# 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:** 9
**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 10, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/161 "2026-07-10T14:19:14Z")
E 1. fictional 2. first name begins with E ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/162 "2026-07-10T14:37:23Z")
1. Were you a night manager at a pizza parlor before moving to LA with your closest friends? “E” Murphy (_Entourage_) 2. Were you in a rap group with Dr Dre and Ice Cube? Ezy-E of N.W.A. 3. Did you successfully sue the President of the United States? E. Jean Carroll “E” x3! DQs: Male? First appeared in prose? American creator? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/163 "2026-07-10T14:41:52Z")
IQs: 1. Do you keep your face in a jar by the door? 2. Were you the NFL MVP of 1979? 3. Did you lead you fellow escapees on a Homeric odyssey? ---
**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, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/164 "2026-07-10T14:50:38Z")
IQs: 1. Does Brendan Fraser play you in _Pressure_? 2. Were you one of John Waters’ recurring castmembers, from _Multiple Maniacs_ to _Polyester_? 3. Are you the title character of another movie from the director of _Disclosure Day_? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/165 "2026-07-10T15:02:12Z")
1. Did you write a book of poetry with your sisters and have it published under mens names? 2. Do you work undercover for the CIA? 3. Are you the title character of at least one book by L.M Montgomery? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/166 "2026-07-10T15:07:55Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you turn out to be a vehicle for a Chinger spy? > > 2. Did you write _Love Story_? > > 3. Did you play a character who loved Chachi? > > DQ > DQ > Not Erin Lastname. Eager Beager, Erich Segal, and (correct) Erin Moran. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/167 "2026-07-10T16:47:30Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you keep your face in a jar by the door? > 2. Were you the NFL MVP of 1979? > 3. Did you lead you fellow escapees on a Homeric odyssey? Not Eleanor Rigby DQ DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Does Brendan Fraser play you in _Pressure_? > 2. Were you one of John Waters’ recurring castmembers, from _Multiple Maniacs_ to _Polyester_? > 3. Are you the title character of another movie from the director of _Disclosure Day_? DQ x3 > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did you write a book of poetry with your sisters and have it published under mens names? > 2. Do you work undercover for the CIA? > 3. Are you the title character of at least one book by L.M Montgomery? DQ x3 E 1. fictional 2. first name begins with E 3. Female 4. did not first appear in prose 5. American creator ---
**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, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/168 "2026-07-10T16:53:11Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ x3 1 was Dwight Eisenhower; 2 was Edith Massey; 3 was E.T., the Extraterrestrial. DQs: 1. first appeared in film or TV? 2. main character? 3. character is American? ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/169 "2026-07-10T16:59:07Z")
E 1. fictional 2. first name begins with E 3. female 4. did not first appear in prose 5. American creator 6. did not first appear in film or on TV 7. not a main character 8. American character ---
**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, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/170 "2026-07-10T18:14:59Z")
Good job, **SCAdian**! Previous IQs: Are you the guy holding the flag in the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware? - [James Monroe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)) Did Tom Hanks play you in _Saving Private Ryan_? - Capt. John Miller Did you narrate the multimedia show for the Gettysburg Cyclorama? - Morgan Freeman On to E! IQs: Were you Bella S.'s sparkly sweetie? Did the actor who played you have the name of his costar in that movie tattooed on him? Were you Lincoln’s first AG? ---
**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, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/171 "2026-07-10T18:18:39Z")
1. Were you _very_ close to your brother Chang? 2. Did Vladimir and you wait for Godot? 3. Did you write “The New Colossus”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/172 "2026-07-10T18:20:34Z")
DQs: First appeared in a theatrical production? Creator is alive? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/173 "2026-07-10T19:11:02Z")
1. Emily Bronte 2. Mrs. Emily Pollifax 3. Emily (Starr) of New Moon Emily X3! 4 DQs trserved ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/174 "2026-07-10T20:25:36Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Do you keep your face in a jar by the door? > > 2. Were you the NFL MVP of 1979? > > 3. Did you lead you fellow escapees on a Homeric odyssey? > > Not Eleanor Rigby > DQ > DQ Correct Earl Campbell (Ulysses) Everett MaGill (_O Brother, Where Art Thou?_) 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/175 "2026-07-10T22:35:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write **The Moffats**? > 2. Did you write **The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet**? > 3. Did you write **The Time Garden**? Swept me! #2 was Eleanor Cameron. ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/176 "2026-07-11T04:50:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Bella S.'s sparkly sweetie? > Did the actor who played you have the name of his costar in that movie tattooed on him? > Were you Lincoln’s first AG? DQ x3! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you _very_ close to your brother Chang? > 2. Did Vladimir and you wait for Godot? > 3. Did you write “The New Colossus”? Not Eng Bunker DQ DQ E 1. fictional 2. first name begins with E 3. female 4. did not first appear in prose 5. American creator 6. did not first appear in film or on TV 7. not a main character 8. American character 9. first appeared in a theatrical production 10. creator is dead And that’s 20 already! Please ask all earned DQs by 2000 Eastern Sunday, 12 July, ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/177 "2026-07-11T08:09:03Z")
DQs. 1. First appeared before 1970? 2. has a love interest? 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 11, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/178 "2026-07-11T11:14:16Z")
1. Theatrical performance featured music? 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 11, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/179 "2026-07-11T12:41:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Not Eng Bunker > DQ > DQ 2 was Estragon, in _Waiting for Godot_; 3 (“The New Colossus”) was Emma Lazarus. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 11, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/180 "2026-07-11T18:53:56Z")
E 1. fictional 2. first name begins with E 3. female 4. did not first appear in prose 5. American creator 6. did not first appear in film or on TV 7. not a main character 8. American character 9. first appeared in a theatrical production 10. creator is dead 11. first appeared before 1970 12. is married, but insufficient information to say that counts as a love interest 13. theatrical performance featured music Please ask all earned DQs by 2000 Eastern Sunday, 12 July. And of course, as implied by that request, no more IQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301.md?page=10)