# Botticelli May 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 8, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078 "2025-05-08T03:06:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 9, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/41 "2025-05-09T14:58:15Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Were you an associate producer at WJM? > > 2. Were you Hogwarts’ Transfiguration professor? > > 3. Did you star in the underrated and badly titled movie _Serial_? > > 1. I am not Mary Richards. > 2. I am not Minerva McGonagall. > 3. Take a DQ. #3 was Martin Mull. DQ: From Marvel comics? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/42 "2025-05-09T15:07:35Z")
1. Does your husband have a habit of turning into an anthropomorphic lizard and trying to destroy humanity? 2. Did you have two different superhero names, one of which was “Flamebird”? 3. Are you known for your habit of stealing jewels of a very specific kind? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/43 "2025-05-09T15:20:16Z")
IQs: 1. Are you part of a group of rogue agents who battle super heroes? 2. Did you play Rapunzel in a recent movie? 3. Did you play a corrupt doctor in a musical, your role based on a song about an infamous murderer? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/44 "2025-05-09T15:32:54Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > 1. Does your husband have a habit of turning into an anthropomorphic lizard and trying to destroy humanity? > 2. Did you have two different superhero names, one of which was “Flamebird”? > 3. Are you known for your habit of stealing jewels of a very specific kind? 1. I am not Martha Connors. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you part of a group of rogue agents who battle super heroes? > 2. Did you play Rapunzel in a recent movie? > 3. Did you play a corrupt doctor in a musical, your role based on a song about an infamous murderer? 1. I am not Mother’s Milk. 2. I am not Mandy Moore. 3. Take a DQ. DQs: 1. fictional 2. female 3. first appeared after 1900 4. first appeared after 1960 5. American 6. American creators 7. first name begins with M 8. first appeared before 1990 9. did not first appear in a literary work (as distinct from movies, comics, etc.) 10. Caucasian 11. supporting character 12. from a specific genre 13. not considered attractive 14. from comic books 15. first appeared before 1975 16. last name does not begin from A-M 17. from Marvel comics ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/45 "2025-05-09T15:53:40Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > - Does your husband have a habit of turning into an anthropomorphic lizard and trying to destroy humanity? > - Did you have two different superhero names, one of which was “Flamebird”? > - Are you known for your habit of stealing jewels of a very specific kind? 1. Correct! 2. I’m going to withdraw this one. I was thinking of Mary Elizabeth Kane, almost always known as “Bette”, the alter ego of former Teen Titan Flamebird. I had thought she was originally Batgirl, but on further review it appears those were actually different people with the same name, apparently some sort of DC nerd in-joke. Also, I learned that the clue could have applied to Jimmy Olsen, who was known as both Flamebird and Elastic Lad during his checkered career. So this has been a morning well spent. . 3. Magpie, a Batman foe who specialized in stealing jewels named after birds. DQ: Are you a supervillian? ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/46 "2025-05-09T16:06:11Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Peter Parker’s always frail Aunt? 2. Did you play Carol on _The Bob Newhart Show_? 3. Did you save the day in _Space Jam_? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/47 "2025-05-09T16:08:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Welcome, **Thing.Fish**! Glad to have you here. Please explain your username, if you’re willing. It’s the title of an obscure rock opera by Frank Zappa. If I’d known I was going to be hanging around here for 25 years I’d have taken a little more time to choose a username. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/48 "2025-05-09T16:11:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Peter Parker’s always frail Aunt? > 2. Did you play Carol on _The Bob Newhart Show_? > 3. Did you save the day in _Space Jam_? I am not Michael Jordan, but I am indeed **Aunt May Reilly Parker-Jameson**! Because it’s May. Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/49 "2025-05-09T16:17:57Z")
Nice work, Prof! It seems so obvious in retrospect. ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/50 "2025-05-09T18:30:46Z")
There just aren’t that many comic book women who aren’t typically good-looking. Onward! I am… # Y! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/51 "2025-05-09T20:47:29Z")
Y it is. (TIL that Aunt May got married to Peter’s boss!) 1. Did you play a grocery checkout girl knocked up by one of the leads in _City Slickers_? 2. Were you an early TV character whose last name was the same as his favorite weapon? 3. Were you the first driver to win three straight NASCAR championships? ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/52 "2025-05-09T21:03:34Z")
1. Are you the protagonist of a Joseph Heller novel? 2. Did you play quarterback for the 49ers and Giants? 3. Could you be happy the rest of your life with a cinnamon girl? ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/53 "2025-05-09T21:41:19Z")
No, Aunt May married Peter’s boss’s father. > [@SunUp](#): > > - Did you play a grocery checkout girl knocked up by one of the leads in _City Slickers_? > - Were you an early TV character whose last name was the same as his favorite weapon? > - Were you the first driver to win three straight NASCAR championships? Take 3 DQs. > [@Thing.Fish](#): > > - Are you the protagonist of a Joseph Heller novel? > - Did you play quarterback for the 49ers and Giants? > - Could you be happy the rest of your life with a cinnamon girl? 1. I am not Yossarian. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/54 "2025-05-09T21:46:17Z")
So you are neither NFL Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle nor Rock Hall of Famer Neil Young. Good to know. DQs: Are you real? Are you female? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/55 "2025-05-09T21:50:30Z")
Great guess **Prof**! And good game, **De\_La\_Rue**! IQs: 1. Were you told to play your role as a TV mom, “just like Donna Reed”? 2. Did you write an article for Glamour Magazine describing your cocaine addiction, and road to recovery in 2003? 3. Were you listed by Forbes as the top-earning dead celebrity of 2009? ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/56 "2025-05-09T21:59:06Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Were you told to play your role as a TV mom, “just like Donna Reed”? > 2. Did you write an article for Glamour Magazine describing your cocaine addiction, and road to recovery in 2003? > 3. Were you listed by Forbes as the top-earning dead celebrity of 2009? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/57 "2025-05-09T21:59:22Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/58 "2025-05-09T22:01:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you told to play your role as a TV mom, “just like Donna Reed”? > > 2. Did you write an article for Glamour Magazine describing your cocaine addiction, and road to recovery in 2003? > > 3. Were you listed by Forbes as the top-earning dead celebrity of 2009? > > Take 3 DQs. 1. Yvonne De Carlo (as Lily Munster) 2. Yasmine Bleeth 3. Yves Saint Laurent DQs: Created after 1950? First appeared in prose? American? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/59 "2025-05-09T22:33:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > No, Aunt May married Peter’s boss’s father. > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > - Did you play a grocery checkout girl knocked up by one of the leads in _City Slickers_? > > - Were you an early TV character whose last name was the same as his favorite weapon? > > - Were you the first driver to win three straight NASCAR championships? > > Take 3 DQs. The explosion of characters in comics is amazing. Yeardley Smith (also the voice of Lisa Simpson), Yancey Derringer, and Cale Yarborough. DQ: First name begins with Y? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2025/1018078/60 "2025-05-09T22:36:49Z")
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