# Botticelli, June 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366 "2011-06-05T04:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/461 "2011-06-22T19:00:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Marshall Mathers AKA Eminem rapped in “Lose Yourself,” “Got vomit on my sweater / Mom’s spaghetti,” about his garb just before an early performance. > > DQ: Entertainer (Singer, songwriter, actor, actress, comedian, etc.)? > > IQ: Did your only child become an educational publisher in Vermont? DQ: Yes, I am in the entertainment business. No idea who the educaitonal publisher’s father was. Ask another DQ. 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 10. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 11. Not a businesman/entrpreneur 12. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 13. Not involved in athletics. 14. In the entertainment business ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/462 "2011-06-22T19:03:11Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Manuel the waiter, from the British comedy _Fawlty Towers_. His boss, played by John Cleese, always apologized to the hotel guests after one of Manuel’s mistakes (or when covering his own mistakes by blaming them on Manuel) with the catchphrase “We’re so sorry, he’s from Barcelona” > > DQ: Is your loosely defined arts involvement televised? > > IQ: Are you a jackass with a skateboard? DQ: Yes IQ: Don’t know the skateboarder- ask a DQ. 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 10. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 11. Not a businesman/entrepreneur 12. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 13. Not involved in athletics. 14. In the entertainment business 15. Have appeared regularly on television ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/463 "2011-06-22T19:07:50Z")
IQ: Although better-known by your first (nick)name and surname, do you sometimes sign your work as “Addison”, your middle name? ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/464 "2011-06-22T19:15:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did your only child become an educational publisher in Vermont? Edward R. Murrow’s son Casey. Very nice guy - my wife used to work with him. DQ: Star of a TV show? IQ: Did someone live, whom you might have killed, simply because a traffic light turned to green? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/465 "2011-06-22T19:43:03Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Although better-known by your first (nick)name and surname, do you sometimes sign your work as “Addison”, your middle name? Don’t know this one- ask a DQ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/466 "2011-06-22T19:44:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Edward R. Murrow’s son Casey. Very nice guy - my wife used to work with him. > > DQ: Star of a TV show? Not THE star, no… but I’m currently a regular on a very popular TV show. . Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 11. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 12. Not a businesman/entrepreneur 13. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 14. Not involved in athletics. 15. In the entertainment business 16. Have appeared regularly on television 17. Currently a regular supporting member of a popular TV show ---
**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:** [June 22, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/467 "2011-06-22T23:13:38Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Are you a jackass with a skateboard? > [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Don’t know the skateboarder- ask a DQ. Bam Margera, skateboarder featured in MTV’s _Jackass_ franchise. DQ: Is your TV show a “reality” show (that is, a non-scripted drama/comedy)? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/468 "2011-06-22T23:27:03Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Bam Margera, skateboarder featured in MTV’s _Jackass_ franchise. > > DQ: Is your TV show a “reality” show (that is, a non-scripted drama/comedy)? No, it’s definitely not what’s now thought of as a “reality show.” But much of the show is unscripted. 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 10. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 11. Not a businesman/entrepreneur 12. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 13. Not involved in athletics. 14. In the entertainment business 15. Have appeared regularly on television 16. Currently a regular supporting member of a popular TV show 17. My TV show is not a “reality show,” but much of it is unscripted. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/469 "2011-06-22T23:30:55Z")
IQ: Did you lose your TV show over a dispute about the nature of cowardice? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/470 "2011-06-23T00:52:51Z")
IQ:Were you the first gay Rhodes Scholar? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/471 "2011-06-23T02:47:46Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ:Were you the first gay Rhodes Scholar? No, I am not Rachel Maddow (though she CAN’T really have been the first, can she?) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/472 "2011-06-23T02:48:51Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Did you lose your TV show over a dispute about the nature of cowardice? No, I am not Bill Maher (the discussion was whether the 9/11 suicide bombers were cowards). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/473 "2011-06-23T02:53:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > No, I am not Rachel Maddow (though she CAN’T really have been the first, can she?) According to her Wikipedia entry, she was the 1st “out” Rhodes Scholar. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/474 "2011-06-23T04:11:48Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > According to her Wikipedia entry, she was the 1st “out” Rhodes Scholar. Okay, that’s more plausible. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/475 "2011-06-23T05:02:32Z")
IQ: Were you known as the “Human Laugh Track”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/476 "2011-06-23T11:22:37Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Were you known as the “Human Laugh Track”? No, I am not… Ed McMahon\*? (I never heard this nickname, but I often saw him mocked for automatically guffawing at even Carson’s lamest jokes). - But… maybe I shouldn’t tell you this, but you’re on the right track. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/477 "2011-06-23T11:23:25Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > No, I’m not John Madden. > > But I don’t know the British comic- ask a DQ. Damn, I thought I had it with Madden - he seemed to fit all the DQ answers perfectly! But I also realise that it was probably too easy for a game on this board. The British comic I was referring to is Michael McIntrye. DQ: Is your TV show a comedy show of some sort? I will bow out at this point because although I hope the above DQ will be helpful, as a Brit who doesn’t watch much TV I have almost zero chance of knowing the answer here. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/478 "2011-06-23T14:26:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did someone live, whom you might have killed, simply because a traffic light turned to green? Still unanswered. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/479 "2011-06-23T14:32:53Z")
IQ: Did you fail to get the drift? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/480 "2011-06-23T14:52:07Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Damn, I thought I had it with Madden - he seemed to fit all the DQ answers perfectly! But I also realise that it was probably too easy for a game on this board. > > The British comic I was referring to is Michael McIntrye. > > DQ: Is your TV show a comedy show of some sort? > > I will bow out at this point because although I hope the above DQ will be helpful, as a Brit who doesn’t watch much TV I have almost zero chance of knowing the answer here. Yes, the TV show I appear on is largely comic in nature. 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Born in the 20th century 4. Vaguely, loosely in "the arts (broadly defined) 5. Not in cartoons 6. Not a political figure 7. Not a philanthropist 8. American 9. Last name starts with “M” 10, Still alive 10. Generaly liked, rarely hated… though more than a few people think I’m an idiot. 11. Not a businesman/entrepreneur 12. My first name starts with a letter from A through M. 13. Not involved in athletics. 14. In the entertainment business 15. Have appeared regularly on television 16. Currently a regular supporting member of a popular TV show 17. My TV show is not a “reality show,” but much of it is unscripted. 18. The TV show I appear on is largely comedy-oriented [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=25)