# Botticelli -- June 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 31, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504 "2026-05-31T02:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/321 "2026-06-23T15:36:45Z")
Final DQ: Character appears on camera? ---
**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, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/322 "2026-06-23T17:53:16Z")
I yield my two remaining DQs (one per customer) to anyone who can think of a good use for them. ---
**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 23, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/323 "2026-06-23T18:03:54Z")
SCA DQ: From a comedy? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/324 "2026-06-23T18:18:29Z")
# B 1. Real, but better known as fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with B 4. Not certain if real male is alive or dead 5. First appearance was not in prose fiction 6. Not known for one event or incident 7. Known from TV/movies, in both real and fictional forms 8. Real person born after 1900 9. Nationality not known, either real or fictional, but probably from North America 10. Not known if real person was born before or after 1950 11. Known only by real and fictional name 12. Race unknown; probably Caucasian 13. Neither real nor fictional person has disappeared, to the best of my knowledge 14. First TV/movie appearance before 2000 15. Not known if real or fictional character is part of a group or team; he is mostly referred to in the third person 16. Not known if real or fictional character has distinctive costume or dress 17. Last name does not start with A - L 18. First TV/movie appearance after 1960 19. Not known from movies 20. First name does not start with Ba - Bi 21. Last name does not start with M - R 22. Appeared on a show on ABC, CBS, or NBC 23. First appearance or mention on show after 1980 24. Character does not appear on camera 25. From a comedy ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/325 "2026-06-23T18:19:32Z")
You may ask FirstName/LastName. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/326 "2026-06-23T19:33:23Z")
SCAdian’s final DQ: first appeared/mentioned after 1990? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/327 "2026-06-23T21:22:02Z")
# B 1. Real, but better known as fictional 2. Male 3. First name begins with B 4. Not certain if real male is alive or dead 5. First appearance was not in prose fiction 6. Not known for one event or incident 7. Known from TV/movies, in both real and fictional forms 8. Real person born after 1900 9. Nationality not known, either real or fictional, but probably from North America 10. Not known if real person was born before or after 1950 11. Known only by real and fictional name 12. Race unknown; probably Caucasian 13. Neither real nor fictional person has disappeared, to the best of my knowledge 14. First TV/movie appearance before 2000 15. Not known if real or fictional character is part of a group or team; he is mostly referred to in the third person 16. Not known if real or fictional character has distinctive costume or dress 17. Last name does not start with A - L 18. First TV/movie appearance after 1960 19. Not known from movies 20. First name does not start with Ba - Bi 21. Last name does not start with M - R 22. Appeared on a show on ABC, CBS, or NBC 23. First appearance or mention on show after 1980 24. Character does not appear on camera 25. From a comedy 26. First appeared/mentioned after 1990 ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/328 "2026-06-23T23:02:18Z")
Did Jerry Seinfeld talk about his dad? Or uncle? I didn’t watch his show, but that seems likely. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/329 "2026-06-23T23:08:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Did Jerry Seinfeld talk about his dad? Or uncle? Jerry’s father Morty and uncle Leo both appeared on the show and neither, of course, fits the letter. ---
**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, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/330 "2026-06-23T23:51:50Z")
Bj…, Bl…, Bo…, Br…, Bu…, By… Bjorn, Bjork Bl??? Bob(by), Boris Brian, Bryant, Bruce, Brad(ley) Buford Byron S…, T…, U…, V…, W…, X…, Y…, Z… ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/331 "2026-06-24T00:24:22Z")
Blackie, Blake Brad, Brent, Brett, Brice ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/332 "2026-06-24T14:26:24Z")
You guys were so close to this: I am # Bob Sacamano The unseen but oft-mentioned friend and associate of Kramer on _Seinfeld_. According to series writer Larry Charles, Bob was his real life friend, but after using his name in the episode, “The Heart Attack”, they had a falling out. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/333 "2026-06-24T15:08:22Z")
Never heard of him. Not surprise, since the only episode of Seinfeld I’m sure I watched was the finale. ,(Not a good use of my time, on the grouns that I didn’t enjoy it. And yet I can’t regret it. Either. I was in grad school and saw it with a bunch of friends. ) ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/334 "2026-06-24T15:25:59Z")
Didn’t watch it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/335 "2026-06-24T15:59:19Z")
Not in my wheelhouse. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/336 "2026-06-24T16:10:12Z")
I was aware of him, but didn’t know he was named after a real person. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/337 "2026-06-24T18:43:22Z")
Ouch. Sounds like my choice was very niche. I thought there’d be more persons familiar with the series. Message received. Let’s move on: now I am # K ---
**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:** [June 24, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/338 "2026-06-24T18:56:56Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create a coffee table book about coffee tables? 2. Did you live across the hall from Larry David? 3. Were you played by Sheree North? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/339 "2026-06-24T19:23:23Z")
1. Did you play a major role in the movie _Atonement_? 2. Is the (fictional) Las Vegas Aces recordbook made up solely of your name? 3. Did you fall in love with Emma despite her preference that you stay single? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/340 "2026-06-24T20:51:10Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you create a coffee table book about coffee tables? > 2. Did you live across the hall from Larry David? > 3. Were you played by Sheree North? I am not Cosmo Kramer I am not Kenny Kramer Take a DQ > [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did you play a major role in the movie _Atonement_? > 2. Is the (fictional) Las Vegas Aces recordbook made up solely of your name? > 3. Did you fall in love with Emma despite her preference that you stay single? Take 3 DQs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=18)