# Botticelli, July 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 2, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412 "2025-07-02T17:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/301 "2025-07-23T15:12:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you playing Gaal Dornick in AppleTV’s _Foundation_? > > 2. Are you playing several Emperors in the same series? > > 3. Are you the subject of a Robert Caro biography still being written? > > Take 3 DQs. Lou Llobell, Lee Pace, and Lyndon B. Johnson. DQs: Male? American? First name begins A-M? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/302 "2025-07-23T15:13:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > Did you make a movie about your life as a dog? > > Did your daughter interfere with your boyfriend’s actions which resulted in his demise? > > Are you Clark Kent’s first girlfriend? > > Take 2 DQs. > 3. I am not Lana Lang. Lasse Hallstrom (_My Life As a Dog_) Lana Turner 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/303 "2025-07-23T15:23:45Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the first player to win the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest? 2. Are you his son, currently on a team roster? 3. Are you another competitor of the same contest who’s nickname is “Grandmama”? ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/304 "2025-07-23T15:25:48Z")
IQs: 1. Speaking of Rachel Brosnahan, were you a character (and real-life comedian) on _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_? 2. Did you co-found Google? 3. Did you gain legs post-Crisis (but turn back to your original form whenever you touched water)? ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/305 "2025-07-23T18:07:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. First name begins with A - M ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/306 "2025-07-23T18:07:36Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the first player to win the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest? > 2. Are you his son, currently on a team roster? > 3. Are you another competitor of the same contest who’s nickname is “Grandmama”? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Speaking of Rachel Brosnahan, were you a character (and real-life comedian) on _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_? > 2. Did you co-found Google? > 3. Did you gain legs post-Crisis (but turn back to your original form whenever you touched water)? 1. I am not Lori Lemaris. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/307 "2025-07-23T18:13:00Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > IQs: > > 1. Do you have an act using Boomerang fish? > 2. Did you once say “only the little people pay taxes”? > 3. Did you play Mary Hartman? Correct, Leona Helmsley, Louise Lasser. DQs: 1. Living? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/308 "2025-07-23T18:13:34Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. First name begins with A - M 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/309 "2025-07-23T18:20:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Lori Lemaris. > Take 2 DQs. 1 (_Mrs. Maisel_) was Lenny Bruce; 2 (co-founder of Google) was Larry Page. DQs: 1. last name begins with L? 2. European? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/310 "2025-07-23T18:23:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you the first player to win the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest? > > 2. Are you his son, currently on a team roster? > > 3. Are you another competitor of the same contest who’s nickname is “Grandmama”? > > Take 3 DQs. Larry Nance Larry Nance jr Larry Johnson Larry x3! 4 DQs reserved ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/311 "2025-07-23T18:44:00Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. First name begins with A - M 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Last name begins with L 8. European ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/312 "2025-07-23T19:13:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Was the _Lost and Confused_ named after you and your partner? > > IQ2: Was your prison sentence commuted after you provided intelligence to the US Navy? > > IQ3: Were you a Jewish gangster who broke up pro-Nazi rallies in New York? > > Take 3 DQs. Meriwether Lewis Lucky Luciano Meyer Lansky IQ1: Known for science? IQ2: Died after 1950? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/313 "2025-07-23T19:15:25Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. First name begins with A - M 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Last name begins with L 8. European 9. Known for Science 10. Died before 1950 ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/314 "2025-07-23T19:26:59Z")
DQ: Known for chemistry? IQ1: Was Kenneth Robeson usually you? IQ2: Does the national historical park near Barataria LA bear your name? IQ3: Did you play a widow with eight children? BTW: _Lost and Confused_ = USS _Lewis and Clark_ (SSBN 644). ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/315 "2025-07-23T19:33:38Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Not American 4. First name begins with A - M 5. Dead 6. Not known for the Arts 7. Last name begins with L 8. European 9. Known for Science 10. Died before 1950 11. Known for Chemistry ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/316 "2025-07-23T19:35:03Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was Kenneth Robeson usually you? > IQ2: Does the national historical park near Barataria LA bear your name? > IQ3: Did you play a widow with eight children? 1. I am not Lester Dent. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/317 "2025-07-23T21:18:59Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create the business jet that bears your name? 2. Did you create a set of equations to describe the behavior of spacetime near lightspeed? 3. Were you one of the original Not Ready For Prime Time players? ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/318 "2025-07-23T21:20:21Z")
IQs: 1. Were you assassinated with an ice pick? 2. Did you voice Jasmine in _Aladdin_? 3. According to a story in the _Elseworlds 80-Page Giant_, were you Superman’s babysitter? ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/319 "2025-07-23T21:35:24Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create the business jet that bears your name? > 2. Did you create a set of equations to describe the behavior of spacetime near lightspeed? > 3. Were you one of the original Not Ready For Prime Time players? 1. I am not Mr. Lear. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Larraine Newman (sp?) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you assassinated with an ice pick? > 2. Did you voice Jasmine in _Aladdin_? > 3. According to a story in the _Elseworlds 80-Page Giant_, were you Superman’s babysitter? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412/320 "2025-07-23T21:37:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Leon Trotsky; 2 was Linda Larkin; 3 was Letitia Lerner. 3 DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2025/1020412.md?page=17)