# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/261 "2011-06-02T02:48:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ooo, the guy who did the Weight Watchers ad, right? Al somebody. You got me. Ask a DQ. The Weight Watchers spokesman was Tom Lasorda. I was alluding to his predecessor, Walter Alston. DQ: Are you best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television)? IQ: Were you known as “Old Aches and Pains”? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/262 "2011-06-02T04:27:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, I’m not the Anomaly. 😃 :smack: IQ: Are you the One? ---
**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:** [June 2, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/263 "2011-06-02T13:10:32Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > The Weight Watchers spokesman was Tom Lasorda. I was alluding to his predecessor, Walter Alston. > > DQ: Are you best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television)? > > IQ: Were you known as “Old Aches and Pains”? Dunno about “Old Aches and Pains.” Ask another DQ. **panamajack** , no, I’m not the Highlander. 1. Last name starts with A 2. Fictional character 3. Human 4. Has appeared in comics, but isn’t best known for that 5. Male 6. 20th Century 7. Involved in law enforcement, but isn’t best known for that 8. Not a detective/private investigator 9. Older than age 21 10. Good guy 11. Best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/264 "2011-06-02T14:35:17Z")
Tom Anderson (who sounded exactly like Hank Hill… wonder why!) was the elderly neighbor who kept suffering at the hands of Beavis and Butthead. And Hoyt Axton wrote top ten hits for Ringo Starr (“The No No Song”) and Three Dog Night (”Joy to the World”). DQ1: Have you appeared regularly in a TV series? DQ2: Have you appeared in multiple novels? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/265 "2011-06-02T14:36:29Z")
IQ: Are you a rich brat who hates automobiles and sneers at the “Riffraff”? ---
**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:** [June 2, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/266 "2011-06-02T15:11:28Z")
IQ: Do you help ISIS fight ODIN? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/267 "2011-06-02T17:05:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **panamajack** , no, I’m not the Highlander. Were you reverting to your ‘H’ name? I’ve only seen one of the movies, so I don’t know if he changes his name to an ‘A’ one. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/268 "2011-06-02T17:22:26Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > … > DQ1: Have you appeared regularly in a TV series? > > DQ2: Have you appeared in multiple novels? 1. Last name starts with A 2. Fictional character 3. Human 4. Has appeared in comics, but isn’t best known for that 5. Male 6. 20th Century 7. Involved in law enforcement, but isn’t best known for that 8. Not a detective/private investigator 9. Older than age 21 10. Good guy 11. Best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television) 12. Appeared regularly in a TV series 13. Has appeared in multiple novels ---
**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:** [June 2, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/269 "2011-06-02T17:24:49Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Are you a rich brat who hates automobiles and sneers at the “Riffraff”? Dunno. Ask a DQ. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > IQ: Do you help ISIS fight ODIN? No, I’m not secret agent Jonathan Mallory Archer, codename DUCHESS. > [@panamajack](#): > > Were you reverting to your ‘H’ name? I’ve only seen one of the movies, so I don’t know if he changes his name to an ‘A’ one. He goes by Adrian Something, doesn’t he? Y’know, the Highlander, as played by Christopher Lambert. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/270 "2011-06-02T17:40:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno. Ask a DQ. > > No, I’m not secret agent Jonathan Mallory Archer, codename DUCHESS. > > He goes by Adrian Something, doesn’t he? Y’know, the Highlander, as played by Christopher Lambert. No, he’s Connor MacLeod, of Clan MacLeod, and he is immortal. The actor who played Duncan MacLeod on the TV show is named Adrian Paul. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/271 "2011-06-02T18:59:20Z")
The rich brat who disdains the riffraff is George Amberson, hero/vilain of “The Magnificent Ambersons.” DQ: Are you American? ---
**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:** [June 2, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/272 "2011-06-02T20:25:43Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > No, he’s Connor MacLeod, of Clan MacLeod, and he is immortal. The actor who played Duncan MacLeod on the TV show is named Adrian Paul. Ah, that explains it. Thanks. Ask a DQ. > [@astorian](#): > > The rich brat who disdains the riffraff is George Amberson, hero/vilain of “The Magnificent Ambersons.” > > DQ: Are you American? I’ve seen the movie but don’t remember a bit of it. 1. Last name starts with A 2. Fictional character 3. Human 4. Has appeared in comics, but isn’t best known for that 5. Male 6. 20th Century 7. Involved in law enforcement, but isn’t best known for that 8. Not a detective/private investigator 9. Older than age 21 10. Good guy 11. Best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television) 12. Appeared regularly in a TV series 13. Has appeared in multiple novels 14. American ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/273 "2011-06-02T21:37:53Z")
IQ: Did your big brother co-write and sing “Friday on My Mind,” years before producing your debut album? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/274 "2011-06-02T23:55:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ah, that explains it. Thanks. Ask a DQ. Mr. Thomas “Neo” Anderson was “The One” in _The Matrix_ series. DQ: Are you a medical professional? (Coroner counts for that) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/275 "2011-06-03T13:06:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ: Did your big brother co-write and sing “Friday on My Mind,” years before producing your debut album? Hmm. Dunno. Ask a DQ. > [@panamajack](#): > > … DQ: Are you a medical professional? (Coroner counts for that) 1. Last name starts with A 2. Fictional character 3. Human 4. Has appeared in comics, but isn’t best known for that 5. Male 6. 20th Century 7. Involved in law enforcement, but isn’t best known for that 8. Not a detective/private investigator 9. Older than age 21 10. Good guy 11. Best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television) 12. Appeared regularly in a TV series 13. Has appeared in multiple novels 14. American 15. Not a medical professional ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/276 "2011-06-03T22:10:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno about “Old Aches and Pains.” Ask another DQ. Luke Appling, longtime Chicago White Sox shortstop. DQ: Was your TV series science fiction? IQ: Were you the head of the SCLC? ---
**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:** [June 3, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/277 "2011-06-03T23:02:27Z")
IQ: Were you the captain of the world’s first starship? ---
**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:** [June 3, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/278 "2011-06-03T23:11:02Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > …DQ: Was your TV series science fiction? > > IQ: Were you the head of the SCLC? Ooo, I should know the SCLC head, and I’m sure I’ll recognize the name as soon as you say it, but you got me. Ask another DQ. 1. Last name starts with A 2. Fictional character 3. Human 4. Has appeared in comics, but isn’t best known for that 5. Male 6. 20th Century 7. Involved in law enforcement, but isn’t best known for that 8. Not a detective/private investigator 9. Older than age 21 10. Good guy 11. Best known for appearances on screen (film and/or television) 12. Appeared regularly in a TV series 13. Has appeared in multiple novels 14. American 15. Not a medical professional 16. In sort of a science fiction TV series > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Were you the captain of the world’s first starship? No, I’m not Apollo. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/279 "2011-06-03T23:28:13Z")
WAs Thinking Archer(Enterprise) rather than Apollo DQ: Do you have a nemesis? ---
**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:** [June 3, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2011/582753/280 "2011-06-03T23:35:38Z")
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