# Botticelli -- June 2026

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504>\
**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:** 4

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/61 "2026-06-03T23:34:55Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you write, among other books **Boogers are My Beat**?
2. Did you throw something off the Tallahatchie Bridge in a song?
3. Did you sing #2?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/62 "2026-06-03T23:45:03Z")

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1. DQ
2. Billy Joe
3. DQ

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/63 "2026-06-04T01:13:46Z")

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Good guess on Pope Leo. He wasn’t on my radar. /smh

IQs:

1. Are you the football coach at LSU?
2. Did your character stay up all night, cooking up a special treat for your coworkers?
3. Were you the Brain of your five friends?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/64 "2026-06-04T01:49:53Z")

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1. DQ
2. .DQ
3. DQ

Nope

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/65 "2026-06-04T02:00:03Z")

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1. Brian Kelly
2. Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone on _The Office_; brought a big pot of chili to share)
3. Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall; _The Breakfast Club_)

Brian x3!

DQs:

Alive?  
Known for arts?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/66 "2026-06-04T02:12:12Z")

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1. Male
2. Real
3. Alive
4. Known for the arts

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/67 "2026-06-04T04:05:22Z")

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IQs:

1. Did you do this year’s Super Bowl halftime show?
2. Did you play drums for Cheap Trick?
3. Did you sing “Blue Velvet”?

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/68 "2026-06-04T05:19:25Z")

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1 DQ reserved

IQs:

1. Did you commit suicide by jumping off a bridge near Greenwood, MS?
2. Did you chronicle this event in song?
3. Are you the namesake of Ruth Handler’s iconic toy?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/69 "2026-06-04T11:49:33Z")

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L if this is Billy Joe McAllister, he’s been used

1. So has she
2. DQ

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/70 "2026-06-04T11:50:32Z")

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1. Bad Bunny
2. DQ
3. DQ

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**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 4, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/71 "2026-06-04T12:15:26Z")

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DQs

1. Last name starts with B?
2. Known for the performing arts?

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**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 4, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/72 "2026-06-04T12:55:06Z")

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> [@knoodler](#):
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> Good guess on Pope Leo. He wasn’t on my radar. /smh
> 
> IQs:

Actually, I first heard about him a few days ago. I completely missed the change last year.

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/73 "2026-06-04T13:19:30Z")

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1 Real

1. Male
2. Alive
3. Known for the arts
4. Last name does not start with B
5. Known for the performing arts

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/74 "2026-06-04T14:20:50Z")

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> [@Eureka](#):
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> L if this is Billy Joe McAllister, he’s been used
> 
> 1. So has she
> 2. DQ

Yes, darn it. #3 is Barbara Handler, Ruth’s daughter.

DQs:

American?  
Born after 1970?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/75 "2026-06-04T14:29:58Z")

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1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Known for the arts
5. Last name does not begin with B
6. Known for the performing arts
7. American
8. Born after 1970

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/76 "2026-06-04T14:31:00Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you Trump’s AG in 2021?
2. Did you play a bodyguard in _Breaking Bad_?
3. Were you responsible for crippling Maggie Fitzgerald?

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/77 "2026-06-04T14:44:00Z")

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1. Not Pam Bondi
2. DQ
3. DQ

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/78 "2026-06-04T14:47:58Z")

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1. Actually, it’s Bill Barr
2. Bill Burr (as Patrick Kuby)
3. Billie “the Blue Bear” Osterman (_Million Dollar Baby_)

Bill(ie) x3!

DQs:

Born after 1990?  
Known mostly from TV?

1 DQ reserved

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/79 "2026-06-04T15:07:50Z")

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1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Known for the arts
5. Last name does not begin with B
6. Known for the performing arts
7. American
8. Born after 1970
9. Born before 1990
10. Not known mostly from tv

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2026/1030504/80 "2026-06-04T16:11:02Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> IQs:
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> 1. Did you write, among other books **Boogers are My Beat**?
> 2. Did you throw something off the Tallahatchie Bridge in a song?
> 3. Did you sing #2?

Dave Barry, correct, Bobbie Gentry

DQs:

1. Best known for one specific role?
2. Caucasian?

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