# Botticelli - Nov. 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 21, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438 "2013-11-21T16:23:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [November 27, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/61 "2013-11-27T18:38:32Z")
(Hey, wait a minute, I’ve GOT 3 DQs…) DQ: In a medically related field? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/62 "2013-11-27T23:30:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’d say yes, medicine and health care are included in science/technology. Pharmacology’s biochemistry after all. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > True, but my point is that a surgeon, general practitioner, ob/gyn, nurse, paramedic, orderly or patient would be involved in medicine, but not “known for contributions to science or technology,” as the DQ was phrased. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Okay, I can see that. Dr. Jonas Salk, yes, but Clara Barton, not so much. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Good distinction. That’s pretty much what I was thinking. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/63 "2013-11-28T01:00:57Z")
T. 1. real 2. female 3. American 4. dead 5. not known for the arts 6. died since 1900 7. not known for contributions to science or technology 8. died after 1950 9. first name starts with T 10. not a sports figure 11. not political 12. not a criminal 13. died after 1990 14. not famous because she’s married to someone famous 15. in a medically related field Caution: This is the least bad answer to the DQ, I think, but it is not entirely straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/64 "2013-11-28T18:54:12Z")
IQ: Are you referred to by a nickname beginning with T that reflects your place in medical history? ---
**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:** [November 29, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/65 "2013-11-29T05:25:56Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ: Are you referred to by a nickname beginning with T that reflects your place in medical history? Dunno. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/66 "2013-11-29T10:38:19Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ: Are you referred to by a nickname beginning with T that reflects your place in medical history? Then you are not Typhoid Mary, the best known (and possibly the first known) asymptomatic carrier. ---
**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:** [November 29, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/67 "2013-11-29T15:14:11Z")
DQ: Caucasian? IQs: 1. Were you a gap-toothed Britisher of 1960’s comedies? 2. Are you an impudent trickster from German folklore? 3. Did your show spinoff _The Andy Griffith Show_? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/68 "2013-11-30T10:07:16Z")
IQ1: Are you famous because of a national debate about a decision that had to be made on your behalf? IQ2: Did you die in the same week as Princess Diana? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/69 "2013-11-30T18:38:38Z")
Definitely not Typhoid Mary. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Were you a gap-toothed Britisher of 1960’s comedies? > 2. Are you an impudent trickster from German folklore? > 3. Did your show spinoff _The Andy Griffith Show_? Not Terry-Thomas, dunno, and dunno. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you famous because of a national debate about a decision that had to be made on your behalf? > IQ2: Did you die in the same week as Princess Diana? Dunno, and not Mother Theresa. T. 1. real 2. female 3. American 4. dead 5. not known for the arts 6. died since 1900 7. not known for contributions to science or technology 8. died after 1950 9. first name starts with T 10. not a sports figure 11. not political 12. not a criminal 13. died after 1990 14. not famous because she’s married to someone famous 15. in a medically related field 16. Caucasian ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/70 "2013-11-30T22:21:04Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Are you famous because of a national debate about a decision that had to be made on your behalf? > IQ2: Did you die in the same week as Princess Diana? 1: Then you’re not **Terri Schiavo** 2: As you say, you’re not Mother Theresa of Calcutta. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/71 "2013-11-30T22:48:22Z")
Yes, I am indeed Terri Schiavo! > **[Terri Schiavo case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_schiavo)** > > Timeline > Public opinion and activism > Government involvement > Palm Sunday Compromise > Schiavo memo > Persistent vegetative state > James E. King > Randall Terry > William Hammesfahr > George Greer > James D. Whittemore > The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (born Schindler) (/ˈʃaɪvoʊ/; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state. Schiavo's husband ... Well done, **fanganga**! Did you catch my hint in post 58? I suggest you now start a December Botticelli thread. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/72 "2013-11-30T23:03:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, I am indeed > > Terri Schiavo! > > [Terri Schiavo case - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_schiavo) > > Well done, **fanganga**! Did you catch my hint in post 58? I suggest you now start a December Botticelli thread. Thank you - I wouldn’t have thought of her if it wasn’t for the word patient coming up in post 58. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438/73 "2013-11-30T23:16:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes, I am indeed > > Terri Schiavo! > > [Terri Schiavo case - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_schiavo) I had a feeling it was going to be some sort of medical case like that, but Karen Ann Quinlan was the only one I could think of… Good job, fanganga! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2013/674438.md?page=3)