# Botticelli – July 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301 "2026-06-30T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/221 "2026-07-13T21:56:57Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. died before 1926 8. Not known for the Arts ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/222 "2026-07-13T22:00:02Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Was your character bound and determined to bust the title character as a lesson for all the other kids? > 2. Were you a star running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1960s? > 3. Did you play Monroe on _Too Close for Comfort_? > [@Eureka](#): > > Take 3 DQs Jeffrey Jones (who played the principal in _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_), John Henry Johnson, and Jm J. Bullock. ETA: JJ x 3! DQs: Known from politics or military? Died before 1865? 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 13, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/223 "2026-07-13T22:10:25Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > 1. Were you a regular on “Hee Haw”? Junior Samples > 2. Were you a former teammate of Marques Johnson and Bob Lanier? Junior Bridgeman > 3. Were you an all-pro linebacker for the San Diego Chargers? Junior Seau Junior x3! 3 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/224 "2026-07-13T23:08:03Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1925 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known from politics or military 10. Died after 1865 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/225 "2026-07-13T23:09:05Z")
DQ: Known from politics? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/226 "2026-07-14T00:16:29Z")
1.Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1926 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known for politics or military 10. Died after 1865 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/227 "2026-07-14T03:26:24Z")
DQ: Memorialized in prose? 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/228 "2026-07-14T08:13:15Z")
1.Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1926 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known for politics or military 10. Died after 1865 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. 12. Wrote an autobiography, but not really memorialized in prose as far as I know ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/229 "2026-07-14T15:32:19Z")
IQs: 1. Were you known for your many voices? 2. Did you appear in _Lost in Space_ (1965) 3. Were you the main antagonist in the Netflix reboot of the above? ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/230 "2026-07-14T15:32:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you die July 4th, 1826? 2. Did you also die July 4th, 1826, and were your last words (allegedly) “[the above person] still survives”? (Not true, as he died several hours before you.) 3. Were you a CIA agent in _Hudson Hawk_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/231 "2026-07-14T16:48:18Z")
IQs: 1. Are you, the daughter of a president, married to the grandson of another president? 2. Do you get coffee with other comedians in cars? 3. Did you get an Emmy for playing the father of a friend of the fictional version of #2? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/232 "2026-07-14T17:05:02Z")
Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/233 "2026-07-14T17:06:53Z")
1.:Thomas Jefferson . 2. John Adams 3.DQ ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/234 "2026-07-14T17:08:33Z")
1. Jenna Bush 2. James Corden 3. Take a DQ ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/235 "2026-07-14T17:30:14Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1.:Thomas Jefferson > . 2. John Adams > 3.DQ 3 (CIA agent) was Almond Joy. DQ: Caucasian? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/236 "2026-07-14T17:57:29Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you, the daughter of a president, married to the grandson of another president? > 2. Do you get coffee with other comedians in cars? > 3. Did you get an Emmy for playing the father of a friend of the fictional version of #2? > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Jenna Bush > 2. James Corden > 3. Take a DQ #1 was Julie Nixon Eisenhower; #2 was intended to be Jerry Seinfeld (“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”). I think James Corden’s thing is “Carpool Karaoke”; if he’s ever gotten coffee with a fellow comedian, let me know, otherwise I’ll take the DQ. #3 was Jerry Stiller, Frank Costanza on _Seinfeld_. 3 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/237 "2026-07-14T18:16:02Z")
1..Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1926 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known for politics or military 10. Died after 1865 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. 12. Wrote an autobiography, but not really memorialized in prose as far as I know 13. Caucasian ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/238 "2026-07-14T18:48:18Z")
Ok, that brings us to 21 DQs. Sunup has 3 and knoodler has 5! Let’s give them until Thursday 6p.m. Eastern Daylights time to ask their questions. No more I Qs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/239 "2026-07-14T19:36:11Z")
DQ: A progressive reformer? (Prohibition, antitrust, corporate regulation, etc.) 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 14, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/240 "2026-07-14T19:38:49Z")
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