# Botticelli - Nov 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 2, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569 "2020-11-02T18:22:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 5

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/81 "2020-11-05T18:50:45Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> not Rhonda, not Rowdy Roddy Piper, not Richard Nixon

A clean sweep!

IQs:  
1. Did you encourage kids to just say no?  
2. Did you play Judge Gen on _The Good Place_?  
3. Nicknamed “The Worm”, were you a power forward for the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls?

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/82 "2020-11-05T18:53:32Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> > [@MissTake](#):
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> > - Did you write _Gargantua and Pantagruel_ ?
> > 
> > > - Are you a very wealthy blonde haired child in comic strips?
> > > - Were you part of the Wolfpack in the Marvel world?
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> DQ, not Richie Rich, DQ

Rabelais, correct, Rafael Vega

DQs

1. Known for being in a comic book?
2. Protagonist?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/83 "2020-11-05T20:25:51Z")

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DQ Summary

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Not known for the Arts
4. American
5. Created after 1970
6. Did not first appear in prose fiction
7. Has appeared in a comic book, but not primarily known for it
8. Technically a protagonist, but acts more like an antagonist

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/84 "2020-11-05T20:26:40Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Did you encourage kids to just say no?
> 2. Did you play Judge Gen on _The Good Place_ ?
> 3. Nicknamed “The Worm”, were you a power forward for the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls?

not Nancy Reagan, not Maya Rudolf, not Dennis Rodman

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/85 "2020-11-05T20:46:42Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> not Nancy Reagan, not Maya Rudolf, not Dennis Rodman

Another clean sweep!

IQs:  
1. Did a Taco Bell ad feature multiple real people with your name?  
2. Does your philosophy state that A=A?  
3. Is your book _THEM: Adventures with Extremists_ about people who believe in a shadowy cabal controlling the world?

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/86 "2020-11-05T22:29:03Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > > IQ1: Did you and your wife sing the original version of _Happy Trails?_  
> > > IQ2: Did you and your bandmates sing an a capella cover of _Happy Trails_ on the 1982 album _Diver Down_ ?  
> > > IQ3: Are you the cartoonist who created Rat Fink?
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> not Roy Rogers, not David Lee Roth, not Spain Rodriguez

Yes, Yes, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth

DQ: First appeared in a movie or TV show?

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/87 "2020-11-05T22:40:00Z")

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IQ1: Did you check into your room only to find Gideon’s Bible?  
IQ2: Are you an anthropomorphic critter voiced by Bradley Cooper?  
IQ3: Do you lend your name to a children’s nature magazine?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/88 "2020-11-05T22:43:23Z")

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DQ Summary

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Not known for the Arts
4. American
5. Created after 1970
6. Did not first appear in prose fiction
7. Has appeared in a comic book, but not primarily known for it
8. Technically a protagonist, but acts more like an antagonist
9. First appeared in a movie or TV show

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/89 "2020-11-05T22:45:30Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> 1. Did a Taco Bell ad feature multiple real people with your name?
> 2. Does your philosophy state that A=A?
> 3. Is your book _THEM: Adventures with Extremists_ about people who believe in a shadowy cabal controlling the world?

OK, you got me. Take 3 DQs.

> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> IQ1: Did you check into your room only to find Gideon’s Bible?  
> IQ2: Are you an anthropomorphic critter voiced by Bradley Cooper?  
> IQ3: Do you lend your name to a children’s nature magazine?

Not Rocky Raccoon, not Rocket Raccoon, take a DQ

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**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:** [November 5, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/90 "2020-11-05T23:01:33Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> OK, you got me. Take 3 DQs.

1 was Ronald McDonald; 2 was Ayn Rand; 3 was Jon Ronson.

DQs:  
1. first appeared after 2000?  
2. from a TV show?

One DQ reserved.

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**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:** [November 6, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/91 "2020-11-06T00:36:53Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > > IQ1: Did you check into your room only to find Gideon’s Bible?  
> > > IQ2: Are you an anthropomorphic critter voiced by Bradley Cooper?  
> > > IQ3: Do you lend your name to a children’s nature magazine?
> 
> Not Rocky Raccoon, not Rocket Raccoon, take a DQ

Yep, Yep, Ranger Rick, who is also a raccoon.

Reserving my DQ until I see the answers to some of the others.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/92 "2020-11-06T04:12:09Z")

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> [@kitap](#):
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> 1. Did you play Abigail Hobbs on **Hannibal**?
> 2. Did you have a hit with the song **Seven Year Ache**?
> 3. Are you the MasterHarper of Pern?

Kacey Rohl, Rosanne Cash, Robinson

DQs:

1. First name starts with R?
2. Live action?
3. From a Disney show or movie?

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**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 6, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/93 "2020-11-06T04:39:57Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you hang out around Rhosgobel? - Yes, the wizard Radagast the Brown, in _LOTR_  
Were you very concerned about preserving your precious bodily fluids? - Gen. Jack D. Ripper, in _Dr. Strangelove_  
Were you the first to fly across America, “crash by crash”? - Cal Rodgers, an early aviation hero of mine: [Calbraith Perry Rodgers - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers)

DQs:

Would be alive today, if real?  
In genre fiction (sf, fantasy, Western, detective, etc.)?

IQs:

Did a novelist suggest your middle name was Thelonious, but it was later established to be Thomas?  
Were you a Norwegian diplomat who led the UN?  
Was your name later the middle name of a noted American general?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/94 "2020-11-06T07:29:52Z")

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DQ Summary

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Not known for the Arts
4. American
5. Created after 1970
6. Did not first appear in prose fiction
7. Has appeared in a comic book, but not primarily known for it
8. Technically a protagonist, but acts more like an antagonist
9. First appeared in a movie or TV show
10. First appeared after 2000
11. From a TV show
12. First name starts with R
13. Not live action
14. Not from Disney
15. Would be alive today if real
16. Genre fiction (sf, fantasy, Western, detective, etc.)

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/95 "2020-11-06T07:30:52Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Did a novelist suggest your middle name was Thelonious, but it was later established to be Thomas?  
> Were you a Norwegian diplomat who led the UN?  
> Was your name later the middle name of a noted American general?

take 3 DQs

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**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 6, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/96 "2020-11-06T11:41:48Z")

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DQs:

1. From a cable TV station?
2. From a fantasy or sf series?

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/97 "2020-11-06T12:34:47Z")

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DQ Summary

1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Not known for the Arts
4. American
5. Created after 1970
6. Did not first appear in prose fiction
7. Has appeared in a comic book, but not primarily known for it
8. Technically a protagonist, but acts more like an antagonist
9. First appeared in a movie or TV show
10. First appeared after 2000
11. From a TV show
12. First name starts with R
13. Not live action
14. Not from Disney
15. Would be alive today if real
16. Genre fiction (sf, fantasy, Western, detective, etc.)
17. From a cable TV station
18. From a fantasy or sf series

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**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:** [November 6, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/98 "2020-11-06T13:25:49Z")

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Well, since the only cable SF/fantasy shows I’ve ever really watched were Eureka and The Vikings, I’ll just watch from the sidelines 🙂

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/99 "2020-11-06T14:02:01Z")

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It’s also on Hulu.

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**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 6, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569/100 "2020-11-06T16:15:29Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did a novelist suggest your middle name was Thelonious, but it was later established to be Thomas? - Cmdr. William T. Riker, of _ST:TNG_  
Were you a Norwegian diplomat who led the UN? - Trygve Lie  
Was your name later the middle name of a noted American general? - Tecumseh / William Tecumseh Sherman

Three DQs reserved.

IQs:

Are you everyone’s favorite nihilistic, alcoholic, sociopathic, gun-running supergenius mad scientist, whose grandson is named Morty?  
Were you the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.?  
Were you that person’s spouse?

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