# Botticelli - June 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 7, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406 "2012-06-07T17:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/201 "2012-06-18T14:29:44Z")
Okely dokely… The letter is **B** ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/202 "2012-06-18T14:58:59Z")
IQ1. Is your portrait of Venus a iconic image of the Florentine tradition of Renaissance art? IQ2. Did you prove a commonly held belief about human endurance wrong on May 6, 1954? IQ3. Did you have to kill a man to let an airplane take off? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/203 "2012-06-18T15:11:21Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1. Is your portrait of Venus a iconic image of the Florentine tradition of Renaissance art? > IQ2. Did you prove a commonly held belief about human endurance wrong on May 6, 1954? > IQ3. Did you have to kill a man to let an airplane take off? IQ1: I am not Botticelli (wow, man, surreal) IQ2: I am not Roger Bannister IQ3: Take 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 18, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/204 "2012-06-18T15:15:30Z")
IQs: Are all of your coworkers absolutely gung-ho and convinced of your ability? Could you not get enough of her love? Did one of your characters explain what a phoenix was? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/205 "2012-06-18T15:20:30Z")
1. Rick Blaine had to kill Major Strasser to let the Lisbon plane take off at the end of _Casablanca._ DQ. Are you a real person? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/206 "2012-06-18T15:29:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are all of your coworkers absolutely gung-ho and convinced of your ability? > Could you not get enough of her love? > Did one of your characters explain what a phoenix was? IQ1: DQ for you IQ2: I am not Barry White IQ3: I can only think of JK Rowling for this one, sooo… another DQ > [@Wargamer](#): > > 1. Rick Blaine had to kill Major Strasser to let the Lisbon plane take off at the end of _Casablanca._ > > DQ. Are you a real person? 1. I am a real person ---
**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 18, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/207 "2012-06-18T17:14:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are all of your coworkers absolutely gung-ho and convinced of your ability? > Could you not get enough of her love? > Did one of your characters explain what a phoenix was? Bob the Builder’s coworkers and vehicles all often loudly declare, “Can we build it? Yes, we can!” Yes, the ultrasmooth-voiced Barry White. Bob Balaban played Dr. Chandra in _2010: The Year We Make Contact_. He explained to the computer SAL (a counterpart of HAL) what a phoenix is. DQs: Male? Last name start with B? IQs: Did you write _Enemy Mine_? Were you born in London, raised in Cleveland, and later had a ship named after you? Did your mom love it when you brushed her hair? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/208 "2012-06-18T17:48:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you write _Enemy Mine_? > Were you born in London, raised in Cleveland, and later had a ship named after you? > Did your mom love it when you brushed her hair? IQ1: DQ IQ2: I am not Bob Hope IQ3: DQ **Letter is B** 1. I am a real person 2. I am male 3. My last name begins with B ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/209 "2012-06-18T18:22:36Z")
IQ1: Do you have a twin brother with first and middle names of Abraham Lincoln who is the exact opposite of you? IQ2: Did you call the World Series for the losing team when Next Year finally arrived? IQ3. Will you spend most of this summer announcing from the Olympics, both San Francisco and London? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/210 "2012-06-18T18:28:41Z")
Are you a U.S. President whose incompetence hastened the Civil War? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/211 "2012-06-18T18:47:42Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1: Do you have a twin brother with first and middle names of Abraham Lincoln who is the exact opposite of you? > > IQ2: Did you call the World Series for the losing team when Next Year finally arrived? > > IQ3. Will you spend most of this summer announcing from the Olympics, both San Francisco and London? IQ1: I loves me some _Dukes of Hazzard_. I am not Boss Hogg IQ2: I don’t watch much baseball, so… DQ IQ3: I am not Bob Costas > [@etv78](#): > > Are you a U.S. President whose incompetence hastened the Civil War? IQ1: I am not James Buchanan ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/212 "2012-06-18T18:50:03Z")
IQ1: Are you as famous for your long beard as for your guitar work? IQ2: Are you the only bandmate of #1 without a remarkable beard? IQ3: Are you a stage-name used by former New York Dolls singer David Johansen? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/213 "2012-06-18T18:56:11Z")
IQ: Were you a #1 pick in the regular NFL Draft, and later #1 in the Expansion Draft? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/214 "2012-06-18T19:05:43Z")
The Old Redhead himself - Red Barber was the radio play-by-play man for the New York Yankees from 1954 to 1966, which included the 1955 World Series when ‘Next Year’ finally arrived for the Brooklyn Dodgers. DQ Are you alive as of June 18, 2012? IQ1. Do you regret not claiming the rights to your biggest discovery? IQ2. Were you an early inspiration for one of the most despised individuals of the 20th century? IQ3. Did you win the Congressional Medal of Honor for withstanding an immense Japanese assault on your positions near Henderson Field? ---
**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 18, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/215 "2012-06-18T19:16:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you write _Enemy Mine_? > Were you born in London, raised in Cleveland, and later had a ship named after you? > Did your mom love it when you brushed her hair? Barry Longyear. Yes, Bob Hope. This was astronaut Dave Bowman, again in _2010: The Year We Make Contact_. DQs: American? Generally involved in the creative arts (movies, TV, writing, painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)? IQs: Might you invite me to kiss your shiny metal ass? Did your gruff dad prefer you to your younger brother? Did your political opponent look an awful lot like Gore Vidal? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/216 "2012-06-18T19:59:43Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Are you as famous for your long beard as for your guitar work? > IQ2: Are you the only bandmate of #1 without a remarkable beard? > IQ3: Are you a stage-name used by former New York Dolls singer David Johansen? IQ1: I am not Billy Gibbons IQ2: I am not the ironically named Frank Beard IQ3: I am not Buster Pointdexter > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a #1 pick in the regular NFL Draft, and later #1 in the Expansion Draft? IQ1: No idea, DQ > [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1. Do you regret not claiming the rights to your biggest discovery? > IQ2. Were you an early inspiration for one of the most despised individuals of the 20th century? > IQ3. Did you win the Congressional Medal of Honor for withstanding an immense Japanese assault on your positions near Henderson Field? IQ1: DQ IQ2: I only know of Nietzche, so DQ IQ3: DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > IQs: > > Might you invite me to kiss your shiny metal ass? > Did your gruff dad prefer you to your younger brother? > Did your political opponent look an awful lot like Gore Vidal? IQ1: I am not Bender IQ2: DQ IQ3: I’m not Berlusconi? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/217 "2012-06-18T20:02:38Z")
**Letter is B** 1. I am a real person 2. I am male 3. My last name begins with B 4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12) 5. I am American 6. I am involved in the creative arts ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/218 "2012-06-18T20:29:33Z")
"DQ: Is your medium visual? My IQ was Tony Boselli ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/219 "2012-06-18T20:44:26Z")
Letter is B 1. I am a real person 2. I am male 3. My last name begins with B 4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12) 5. I am American 6. I am involved in the creative arts 7. The medium is visual ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/220 "2012-06-18T21:04:39Z")
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