June thread: Botticelli, June 2011 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board
astorian gets to start this one, and has already chosen “B.”
IQ: Were you the most famous mayor of West Berlin?
IQ: does your name make horses scream in terror?
IQ: Are you a composer who died from an abscess that went untreated for too long?
IQ: does your personal assistant display constant unrequited love for you?
No, I’m not Willy Brandt.
Sounds like Jean-Baptiste Lully… but since he’s not a true “B,” ask a DQ.
No, I’m not Raymond Burr (I’m guessing, maybe wrongly, this refers to Della Street’s pining for Perry Mason).
No, I was meaning Alban Berg, who didn’t want to interrupt his work on ‘Lulu’ to get an abscess drained. Unfortunately, it was right next to his spine and he didn’t survive.
DQ: Are you a fictional character?
No.
- Real person
IQ: Will you offer me eternal salvation or triple my money nack?
I’m vaguely aware of the satirical Church of the SubGenius, but don’t know any names associated with it.
Ask a DQ.
You are not J.R.“Bob” Dobbs.
DQ:Are you male or female?
IQ: Did the bitch set you up?
IQ: Did you have Dimitri killed so you could be Tsar?
Male
- Real person
- Male
No, I am not… Marion Barry?
No, I am not Boris Godunov (love Mussorgsky!)
IQ: Did you create one of the most iconic riffs in rock n roll?
IQ: Was it beneath your arm that your friend was wounded?
No, I’m not Ritchie Blackmore (“Smoke on the Water”).
IQ: Have you played a sneaky prosecutor, a folk music impresario and a computer genius?
I don’t know what this means, so ask a DQ.