# Botticelli - March 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880 "2018-03-02T12:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/81 "2018-03-07T16:39:47Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by American author(s) 4. Last name starts with B 5. Human 6. Created after 1920 7. Appears in a contemporary Earth setting 8. Has not appeared in a Hollywood film 9. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 10. Created after 1960 11. Protagonist 12. From a TV series 13. Adult character 14. Sitcom 15. Main character of the show 16. Created after 1980 ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/82 "2018-03-07T16:41:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Have you played the first consulting detective, the sorcerer supreme and a dragon? > 2. Did you play the Goblin King in _Labyrinth_? > 3. Were you a diminutive-sized actor born on the same day of the year as Picasso? not Benedict Cumberbatch, not David Bowie, not Billy Barty? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/83 "2018-03-07T16:42:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a faerie servant of the past in _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell_? > Were you Sir Walter Pole’s butler in the same book? > Did you win the contemptuous nickname “Spoons” while you occupied a hostile city? 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:** [March 7, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/84 "2018-03-07T17:46:45Z")
Ya swept me! IQs: 1. Did you voice Gurgi in Disney’s _The Black Cauldron_? 2. Were you one of Hugh Hefner’s wives who appeared on _The Love Boat_ and _Fantasy Island_? 3. Did you occasionally write under the nom de plume of Anthony Afterwit? 4. ---
**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 7, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/85 "2018-03-07T18:05:17Z")
**Dead Cat** , would you PM me on a non-Botticelli matter, please? Previous IQs: Were you a faerie servant of the past in _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell_? - Cold Tom Blue Were you Sir Walter Pole’s butler in the same book? - Stephen Black Did you win the contemptuous nickname “Spoons” while you occupied a hostile city? - Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler, for supposedly stealing the silverware of the New Orleans houses in which he stayed during the Civil War DQs: Sitcom set in NYC? Actor who played him still alive? Best-known character of that actor? IQs: Did your creator name you after an ornithologist? Did you write _Enemy Mine_? Did you serve cornbread and have impressive knife skills? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/86 "2018-03-07T20:16:02Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by American author(s) 4. Last name starts with B 5. Human 6. Created after 1920 7. Appears in a contemporary Earth setting 8. Has not appeared in a Hollywood film 9. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 10. Created after 1960 11. Protagonist 12. From a TV series 13. Adult character 14. Sitcom 15. Main character of the show 16. Created after 1980 17. Sitcom set in NYC 18. Actor still alive 19. Actor is similarly famous in another role ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/87 "2018-03-07T20:17:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you voice Gurgi in Disney’s _The Black Cauldron_? > 2. Were you one of Hugh Hefner’s wives who appeared on _The Love Boat_ and _Fantasy Island_? > 3. Did you occasionally write under the nom de plume of Anthony Afterwit? not John Byner, DQ DQ ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/88 "2018-03-07T20:18:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did your creator name you after an ornithologist? > Did you write _Enemy Mine_? > Did you serve cornbread and have impressive knife skills? Take 3 DQs again ---
**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:** [March 7, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/89 "2018-03-07T20:21:52Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by American author(s) 4. Last name starts with B 5. Human 6. Created after 1920 7. Appears in a contemporary Earth setting 8. Has not appeared in a Hollywood film 9. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 10. Created after 1960 11. Protagonist 12. From a TV series 13. Adult character 14. Sitcom 15. Main character of the show 16. Created after 1980 17. Sitcom not set in a specified location 18. Actor still alive 19. Actor is similarly famous in another role I had to change 17. I thought it was NYC, but it’s not actually specified. ---
**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 7, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/90 "2018-03-07T20:36:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Ya swept me! > > IQs: > > 1. Did you voice Gurgi in Disney’s _The Black Cauldron_? > 2. Were you one of Hugh Hefner’s wives who appeared on _The Love Boat_ and _Fantasy Island_? > 3. Did you occasionally write under the nom de plume of Anthony Afterwit? > 4. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not John Byner, DQ DQ Correct on Byner. #2 was Barbi Benton. #3 was Benjamin Franklin. 2 DQs 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 7, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/91 "2018-03-07T21:21:42Z")
Previous IQs: Did your creator name you after an ornithologist? - James Bond Did you write _Enemy Mine_? - Barry Longyear Did you serve cornbread and have impressive knife skills? - Bishop in _Aliens_: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNsTOc_MIo) Three DQs reserved. Hmm. Can’t figure out who this is - what should I ask next? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/92 "2018-03-07T22:50:44Z")
well, well, well IQs 1. Did you play a guy with a big preference for one particular alien? 2. Are you the leading bio-exorcist? 3. Did you run the Shady Rest? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/93 "2018-03-07T22:53:37Z")
IQ: is what you actually do for a job a bit of a running joke in the show? I don’t think that’s who it is as it seems to be ruled out by some of the DQ answers but it’s my best shot - I don’t watch many US sitcoms. Could it be something like someone from Malcolm in the Middle? ---
**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 7, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/94 "2018-03-07T23:17:54Z")
IQ: Are you a shoe salesman who’s married with children? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2018, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/95 "2018-03-08T00:30:09Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > well, well, well > > IQs > > 1. Did you play a guy with a big preference for one particular alien? > 2. Are you the leading bio-exorcist? > 3. Did you run the Shady Rest? not Bill Bixby, DQ, not Kate Bradley ---
**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:** [March 8, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/96 "2018-03-08T00:32:50Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: is what you actually do for a job a bit of a running joke in the show? dunno, take a DQ ---
**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:** [March 8, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/97 "2018-03-08T00:34:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Are you a shoe salesman who’s married with children? not Al Bundy ---
**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 8, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/98 "2018-03-08T01:25:18Z")
DQs: 1. Head of a family? 2. Created on or after 2000? ---
**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:** [March 8, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/99 "2018-03-08T01:48:47Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Created by American author(s) 4. Last name starts with B 5. Human 6. Created after 1920 7. Appears in a contemporary Earth setting 8. Has not appeared in a Hollywood film 9. Not originally from a work of prose fiction 10. Created after 1960 11. Protagonist 12. From a TV series 13. Adult character 14. Sitcom 15. Main character of the show 16. Created after 1980 17. Sitcom not set in a specified location 18. Actor still alive 19. Actor is similarly famous in another role 20. Head of a family 21. Created on or after 2000 And that’s 21. Ask your remaining DQs if you have any. ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880/100 "2018-03-08T02:30:45Z")
Last DQ: Are you Ray Barone of _Everybody Loves Raymond_? [I don’t remember the family of \*Malcolm In The Middle\* having a last name, myself, BTW.] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880.md?page=6)