# 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:** 25
**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, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/481 "2011-06-23T14:53:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Still unanswered. I don’t know the traffic light question- take 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 23, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/482 "2011-06-23T14:54:50Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > IQ: Did you fail to get the drift? Maybe not then, but I’m failing to get the drift now. Ask a DQ. ---
**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, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/483 "2011-06-23T14:58:02Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Maybe not then, but I’m failing to get the drift now. > > Ask a DQ. You are neither Albert A. Michelson nor Edward Morley. Bit of a cryptic crossword question (I thought about going back and adding the word “scientist” in there somewhere) - feel free to disqualify it if you want. If I still get my DQ, then: DQ: Does your TV show appear on over-the-air TV? ---
**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, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/484 "2011-06-23T15:24:59Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > You are neither Albert A. Michelson nor Edward Morley. Bit of a cryptic crossword question (I thought about going back and adding the word “scientist” in there somewhere) - feel free to disqualify it if you want. > > If I still get my DQ, then: > > DQ: Does your TV show appear on over-the-air TV? Yes- if, by that, you mean my show is on a major network, and not on cable. 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 19. The show I currently appear on is on a major US network. ---
**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, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/485 "2011-06-23T15:28:40Z")
OK. I believe at this point we get 3 guesses; I have no frigging clue so I won’t take one. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/486 "2011-06-23T15:47:36Z")
Are you an Obnoxious Microphone Guy? ---
**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, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/487 "2011-06-23T16:04:39Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > Are you an Obnoxious Microphone Guy? No, I’m not Bobby Moynihan… but I spent a big part of my career as a REALLY Obnoxious Microphone Guy of a different sort. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/488 "2011-06-23T16:19:56Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > No, I’m not Bobby Moynihan… but I spent a big part of my career as a REALLY Obnoxious Microphone Guy of a different sort. Damn! And I think he hits 20 for 20 on the clues. I had my person all picked out and everything! ---
**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, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/489 "2011-06-23T18:35:33Z")
Since there’s no money at stake, I don’t mind playing a little longer… but if people are getting bored, I’ll just put this game out of its misery and tell you who it is. I’m flexible. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/490 "2011-06-23T20:07:53Z")
IQ: Were you the band leader for the Tonight Show in the 90s? ---
**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, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/491 "2011-06-23T21:20:15Z")
Oh, let’s keep going, if you’re willing. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Did someone live, whom you might have killed, simply because a traffic light turned to green? Testimony in a later trial revealed that Charles Manson didn’t kill some random guy in a car one night because the light turned green and the guy drove off before ol’ Crazy Charlie could act. DQ: Are you black? IQ: Did you mock religion in a popular documentary? ---
**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, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/492 "2011-06-23T21:46:37Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ: Were you the band leader for the Tonight Show in the 90s? No, I’m not Branford Marsalis… but again, you’re not that far off. ---
**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, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/493 "2011-06-23T21:47:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Oh, let’s keep going, if you’re willing. > > Testimony in a later trial revealed that Charles Manson didn’t kill some random guy in a car one night because the light turned green and the guy drove off before ol’ Crazy Charlie could act. > > DQ: Are you black? > > IQ: Did you mock religion in a popular documentary? No, not black. And still not Bill Maher. 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 19. The show I currently appear on is on a major US network 20. Not black ---
**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 24, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/494 "2011-06-24T02:21:53Z")
Sorry, I must’ve missed the earlier Bill Maher answer. IQ: Were you the longtime head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/495 "2011-06-24T04:19:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Sorry, I must’ve missed the earlier Bill Maher answer. > > IQ: Were you the longtime head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission? Don’t know this one- ask a DQ ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/496 "2011-06-24T04:26:54Z")
IQ: Were you ever mayor of a city which hosted a Summer Olympics? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/497 "2011-06-24T11:26:52Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you ever mayor of a city which hosted a Summer Olympics? No, I’m not Maynard Jackson (Atlanta hosted the SUmmer Olympics… though I’m not sure if it’s while he was mayor) ---
**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 24, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/498 "2011-06-24T16:50:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Were you the longtime head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission? Mary Frances Berry. DQ: Does your show usually air after 9pm? IQ: Did your long-awaited pregnancy turn out to be a fatal tumor? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/499 "2011-06-24T18:04:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Mary Frances Berry. > > DQ: Does your show usually air after 9pm? > > IQ: Did your long-awaited pregnancy turn out to be a fatal tumor? Yes, my show airs well after 9 PM, everywhere in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/500 "2011-06-24T18:13:28Z")
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 19. The show I currently appear on is on a major US network 20. Not black 21. My current TV shows well after 9 PM everywhere in the USA. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366.md?page=26)