# 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:** 2
**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 1, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/21 "2026-07-01T01:11:20Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a home for imaginary friends? > 2. Were you in _The Most Dangerous Game_, right before that other movie? > 3. Were you mayor of Toronto? > [@knoodler](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was Madame Foster, in _Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends_; 2 was Fay Wray; 3 was Rob Ford. DQs: 1. created after 1960? 2. from science fiction? 3. originally from a novel? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/22 "2026-07-01T01:42:21Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel ---
**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 1, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/23 "2026-07-01T02:25:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your brother Dingus murdered by being shot in the back? > IQ2: Were you the one who murdered Dingus? > IQ3: Were you a fictional civil engineer’s valet? > [@knoodler](#): > > Take 3 DQs Frank James (Jesse’s brother) Bob Ford Giles French DQ1: American creater? DQ2: Animal? One 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 1, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/24 "2026-07-01T15:26:07Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal ---
**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 1, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/25 "2026-07-01T16:38:21Z")
I’ve got eye problems, but I do have an appt. at the Cataract place on the 10th. I’ll be back after my eyes are fixed. Play on! ---
**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 1, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/26 "2026-07-01T17:57:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the guy they called Deep Throat? 2. Do you lack the delta brain wave? 3. Did you play Barbarella? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/27 "2026-07-01T18:31:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Play on! Take care! See you when you return. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you the guy they called Deep Throat? > 2. Do you lack the delta brain wave? > 3. Did you play Barbarella? I am not Mark Fenn? Fenton? Take a DQ I am not Jane Fonda ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/28 "2026-07-01T18:35:55Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write **Little Lord Fauntleroy**? > 2. Did you write **The Magical Monarch of Mo**? > 3. Were you one of the Doves in the book **The Flight of the Doves?** Correct, L. Frank Baum, Finn Dove DQs: 1. From fantasy? 2. From horror? ---
**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 1, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/29 "2026-07-01T18:39:53Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Mark Fenn? Fenton? > Take a DQ > I am not Jane Fonda 1 was Mark Felt; 2 (delta brain wave) was Philip J. Fry. DQs: 1. created after 1990? 2. originally from a short story? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/30 "2026-07-01T20:31:38Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story ---
**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 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/31 "2026-07-01T21:03:12Z")
DQ: British author? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/32 "2026-07-02T00:29:58Z")
# F 1. Fictional 2. From prose 3. Sexless, but occasionally presents as male 4. Not human 5. First name starts with F 6. Created after 1960 7. Not from science fiction 8. Not originally from a novel 9. Not American creator 10. Not an animal 11. From fantasy 12. Not from horror 13. Created before 1990 14. Not originally from a short story 15. British author ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/33 "2026-07-02T02:31:52Z")
DQs: 1. Are you a sidekick to Dr. Clayton Forrester? 2. Did you play #1? 3. Do you have a son playing on the U.S. Men’s National Soccer team? ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/34 "2026-07-02T02:36:26Z")
IQs: 1. Did your company make rainbow-hued school supplies with cute animals on them? 2. Do you investigate mysteries with Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby? 3. Have you voiced the above character since 1969? ---
**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 2, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/35 "2026-07-02T03:08:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’ve got eye problems, but I do have an appt. at the Cataract place on the 10th. I’ll be back after my eyes are fixed. > > Play on! Hope it goes really well for you, **Prof. P.** , and that your recovery is even faster and more complete than you expect. Previous IQs: Did your future wife overhear you insulting her to your friend? - Fitzwilliam Darcy, in Austen’s _Pride and Prejudice_ Were you the first Cuyahoga County Executive? - Edward FitzGerald (Cuyahoga County is the greater Cleveland, Ohio area) Were you President Bartlet’s first CJCS? - Adm. Percy Fitzwallace (John Amos), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on _The West Wing_ Fitz x3! DQs: In a work meant for children? Is in author’s best-known work? A “good guy”? IQs: Were you the action guy on _FYI_? Did you command Hill Street Station? Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? ---
**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 2, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/36 "2026-07-02T12:07:45Z")
DQ1: Were your eyes blacker than night, wicked and evil while casting a spell? DQ2: Did you speak for a bear and a pig? DQ3: Did you write about Porky Rivers and Jocko Simmons? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/37 "2026-07-02T12:13:12Z")
1. Fred Flintstone, correct 2. (Mr. ) Fred Rogers 3. Fred Phelps, correct Fred X 3! 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/38 "2026-07-02T16:53:02Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > 1. Are you a sidekick to Dr. Clayton Forrester? > 2. Did you play #1? > 3. Do you have a son playing on the U.S. Men’s National Soccer team? I am not TV Frank Take a DQ Take a DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did your company make rainbow-hued school supplies with cute animals on them? > 2. Do you investigate mysteries with Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby? > 3. Have you voiced the above character since 1969? Take a DQ I am not Fred Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/39 "2026-07-02T16:55:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you the action guy on _FYI_? > Did you command Hill Street Station? > Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? Take a DQ I am not Frank Furillo Take a DQ > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ1: Were your eyes blacker than night, wicked and evil while casting a spell? > DQ2: Did you speak for a bear and a pig? > DQ3: Did you write about Porky Rivers and Jocko Simmons? 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 2, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/40 "2026-07-02T16:58:12Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Take a DQ > I am not Fred > Take a DQ 1 (school supplies) was Lisa Frank; 3 (has voiced Fred since 1969) is Frank Welker. Two DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=3)