# Botticelli: Late June, 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 25, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209 "2012-06-25T03:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/1 "2012-06-25T03:03:23Z")
The letter is … **L**. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/2 "2012-06-25T04:41:22Z")
Did you sing “He’s got the whole world in his hands?” Did you win the Heisman trophy as a Notre Dame quarterback? Did kids tell you the darndest things? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/3 "2012-06-25T04:46:23Z")
> [@denquixote](#): > > Did you sing “He’s got the whole world in his hands?” > Did you win the Heisman trophy as a Notre Dame quarterback? > Did kids tell you the darndest things? I am not Laurie London, nor am I Art Linkletter. Take a DQ on the Heisman winner. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/4 "2012-06-25T05:03:31Z")
IQ1: Were you the rotten frontman for Public Image Limited? IQ2: Is your name now synonymous with the distortion of science to fit a predetermined conclusion? IQ3: Do you live on the second floor, upstairs from me? Have I seen you before? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/5 "2012-06-25T05:11:47Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Were you the rotten frontman for Public Image Limited? > IQ2: Is your name now synonymous with the distortion of science to fit a predetermined conclusion? > IQ3: Do you live on the second floor, upstairs from me? Have I seen you before? I am not John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), nor am I Luka, who lived on the second floor and whom Suzanne Vega sang about. Take a DQ on the “distortion of science” question. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/6 "2012-06-25T05:19:27Z")
Heisman winner was Johnny Lujack. DQ1: Are you a real person? ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/7 "2012-06-25T05:26:12Z")
IQ1: Were you famous as “Mike Nelson?” IQ2: Were you called “Little Poison?” IQ3: Were you married to the guy who said “nice guys finish last?” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/8 "2012-06-25T05:39:10Z")
> [@denquixote](#): > > Heisman winner was Johnny Lujack. > > DQ1: Are you a real person? I am real. Summary for L: 1. I am real. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/9 "2012-06-25T05:42:12Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ2: Is your name now synonymous with the distortion of science to fit a predetermined conclusion? Trofim Lysenko was the Soviet Director of Biology under Stalin. DQ: Are you male? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/10 "2012-06-25T05:42:38Z")
> [@denquixote](#): > > IQ1: Were you famous as “Mike Nelson?” > IQ2: Were you called “Little Poison?” > IQ3: Were you married to the guy who said “nice guys finish last?” On IQ1, I am not Lloyd Bridges. On the others, take two DQs. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/11 "2012-06-25T05:45:36Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Trofim Lysenko was the Soviet Director of Biology under Stalin. > > DQ: Are you male? And a :smack: for me, as i wrote an undergrad paper on him and his research (such as it was). Answer to your DQ: I am male. Summary for L: 1. I am real. 2. I am male. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/12 "2012-06-25T07:51:01Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > On IQ1, I am not Lloyd Bridges. On the others, take two DQs. IQ2: “Little Poison” was Hall of fame baseball player Lloyd Waner IQ3: Leo Durocher was famous for saying “nice guys finish last” and he was married to Hollywood movie star Larraine Day. DQ1: Are you living? DQ2: Does your last name begin with L? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/13 "2012-06-25T08:11:38Z")
> [@denquixote](#): > > DQ1: Are you living? > DQ2: Does your last name begin with L? Summary for L: 1. I am real. 2. I am male. 3. I am dead. 4. My last name begins with L. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/14 "2012-06-25T08:40:32Z")
IQ1: Did you have an alternate(and wrong) theory of evolution? IQ2: Are you most famous for turning Jesus into a lion? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/15 "2012-06-25T10:50:25Z")
Were you a general at Thermopalye? (KNOW I spelled that wrong) ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/16 "2012-06-25T12:41:38Z")
IQ1: Did you develop differential calculus independent of Newton? IQ2: Are you a confrontational and influential rock critic? IQ3: Are you an NFL coach with trademark headwear? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/17 "2012-06-25T12:57:20Z")
IQ1. Do you look impressive in green and ripped pants? IQ2. Were you an early pioneer in film direction? IQ3. No, the German pioneer? ---
**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, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/18 "2012-06-25T14:51:37Z")
IQs: Were you the son of a married couple who moved on up? Were you a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance? If you ever left U.S. territory, did you do so at Niagara Falls? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/19 "2012-06-25T17:45:36Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ1: Did you have an alternate(and wrong) theory of evolution? > IQ2: Are you most famous for turning Jesus into a lion? On IQ1, take a DQ. As for IQ2, I’m thinking that Jesus is referred to as “the Lion of Judah” occasionally. If it wasn’t gospel writer Luke who first called him that, take another DQ. (Should have paid more attention in Sunday School, I guess. :)) > [@etv78](#): > > Were you a general at Thermopalye? (KNOW I spelled that wrong) I can help with the spelling: Thermopylae. But I cannot help otherwise. Take a DQ. > [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Did you develop differential calculus independent of Newton? > IQ2: Are you a confrontational and influential rock critic? > IQ3: Are you an NFL coach with trademark headwear? On IQ1, take a DQ. For IQ2, the only person that comes to mind is Lillian Roxon; and for IQ3, I’m thinking Tom Landry. If either or both are wrong, take a DQ for each incorrect one. > [@Wargamer](#): > > IQ1. Do you look impressive in green and ripped pants? > IQ2. Were you an early pioneer in film direction? > IQ3. No, the German pioneer? No idea on IQ1–take a DQ. For IQs 2 and 3, I’m thinking Fritz Lang and Leni Riefenstahl, respectively. Again, if either or both are wrong, take a DQ for each incorrect one. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the son of a married couple who moved on up? > Were you a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance? > If you ever left U.S. territory, did you do so at Niagara Falls? I’m not Lionel Jefferson. Take DQs for the other two. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209/20 "2012-06-25T18:42:06Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > On IQ1, take a DQ. For IQ2, the only person that comes to mind is Lillian Roxon; and for IQ3, I’m thinking Tom Landry. If either or both are wrong, take a DQ for each incorrect one. The mathematician was Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz. I was thinking of somebody else for the rock critic, but Lillian Roxon fits the question, and Landry was spot on. DQ: Are you American? And more IQs: IQ1: Were you a confrontational rock critic who’s _not_ Lillian Roxon? IQ2: Did your father offer you famous advice on both sides of the issue of usury? IQ3: Do your field recordings make up the bulk of the Library of Congress’s Archive of American Folk Song? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-late-june-2012/626209.md?page=2)