# Botticelli, June 2011

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366>\
**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:** 3

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**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 6, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/41 "2011-06-06T02:33:45Z")

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IQ: Are you a jazz bandleader who isn’t Count Basie?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/42 "2011-06-06T02:35:13Z")

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IQ: Are you gonna get caught (just you wait and see)?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/43 "2011-06-06T02:40:27Z")

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> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> IQ: Are you a jazz bandleader who isn’t Count Basie?

No, I am not Charlie Barnet.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/44 "2011-06-06T02:41:50Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> IQ: Are you gonna get caught (just you wait and see)?

What are you, some kind of clown?

No, I am not Charlie Brown.  
Back after I make some dinner…

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**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 6, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/45 "2011-06-06T02:44:34Z")

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IQ: Are you the Poet Laureate of Toronto?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/46 "2011-06-06T02:45:34Z")

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IQ: Do you sometimes assume the role of Mr. Language Person?

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/47 "2011-06-06T02:45:49Z")

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IQ: Did you introduce Turkish as an official language?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/48 "2011-06-06T03:00:57Z")

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> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> IQ: Are you the Poet Laureate of Toronto?

No, I am not Dionne Brand.

> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> IQ: Do you sometimes assume the role of Mr. Language Person?

No, I am not The Great Dave Berry.

> [@Telperion](#):
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> IQ: Did you introduce Turkish as an official language?

All I can think of is Mustafa Attaturk. As a DQ.

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/49 "2011-06-06T03:02:36Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> All I can think of is Mustafa Attaturk. As a DQ.

It was Mehmet Bey. Are you an actress?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/50 "2011-06-06T03:03:49Z")

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> [@Telperion](#):
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> It was Mehmet Bey. Are you an actress?

I am not an actress.

1. I am female.
2. I am not fictional.
3. I am American.
4. I am not an actress.

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/51 "2011-06-06T03:12:50Z")

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IQ: Are your lips sealed?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/52 "2011-06-06T03:20:26Z")

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1. I am female.
2. I am not fictional.
3. I am American.
4. I am not an actress.

> [@panamajack](#):
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> IQ: Are your lips sealed?

No, I am not Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Gos. (I have way too many New Wave songs on my iPod!)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/53 "2011-06-06T03:43:49Z")

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NB: I have to turn in in an hour or less, and won’t have access to SDMB until tomorrow evening (PDT). So if I don’t answer right away, that’s why.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/54 "2011-06-06T04:18:34Z")

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IQ: Were you the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP award?

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/55 "2011-06-06T04:19:38Z")

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IQ: Do you have a lab assistant with an extremely squeaky voice?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/56 "2011-06-06T04:24:40Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ: Were you the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP award?

I don’t follow baseball. Ask a DQ.

> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ: Do you have a lab assistant with an extremely squeaky voice?

No, I am not Professor Bunsen Honeydew.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/57 "2011-06-06T07:32:19Z")

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IQ: Did you have the surprising ability to speak Jive?

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**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 6, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/58 "2011-06-06T13:14:54Z")

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IQ: Did you musically warn of dangerous traffic conditions down the road?

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/59 "2011-06-06T14:36:43Z")

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IQ: Were you on an opposing side in a war against your native country, but then later rule over it (or at least part of it)?

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**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 6, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2011/584366/60 "2011-06-06T22:45:14Z")

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IQ: Did the last goal you ever scored (‘in overtime’) win the Leafs the cup?

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