# Botticelli - July 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 5, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465 "2022-07-05T17:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 7, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/41 "2022-07-07T17:10:49Z")
Previous IQs: Was Argos your husband’s dog? - Penelope, wife of Odysseus Did you found Kenyon College? - Bishop Philander Chase Did you win the Battle of Lake Erie? - Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry DQs: Maybe obvious, but… a villain? Has superhuman/unhuman powers? One DQ reserved. Perhaps you want to cut off further IQs? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/42 "2022-07-07T17:34:36Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name starts with P 4. Originally from a work of prose fiction 5. Created by an American author 6. First appeared after 1900 7. Non-American character 8. Could be alive today, if real 9. First appeared since 1950 10. Not human 11. Not from Earth, strictly speaking 12. Not a SF/fantasy character, although from an adjacent genre 13. From horror 14. Appeared in a movie or movies 15. First appeared before 1990 16. Not created by HP Lovecraft 17. A villain - certainly the primary antagonist 18. Has superhuman/unhuman powers With at least 4 outstanding DQs, I will close this game to further IQs. Ask your remaining DQs by 6 pm PDT Friday July 8th ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/43 "2022-07-07T17:38:52Z")
Reserved DQ: Has several or many other names? ---
**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 7, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/44 "2022-07-07T17:44:31Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you a kind of demon clown that haunts sewers and entices children with balloons in a story by Stephen King? > > 2. Did Jack Black play you, a master of kung fu? > > 3. Did you write _O Little Town of Bethlehem_? > > Not Pennywise > Not Po > DQ Correct, Correct, and Phillips Brooks. DQ: Created after 1969? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/45 "2022-07-07T19:22:21Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name starts with P 4. Originally from a work of prose fiction 5. Created by an American author 6. First appeared after 1900 7. Non-American character 8. Could be alive today, if real 9. First appeared since 1950 10. Not human 11. Not from Earth, strictly speaking 12. Not a SF/fantasy character, although from an adjacent genre 13. From horror 14. Appeared in a movie or movies 15. First appeared before 1990 16. Not created by HP Lovecraft 17. A villain - certainly the primary antagonist 18. Has superhuman/unhuman powers 19. Has several or many other names - at least one other name used 20. Created after 1969 ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/46 "2022-07-08T02:56:32Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQs: > 1. Is a small figurine of you atop the Comcast Technology Center on Arch St., the tallest building in the city? (Not that your “curse” is real, but hey–it can’t hurt.) > 2. Did you have a book of your photography, titled _Webs_? > 3. Were you Abby Sciuto, TV’s quintessential cheerful goth, on _NCIS_? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 2 DQs > Not Pauly Perette 1 was William Penn; 2 was Peter Parker. DQ: from a 70s horror novel and movie? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/47 "2022-07-08T05:10:00Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name starts with P 4. Originally from a work of prose fiction 5. Created by an American author 6. First appeared after 1900 7. Non-American character 8. Could be alive today, if real 9. First appeared since 1950 10. Not human 11. Not from Earth, strictly speaking 12. Not a SF/fantasy character, although from an adjacent genre 13. From horror 14. Appeared in a movie or movies 15. First appeared before 1990 16. Not created by HP Lovecraft 17. A villain - certainly the primary antagonist 18. Has superhuman/unhuman powers 19. Has several or many other names - at least one other name used 20. Created after 1969 21. From a 70s horror novel and movie ---
**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 8, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/48 "2022-07-08T23:17:04Z")
Final Question: Are you the Abominable Dr. Phibes? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/49 "2022-07-09T00:03:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Are you the Abominable Dr. Phibes I am not I believe De\_La\_Rue still has one outstanding 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:** [July 9, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/50 "2022-07-09T00:18:11Z")
Ah, I saw the 6pm but spaced the PST. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/51 "2022-07-09T00:59:31Z")
OK, I’m back from vacation and just in the nick of time. Final DQ: demon, devil, or other infernal being (or something that resembles one)? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/52 "2022-07-09T04:19:13Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Only name starts with P 4. Originally from a work of prose fiction 5. Created by an American author 6. First appeared after 1900 7. Non-American character 8. Could be alive today, if real 9. First appeared since 1950 10. Not human 11. Not from Earth, strictly speaking 12. Not a SF/fantasy character, although from an adjacent genre 13. From horror 14. Appeared in a movie or movies 15. First appeared before 1990 16. Not created by HP Lovecraft 17. A villain - certainly the primary antagonist 18. Has superhuman/unhuman powers 19. Has several or many other names - at least one other name used 20. Created after 1969 21. From a 70s horror novel and movie 22. Demon, devil, or other infernal being (or something that resembles one) That’s all the DQs. Ask your first name, last name (or in this case only name) questions by 6 pm Sunday July 10 Pacific time (PDT) ---
**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 9, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/53 "2022-07-09T15:20:43Z")
Oh, so I really shouldn’t have jumped the gun. It’s not A 70s horror movie, it’s THE 70’s horror movie. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/54 "2022-07-09T18:07:10Z")
Heh heh, I mean, no comment. ---
**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 10, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/55 "2022-07-10T01:45:59Z")
Did you possess poor little Linda Blair? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/56 "2022-07-10T02:22:14Z")
**Yes!!** I am **Pazuzu**!!! I am the demon who possessed Reagan in _The Exorcist_, also known as Captain Howdy in the early stages when I was thought to be merely Reagan’s imaginary friend. > **[Pazuzu (The Exorcist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazuzu_(The_Exorcist))** > > Pazuzu is a fictional character who is the main antagonist in The Exorcist horror novels and film series, created by William Peter Blatty. Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where the mythic Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi. In The Exorcist, Pazuzu appears as a demon who possesses Regan MacNeil. > Pazuzu is often depicted as a combination of animal and human parts with his right hand pointing upwards and his le... Good job, EH!! ---
**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 10, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/57 "2022-07-10T16:27:46Z")
Thanks! Good one - don’t think we’ve had him, er, it before. Updated list: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #94 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/94) Our next letter is # R ---
**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 10, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/58 "2022-07-10T17:38:43Z")
Good going, EH! I hope you’re feeling better!! IQs: 1. Did you propose the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James? 2. Did you have a hit with _The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face_? 3. Were you a French Impressionist painter who refused to use black? ---
**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 10, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/59 "2022-07-10T18:03:25Z")
Still a bit congested, but doing better, thanks. Dunno, not Roberta Flack and dunno. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/60 "2022-07-10T18:11:15Z")
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