# Botticelli -- June 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 2, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923 "2020-06-02T13:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [July 1, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/221 "2020-07-01T19:50:53Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Mrs. Snuffy Smith? 2. Are you the female love interest in _A Tale of Two Cities_? 3. Did you play the lead role in _Blazing Saddles_? ---
**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:** [July 1, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/222 "2020-07-01T20:30:56Z")
Not Lillian Smith, dunno, and not Cleavon Little. L. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1954 4. not originally from prose fiction 5. not created by an American author or authors 6. created after 1989 ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/223 "2020-07-02T01:28:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > That creepy Republican politician whose name escapes me, dunno and dunno. 1 was Larry Craig; 2 was Lobo; 3 was Les Claypool. IQs: 1. Did you create the backstories for characters in the 1980s GI Joe toyline? 2. Were you a palindromic Cambodian prime minister? 3. Did Les Claypool sing that all the li’l snaps wanna be like Clint, but he wants to be like you? DQs: 1. originally from film or TV? 2. main character? 3. created by an Irish/Scottish/British/Welsh author or authors? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/224 "2020-07-02T12:28:10Z")
> [quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:221, topic:854923, full:true”] > IQs: > > 1. Are you Mrs. Snuffy Smith? > 2. Are you the female love interest in _A Tale of Two Cities_ ? > 3. Did you play the lead role in _Blazing Saddles_ ? > [/quote]\> > > > Not Lillian Smith, dunno, and not Cleavon Little. #1 is Loweezy. #2 is Lucie Manette. Correct on Cleavon. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/225 "2020-07-02T14:56:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > IQs: > 1. Did you create the backstories for characters in the 1980s GI Joe toyline? > 2. Were you a palindromic Cambodian prime minister? > 3. Did Les Claypool sing that all the li’l snaps wanna be like Clint, but he wants to be like you?.. Dunno, not Lon Nol and dunno. L. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1954 4. not originally from prose fiction 5. not created by an American author or authors 6. created after 1989 7. originally from film or TV 8. main character 9. created, in part, by an Irish/Scottish/British/Welsh author or authors ---
**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:** [July 2, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/226 "2020-07-02T18:14:25Z")
DQs: 1. Originally from a film? 2. Last name starts with L? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/227 "2020-07-02T18:16:44Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a fictional antiques dealer who solves mysteries? 2. Did you have a hit with _Sisters of Mercy_? 3. Did you play Gary Seven in an episode of ST:TOS? ---
**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:** [July 2, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/228 "2020-07-02T20:42:51Z")
IQ1: Did you and Bruce have to recover a stolen invisibility cloak? IQ2: Did you play a secret agent and the commander of a moon base? IQ3: Did you write about four sisters whose father was away in the Army, and about their children? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/229 "2020-07-02T23:08:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Lon Nol and dunno. 1 (created the backstories for the 1980s GI Joes) was Larry Hama; 3 (of whom, not Clint, Les Claypool sang he wants to be like) was Lee Van Cleef. DQs: 1. created by an English author or author? (“English” being what I should have used above, instead of “British”.) 2. created after 2000? IQs: 1. Did you say “It’s a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years”? 2. Did you say of W.C. Fields “Any man who hates babies and dogs can’t be all bad”? 3. Did you end your letters “Lean to your left—lean to your right—stand up, sit down—fight fight fight”? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/230 "2020-07-03T17:22:25Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you say “It’s a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years”? > 2. Did you say of W.C. Fields “Any man who hates babies and dogs can’t be all bad”? > 3. Did you end your letters “Lean to your left—lean to your right—stand up, sit down—fight fight fight”? Dunno x3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a fictional antiques dealer who solves mysteries? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Sisters of Mercy_? > 3. Did you play Gary Seven in an episode of ST:TOS? Not Lovejoy, dunno and not Lansing. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you and Bruce have to recover a stolen invisibility cloak? > IQ2: Did you play a secret agent and the commander of a moon base? > IQ3: Did you write about four sisters whose father was away in the Army, and about their children? Dunno, not Martin Landau and not Louisa Mae Alcott. L. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1954 4. not originally from prose fiction 5. not created by an American author or authors 6. created after 1989 7. originally from film or TV 8. main character 9. created, in part, by an Irish/Scottish/British/Welsh author or authors 10. not originally from a film 11. first name starts with L 12. created, in part, by an English author or authors (as I assume you meant) 13. created after 2000 ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/231 "2020-07-03T18:33:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > > … > > > > > IQs: > > > > > > 1. Did you say “It’s a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years”? > > > 2. Did you say of W.C. Fields “Any man who hates babies and dogs can’t be all bad”? > > > 3. Did you end your letters “Lean to your left—lean to your right—stand up, sit down—fight fight fight”? > > Dunno x3. 1 was Tom Lehrer; 2 was Leo Rosten; 3 was Laszlo Toth. DQs: 1. originally from TV? 2. first appeared after 2010? 3. protagonist? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/232 "2020-07-03T19:16:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you a fictional antiques dealer who solves mysteries? > > > 2. Did you have a hit with _Sisters of Mercy_ ? > > > 3. Did you play Gary Seven in an episode of ST:TOS? > > Not Lovejoy, dunno and not Lansing. Correct, Leonard Cohen, correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/233 "2020-07-03T19:59:45Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you and Bruce have to recover a stolen invisibility cloak? > IQ2: Did you play a secret agent and the commander of a moon base? > IQ3: Did you write about four sisters whose father was away in the Army, and about their children? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Martin Landau and not Louisa Mae Alcott. Lloyd (the _Get Smart_ spinoff, _Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control_) Correct. Correct. DQ: From a genre (SF, cop, &c) TV show? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/234 "2020-07-03T20:12:05Z")
IQ1: Were you and Jessica pursued by a Sandman? IQ2: Were you portrayed more or less as a loud-mouthed braggart in _1776_? IQ3: Did you write about a Jewish galley slave named Judah? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/235 "2020-07-03T20:42:46Z")
Not Logan, should know this but don’t remember, and not Lew Wallace. L. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1954 4. not originally from prose fiction 5. not created by an American author or authors 6. created after 1989 7. originally from film or TV 8. main character 9. created, in part, by an Irish/Scottish/British/Welsh author or authors 10. not originally from a film 11. first name starts with L 12. created, in part, by an English author or authors (as I assume you meant) 13. created after 2000 14. originally from TV 15. first appeared after 2010 16. protagonist 17. kinda sorta from a genre (SF, cop, &c) TV show ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/236 "2020-07-03T20:54:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you and Jessica pursued by a Sandman? > IQ2: Were you portrayed more or less as a loud-mouthed braggart in _1776_? > IQ3: Did you write about a Jewish galley slave named Judah? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Logan, should know this but don’t remember, and not Lew Wallace. Correct. Richard Henry Lee. Correct. Would be alive today if real? (Five threads suggested below: Four are from Thread Games, and the fifth is the one about killing someone if you shoot in self-defence. Simple, enjoyable pastimes… :D) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/237 "2020-07-03T20:55:55Z")
DQ: Appeared originally on Cable rather than Network? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/238 "2020-07-03T21:01:59Z")
IQs: 1. Does a statue of you and your sons being attacked by a giant snake appear in the Vatican? 2. Are you a warrior-king of the Tuatha De Denaan? 3. Did you write _Solaris_? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/239 "2020-07-03T21:46:46Z")
Not Laacoon (sp?), dunno, and not Stanislaw Lem. L. 1. fictional 2. male 3. created after 1954 4. not originally from prose fiction 5. not created by an American author or authors 6. created after 1989 7. originally from film or TV 8. main character 9. created, in part, by an Irish/Scottish/British/Welsh author or authors 10. not originally from a film 11. first name starts with L 12. created, in part, by an English author or authors (as I assume you meant) 13. created after 2000 14. originally from TV 15. first appeared after 2010 16. protagonist 17. kinda sorta from a genre (SF, cop, &c) TV show 18. would not be alive today if real 19. appeared originally on Cable rather than Network I will answer the next three IQs asked. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923/240 "2020-07-03T22:33:45Z")
IQs: 1. Given that a character in it is based on you, is _The Idle Warriors_ in a way the only book about you written _before_ the event you’re associated with? 2. Was a joke around 1920s Hollywood “Don’t step on it—it might be” you? 3. Did you play Khadijah on _Living Single_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2020/854923.md?page=13)