# Botticelli, May 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 22, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753 "2011-05-22T04:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [May 27, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/181 "2011-05-27T19:00:24Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > I just thought of someone who died in 1967 (I didn’t realize he made it that far until I looked him up). Since I don’t have a DQ coming, I’ll put the name in a spoiler box: > > Henry J. Kaiser I’ll answer anyway. No, I’m not Henry J. Kaiser. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/182 "2011-05-27T21:06:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I was already asked about him, wasn’t I? No, I’m not Adm. Rickover. Looking back, I see you were. I have no idea. Herman Miller the chairman? ---
**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:** [May 28, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/183 "2011-05-28T01:21:17Z")
No, not Herman Miller. But I am a businessman, entrepreneur, restaurateur, and chef. **I’m Col. Harland Sanders** , founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken! > **[Colonel Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harland_Sanders)** > > Colonel\[a\] Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – > December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. > Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker, insurance salesman, and filling station operator. He began selling fried chicken from his roadsid... His invention, still in use, was the “secret recipe” for cooking chicken. I’m going to be out of town, so I’ll start the next letter on Sunday. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/184 "2011-05-29T15:26:18Z")
On to the next round, then. The letter is A. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/185 "2011-05-29T17:17:15Z")
Did you have some bad times with your hair back in the old days? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/186 "2011-05-29T18:21:09Z")
Good one, **EH**. Forgive my ignorance, but I’m still at a loss as to why this was a two initial game. I don’t think that it was identified as such from the outset, and **Johnny LA** pointed out in the 2nd or 3rd post that the previous game here was single initial. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/187 "2011-05-29T19:05:18Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Good one, **EH**. > Forgive my ignorance, but I’m still at a loss as to why this was a two initial game. I don’t think that it was identified as such from the outset, and **Johnny LA** pointed out in the 2nd or 3rd post that the previous game here was single initial. This was a one-initial game. Previous games were two initials. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/188 "2011-05-29T19:12:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On to the next round, then. The letter is A. Are you known for producing television series for ABC? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/189 "2011-05-29T19:43:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > This was a one-initial game. Previous games were two initials. But it can be either the first or last name? My own experience with the game, we always played the last name initial. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/190 "2011-05-29T23:47:36Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Did you have some bad times with your hair back in the old days? No, I’m not Al D’Amato. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/191 "2011-05-29T23:50:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > This was a one-initial game. Previous games were two initials. Correct. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/192 "2011-05-29T23:57:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Are you known for producing television series for ABC? No, I’m not Roone Arledge. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/193 "2011-05-30T00:03:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not Roone Arledge. Not who I was thinking of. IQ: Are you a musician who played jazz, and who has a ‘painful’ last name? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/194 "2011-05-30T00:09:02Z")
IQ: Are you famous for playing a lawman in love with the Town Whore? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/195 "2011-05-30T00:13:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not Roone Arledge. Actually… Did he produce series for ABC? If not, then he doesn’t meet that criterion. I’ll defer to your judgement. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/196 "2011-05-30T00:35:05Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > …IQ: Are you a musician who played jazz, and who has a ‘painful’ last name? No, I’m not… Andrew Payne? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/197 "2011-05-30T00:40:06Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Are you famous for playing a lawman in love with the Town Whore? No, I’m not James Arness. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/198 "2011-05-30T00:42:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not… Andrew Payne? Who? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/199 "2011-05-30T00:42:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Actually… Did he produce series for ABC? If not, then he doesn’t meet that criterion. I’ll defer to your judgement. I thought he did, but I don’t know for sure. You may ask a DQ if you wish - who did you have in mind? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/200 "2011-05-30T00:57:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I thought he did, but I don’t know for sure. You may ask a DQ if you wish - who did you have in mind? Aaron Spelling. Roone Arledge produced a sports show, but I don’t know/think he produced series. DQ: Is ‘A’ the initial of your surname? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753.md?page=11)