Botticelli March 2024

Thread Games
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Honestly, I don’t think it would have done it for me. I was thinking more along the lines of “goon” rather than “conspirer.”

Who’s up on a stumper?

102

IMO, EH is OK and can go again.

103

Concur.

104

No objection from me. Go ahead, EH.

105

Paging @Elendil_s_Heir!

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Oops, sorry - crazy busy here! Thanks, all.

Our next letter is

B

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IQs:

  1. Are you a member of her majesty’s armed services who was referenced in Shrek, but is best known as being a grasping coward in the highly acclaimed, all-guitar, thrice-infested 1950’s BBC radio series, The Goon Show?
  2. Are you a sometimes lance corporal who wears clothes made of cardboard on the highly acclaimed, jukebox-driven, kangaroo-scented, prattle-prattle 1950’s BBC radio series, The Goon Show?
  3. Are you the frequent female companion of Mr. Henry Crun on the highly acclaimed, adjective-strewn, Python-inspiring, sunflower-polkadotted 1950’s BBC radio series, The Goon Show?
108

IQ1: Are you known for playing a beatnik and a shipwrecked sailor?
IQ2: Did you bring your arsenal to bear on underground monsters that were infesting your town?
IQ3: Was “Ack! Thppt!” your catchphrase?

109

Prof. P., take three DQs (although I wonder how many other people here would know those?).

110

SCAdian, I’m not Bob Denver, dunno, or Bill the Cat.

111

correct
Burt Gummer, from Tremors
correct


DQ: Real?


IQ1: Were you a St Bernard who was the eponymous hero of a couple of '90s movies?
IQ2: Were you a mutt who was the eponymous hero of several '70s movies?
IQ3: Were you the dirty little coward that shot Mr Howard?

112

De_La_Rue has answered 'em.

#1 was Col. Bloodnok.
#2 was Bluebottle.
#3 was Minnie Bannister.

DQs:

  1. Male?
  2. Last name starts with B?

1 DQ reserved.

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IQs:

  1. Did you gain the position of Speaker of the House after 133 votes?

  2. Were you called “Beast” by an opposing general who could appear in this category?

  3. Were you the first president of the National Rifle Association?

114

IQs:

  1. Are you one half of the team that created Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone, and Huckleberry Hound, among a host of other characters?

  2. Are you a former general manager most closely associated with the concept of “Moneyball”?

  3. Did you claim to have killed 21 men before your 21st birthday?

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Not Beethoven, not Benji and dunno.

Dunno, not Gen. Benjamin Butler and not Gen. Benjamin Logan.

Not Barbera, Benny or Wild Bill Hickok.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
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Nathaniel Banks, correct, and Ambrose Burnside.

DQ: Born after 1950?

1 DQ reserved.

117

Correct on Joseph Barbera, but the Oakland A’s GM who used Moneyball was Billy Beane, and the gunman was Billy the Kid.

DQs:

  1. Alive?
  2. Known for the arts?
118

correct
correct
Bob Ford


One DQ reserved.

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DQ: American?

IQs:

  1. Were you the best man at Bill Murray’s wedding?
  2. Were you an Indiana senator from the 1960s to 1981?
  3. Do you live in a hut that stands on giant bird feet?
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IQs:

  1. Were you a Saturday Night Live original cast member?
  2. Were you a singer played by #1?
  3. Were you the brother of #2?