# 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:** 9

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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 19, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/161 "2017-07-19T13:22:15Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Did you replace Tony Romo as starting QB for the Dallas Cowboys?  
> IQ2: Are you the all-time leading rusher for the Denver Broncos?  
> IQ3: Are you the all-time leading receiver for the Green Bay Packers?

Take 3 DQs.

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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 19, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/162 "2017-07-19T14:37:29Z")

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Good job, **Prof. P.** I seem to recall ol’ Billy was the mystery person in another of our Botticelli rounds a few years back.

D it is.

IQs:

Were you a Civil War-era painter famous for your admiring works on Lincoln?  
Were you the young android at the heart of _A.I. Artificial Intelligence_?  
Was a Confederate submarine named after you?

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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 19, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/163 "2017-07-19T14:52:26Z")

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> IQ1: Did you replace Tony Romo as starting QB for the Dallas Cowboys?  
> IQ2: Are you the all-time leading rusher for the Denver Broncos?  
> IQ3: Are you the all-time leading receiver for the Green Bay Packers?  
> Take 3 DQs.

Dax Prescott, Terrell Davis, Donald Driver

1. Real?
2. Last name begins with D?
3. Male?

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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 19, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/164 "2017-07-19T16:35:00Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with D
3. Female

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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 19, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/165 "2017-07-19T16:36:02Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you a Civil War-era painter famous for your admiring works on Lincoln?  
> Were you the young android at the heart of _A.I. Artificial Intelligence_?  
> Was a Confederate submarine named after you?

#3. I am not Jefferson Davis (??)  
Take 2 or 3 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 19, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/166 "2017-07-19T17:39:56Z")

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IQ1: When Jerry Falwell called you “degenerate,” did you reply “That’s how they’ve been saying my name since grade school”?  
IQ2: Do you sometimes do your act with Achmed the Dead Terrorist?  
IQ3: Did you star as a semi-fictionalized version of yourself in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_?

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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 19, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/167 "2017-07-19T17:41:54Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: When Jerry Falwell called you “degenerate,” did you reply “That’s how they’ve been saying my name since grade school”?  
> IQ2: Do you sometimes do your act with Achmed the Dead Terrorist?  
> IQ3: Did you star as a semi-fictionalized version of yourself in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_?

1. I am not Ellen Degeneris (??)
2. I am not Jeff Dunham.  
Take a DQ for #3.

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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 19, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/168 "2017-07-19T23:39:48Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQ1: When Jerry Falwell called you “degenerate,” did you reply “That’s how they’ve been saying my name since grade school”?  
> IQ2: Do you sometimes do your act with Achmed the Dead Terrorist?  
> IQ3: Did you star as a semi-fictionalized version of yourself in Curb Your Enthusiasm?
> 
> 1. I am not Ellen Degeneris (??)
> 2. I am not Jeff Dunham.  
> Take a DQ for #3.

correct (did I make it too obvious? hehe), correct, Larry David

DQ: Alive?

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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 19, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/169 "2017-07-19T23:48:26Z")

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IQ1: Did William Shatner play you in the TV series _Boston Legal_?  
IQ2: Are you the voice of Master Shake on _Aqua Teen Hunger Force_?  
IQ3: Are you a comic strip engineer whose dog also wears glasses?

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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 20, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/170 "2017-07-20T00:23:25Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with D
3. Female
4. Alive

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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 20, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/171 "2017-07-20T00:24:25Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Did William Shatner play you in the TV series _Boston Legal_?  
> IQ2: Are you the voice of Master Shake on _Aqua Teen Hunger Force_?  
> IQ3: Are you a comic strip engineer whose dog also wears glasses?

1. I am not Denny Crane.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Dilbert.

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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 20, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/172 "2017-07-20T01:06:33Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a Civil War-era painter famous for your admiring works on Lincoln? - David Gilmour Blythe: [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLZ6sF6ZgSA/Uhy7z5W1KaI/AAAAAAAASaA/LcqmhqSKT\_o/s640/Blythe,+David+Gilmour+Lincoln+1863.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLZ6sF6ZgSA/Uhy7z5W1KaI/AAAAAAAASaA/LcqmhqSKT_o/s640/Blythe,+David+Gilmour+Lincoln+1863.jpg)  
Were you the young android at the heart of _A.I. Artificial Intelligence_? - David  
Was a Confederate submarine named after you? - David (as in, vs. Goliath)

David x3!

DQs:

American?  
Born since 1964?  
Best known for the Arts?

IQs:

Did _Time_ magazine twice put you on its cover, apparently melting?  
Were you a public official who owned five tuxedos?  
Were you a plump judge whom Lincoln named to SCOTUS?

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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 20, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/173 "2017-07-20T01:34:22Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with D
3. Female
4. Alive
5. American
6. Born before 1964
7. Not known for the Arts

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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 20, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/174 "2017-07-20T01:38:13Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did _Time_ magazine twice put you on its cover, apparently melting?  
> Were you a public official who owned five tuxedos?  
> Were you a plump judge whom Lincoln named to SCOTUS?

Take 3 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 20, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/175 "2017-07-20T02:13:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQ1: Did William Shatner play you in the TV series Boston Legal?  
> IQ2: Are you the voice of Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force?  
> IQ3: Are you a comic strip engineer whose dog also wears glasses?
> 
> 1. I am not Denny Crane.
> 2. Take a DQ.
> 3. I am not Dilbert.

Dana Snyder

DQ: Politician?

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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 20, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/176 "2017-07-20T02:18:35Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with D
3. Female
4. Alive
5. American
6. Born before 1964
7. Not known for the Arts
8. Known for politics, but not a politician

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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 20, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/177 "2017-07-20T02:26:11Z")

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IQ1: Are you the national god of the Philistines and a fish god used by H. P. Lovecraft?  
IQ2: Did you defend Jabez Stone in a story by Stephen Vincent Benét?  
IQ3: Were you the one IQ2 defended against?

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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 20, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/178 "2017-07-20T02:38:43Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the national god of the Philistines and a fish god used by H. P. Lovecraft?  
> IQ2: Did you defend Jabez Stone in a story by Stephen Vincent Benét?  
> IQ3: Were you the one IQ2 defended against?

1. I am not Dagon.
2. I am not Daniel Webster.
3. I am not the Devil.

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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 20, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/179 "2017-07-20T11:41:40Z")

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IQ1: Are you a band leader who plays a bent trumpet with your cheeks puffed out?  
IQ2: Are you a baseball pitcher and commentator called “The Pride of St. Louis”?  
IQ3: In _Babylon 5_, did Michael Garibaldi guess you were a god of chaos?

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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 20, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/180 "2017-07-20T13:16:52Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you a band leader who plays a bent trumpet with your cheeks puffed out?  
> IQ2: Are you a baseball pitcher and commentator called “The Pride of St. Louis”?  
> IQ3: In _Babylon 5_, did Michael Garibaldi guess you were a god of chaos?

1. I am not Dizzy Gillespie.  
Take 2 DQs.

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