# Botticelli - May 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823 "2022-05-02T17:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 2, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/1 "2022-05-02T17:00:32Z")
Last month: [Botticelli - April 2022 - #252 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/252) I am [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ba8b3463a94a1ee7bb75be56deb5ef1b?rik=iWYUe3xZ9BbP%2fA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ba8b3463a94a1ee7bb75be56deb5ef1b?rik=iWYUe3xZ9BbP%2fA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/2 "2022-05-02T17:04:32Z")
IQs: Did you have a dog named Sweetlips and a horse named Nelson? Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? Were you the only son of Capt. John “Lucky Jack” Aubrey? ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/3 "2022-05-02T17:13:38Z")
Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 2, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/4 "2022-05-02T17:24:46Z")
Three Georges: Washington, Thomas and Aubrey (the last in the books by Patrick O’Brian). DQs: Real? Male? American? IQs: Did you tell a reporter, “I save my feelings for Mrs. [Lastname]”? Did someone tell your dad in a police station, “I could drop you like a bag of dirt”? Were you US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in 1990? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/5 "2022-05-02T18:12:57Z")
IQ1: Was part of your “musical” act pooping on stage? IQ2: Did you devastate large portions of London while searching for your child? IQ3: Are you bigger than big, taller than tall, quicker than quicker, stronger than strong, ready to fight for right against wrong? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/6 "2022-05-02T18:15:58Z")
**DQs** 1. Real 2. Female 3. American ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/7 "2022-05-02T18:16:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you tell a reporter, “I save my feelings for Mrs. [Lastname]”? > Did someone tell your dad in a police station, “I could drop you like a bag of dirt”? > Were you US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in 1990? Take 3 DQs. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Was part of your “musical” act pooping on stage? > IQ2: Did you devastate large portions of London while searching for your child? > IQ3: Are you bigger than big, taller than tall, quicker than quicker, stronger than strong, ready to fight for right against wrong? #2. I am not Godzilla (??) Take 2 or 3 DQs. ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/8 "2022-05-02T18:19:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Was part of your “musical” act pooping on stage? > > > IQ2: Did you devastate large portions of London while searching for your child? > > > IQ3: Are you bigger than big, taller than tall, quicker than quicker, stronger than strong, ready to fight for right against wrong? > > #2. I am not Godzilla (??) > Take 2 or 3 DQs. 1. Punk rocker GG Allin 2. Gorgo, a British Godzilla knock-off 3. Gigantor - anime character whose theme song was covered by 70s punks The Dickies DQs: Alive? First name starts with G? Known for the Arts? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/9 "2022-05-02T18:21:03Z")
**DQs** 1. Real 2. Female 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with G 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/10 "2022-05-02T18:50:25Z")
Previous IQs: Did you tell a reporter, “I save my feelings for Mrs. [Lastname]”? - SECSTATE George C. Marshall, when a reporter asked how he felt about a bill pending in Congress Did someone tell your dad in a police station, “I could drop you like a bag of dirt”? - George Costanza: [Seinfeld HD: George arrested (1080p) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95tj5O0voU) Were you US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in 1990? - Joyce M. George George x3 redux! DQs: Best known for the performing arts? Died since 1950? Won a top award in her field? IQs: Were you the notorious triple-breasted whore from Eroticon IV? Did you have two different girlfriends in _Animal House_? Did you let your kids pick the name of your spacecraft? ---
**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 2, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/11 "2022-05-02T18:59:38Z")
**DQs** 1. Real 2. Female 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with G 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Died since 1950 9. Won a top award in her field ---
**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 2, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/12 "2022-05-02T19:00:36Z")
IQs: Were you the notorious triple-breasted whore from Eroticon IV? Did you have two different girlfriends in _Animal House_ ? Did you let your kids pick the name of your spacecraft? [/quote] #1. I am not Eccentrica Gallumbits. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 3, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/13 "2022-05-03T16:48:06Z")
Correct, uber-WASPy frat president Greg Marmalard, and John Glenn (as to his Mercury capsule, _Friendship 7_). DQs: Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.)? Died since 1990? IQs: Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive young sister? Did your pre-1950 British creator only give you a first initial and not a full first name? Were you editor of _The Liberator_? ---
**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 3, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/14 "2022-05-03T16:55:35Z")
IQ1: Did you have a big hit and win 4 Grammy Awards with _This Is America_? IQ2: Did you portray an owner of the Millennium Falcon? IQ3: Did you create Kinsey Millhone? ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/15 "2022-05-03T17:05:57Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:11, topic:963823, full:true”] **DQs** 1. Real 2. Female 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with G 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not known for the performing arts 8. Died since 1950 9. Won a top award in her field 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Died after 1990 ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/16 "2022-05-03T17:08:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ3: Did you create Kinsey Millhone? Yes! I am **Sue Grafton.** [![](https://img.thriftbooks.com/api/images/i/m/7B02F648E510615A8DFE89F439BFB9BC9CEF0DCB.jpg) ](https://img.thriftbooks.com/api/images/i/m/7B02F648E510615A8DFE89F439BFB9BC9CEF0DCB.jpg) Well done, **Chock!** ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/17 "2022-05-03T17:22:02Z")
Well done, **CFOHG**! Previous IQs: Were you Mr. Darcy’s naive young sister? - Georgiana, in Austen’s _Pride and Prejudice_ Did your pre-1950 British creator only give you a first initial and not a full first name? - G. Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes’s frenemy from Scotland Yard (I think it’s probably George, given common names of the day, but who knows?) Were you editor of _The Liberator_? - William Lloyd Garrison, a firebreathing abolitionist ---
**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 3, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/18 "2022-05-03T17:28:23Z")
I’d go with Gregory, myself. > **[r/Sherlock - What's Lestrade's first name?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sherlock/comments/i30eqd/whats_lestrades_first_name/)** > > 30 votes and 12 comments so far on Reddit ---
**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 3, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/19 "2022-05-03T18:39:00Z")
Not bad, and he was a Greg in _Sherlock_, after all, but George would be a much more common name in Conan Doyle’s era, I think. ---
**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 3, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823/20 "2022-05-03T18:49:50Z")
So I looked, and it appears you have the point. In 1885 the most popular British names for boys were: **John, William, James, George, Charles, Frank, Joseph, Henry, Robert** and **Thomas**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2022/963823.md?page=2)