# 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:** 18
**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, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/341 "2026-06-24T21:55:38Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the Elegant Elephant of Oz? 2. Were you the model for Disney’s Tinker Bell, who passed away this week? 3. Are you George Herriman’s best known character? ---
**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, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/342 "2026-06-24T22:35:41Z")
1. Keira Knightly 2. Kent Parson (Check, Please) 3. Mr. Knightly)Emma, by Jane Austen ---
**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, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/343 "2026-06-24T22:37:44Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Cosmo Kramer > I am not Kenny Kramer > Take a DQ 1 (North) was Babs Kramer. DQ: real? ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/344 "2026-06-24T23:48:07Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Bob Sacamano Never heard of him. ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/345 "2026-06-25T03:25:16Z")
I’m a big _Seinfeld_ fan, and I’d definitely heard of him. On to K. IQs: Did you criticize but ultimately marry the title character in a Jane Austen novel? Were you one of T.R.'s sons? Were you a lanky, ungainly Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher in the late Seventies? ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/346 "2026-06-25T03:29:00Z")
IQs: 1. Did Kramer and Newman accuse you of spitting on them at a Mets game? 2. Did you sell soup in a very strict way? 3. Did you play an aspiring comedienne with a one-woman show called _Jerry Seinfeld is the Devil_? You were also in the main cast of a short-lived 1999 show with many _Seinfeld_ connections (co-developed by writer Larry Charles, featuring Jason Alexander as a recurring character, guest-starring Seinfeld himself, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/347 "2026-06-25T04:32:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you the Elegant Elephant of Oz? > 2. Were you the model for Disney’s Tinker Bell, who passed away this week? > 3. Are you George Herriman’s best known character? Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/348 "2026-06-25T04:35:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you criticize but ultimately marry the title character in a Jane Austen novel? > Were you one of T.R.'s sons? > Were you a lanky, ungainly Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher in the late Seventies? Take 3 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Did Kramer and Newman accuse you of spitting on them at a Mets game? > 2. Did you sell soup in a very strict way? > 3. Did you play an aspiring comedienne with a one-woman show called _Jerry Seinfeld is the Devil_? You were also in the main cast of a short-lived 1999 show with many _Seinfeld_ connections (co-developed by writer Larry Charles, featuring Jason Alexander as a recurring character, guest-starring Seinfeld himself, etc.). I am not Keith Hernandez Take a DQ I am not Kathy Griffin ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/349 "2026-06-25T04:36:01Z")
# K 1. Real ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/350 "2026-06-25T12:01:05Z")
1. Did you and a friend go to White Castle? 2. Did you direct the movie in #1? 3. Were you the Prince of Thieves? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/351 "2026-06-25T12:03:26Z")
DQs 1. Living? 2. Male,? 3. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/352 "2026-06-25T13:03:36Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Keith Hernandez > Take a DQ > I am not Kathy Griffin 2 (soup) was Yev Kassem, the “Soup Nazi”. DQ: first name begins with K? IQs: 1. Did Kathy Griffin appear in _Pulp Fiction_ with Samuel L. Jackson, who was in _Django Unchained_ with Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in _Catch Me If You Can_ with Tom Hanks, who was in _Apollo 13_ with you? 2. Did you invent the Segway? 3. Did you voice Mabel on _Gravity Falls_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/353 "2026-06-25T14:30:26Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did you and a friend go to White Castle? > 2. Did you direct the movie in #1? > 3. Were you the Prince of Thieves? I am not Kumar Take 2 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did Kathy Griffin appear in _Pulp Fiction_ with Samuel L. Jackson, who was in _Django Unchained_ with Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in _Catch Me If You Can_ with Tom Hanks, who was in _Apollo 13_ with you? > 2. Did you invent the Segway? > 3. Did you voice Mabel on _Gravity Falls_? I am not… Kathleen Quinlan? Take 2 DQS ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/354 "2026-06-25T14:31:57Z")
# K 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name begins with K ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/355 "2026-06-25T14:32:58Z")
Previous IQs: Did you criticize but ultimately marry the title character in a Jane Austen novel? - Mr. Knightley, in _Emma_ Were you one of T.R.'s sons? - Kermit Roosevelt Were you a lanky, ungainly Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher in the late Seventies? - Kent Tekulve DQs: American? Born since 1950? One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you told by a Capitol Police officer that you couldn’t use phones reserved for Members of Congress? Were you that person’s later spouse? Were you their eldest son? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/356 "2026-06-25T14:42:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you told by a Capitol Police officer that you couldn’t use phones reserved for Members of Congress? > Were you that person’s later spouse? > Were you their eldest son? Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/357 "2026-06-25T14:43:16Z")
# K 1. Real 2. Living 3. Male 4. Not known for the Arts 5. Last name begins with K 6. American 7. Born before 1950 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/358 "2026-06-25T15:19:22Z")
Mr. Knightly in Emma was already used by me. ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/359 "2026-06-25T15:27:13Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I am not… Kathleen Quinlan? > Take 2 DQS 1 was technically correct; 2 (Segway) was Dean Kamen; 3 (Mabel) was Kristen Schaal. DQs: 1. born after 1935? 2. known from politics? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/360 "2026-06-25T16:13:19Z")
IQs: 1. Did you slap your boss in “Diversity Day”? 2. Did you play #1? 3. Did you star in _Too Close For Comfort_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504.md?page=19)