of the then-prevalent blaxploitation movies. ---
**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, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/63 "2025-01-09T01:03:40Z")
Heard of it; never saw it. And never heard of her. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/64 "2025-01-09T16:20:35Z")
I both know and love the movie but where is the person? All I’m seeing is a screenshot of the credits. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/65 "2025-01-09T17:38:04Z")
The character’s name is Cleopatra Schwarz. Fictional, Female, etc. There was one segment in Kentucky Fried Movie that was a “trailer” for the fake movie. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/66 "2025-01-09T17:59:38Z")
[She fought a savage battle to stay alive in the ghetto. He studied the Talmud at night… together, no one could stop them!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA_LYEJSYvI) Good one. I should have remembered it. ---
**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, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/67 "2025-01-09T19:59:09Z")
Onwards to… # H! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/68 "2025-01-09T20:35:24Z")
IQs: 1. Are you married to Lois? 2. Are you married to Ed? 3. Are you the father of Veronica? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/69 "2025-01-09T20:46:35Z")
IQs: 1. Did “Weird Al” Yankovic sing a song about how you don’t fight and don’t squeal? 2. Were you court-martialed twice by the U.S. Marines? 3. Did you take over hosting duties on _Family Feud_? ---
**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, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/70 "2025-01-09T21:02:24Z")
IQ1: Did you star in _Safety Last!_? IQ2: Did you create one of two identically titled comic that debuted on the same day? IQ3: Were you a fictional Medal of Honor recipient who fought in Korea and in Grenada? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/71 "2025-01-09T21:53:18Z")
1. Did you write about The People? 2. Do you write, among other books, the series **The Case Files of Henri Davenforth**? 3. Did you play Beverly Katz on the TV series **Hannibal**? ---
**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, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/72 "2025-01-09T21:53:47Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you married to Lois? > 2. Are you married to Ed? > 3. Are you the father of Veronica? 1. I am not Hi Flagstone. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Hiram Lodge. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did “Weird Al” Yankovic sing a song about how you don’t fight and don’t squeal? > 2. Were you court-martialed twice by the U.S. Marines? > 3. Did you take over hosting duties on _Family Feud_? Take 2 DQs. 3. I am not Steve Harvey. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1: Did you star in _Safety Last!_? > IQ2: Did you create one of two identically titled comic that debuted on the same day? > IQ3: Were you a fictional Medal of Honor recipient who fought in Korea and in Grenada? 1. I am not Harold Lloyd. 2. I am not Hank Ketchum of the U.S. _Dennis the Menace_ strip. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/73 "2025-01-09T21:54:55Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > - Did you write about The People? > - Do you write, among other books, the series **The Case Files of Henri Davenforth**? > - Did you play Beverly Katz on the TV series **Hannibal**? 1. I am not Zenna Henderson. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/74 "2025-01-09T22:09:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you married to Lois? > > 2. Are you married to Ed? > > 3. Are you the father of Veronica? > > 1. I am not Hi Flagstone. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Hiram Lodge. 1. correct 2. H.I. “Hi” McDunough 3. correct **DQ:** Real? ---
**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, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/75 "2025-01-09T22:12:40Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/76 "2025-01-09T22:23:45Z")
IQs: 1. Did you first become a father at the ago of 49, with a daughter three years later? 2. Were you assigned to cover the Hells Angels in California in 1965? 3. Did you found a chain of restaurants, and later hotels? ---
**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 9, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/77 "2025-01-09T22:30:27Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I both know and love the movie but where is the person? All I’m seeing is a screenshot of the credits. I don’t see the second image either. (I’m using Firefox with uBlock. I had to go to Edge to see it.) Since I’m here, I might as well throw out some… IQs: 1. Are you the first person mentioned in “We Didn’t Start the Fire”? 2. Do you play “Your Co-Worker who is Extremely Busy Doing Seemingly Nothing” and other roles on _Saturday Night Live_? 3. Is this the face that launched a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/78 "2025-01-09T22:34:43Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > I don’t see the second image either. (I’m using Firefox with uBlock. I had to go to Edge to see it.) I just opened Safari, there she is. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/79 "2025-01-09T22:35:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did “Weird Al” Yankovic sing a song about how you don’t fight and don’t squeal? > > 2. Were you court-martialed twice by the U.S. Marines? > > 3. Did you take over hosting duties on _Family Feud_? > > Take 2 DQs. > 3. I am not Steve Harvey. Harvey the Wonder Hamster, Lee Harvey Oswald, and (correct) Steve Harvey. Harvey x3! DQs: 1. Male? 2. First name begins with H? ---
**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 10, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/80 "2025-01-10T00:00:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Did you star in _Safety Last!_? > > IQ2: Did you create one of two identically titled comic that debuted on the same day? > > IQ3: Were you a fictional Medal of Honor recipient who fought in Korea and in Grenada? > > 1. I am not Harold Lloyd. > 2. I am not Hank Ketchum of the U.S. _Dennis the Menace_ strip. > 3. Take a DQ. correct correct Gunny Highway (_Heartbreak Ridge_) DQ: Living? IQ1: Is your wife’s niece considered to be the unattractive member of the family? IQ2: Were you a Canadian singer known for “I’ve Been Everywhere” and “I’m Movin’ On”? IQ3: Were you Gaunt’s son, born at Bolingbroke? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=5)