# Botticelli - June 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 30, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278 "2024-05-30T15:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 26, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/161 "2024-06-26T13:57:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you Charley’s love interest in _Where’s Charley?_ > > 2. Were you the receptionist for the Blue Moon Detective Agency in _Moonlighting_? > > 3. Were you a presidential candidate known as “the Happy Warrior”? > > Not Annabel, Adelaide or Adlai Stevenson. 1. Everybody sing! 🎵 _Once in love with Amy, always in love with Amy,…_ 🎶 2 was Miss Agnes DePesto. 3 was Alfred E. Smith. DQ: Elected official? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/162 "2024-06-26T15:50:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you the child of Satan, destined to be the Antichrist and bring about Armageddon, but because of a clerical mix-up at your birth were raised by a middle-class family in rural England? > > 2. Were you right, it _was_ a trap? > > 3. Was your biggest hit a song called “Criminal”? > > Not Adamien Athorne, not Admiral Akbar and dunno. 1 is Adam Young, from Pratchett and Gaiman’s _Good Omens_. Correct on 2. 3 is Fiona Apple. DQs: Served in American Civil War? 1 DQ reserved. IQs: 1. Did you play a German World War II soldier whose catchphrase was “Verrry interesting”? 2. Were you a U.S. Army lieutenant general with almost identical first and last names? 3. Did you play a fairytale princess come to life, and later a linguist attempting to decipher an alien language? ---
**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 27, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/163 "2024-06-27T03:21:41Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you get the Medal of Honor for bravery in attacking Missionary Ridge? > 2. Did you survive a famous duel with a former Treasury Secretary? > 3. Did you survive a slightly less-famous duel with a man who insulted your wife? Not Arthur MacArthur (dad of Douglas), Aaron Burr or Andrew Jackson. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a German World War II soldier whose catchphrase was “Verrry interesting”? > 2. Were you a U.S. Army lieutenant general with almost identical first and last names? > 3. Did you play a fairytale princess come to life, and later a linguist attempting to decipher an alien language? Not Artie, also not Arthur MacArthur, and not Amy Adams (in _Enchanted_ and _Arrival_, both good flicks IMHO). A. 1. real 2. male 3. first name starts with A 4. not known for the Arts 5. dead 6. known for politics/military 7. American 8. Caucasian 9. military officer, among other things 10. born before 1900 CE 11. last name begins “A” - “M” 12. born after 1800 13. elected official, among other things 14. served in American Civil War ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/164 "2024-06-27T05:40:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you get the Medal of Honor for bravery in attacking Missionary Ridge? > > 2. Did you survive a famous duel with a former Treasury Secretary? > > 3. Did you survive a slightly less-famous duel with a man who insulted your wife? > > Not Arthur MacArthur (dad of Douglas), Aaron Burr or Andrew Jackson. Ah, swept me. (I think that’s going to be happening a lot now). IQs: 1. Did you write _The Devil’s Dictionary_? 2. Could you have been thought of as the first _Enterprise_ security crewman, given your mode of dress in battle and failure to survive the Civil War? 3. Is your last name an anagram of your most prominent facial hair feature? ---
**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 27, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/165 "2024-06-27T12:32:57Z")
DQ: 1. Served in the military as a Yankee? 2. Elected to federal office? IQs: 1. Did you legendarily invent baseball? 2. Did you assist James West on TV? 3. Did Roger Miller voice you in a Disney cartoon movie? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/166 "2024-06-27T13:34:09Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > DQs: > > 1. American? > 2. Caucasian? > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write, among other books, **The Ship Who Sang**? > 2. Did you write, among other books, **Forerunner Foray**? > 3. Do you host the US version of **Lego Masters**? Correct, Andre Norton, Will Arnett. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/167 "2024-06-27T16:44:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you play a German World War II soldier whose catchphrase was “Verrry interesting”? > > 2. Were you a U.S. Army lieutenant general with almost identical first and last names? > > 3. Did you play a fairytale princess come to life, and later a linguist attempting to decipher an alien language? > > Not Artie, also not Arthur MacArthur, and not Amy Adams (in _Enchanted_ and _Arrival_, both good flicks IMHO). Swept me! And frankly, I’m astounded to realize that Douglas MacArthur was the son of a Civil War veteran. 1 was Arte Johnson, for the record. IQs: 1. Did you play a character known for doing something this one time at band camp? 2. When people think of you, do they associate you with lesbianism, poetry, and pot brownies? 3. Did you write _The Delta of Venus_? ---
**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 28, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/168 "2024-06-28T01:46:22Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > … > 3. Is your last name an anagram of your most prominent facial hair feature? Dingdingding! Yes, I am indeed # Ambrose Burnside A none-too-impressive Civil War general and later Rhode Island politician whose facial hair is thought to have inspired the word “sideburns”: [Ambrose Burnside - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside) Well done, **SunUp**! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/169 "2024-06-28T02:23:18Z")
Thank you! #s 1 & 2 were, respectively, Ambrose Bierce and Ambrose Powell “A.P.” Hill. Ambrose x 3 (and all Civil War officers)! On to the next round: I am # O I promise this will be easier than last time! ---
**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 28, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/170 "2024-06-28T02:26:44Z")
IQs: Were you AKA Tharkun? Did you head the Freedmen’s Bureau and later have a college named after you? Were you one of Drew Carey’s Cleveland sitcom buddies? ---
**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 28, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/171 "2024-06-28T12:48:04Z")
Nicely done, **SunUp!** IQs: 1. Were you the 44th POTUS? 2. Did you write _The Iceman Cometh_? 3. Did you play the villain in _The Fifth Element_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/172 "2024-06-28T15:03:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you AKA Tharkun? > Did you head the Freedmen’s Bureau and later have a college named after you? > Were you one of Drew Carey’s Cleveland sitcom buddies? Don’t know, I am not Oliver Otis Howard, and I am not… Otto? Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the 44th POTUS? > 2. Did you write _The Iceman Cometh_? > 3. Did you play the villain in _The Fifth Element_? I am not Barak Obama, I am not Eugene O’Neil, and I am not Gary Oldman. ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/173 "2024-06-28T15:25:35Z")
Swept me. (It’s “Barack”, btw.) IQs: 1. Did you write _Metamorphoses_ and _The Art of Love_? 2. Are you an obsequious courtier in _Hamlet_? 3. Were you “the Queen of the Golden West”? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/174 "2024-06-28T16:44:29Z")
Good guess, **Sunup**! I was vaguely wondering if the answer was “Abraham Lincoln”, knowing **EH** ’s affinity for the Civil War. IQs: 1. Did you once suggest to Dustin Hoffman that he try “acting, dear boy, it’s much easier”? 2. Did you once have the title “Lord Protector” of your country? 3. Are you both a Shakespearian character and a board game? Just for the record, the answers to my last set of IQs were Alyson Hannigan, Alice B. Toklas, and Anäis Nin. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/175 "2024-06-29T01:17:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Metamorphoses_ and _The Art of Love_? > 2. Are you an obsequious courtier in _Hamlet_? > 3. Were you “the Queen of the Golden West”? I am not Ovid. I am not… dang it, I was thinking of Polonius. Take a DQ. I am not Annie Oakley. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/176 "2024-06-29T01:36:43Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you once suggest to Dustin Hoffman that he try “acting, dear boy, it’s much easier”? > 2. Did you once have the title “Lord Protector” of your country? > 3. Are you both a Shakespearian character and a board game? I am not Sir Laurence Olivier. I am not Oliver Cromwell. I am not Othello. ---
**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 29, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/177 "2024-06-29T03:37:41Z")
Previous IQs: Were you AKA Tharkun? - Olorin\* AKA Mithrandir AKA Gandalf Did you head the Freedmen’s Bureau and later have a college named after you? - Yes, Gen. Oliver O. Howard Were you one of Drew Carey’s Cleveland sitcom buddies? - Not Otto, but Oswald DQs: Male? Fictional? IQs: Did you supposedly say, “Anyone who loves the law or sausage should never see either made”? Were you a fictional South African minister of justice? Did your head turn entirely around when you got excited? \*And see: [We Need Your Votes!! in the Anthology Thread of the February 2012 SDMB Poetry Sweatshop! - #3 by Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-your-votes-in-the-anthology-thread-of-the-february-2012-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop/615607/3) ---
**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 29, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/178 "2024-06-29T04:18:17Z")
Oops, sorry - use this link instead: [We Need Your Votes!! in the Anthology Thread of the February 2012 SDMB Poetry Sweatshop! - #4 by Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-your-votes-in-the-anthology-thread-of-the-february-2012-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop/615607/4) ---
**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 29, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/179 "2024-06-29T21:29:24Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you write _Metamorphoses_ and _The Art of Love_? > > 2. Are you an obsequious courtier in _Hamlet_? > > 3. Were you “the Queen of the Golden West”? > > I am not Ovid. > I am not… dang it, I was thinking of Polonius. Take a DQ. > I am not Annie Oakley. Correct, Osric, Correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278/180 "2024-06-29T22:05:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you supposedly say, “Anyone who loves the law or sausage should never see either made”? > Were you a fictional South African minister of justice? > Did your head turn entirely around when you got excited? Swept me. Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2024/1002278.md?page=10)