# Botticelli June 2015

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 2, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445 "2015-06-02T15:53:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 18

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/341 "2015-06-19T19:15:23Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. Did you hang with Yank, Doodle, Dan and Dee?
> 2. Did you hang with Droop-a-Long?
> 3. Are you the Pharaoh to whom Moses probably said “Let my people go!”?

dunno x2, not Ramses(?)

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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 19, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/342 "2015-06-19T19:33:29Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you a very bad untitled man in Westeros who hung out with Biter? - Rorge.  
Was Gendry one of your bastards? - Yes, King Robert Baratheon.  
Did you appear in a cola ad with a pop starlet and a dog? - Robert “Bob” Dole: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8uNG02ixA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8uNG02ixA)

Two DQs reserved.

Hmm. From the clues so far, not sure who this is. What else should we ask?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/343 "2015-06-19T20:44:04Z")

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> [@](#):
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> 1. Did you hang with Yank, Doodle, Dan and Dee?
> 2. Did you hang with Droop-a-Long?
> 3. Are you the Pharaoh to whom Moses probably said “Let my people go!”?  
> dunno x2, not Ramses(?)

Correct on Ramses II. #1 was Roger Ramjet. #2 was Ricochet Rabbit.

DQ: Unusual first name?

1 DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/344 "2015-06-19T22:33:29Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Real
2. Alive
3. Female
4. First name starts with R
5. American
6. Not known for the arts
7. Not born east of the Mississippi River
8. Born since 1975
9. Not known for beauty
10. Not known for sports
11. Born north of Mason-Dixon line
12. Best known for single incident
13. Has not won a top award in her field
14. While perhaps not a criminal act, incident could be subject to lawsuit
15. Potential lawsuit most likely not federal in nature
16. Incident happened in 2010 or later
17. Not an unusual first name

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/345 "2015-06-20T22:49:49Z")

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DQ: Incident related to the Internet?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/346 "2015-06-20T22:53:08Z")

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IQs:

1. Do you pronounce recipes “yum-o”?
2. Did you star in _One Million Years B.C._?
3. Did you host _Life Styles of the Rich and Famous_?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/347 "2015-06-21T01:36:44Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Real
2. Alive
3. Female
4. First name starts with R
5. American
6. Not known for the arts
7. Not born east of the Mississippi River
8. Born since 1975
9. Not known for beauty
10. Not known for sports
11. Born north of Mason-Dixon line
12. Best known for single incident
13. Has not won a top award in her field
14. While perhaps not a criminal act, incident could be subject to lawsuit
15. Potential lawsuit most likely not federal in nature
16. Incident happened in 2010 or later
17. Not an unusual first name
18. Incident not Internet-related

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/348 "2015-06-21T01:38:48Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Do you pronounce recipes “yum-o”?
> 2. Did you star in _One Million Years B.C._?
> 3. Did you host _Life Styles of the Rich and Famous_?

dunno, not Ringo Starr, not Robin Leech

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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 21, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/349 "2015-06-21T04:11:09Z")

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Hmm. Still stumped. I have two reserved DQs - anyone else is welcome to ask one apiece.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/350 "2015-06-21T04:15:05Z")

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DQ: Victim in the incident?  
One DQ reserved.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/351 "2015-06-21T11:15:13Z")

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DQ Roundup

1. Real
2. Alive
3. Female
4. First name starts with R
5. American
6. Not known for the arts
7. Not born east of the Mississippi River
8. Born since 1975
9. Not known for beauty
10. Not known for sports
11. Born north of Mason-Dixon line
12. Best known for single incident
13. Has not won a top award in her field
14. While perhaps not a criminal act, incident could be subject to lawsuit
15. Potential lawsuit most likely not federal in nature
16. Incident happened in 2010 or later
17. Not an unusual first name
18. Incident not Internet-related
19. Not the victim in the incident, but claims she is

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/352 "2015-06-21T13:32:39Z")

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> [@](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Do you pronounce recipes “yum-o”?
> 2. Did you star in One Million Years B.C.?
> 3. Did you host Life Styles of the Rich and Famous?  
> dunno, not Ringo Starr, not Robin Leech

#1 is the Food Network’s Rachel Ray.  
#2 is not _Caveman_’s Ringo, but Raquel Welch in the role that brought her to America’s attention.  
Correct on Robin Leach.

2 DQs reserved.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/353 "2015-06-22T18:56:35Z")

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Welp, I didn’t intend for this to stagnate.

Bonus clue: This person made headline news recently for not actually being what she claimed to be.

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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 22, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/354 "2015-06-22T19:21:25Z")

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IQ) Are you a rather mixed-up student at UVA?

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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 22, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/355 "2015-06-22T19:25:52Z")

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Ahhhhhh@! I think I have it.  
IQ) Have you been pretending to be black the past few years?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/356 "2015-06-22T19:32:00Z")

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Now **that** is a good guess.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/357 "2015-06-22T21:26:18Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> Ahhhhhh@! I think I have it.  
> IQ) Have you been pretending to be black the past few years?

Indeed you do. I am [SIZE=“7”]Rachel Dolezal![/SIZE]

Congrats, astorian!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/358 "2015-06-22T21:29:28Z")

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Good job. Again. And a good choice too, KO!

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/359 "2015-06-23T01:44:28Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> IQ) Have you been pretending to be black the past few years?

> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> I am Rachel Dolezal!

I don’t think I even want to know about this one…

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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 23, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445/360 "2015-06-23T03:53:26Z")

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Dammit - I was thinking she’d be a good Botticelli person someday, and should’ve known someone would beat me to it… er, her! Nice one, **KO** , and congrats, **astorian**.

**SCAdian** , in case you decide you want to learn more: [Rachel Dolezal - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dolezal)

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