# Botticelli March 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443 "2025-03-11T19:24:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/141 "2025-03-22T03:42:10Z")
Final DQ: referred to in title of work? ---
**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:** [March 22, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/142 "2025-03-22T10:01:14Z")
**P** 1. Fictional 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. From a work of prose fiction 5. Not an American author 6. Created before 1900 7. Have appeared outside prose fiction (Movies, TV, plays, etc.) 8. Not created before 1600 9. _A_ main character 10. Created by a European author 11. Not created before 1800 12. Technically not from a novel, though I’m sure many people would say yes 13. Created after 1850 14. Author from the British Isles 15. Not from a Dickens work 16. Caucasian 17. Last name begins A-M 18. Protagonist 19. Appears as sidekick/friend/associate/partner to another 20. Last name begins with A - G 21. From a work by George Eliot, William Thackeray, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hardy, Joseph Conrad, H.G. Wells, any one of the Brontës, H. Rider Haggard, or Arthur Conan Doyle 22. Not from a work by H. G. Wells, any one of the Brontës, H. Rider Haggard or Arthur Conan Doyle 23. From a work by George Eliot, William Thackeray or Rudyard Kipling 24. From a work by Rudyard Kipling 25. I’m going to say not referred to in the title of the work, though some may disagree Three hours left for knoodler to ask his last DQ. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/143 "2025-03-22T14:00:39Z")
My best guess was Jean Passepartout, which is the inverse of the initials already established. I’m not as familiar with the works of Kipling, so I will relinquish my last DQ. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/144 "2025-03-22T14:04:30Z")
Eagerly awaiting your “Firstname Lastname” 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 22, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/145 "2025-03-22T22:31:49Z")
I’m comin’ up blank. Maybe I’m missing someone, but I can’t think of anyone from _Kim_, _The Jungle Book_ or _Captains Courageous_ who fits. Could be from one of his short stories, but I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/146 "2025-03-22T22:35:40Z")
I only know Mowgli, Gunga Din and Rikki Tikki Tavi. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/147 "2025-03-23T02:17:39Z")
How does 24 more hours sound? 2230 EDT tomorrow, Sunday 23 March. “One day more…” ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/148 "2025-03-23T03:43:02Z")
May I guess, although I asked no IQs this round? Or perhaps someone would like to PM me, and I’ll suggest a name to them. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/149 "2025-03-23T04:16:16Z")
I was thinking briefly about the three soldiers he wrote some short stories about - but I can’t remember one of the soldiers’ names, and it’s not the other two (who were named Learoyd and Ortheris). If I can yield my question to **E\_H** I would gladly do so. ---
**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:** [March 23, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/150 "2025-03-23T11:13:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > May I guess, although I asked no IQs this round? Well, I was given the opportunity to do that recently (though I _had_ asked IQs, all of which were correctly answered), so go ahead, EH. I’m interested in hearing your theory. ---
**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 23, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/151 "2025-03-23T16:41:41Z")
Thank you! Are you Peachy Carnahan (sp?) from Kipling’s _The Man Who Would Be King_? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/152 "2025-03-23T19:42:47Z")
Yes – played by Michael Caine in the film version. And here I thought I was going to get away with it… 😃 I had it, you got it! ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/153 "2025-03-23T21:53:20Z")
Thanks! My wife’s maiden name is spelled similarly to Peachy’s last name, and the former Kipling Theater in her hometown of Brattleboro, Vt. long displayed posters in the lobby of movies adapted from Kipling works (including _TMWWBK_). His former American home is nearby, and beautifully maintained; I once spent a weekend there with some high school buddies: [Naulakha (Rudyard Kipling House) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naulakha_(Rudyard_Kipling_House)) Shall I start 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 23, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/154 "2025-03-23T22:54:46Z")
I never read that one, but I did see the movie in the theater when it came out. Great story, well acted. By all means, start the next round! ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/155 "2025-03-23T23:44:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I never read that one, but I did see the movie in the theater when it came out. You’re a better poster than I am, Gunga Prof.–I’ve only read the _Just So Stories_ and _Kim_. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/156 "2025-03-24T01:46:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Shall I start the next round? You don’t have to if you don’t want to,but I’m sure the others will appreciate it if you do. 😃 ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/157 "2025-03-24T02:52:03Z")
Righto! Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #131 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/131) Our next letter is # J ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/158 "2025-03-24T02:55:01Z")
Congrats! 1. Are you Ozma’s maid? 2. Do you have friends named Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews? 3. Do you play Russell Shaw on **Tracker**? ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/159 "2025-03-24T02:58:24Z")
Thanks! Dunno x3. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443/160 "2025-03-24T03:25:28Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have 99 Problems? 2. Having just joined this season, are you a _Saturday Night Live_ cast member who occasionally performs songs on “Weekend Update”? 3. Did you revolt against Antiochus? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2025/1015443.md?page=9)