# Botticelli - May 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098 "2021-04-30T14:06:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/382 "2021-05-27T21:30:09Z")
IQ1: Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers? IQ2: Are you officially the most victorious American college football coach in history, except for a 3 year period when a scandal temporarily vacated a large chunk of your wins? IQ3: Did you pray to be sent to Orlando? ---
**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, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/383 "2021-05-28T03:35:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play (among others) Corporal Bluebottle (waits for applause, not a sausage) on the highly acclaimed 1950’s all-leather BBC radio series _The Goon Show_? > 2. Did you write _The King of Ys_? > 3. Were you known as “the singing rage”? Not Peter Sellers, dunno, and not Patty Page > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers? > IQ2: Are you officially the most victorious American college football coach in history, except for a 3 year period when a scandal temporarily vacated a large chunk of your wins? > IQ3: Did you pray to be sent to Orlando? Not Peter Piper, dunno and dunno. P. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not a character from a TV show or film 4. American creator(s) 5. kinda hard to say, but yes, I think would be alive today, if real 6. not originally from a book 7. not from a genre, as the term is usually understood 8. last name starts with P 9. created after 1950 10. not originally from a theatrical production such as a play, musical, or opera 11. not human, but intended to be perceived as such That last one is a little tricky, but I think that’s the most accurate answer I can give. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/384 "2021-05-28T06:10:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you pick a peck of pickled peppers? > > > IQ2: Are you officially the most victorious American college football coach in history, except for a 3 year period when a scandal temporarily vacated a large chunk of your wins? > > > IQ3: Did you pray to be sent to Orlando? > > Not Peter Piper, dunno and dunno. Yep, Joe Paterno, Elder Kevin Price from _The Book of Mormon_ DQ: Created after 1980? DQ: From a commercial or advertising campaign? Still holding one DQ ---
**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:** [May 28, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/385 "2021-05-28T12:21:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play (among others) Corporal Bluebottle (waits for applause, not a sausage) on the highly acclaimed 1950’s all-leather BBC radio series _The Goon Show_ ? > > > 2. Did you write _The King of Ys_ ? > > > 3. Were you known as “the singing rage”? > > Not Peter Sellers, dunno, and not Patty Page Correct, Poul Anderson, and Correct. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/386 "2021-05-29T04:07:03Z")
P. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not a character from a TV show or film 4. American creator(s) 5. kinda hard to say, but yes, I think would be alive today, if real 6. not originally from a book 7. not from a genre, as the term is usually understood 8. last name starts with P 9. created after 1950 10. not originally from a theatrical production such as a play, musical, or opera 11. not human, but intended to be perceived as such 12. created before 1980 13. from a commercial or advertising campaign ---
**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:** [May 29, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/387 "2021-05-29T12:49:57Z")
DQ: From a product or products aimed at children? 1. Do you and your brothers hustle Rice Krispies? 2. Are you the Pillsbury Doughboy? 3. In the Sandman comics, are you the Dreamlands’ janitor? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/388 "2021-05-29T23:04:54Z")
DQ: From a Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign, as opposed to hawking a product? IQ1: Are you a monocle and top hat wearing legume? IQ2: Were you a prospector in the fictional show _Woody’s Roundup_? IQ3: Do you coach the baseball team that is the main rival to Charlie Brown’s? ---
**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, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/389 "2021-05-30T02:10:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Do you and your brothers hustle Rice Krispies? > 2. Are you the Pillsbury Doughboy? > 3. In the Sandman comics, are you the Dreamlands’ janitor? Not Pop (or Snap or Crackle); not Poppin’ Fresh; not… Pericles? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you a monocle and top hat wearing legume? > IQ2: Were you a prospector in the fictional show _Woody’s Roundup_? > IQ3: Do you coach the baseball team that is the main rival to Charlie Brown’s? Not Mr. Peanut (first name Keith, David Letterman once “revealed” in a Top Ten list), Stinky Pete or Peppermint Patty. P. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not a character from a TV show or film 4. American creator(s) 5. kinda hard to say, but yes, I think would be alive today, if real 6. not originally from a book 7. not from a genre, as the term is usually understood 8. last name starts with P 9. created after 1950 10. not originally from a theatrical production such as a play, musical, or opera 11. not human, but intended to be perceived as such 12. created before 1980 13. from a commercial or advertising campaign 14. not from a product or products aimed at children 15. not from a Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign, as opposed to hawking a product ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/390 "2021-05-30T07:57:30Z")
Sweep! IQ1: Are you the leader of the Lost Boys? IQ2: Did you provide guest vocals on Michael Jackson’s _Thriller_? IQ3: Did Buddy Holly sing two songs about you? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/391 "2021-05-30T12:44:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Do you and your brothers hustle Rice Krispies? > > > > > 1. Are you the Pillsbury Doughboy? > > > 2. In the Sandman comics, are you the Dreamlands’ janitor? > > Not Pop (or Snap or Crackle); not Poppin’ Fresh; not… Pericles? Correct, Correct, and Merv Pumpkinhead. DQ: advertising a food-related product? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/392 "2021-05-30T14:25:35Z")
IQs 1. Am I one? Is he one? Wouldn’t you like to be one, too? 2. Manny, Joe and Jack? 3. Is the current campaign for your product that they’re stackable? ---
**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:** [May 31, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/393 "2021-05-31T00:00:56Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the title character of a poem by William Langland? 2. At the start of your story, did you come unstuck in time? 3. Are you aka Spider-Ham? ---
**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 31, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/394 "2021-05-31T01:07:25Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the leader of the Lost Boys? > IQ2: Did you provide guest vocals on Michael Jackson’s _Thriller_? > IQ3: Did Buddy Holly sing two songs about you? Not Peter Pan, Vincent Price or Peggy Sue. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Am I one? Is he one? Wouldn’t you like to be one, too? > 2. Manny, Joe and Jack? > 3. Is the current campaign for your product that they’re stackable? Not a Pepper (with or without a doctorate), not Prizzi, and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the title character of a poem by William Langland? > 2. At the start of your story, did you come unstuck in time? > 3. Are you aka Spider-Ham? Dunno, not Billy Pilgrim, and not Peter Porker. P. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not a character from a TV show or film 4. American creator(s) 5. kinda hard to say, but yes, I think would be alive today, if real 6. not originally from a book 7. not from a genre, as the term is usually understood 8. last name starts with P 9. created after 1950 10. not originally from a theatrical production such as a play, musical, or opera 11. not human, but intended to be perceived as such 12. created before 1980 13. from a commercial or advertising campaign 14. not from a product or products aimed at children 15. not from a Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign, as opposed to hawking a product 16. advertising a food-related product ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/395 "2021-05-31T02:20:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not a Pepper (with or without a doctorate), not Prizzi, and dunno. Yes, the Pep Boys, Julius Pringle DQs 1. Is the food related to breakfast? 2. Is it considered a snack food? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/396 "2021-05-31T07:32:59Z")
Another sweep! IQ1: Are you the namesake of Coca-Cola’s largely unsuccessful attempt to compete with Dr. Pepper? IQ2: Were you a Beatle’s mistress while he was estranged from his wife, and you were suggested by that wife? IQ3: Did you change your name after falling off your horse? ---
**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:** [May 31, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/397 "2021-05-31T12:55:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you the title character of a poem by William Langland? > > > 2. At the start of your story, did you come unstuck in time? > > > 3. Are you aka Spider-Ham? > > Dunno, not Billy Pilgrim, and not Peter Porker. #1 was Piers Plowman. Correct on the others. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 1, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/398 "2021-06-01T03:17:42Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > … Is the current campaign for your product that they’re stackable? > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > …dunno. > > …Julius Pringle… Dingdingding! Yes, I am indeed # Julius Pringles Symbol of the snack brand: > **[Pringles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles)** > > Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based chips invented by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1968 and marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips". It is technically considered an extruded snack because of the manufacturing process. The brand was sold in 2012 to Kellanova, but in 2024, Kellanova, Kellogg's parent company, agreed to be purchased by Mars Inc. > As of 2011,\[update\] Pringles were sold in more than 140 countries. In 2012, Pringles were the fourth most popular snack brand... > **[The Real and True History of Julius Pringles, The Man on the Can](https://www.insidehook.com/culture/pringles-mascot-history)** > > The trending mascot has a name — and a vibrant past Well done, **MissTake**! Please start a new thread for June. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/399 "2021-06-01T05:28:42Z")
Great job, Miss Take Some catch up. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the namesake of Coca-Cola’s largely unsuccessful attempt to compete with Dr. Pepper? > IQ2: Were you a Beatle’s mistress while he was estranged from his wife, and you were suggested by that wife? > IQ3: Did you change your name after falling off your horse? Mr. Pibb - thought this had a chance of being the answer May Pang St. Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus ---
**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, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098/400 "2021-06-02T04:16:27Z")
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