Botticelli May 2016

Thread Games
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Donovan McNabb, Donovan
Donovan x3!

holding 3 DQs

222

D.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with D
  4. living
  5. not known for the arts
  6. politics/government
  7. American
  8. mostly known for holding a federal office
  9. not currently in office
  10. born before 1960
  11. not best known as a Congressman
  12. born east of the Mississippi
  13. best known for serving in the Executive Branch
  14. not a Cabinet member
  15. Republican
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If they’re from the Executive Branch and not a Cabinet member, that leaves the President and Vice President. None of the living Prezes and VPs have last names beginning with D.

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There’s also Press Secretaries, Advisers, etc.

225

IQ: Did you serve as White House Counsel for Nixon?

226

I am not John Dean.

227

DQ: Served in the 20th century?

holding 2 DQs

228

D.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with D
  4. living
  5. not known for the arts
  6. politics/government
  7. American
  8. mostly known for holding a federal office
  9. not currently in office
  10. born before 1960
  11. not best known as a Congressman
  12. born east of the Mississippi
  13. best known for serving in the Executive Branch
  14. not a Cabinet member
  15. Republican
  16. served in the 20th century

I’ll be out of town and away from computers for the next two days, and will probably next be able to post on Sun. night.

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In addition to the exceptions Prof pointed out, I believe that Ambassadors are considered part of the executive branch, as well as some ‘cabinet-level’ positions that aren’t in the cabinet, like the Chief of Staff or the head of the EPA.

Oh, and also I think the VP is considered to be a member of the Cabinet.

230

DQ: Ambassador?

IQ: Were you Reagan’s Deputy Chief of Staff?

231

Dunno who this is.

D.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with D
  4. living
  5. not known for the arts
  6. politics/government
  7. American
  8. mostly known for holding a federal office
  9. not currently in office
  10. born before 1960
  11. not best known as a Congressman
  12. born east of the Mississippi
  13. best known for serving in the Executive Branch
  14. not a Cabinet member
  15. Republican
  16. served in the 20th century
  17. not an ambassador
232

That’s Michael Deaver.

DQ: Served in the Reagan administration?

233

IQs:

  1. Are you a narcoleptic talking rodent with a habit of repetition?
  2. Are you secretly Supergirl?
  3. Did you play the lead in the film version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
234

Cabinet refers to the Attorney General and all the Secretaries.
Cabinet-level refers to the VP, Chief of Staff, Ambassador to the UN, and officers of trade, budget, national security, drug control, and economic advisers.

IQ: Were you Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George HW Bush?

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Well, that will be news to the White House, whose official website indicates that, “The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments…”

236

Going to ask any IQs, or is this another drive-by?

237

Dunno x3.

Ooo, tip of my tongue - the plump guy with the slicked-back hair who gave the “I want my Maypo!” speech - but I can’t quite remember. Take a DQ.

D.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with D
  4. living
  5. not known for the arts
  6. politics/government
  7. American
  8. mostly known for holding a federal office
  9. not currently in office
  10. born before 1960
  11. not best known as a Congressman
  12. born east of the Mississippi
  13. best known for serving in the Executive Branch
  14. not a Cabinet member
  15. Republican
  16. served in the 20th century
  17. not an ambassador
  18. served in the Reagan Administration
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#1 is the Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland.
#2 is Linda Lee (Kara) Danvers.
#3 was Donny Osmond.

3 DQs reserved.

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Richard Darman - he had slicked-back hair, but he looked slender to me

holding 3 DQs

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IQ: Were you Reagan’s chief speechwriter?