Botticelli - June 2013

Thread Games
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Dunno the first (from Time Tunnel?), not Susan Dey, and not the great Sir Ernest Shackleton.

S.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with S
  4. Dead
  5. Died before 1900
  6. Not American
  7. Died before 1700
  8. European
  9. Political/military figure
  10. Died after 1400
  11. Died after 1550
  12. Born east of the Rhine
  13. Did not die in battle
  14. Not a head of state
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Sam Beckett, from Quantum Leap. (The Time Tunnel guys were Tony and Doug.)
Correct on Susan and Sir Ernest.
Um…

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IQs:

  1. Was one of your supporters attacked in the Hugo-nominated short: “Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury”?
  2. Did you compose The Carnival of the Animals?
  3. Are you on the golden dollar?
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DQ: Notable in the Thirty Years War?

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Dunno the first, not Saint-Saens (sp?), not Susan B. Anthony.

S.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with S
  4. Dead
  5. Died before 1900
  6. Not American
  7. Died before 1700
  8. European
  9. Political/military figure
  10. Died after 1400
  11. Died after 1550
  12. Born east of the Rhine
  13. Did not die in battle
  14. Not a head of state
  15. Not notable in the Thirty Years War
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Stanislav Lem is the rival SF author mentioned. Saint-Saens is correct. Sacagawea is on the golden dollar coin.

Pondering…

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DQ1: Born north of Vienna?

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DQ: Primarily known as a political figure?

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IQ1: Were you told to hang on?
IQ2: Do you have a two-pack habit and a motel tan?
IQ3: Did you wite about a man who unexpextedly changed his residence to 6th-century Rome?

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Not Luke Skywalker; dunno the other two.

S.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with S
  4. Dead
  5. Died before 1900
  6. Not American
  7. Died before 1700
  8. European
  9. Political/military figure
  10. Died after 1400
  11. Died after 1550
  12. Born east of the Rhine
  13. Did not die in battle
  14. Not a head of state
  15. Not notable in the Thirty Years War
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. Primarily known as a political figure
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Luke seems the best match for IQ1 - not whom I was thinking of, but I suppose someone did tell him to hang onto something somewhere…
Steve Earle included that description in his song Guitar Town.
L Sprague de Camp wote about Martin Padway’s unexpexted move to Rome in Lest Darkness Fall. (Proofreading? We don’t need no stinkin’ proofreading!)
16th- or 17th-century political figure born east of the Rhine and north of Vienna, not a head of state and not an important figure in the Thirty Years War. Huh.
Can’t think of any useful DQs, so I guess I’ll while away the time with a few more IQs…

IQ1: Do you live in a very bad part of town?
IQ2: Are you a sweet girl whom I’ll know if I see you?
IQ3: Do I love you with a love so rare and true?

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Not Sloopy; dunno the other two.

Han Solo told Luke and Ben Kenobi to hang on when they were making their escape from Tatooine.

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…well, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy…

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Sheila (from the Tommy Roe song) and Peggy Sue (from the song by Buddy Holly).
DQ: German (Prussian, Brandenburger, &c)?

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S.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with S
  4. Dead
  5. Died before 1900
  6. Not American
  7. Died before 1700
  8. European
  9. Political/military figure
  10. Died after 1400
  11. Died after 1550
  12. Born east of the Rhine
  13. Did not die in battle
  14. Not a head of state
  15. Not notable in the Thirty Years War
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. Primarily known as a political figure
  18. Not German by any definition
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DQ: Russian?

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IQ: Are you a general for whom a creamy beef sauce is named?

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Drawing a blank. Take a DQ.

S.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with S
  4. Dead
  5. Died before 1900
  6. Not American
  7. Died before 1700
  8. European
  9. Political/military figure
  10. Died after 1400
  11. Died after 1550
  12. Born east of the Rhine
  13. Did not die in battle
  14. Not a head of state
  15. Not notable in the Thirty Years War
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. Primarily known as a political figure
  18. Not German by any definition
  19. Not Russian
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Count Pavel Alexandreivich Stroganoff, Russian military officer and the person for whom Beef Stroganoff is named, according to some sources. I couldn’t remember his dates, but I thought he might be our mystery guest.

Off to think of a useful DQ - this might take a while…

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<Thinking out loud>

Polish, Lithuanian, Scandinavian… One Polish name comes to mind, but I have no idea if it’s from the right period, and I can’t remember enough about the man to ask an IQ.

</Thinking out loud>