# Botticelli, March 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 9, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297 "2014-03-09T21:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [March 26, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/161 "2014-03-26T01:28:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you memorably shout for Stella? > 2. Were you christened on Tuesday? > 3. Were you one of the Rutles? Not Stanley Kowalski, Solomon Grundy, or… dunno. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you known for your award-winning work on fjords? > IQ2: Have you been portrayed by Julianne Moore, Tina Fey, and Lisa Ann? > IQ3: Did the sheriff of Rock Ridge invoke your name to get 24 hours to come up with a brilliant idea to save the town? Not Slartibartfast (_love_ that name!), Sarah Palin or… dunno. A _Blazing Saddles_ reference, I know, but the name escapes me. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/162 "2014-03-26T03:13:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you memorably shout for Stella? > 2. Were you christened on Tuesday? > 3. Were you one of the Rutles? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Stanley Kowalski, Solomon Grundy, or… dunno. Right on the first two. Stig Nasty was the Rutle in question. DQ Reserved. IQs: 1. Did you portray the 7th Doctor? 2. Did you narrate the opening to _Ben Casey_? 3. In the comic strip _Pogo_, were you frequently seen in the company of Ol’ Mouse? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/163 "2014-03-26T21:33:56Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you known for your award-winning work on fjords? > IQ2: Have you been portrayed by Julianne Moore, Tina Fey, and Lisa Ann? > IQ3: Did the sheriff of Rock Ridge invoke your name to get 24 hours to come up with a brilliant idea to save the town? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Slartibartfast (_love_ that name!), Sarah Palin or… dunno. A _Blazing Saddles_ reference, I know, but the name escapes me. You’d do it for Randolph Scott! RANDOLPH SCOTT!!! [Heavenly choir music] I’ll use the DQ Prof. Pepperwinkle attempted earlier. DQ: Human? ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/164 "2014-03-27T03:07:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Did you portray the 7th Doctor? > 2. Did you narrate the opening to _Ben Casey_? > 3. In the comic strip _Pogo_, were you frequently seen in the company of Ol’ Mouse? Not Sylvester McCoy; dunno the others. Two DQs? S. 1. not real 2. male 3. not from the movies 4. last name starts with S 5. not protagonist 6. from literature 7. published after 1950 8. male author 9. antagonist 10. not by an American author 11. from a work of sci-fi or fantasy 12. by a British author 13. published before 1980 14. literary work has been adapted to other media, such as radio play, television, or graphic novel 15. human Nonsubstantive grammatical change to DQ 14 answer. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/165 "2014-03-27T03:10:28Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you portray the 7th Doctor? > 2. Did you narrate the opening to Ben Casey? > 3. In the comic strip Pogo, were you frequently seen in the company of Ol’ Mouse? > > Not Sylvester McCoy; dunno the others. Two DQs? Right on Sylvester. #2 was Sam Jaffee. #3 was Snavely the Snake. 3 DQs total reserved until tomorrow. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/166 "2014-03-27T14:20:53Z")
DQs: 1. From a fantasy work? 2. Are you the major antagonist? One DQ reserved. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/167 "2014-03-27T15:36:47Z")
S. 1. not real 2. male 3. not from the movies 4. last name starts with S 5. not protagonist 6. from literature 7. published after 1950 8. male author 9. antagonist 10. not by an American author 11. from a work of sci-fi or fantasy 12. by a British author 13. published before 1980 14. literary work has been adapted to other media, such as radio play, television, or graphic novel 15. human 16. from a fantasy work 17. arguably a, if not the, major antagonist ---
**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:** [March 27, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/168 "2014-03-27T16:51:16Z")
Okay, so the villain from a work of British fantasy literature created 1950-1980, but not Sauron or Saruman or Smaug. Have to think about C. S. Lewis, Moorcock, Lovecraft… Maybe there was an S villain in the Silmarillon I’m not remembering… ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/169 "2014-03-28T00:23:43Z")
IQ1: Did you decide that something very important should be your birthday present and take it by force? IQ2: Are you a noted demon of letters? IQ3: Did you invent the science of psychohistory? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/170 "2014-03-28T04:31:10Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Have to think about C. S. Lewis, Moorcock, Lovecraft… Lovecraft was an American. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did you decide that something very important should be your birthday present and take it by force? > IQ2: Are you a noted demon of letters? > IQ3: Did you invent the science of psychohistory? Not Smeagol, Screwtape or Hari Seldon. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/171 "2014-03-28T04:51:47Z")
No idea at this point. I thought **fanganga** might have it with Screwtape, but apparently not. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/172 "2014-03-28T14:15:31Z")
Nah, whoever he is, he’s human. Screwtape was a demon. Thinking… Lord Dunsany? Lin Carter, Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber are all Americans… ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/173 "2014-03-28T21:17:05Z")
Correct on all three. The big name in British science fiction I’m thinking of as Arthur C. Clarke, but I can’t think of any antagonist characters from his works. John Wyndam? Aldous Huxley? Ursula le Guin? IQ1: Did you create Comrade Ogilvy? IQ2: Are you known for habitually stroking a white cat? IQ3: are you a rival of Willy Wonka’s? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/174 "2014-03-28T21:43:37Z")
From Fantasy, not science fiction. And Welcome Back, fanganga! DQ: Created by a member of the Inklings? IQs: 1. Did you write _The Bell Jar_? 2. Did you create the game Munchkin and its sequels? 3. Is your alter ego Wesley Dodds? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/175 "2014-03-28T21:56:48Z")
Oops, missed that. Oh well, it’s not like I was getting anywhere with the broader remit. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/176 "2014-03-29T03:55:31Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > …IQ3: are you a rival of Willy Wonka’s? Yes, I am Arthur Slugworth Well done, **fanganga** : [List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Slugworth) ---
**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:** [March 29, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/177 "2014-03-29T09:33:28Z")
I agree. Well done, **fanganga**! Looking forward to the next round! ---
**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:** [March 29, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/178 "2014-03-29T14:00:20Z")
Yes, well done, fanganga! And great choice, EH. I know him but I wouldn’t have thought of him. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/179 "2014-03-30T12:19:22Z")
Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. For the curious my first two were: - **Winston Smith** from 1984, who when tasked with replacing a news article that had become inconvenient to the party just before deadline, wrote a report on the awarding of posthumous honours to the war hero Comrade Ogilvy he just made up - **Ernst Stavro Blofeld** , recurring antagonist of James Bond. Now on with the next round - my initial letter is **F** ---
**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:** [March 30, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2014/683297/180 "2014-03-30T17:27:36Z")
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