# Botticelli - July 2017

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722 "2017-07-07T21:35:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/81 "2017-07-15T01:00:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQ1: Are you an animated adolescent male first known for playing Frog baseball?  
> IQ2: Are you his cackling friend?  
> IQ3: Are you their belligerent PE coach?
> 
> Take 3 DQs.

Beavis & Butthead, Bradley Buzzcut

DQ: From a drama?  
DQ: Did the series last 5 seasons or more?

holding 1 DQ

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/82 "2017-07-15T01:26:54Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not originally from prose fiction
4. Created since 1900
5. American character
6. Originally from television
7. Not from a sitcom
8. First appeared before 1980
9. Not from a western
10. Last name starts with B
11. Considered a good guy
12. A major character in an ensemble type show
13. Not from a cop show
14. First appeared after 1965
15. Not from a drama
16. From a series lasting 5 seasons or more

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/83 "2017-07-15T02:06:13Z")

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DQ: Is this a character from a variety/stage performance show?

IQ1: Are you an ursine puppet who tells bad jokes?  
IQ2: Are you a bespectacled scientist who operated out of Muppet Labs?  
IQ3: Are you his unfortunate lab assistant who was subject to IQ2’s experiments?

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/84 "2017-07-15T02:23:21Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not originally from prose fiction
4. Created since 1900
5. American character
6. Originally from television
7. Not from a sitcom
8. First appeared before 1980
9. Not from a western
10. Last name starts with B
11. Considered a good guy
12. A major character in an ensemble type show
13. Not from a cop show
14. First appeared after 1965
15. Not from a drama
16. From a series lasting 5 seasons or more
17. Not from a variety/stage performance show

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/85 "2017-07-15T02:24:22Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you an ursine puppet who tells bad jokes?  
> IQ2: Are you a bespectacled scientist who operated out of Muppet Labs?  
> IQ3: Are you his unfortunate lab assistant who was subject to IQ2’s experiments?

1. I am not Fozzie Bear.
2. I am not Dr. Benson Honeydew.
3. I am not Beaker.

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/86 "2017-07-15T03:26:19Z")

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DQ: From an SF show?  
Three DQs reserved.

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/87 "2017-07-15T13:56:24Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not originally from prose fiction
4. Created since 1900
5. American character
6. Originally from television
7. Not from a sitcom
8. First appeared before 1980
9. Not from a western
10. Last name starts with B
11. Considered a good guy
12. A major character in an ensemble type show
13. Not from a cop show
14. First appeared after 1965
15. Not from a drama
16. From a series lasting 5 seasons or more
17. Not from a variety/stage performance show
18. Not from a science fiction show

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/88 "2017-07-15T20:25:44Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. I am not Brisco County, Jr.
> 2. I am not Shepherd Book.
> 3. I am not B. J. Hunnicutt (sp?).

Oll korrect.

IQs:

Did you once eat a sandwich that a pigeon pooped on?  
Were you Renko’s partner?  
Did you allegedly quip, “The French do not care what they say, so long as they pronounce it correctly?”

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/89 "2017-07-15T20:53:39Z")

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IQ1: Are you the Prime Minster of Israel?  
IQ2: Did you portray detective Rey Curtis on _Law & Order_?  
IQ3: Did you author _Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care_?

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/90 "2017-07-15T21:51:35Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Oll korrect.
> 
> IQs:
> 
> Did you once eat a sandwich that a pigeon pooped on?  
> Were you Renko’s partner?  
> Did you allegedly quip, “The French do not care what they say, so long as they pronounce it correctly?”

Take 3 DQs.

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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:** [July 15, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/91 "2017-07-15T21:52:35Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the Prime Minster of Israel?  
> IQ2: Did you portray detective Rey Curtis on _Law & Order_?  
> IQ3: Did you author _Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care_?

1. I am not Benjamin Netanyahu.
2. Take a Benjamin DQ.
3. I am not Dr. Benjamin Spock.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/92 "2017-07-16T00:17:14Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> 1. I am not Benjamin Netanyahu.
> 2. Take a Benjamin DQ.
> 3. I am not Dr. Benjamin Spock.

correct, Benjamin Bratt, correct

Benjamin x 3!

DQ: Did the show have a lot of guest stars?

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/93 "2017-07-16T00:32:22Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not originally from prose fiction
4. Created since 1900
5. American character
6. Originally from television
7. Not from a sitcom
8. First appeared before 1980
9. Not from a western
10. Last name starts with B
11. Considered a good guy
12. A major character in an ensemble type show
13. Not from a cop show
14. First appeared after 1965
15. Not from a drama
16. From a series lasting 5 seasons or more
17. Not from a variety/stage performance show
18. Not from a science fiction show
19. Guest stars appear on the show occasionally, but not most episodes

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/94 "2017-07-16T01:08:00Z")

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IQ1: Were you head coach of Alabama Crimson Tide football from 1958-1982?  
IQ2: Are you a singer who pitched Florida oranges?  
IQ3: Do you parody Sarah Huckabee Sanders on SNL?

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/95 "2017-07-16T01:21:57Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
>
> IQ1: Were you head coach of Alabama Crimson Tide football from 1958-1982?  
> IQ2: Are you a singer who pitched Florida oranges?  
> IQ3: Do you parody Sarah Huckabee Sanders on SNL?

#2. I am not Bing Crosby.  
Take 2 DQs.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/96 "2017-07-16T02:04:18Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> #2. I am not Bing Crosby.  
> Take 2 DQs.

Bear Bryant, correct (I had in mind Anita Bryant, but I see Crosby pitched for Minute Maid), Aidy Bryant

holding 2 DQs

Not from a sitcom, western, cop show, drama, variety show, sci fi show, what’s left?

Do you equate talk show with variety show Prof?

Maybe it’s a sports mascot?

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/97 "2017-07-16T13:28:25Z")

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No, a talk show (such as _The Tonight Show)_ and a variety show (such as _The Ed Sullivan Show_) are two different things. This is a third thing.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/98 "2017-07-16T15:32:42Z")

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DQ: Children’s show?

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/99 "2017-07-16T15:34:35Z")

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Ding! Ding! Ding!

DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Not originally from prose fiction
4. Created since 1900
5. American character
6. Originally from television
7. Not from a sitcom
8. First appeared before 1980
9. Not from a western
10. Last name starts with B
11. Considered a good guy
12. A major character in an ensemble type show
13. Not from a cop show
14. First appeared after 1965
15. Not from a drama
16. From a series lasting 5 seasons or more
17. Not from a variety/stage performance show
18. Not from a science fiction show
19. Guest stars appear on the show occasionally, but not most episodes
20. Children’s show

Anyone with outstanding DQ’s has until 6 p.m. today to ask 'em.

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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:** [July 16, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/100 "2017-07-16T18:04:14Z")

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DQ1: Animated character?  
DQ2: Human?  
One DQ reserved.

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