# Botticelli, Nov. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 31, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093 "2022-10-31T20:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 4, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/81 "2022-11-04T07:02:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Are you a Belgian reporter who is usually accompanied by your dog Snowy? > > IQ2: Do you repeatedly sell maps to Link? > > IQ3: Are you AKA Rebecca Buck? > > Not Tintin; dunno x2 Correct Tingle, from various _Legend of Zelda_ video games Tank Girl Holding 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:** [November 4, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/82 "2022-11-04T16:40:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Queen of the Fairies? > 2. Are you Ariel’s dad in _The Little Mermaid_? > 3. Did you marry Sara Bush Johnston? Not Titania, Triton or Thomas Lincoln > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you an 18th-century English woman who claimed to have given birth to several rabbits? > 2. Did you write _Letters from the Earth_? > 3. " ‘[YOU]!’ > No answer. > ‘[YOU]!’ > No answer. > ‘What’s gone with that boy, I wonder? You [YOU]!’ "? Dunno x3 Ask no more IQs, please, since we’ll now be over 20. ---
**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 4, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/83 "2022-11-04T16:44:50Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3 1 was Mary Toft; 2 was Mark Twain; 3 was TOM! Sawyer. DQ: created after 1950? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 4, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/84 "2022-11-04T16:46:14Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Carthoris’s mother? > > IQ2: Were you #1’s grandfather? > > IQ3: Were you Carthoris’s father’s very tall friend? > > Dunno x3 Dejah Thoris Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium Tars Tarkas Carthoris = John CARter + Dejah THORIS DQ: From a work of science fiction? Three DQs 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:** [November 4, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/85 "2022-11-04T16:49:58Z")
T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. only known name starts with T 4. not created by an American or Americans 5. actually appears, not someone just referred to or an assumed identity of another character or something like that 6. originally from a work of prose 7. created by European or Europeans 8. created after 1920 9. not a main character 10. created before 1970 11. created by a citizen of the United Kingdom or Ireland 12. not sympathetic or otherwise good 13. adapted into movies or TV 14. would not be alive today, if real 15. from a work of fantasy, science fiction, horror, or something else with fantastic elements 16. created before 1950 17. not from a work of science fiction ---
**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 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/86 "2022-11-04T16:51:02Z")
Swept me! ---
**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 4, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/87 "2022-11-04T16:55:11Z")
DQ: Human? Two DQs 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:** [November 4, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/88 "2022-11-04T17:04:35Z")
T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. only known name starts with T 4. not created by an American or Americans 5. actually appears, not someone just referred to or an assumed identity of another character or something like that 6. originally from a work of prose 7. created by European or Europeans 8. created after 1920 9. not a main character 10. created before 1970 11. created by a citizen of the United Kingdom or Ireland 12. not sympathetic or otherwise good 13. adapted into movies or TV 14. would not be alive today, if real 15. from a work of fantasy, science fiction, horror, or something else with fantastic elements 16. created before 1950 17. not from a work of science fiction 18. not human ---
**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 4, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/89 "2022-11-04T17:08:19Z")
DQ: from _The Hobbit_? 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:** [November 4, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/90 "2022-11-04T17:58:57Z")
T. 1. fictional 2. male 3. only known name starts with T 4. not created by an American or Americans 5. actually appears, not someone just referred to or an assumed identity of another character or something like that 6. originally from a work of prose 7. created by European or Europeans 8. created after 1920 9. not a main character 10. created before 1970 11. created by a citizen of the United Kingdom or Ireland 12. not sympathetic or otherwise good 13. adapted into movies or TV 14. would not be alive today, if real 15. from a work of fantasy, science fiction, horror, or something else with fantastic elements 16. created before 1950 17. not from a work of science fiction 18. not human 19. from _The Hobbit_ _Damn_, he’s good! ---
**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 4, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/91 "2022-11-04T18:06:21Z")
An educated guess. Someone else will have to step in with more _Hobbit_ knowledge than I have. ---
**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 4, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/92 "2022-11-04T18:17:01Z")
Well, it’s not Bert. ---
**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 4, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/93 "2022-11-04T19:04:06Z")
DQ: Are you Bert’s companion, Tom? One 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:** [November 4, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/94 "2022-11-04T20:09:27Z")
Yeesh, we didn’t even get to 20 DQs! Yes, I am indeed # Tom One of three trolls whom Bilbo encountered out in the woods one memorable night, later turned to stone when Gandalf distracted them until daybreak: [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tom](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tom) Well done, **SCA**! ---
**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 4, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/95 "2022-11-04T21:00:47Z")
Good choice, EH! Good play, SCA! ---
**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 5, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/96 "2022-11-05T17:11:02Z")
Actually, I thought it was either Tom or Tim, but wasn’t sure which so I flipped a coin… 🙂 I am [![](https://script.byu.edu/Plugins/FileManager/Files/German/Letters/Type/_b_f.gif) ](https://script.byu.edu/Plugins/FileManager/Files/German/Letters/Type/_b_f.gif) ---
**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 5, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/97 "2022-11-05T17:29:05Z")
IQs: 1. Did the Dwarves call you Forn? 2. Were you a regular on _Hee Haw_ who appeared on the cover of _Playboy_ four times? 3. Are you currently producing a streaming TV series called _Wednesday_? ---
**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 5, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/98 "2022-11-05T19:50:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Dwarves call you Forn? > 2. Were you a regular on _Hee Haw_ who appeared on the cover of _Playboy_ four times? > 3. Are you currently producing a streaming TV series called _Wednesday_? Three 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:** [November 5, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/99 "2022-11-05T21:25:49Z")
#1 was Tom Bombadil. #2 was Barbi Benton. #3 is Tim Burton. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male) 3. Last name starts with B? ---
**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 5, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2022/974093/100 "2022-11-05T21:29:05Z")
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