# Botticelli March 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 29, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512 "2016-02-29T16:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/1 "2016-02-29T16:12:04Z")
Starting thread for new month. New letter is D ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/2 "2016-02-29T16:15:48Z")
IQs: 1. Are your children named Alexander and Cookie? 2. Are you aka Barry Hansen? 3. Do you have a horse named Horse? ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/3 "2016-02-29T17:26:14Z")
1. Was your codename based on being the fourth successor to someone, and did you fight Pulsar Stargrave who was later revealed be the originator of that codename in disguise? 2. Were you the real name of the adopted son/clone/heir apparent(and probably some other retcons I’m missing) of the entity who would become Pulsar Stargrave? 3. Were you the real name of the son of #2? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/4 "2016-02-29T18:05:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are your children named Alexander and Cookie? > 2. Are you aka Barry Hansen? > 3. Do you have a horse named Horse? not Dagwood Bumstead, 2 DQs ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/5 "2016-02-29T18:06:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are your children named Alexander and Cookie? > 2. Are you aka Barry Hansen? > 3. Do you have a horse named Horse? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Dagwood Bumstead, 2 DQs Correct on the sandwich maker. #2 is Dr. Demento. #3 is Dudley Do-Right. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/6 "2016-02-29T18:06:52Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > 1. Was your codename based on being the fourth successor to someone, and did you fight Pulsar Stargrave who was later revealed be the originator of that codename in disguise? > 2. Were you the real name of the adopted son/clone/heir apparent(and probably some other retcons I’m missing) of the entity who would become Pulsar Stargrave? > 3. Were you the real name of the son of #2? I have a feeling the Prof would know all these, but I don’t. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/7 "2016-02-29T18:07:50Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Nicholas Nickleby_? 2. Did you have a hit with _May The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)_? 3. Were you one of the two title characters in the sitcom _I’m …, He’s Fenster_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/8 "2016-02-29T18:08:22Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/9 "2016-02-29T18:10:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Nicholas Nickleby_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _May The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)_? > 3. Were you one of the two title characters in the sitcom _I’m …, He’s Fenster_? Sigh… take 3 DQs ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/10 "2016-02-29T18:19:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Nicholas Nickleby_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _May The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)_? > 3. Were you one of the two title characters in the sitcom _I’m …, He’s Fenster_? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Sigh… take 3 DQs #1 was Charles Dickens. #2 was Little Jimmy Dickens. #3 was (Harry) Dickens. [psst. Does the name “Brainiac” strike a familiar chord?] DQs: 1. Last name starts with D? 2. Known for the arts? 3. American? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/11 "2016-02-29T18:52:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > [psst. Does the name “Brainiac” strike a familiar chord?] I knew Pulsar was from LSH, but only because a friend used that name in a D&D campaign and I asked him where he got it from. DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/12 "2016-02-29T19:01:08Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > 1. Was your codename based on being the fourth successor to someone, and did you fight Pulsar Stargrave who was later revealed be the originator of that codename in disguise? > 2. Were you the real name of the adopted son/clone/heir apparent(and probably some other retcons I’m missing) of the entity who would become Pulsar Stargrave? > 3. Were you the real name of the son of #2? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I have a feeling the Prof would know all these, but I don’t. Take 3 DQs. That’s the beauty of it, they’re all perfectly acceptable questions that way… as Prof alluded to, Pulsar Stargrave was an LSH opponent later revealed to be the original Brainiac. They were Querl Dox (aka Brainiac 5), Vril Dox(aka but less well known as Brainiac 2, depending on retcon status his name may be Vril Dox II), and Lyrl Dox (I think there was another son in the silver age who was mentioned as Brainiac 3 whose name I don’t recall) DQ1: Alive? DQ2: Known for the performing arts? holding 1 DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/13 "2016-02-29T19:07:26Z")
IQ1: Were you originally known as Boston Brand? IQ2: Were you the alter ego of Slade Wilson? IQ3: Were you the alter ego of Wade Wilson, and totally not a ripoff of IQ2, wink wink, nudge nudge? ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/14 "2016-02-29T19:47:20Z")
IQs: 1. Did you team up as a comedy duo with Peter Cook? 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? 3. Are you aka Danny Dunbar? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/15 "2016-02-29T22:43:03Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with D 4. Known for the arts 5. American 6. Alive 7. Known for the performing arts ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/16 "2016-02-29T22:45:40Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQ1: Were you originally known as Boston Brand? > IQ2: Were you the alter ego of Slade Wilson? > IQ3: Were you the alter ego of Wade Wilson, and totally not a ripoff of IQ2, wink wink, nudge nudge? not Deadman, not Deathstroke, not Deadpool The alleged ripoff made a mint, and the supposed original is a guest role on a TV series. I’d say the ripoff somehow improved the supposed original. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/17 "2016-02-29T22:49:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you team up as a comedy duo with Peter Cook? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? > 3. Are you aka Danny Dunbar? 3 DQs - The only artist I remember singing Calypso was Harry Belafonte. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/18 "2016-02-29T23:34:06Z")
IQ1: Did the Colour-Sergeant discuss your imminent demise with Files-on-Parade? IQ2: Were you a WWII jarhead DI who later became famous as star of a sitcom? IQ3: Were you a USAAF P-40 pilot who was credited with two kills, and later became co-host of a comedy show? ---
**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:** [February 29, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/19 "2016-02-29T23:42:33Z")
The Prof’s #2, by the by, is the person I was planning to use for my first IQ. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512/20 "2016-02-29T23:54:08Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Deadman, not Deathstroke, not Deadpool > > The alleged ripoff made a mint, and the supposed original is a guest role on a TV series. I’d say the ripoff somehow improved the supposed original. Correct on all three. I certainly wouldn’t disagree with you about the relative success of the characters, though that of course doesn’t make the concept not ripped off. IQ1: Were you an insult comic who famously insulted Frank Sinatra to his face, and thus became one of Sinatra’s favorites? IQ2: Did you play a cop with Philip Micheal Thomas? IQ3: Did you host a reality TV show in which the top prize was a job? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2016/747512.md?page=2)