# 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:** 26
**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, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/501 "2011-06-24T18:16:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > ? > > IQ: Did your long-awaited pregnancy turn out to be a fatal tumor? No, I’m not… “Bloody Mary” Tudor? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/502 "2011-06-24T20:52:26Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Although better-known by your first (nick)name and surname, do you sometimes sign your work as “Addison”, your middle name? Actually, I screwed the order up (peril of going from memory alone) – Addison Morton Walker is the full name of the _Beetle Bailey_ creator. He used “Addison” for his _Boner’s Ark_ strip. If it’s okay with you, I’ll ask for my DQ: Is the program on which you regularly appear a talk show? And if you’re still answering them, I have an IQ: Are you a former second baseman whose baseball commentary is often mocked? ---
**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, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/503 "2011-06-24T22:13:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Actually, I screwed the order up (peril of going from memory alone) – Addison Morton Walker is the full name of the _Beetle Bailey_ creator. He used “Addison” for his _Boner’s Ark_ strip. > > If it’s okay with you, I’ll ask for my > > DQ: Is the program on which you regularly appear a talk show? > > And if you’re still answering them, I have an > > IQ: Are you a former second baseman whose baseball commentary is often mocked? Yes, I appear on a talk show. But I’m not Joe Morgan. 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 22. I currently appear regularly on a talk show (and have appeared regularly on another talk show). ---
**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 25, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/504 "2011-06-25T01:42:17Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > No, I’m not… “Bloody Mary” Tudor? Correct. It’s almost - _almost_ - enough to make you feel sorry for her. IQ: Were you a famous Confederate diarist? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/505 "2011-06-25T02:31:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Correct. It’s almost - _almost_ - enough to make you feel sorry for her. > > IQ: Were you a famous Confederate diarist? Don’t know this one- take a DQ. ---
**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 25, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/506 "2011-06-25T04:39:38Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ: Were you known as the “Human Laugh Track”? > [@astorian](#): > > 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). You are correct. IQ: Although best known for appearing on a late night talk show, did you provide vocals on two different albums by The Offspring? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/507 "2011-06-25T14:04:59Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > You are correct. > > IQ: Although best known for appearing on a late night talk show, did you provide vocals on two different albums by The Offspring? I admit, I cheated. I had to look it up to see that it was Larry “Bud” Melman from the old David Letterman show. Ask a DQ. ---
**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 26, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/508 "2011-06-26T04:30:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Were you a famous Confederate diarist? Mary Chesnut, a close friend of Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis’s wife. I’m stumped as to who **astorian** is thinking of. I suspect I won’t recognize this person’s name even after I learn it. DQ: First name begin with A through G? IQ: Were you the architect of the American victory at the Battle of Cowpens? ---
**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 26, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/509 "2011-06-26T04:52:08Z")
I’m stumped. It looks like he’s a sidekick/second banana/toady on a network late-night talk show, but the only ones I can think of that have an ‘M’ last initial have all been asked and have something to disqualify them anyway, like being dead or off the air. I might be able to get it if I cheat and use Wikipedia/IMDB. Any suggestions for my DQ? Maybe which network? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/510 "2011-06-26T05:13:39Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > I’m stumped. It looks like he’s a sidekick/second banana/toady on a network late-night talk show, but the only ones I can think of that have an ‘M’ last initial have all been asked and have something to disqualify them anyway, like being dead or off the air. I might be able to get it if I cheat and use Wikipedia/IMDB. > Any suggestions for my DQ? Maybe which network? I apologize for this- I didn’t think this was a stumper. Actually, after doing Ivan Turgenev last time, I thought I’d pick a lowbrow TV figure for a change of pace. If people want to give up, I don’t blame them. But for what it’s worth, the person is on NBC. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/511 "2011-06-26T05:14:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Mary Chesnut, a close friend of Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis’s wife. > > I’m stumped as to who **astorian** is thinking of. I suspect I won’t recognize this person’s name even after I learn it. > > DQ: First name begin with A through G? > > IQ: Were you the architect of the American victory at the Battle of Cowpens? DQ: No, first name doesn’t start with A through G. 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 H 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 22. I currently appear regularly on a talk show (and have appeared regularly on another talk show). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/512 "2011-06-26T05:15:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Were you the architect of the American victory at the Battle of Cowpens? Don’t know this- 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 26, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/513 "2011-06-26T05:23:02Z")
Making a (wrong) guess: Are you Higgins from _Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/514 "2011-06-26T12:31:39Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Making a (wrong) guess: Are you Higgins from _Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon_? Nope ---
**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 26, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/515 "2011-06-26T20:11:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQ: Were you the architect of the American victory at the Battle of Cowpens? Daniel Morgan. I think **astorian** has well and truly stumped us. Assuming any other player has actually heard of this guy, you get to start the next round. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/516 "2011-06-26T20:44:53Z")
Okay, time for Euthanasia of this round… sorry, everybody. I was going for **Stuttering John Melendez** , longtime ambush interviewer for Howard Stern, later the announcer for Jay Leno on _ **The Tonight Show** _, and presently a writer/correspondent/sometime sketch participant for Jay Leno. Anybody else who wants to volunteer can take over. ---
**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 26, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/517 "2011-06-26T21:20:59Z")
I speak only for myself, but you stumped me fair and square with someone I might have thought of if only I’d known the relevant shows better. I think you have earned the right to continue on in the chooser’s chair unless you don’t want to… ---
**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 26, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/518 "2011-06-26T22:56:08Z")
Seconded. Yes, I have heard of “Stuttering John” - not sure I could’ve remembered his last name, though. Well played, **astorian**. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/519 "2011-06-27T16:03:16Z")
fire away ---
**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 27, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/520 "2011-06-27T16:03:57Z")
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