Botticelli June 2015

Thread Games
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DQ: Known as a director or producer?

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Previous IQs:

Did a faerie gentleman take one of your fingers? - Lady Pole, also in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
Did you know how to properly wear a particular garment without being instructed, impressing a longtime area resident? - Paul Atreides upon donning a desert stillsuit in Dune, as noticed by Liet Kynes.
Were you a cellist who performed for JFK in the White House? - Pablo Casals: The King's Academy | Berk's County

Three DQs reserved. Thinking…

IQs:

Were you a great Pirates slugger of the late 1970s/early 1980s?
Ditto, and were you moreover likened to Yosemite Sam?
According to Robert Lawson, was your favorite animal named Sherry?

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IQ1: Are you known for your work with preserved Solanaceae?
IQ2: Were you a suspect in the murder of Mr Boddie?
IQ3: Were you a suspect in the murder of Mr Boddie?

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. American
  5. Born since 1950
  6. Not political/military
  7. Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Last name does not start with P
  10. Not born since 1980
  11. Known for performing arts
  12. Has received top award in his field
  13. Has acted, but not best known for it
  14. Born east of the Mississippi river
  15. Not best known for music
  16. Not known as a director or producer
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Gaah! I kept thinking it was from Call of the Wild! And here I am on the the third Dune book.

take 3 DQs

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3 DQs for you

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IQs:

  1. Were you the 6th Doctor’s companion?
  2. Did you play Prof. Pepperwinkle on The Adventures of Superman?
  3. Were you the protagonist in a series of books by Robert Asprin?
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Peter Piper.
Professor Plum.
Mrs Peacock.
DQ: Comedian?
Two DQs reserved.

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not Peri, dunno, not Phule

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. American
  5. Born since 1950
  6. Not political/military
  7. Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Last name does not start with P
  10. Not born since 1980
  11. Known for performing arts
  12. Has received top award in his field
  13. Has acted, but not best known for it
  14. Born east of the Mississippi river
  15. Not best known for music
  16. Not known as a director or producer
  17. Is a comedian, but not primarily
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Correct, Phil Tead, Correct.

1 DQ reserved.

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IQ: Do you perform magic with a silent partner?

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Previous IQs:

Were you a great Pirates slugger of the late 1970s/early 1980s? - Dave Parker.
Ditto, and were you moreover likened to Yosemite Sam? - Phil Garner.
According to Robert Lawson, was your favorite animal named Sherry? - The named human in Lawson’s charming kids’ book, Paul Revere’s Horse.

DQ:

Is regularly on TV?

Two DQs reserved. What else should we ask?

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Yes, I am [SIZE=“7”]Penn Jillette,[/SIZE] half of Penn & Teller, masters of the sleight of hand as well as sleight of mind!

Congrats Professor!

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Thank you! I am L!

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IQ1: Did you think you were Superboy’s brother, naming yourself Mon-El, and eventually find that you were vulnerable to lead instead of kryptonite?
IQ2: Are you a Gotham City detective who was the Golden Age Black Canary’s love interest?
IQ3: Did you hire Joe Chill to murder young Bruce Wayne’s parents?

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I am not Lar Gand.
I am not Larry Lance.
I am not Lew Moxon.

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IQ1: Were you created by Eric Knight?
IQ2: Were you a widowed USCW veteran who owned a ranch in the New Mexico Territory?
IQ3: Were you created by Albert Payson Terhune?

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I am not Lad: a Dog. Take 2 DQs for the first two.

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Lassie (Lassie Come Home).
Lucas McCain (The Rifleman).
Correct.
DQ1: Real?
DQ2: Male?