# Botticelli November 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 3, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721 "2011-11-03T07:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 3, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/1 "2011-11-03T07:31:42Z")
Previous thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626545](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626545) New month, new thread. Next up: **P** ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/2 "2011-11-03T12:27:44Z")
IQ: Were you a writer and amateur sportsman? IQ: Did the actor who played you in a sitcom from the 80’s die, so your character also died? IQ: Were you a female country artist? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/3 "2011-11-03T13:54:53Z")
IQ1: Did a young, then-unknown Willie Nelson write the hit song you’re best known for? IQ2: Did you allegedly ask for a day off due to a headache, in 1925, and never get your job back? IQ3: Were you known for the comedy catch phrase, “Picky, picky, picky”? ---
**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 3, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/4 "2011-11-03T15:42:52Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > IQ: Were you a writer and amateur sportsman? > IQ: Did the actor who played you in a sitcom from the 80’s die, so your character also died? > IQ: Were you a female country artist? IQ1: Don’t know, take a DQ. IQ2: No, I am not “Coach” Ernie Pantuso from _Cheers_ IQ3: So many to pick from, but, no I am not Dolly Parton > [@astorian](#): > > IQ1: Did a young, then-unknown Willie Nelson write the hit song you’re best known for? > IQ2: Did you allegedly ask for a day off due to a headache, in 1925, and never get your job back? > IQ3: Were you known for the comedy catch phrase, “Picky, picky, picky”? IQ1: No, I am not Patsy Cline, best known for the Nelson-penned “Crazy” Take DQs for the other 2. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/5 "2011-11-03T15:50:44Z")
Wally Pipp, first baseman of the Yankees, allegedly asked for a day off due to a headache. His replacement, Lou Gehrig, played the next 2,130 games at first base. Comedian Pat Paulsen used that catchphrase on shows like “The Smothers Brothers” variety show (“Some people say we at the Gigantic Corporation of America have posioned the environment. Some say we discriminate against women and minorities. Some say we bust unions and pay our workers starvation wages. Picky, picky, picky…”) DQ1: Are you male? DQ2: Are you a real person? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/6 "2011-11-03T15:55:41Z")
Did you play with the Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown? Did you sell the Beatles the mellotron they used on “Strawberry Fields Forever,” after using the instrument on many of your own band’s songs? Were you the only major role ever played by Ken Weatherwax? ---
**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 3, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/7 "2011-11-03T16:35:42Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > DQ1: Are you male? > > DQ2: Are you a real person? Yes Yes > [@astorian](#): > > Did you play with the Atomic Rooster and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown? > Did you sell the Beatles the mellotron they used on “Strawberry Fields Forever,” after using the instrument on many of your own band’s songs? > Were you the only major role ever played by Ken Weatherwax? No, I am not ELP and Asia drummer Carl Palmer. 2 more DQs for the other 2. Recap: P 1. Male 2. Real person ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/8 "2011-11-03T16:46:06Z")
Ken Weatherwax was a child actor whose only major role was Puggsley Addams, on the Sixties TV series. And Michael Pinder of the Moody Blues sold mellotrons as well as playing them. DQ: Does your last name start with “P”? DQ: Were you born after 1900? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/9 "2011-11-03T17:22:54Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > IQ: Were you a writer and amateur sportsman? > IQ: Did the actor who played you in a sitcom from the 80’s die, so your character also > > IQ: Were you a female country artist? You were not George Plimpton, who trained in many different professional sports, then wrote books about his experiences. You were not Patsy Cline, which someone else also ruled out. DQ: Are you dead? ---
**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 3, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/10 "2011-11-03T17:36:25Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > DQ: Does your last name start with “P”? > > DQ: Were you born after 1900? No Yes > [@Rebo](#): > > DQ: Are you dead? No Recap: P 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Last name does not start with ‘P’ 4. Born after 1900 5. Not dead ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/11 "2011-11-03T18:09:48Z")
IQ: Were you a part of the singing duo known as Tom and Jerry in 1957? IQ: Are you a country singer from Texas known for his recent album “What I’m For”? IQ: Did you used to own an American League baseball team? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/12 "2011-11-03T18:33:55Z")
Were you the first person to write “A little learning is a dangerous thing”? Did your career inspire the Broadway musical that gave us the song “Put On a Happy Face”? Did your college classmate Nathaniel hawthorne write our authorized biography? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/13 "2011-11-03T19:05:07Z")
IQ: Did you claim to be Jezebel in hell? IQ: Was an apologetic catchphrase directed to a character you played? IQ: Does a _Beavis and Butt-head_ gag use circular reasoning to address the question of why you’re famous? ---
**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 3, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/14 "2011-11-03T21:26:06Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > IQ: Were you a part of the singing duo known as Tom and Jerry in 1957? > IQ: Are you a country singer from Texas known for his recent album “What I’m For”? > IQ: Did you used to own an American League baseball team? #1 - No, I am not Paul Simon. Take 2 DQs for the others > [@astorian](#): > > Were you the first person to write “A little learning is a dangerous thing”? > Did your career inspire the Broadway musical that gave us the song “Put On a Happy Face”? > Did your college classmate Nathaniel hawthorne write our authorized biography? #2 - No, I am not Elvis Presley, whose induction into the Army inspired _Bye Bye Birdie_, for which I played saxophone in the orchestra pit my senior year of high school. Take 2 DQs for the other 2 > [@Sternvogel](#): > > IQ: Did you claim to be Jezebel in hell? > > IQ: Was an apologetic catchphrase directed to a character you played? > > IQ: Does a _Beavis and Butt-head_ gag use circular reasoning to address the question of why you’re famous? #1 - I don’t know. Take a DQ #2 - (Guess) - I am not Bernadette Peters who starred with Steve Martin in _The Jerk_, who may have uttered his “Excuuuuuuuuuuuse me” catchphrase in the film? #3 No, I not Tom Petty, who is on TV because he’s famous, and is famous because he’s on TV, and is on TV because he’s famous, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/15 "2011-11-03T22:47:19Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > IQ: Were you a part of the singing duo known as Tom and Jerry in 1957? > IQ: Are you a country singer from Texas known for his recent album “What I’m For”? > IQ: Did you used to own an American League baseball team? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > #1 - No, I am not Paul Simon. > Take 2 DQs for the others. You are not Pat Green, singer of the hit song “Let Me” on the album “What I’m For.” You are not [“Peter O’Malley, former Dodgers owner, seeks to run team again.”](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/11/peter-omalley-new-dodgers-owner-frank-mccourt-sale/1) DQ: Are you an actor? DQ: Are you a politician? ---
**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, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/16 "2011-11-04T00:13:38Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > IQ: Did you used to own an American League baseball team? [QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] You are not Peter O’Malley [/QUOTE] Actually, the Dodgers are in the National League. Not that I would have gotten it right anyway. > [@](#): > > DQ: Are you an actor? > > DQ: Are you a politician? I have acted, but that is not what I am famous for. No Recap: P 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Last name does not start with ‘P’ 4. Born after 1900 5. Not dead 6. Have acted, but am not famous for being an actor 7. Not a politician ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/17 "2011-11-04T00:18:53Z")
Franklin Pierce’s biography was written by his Bowdoin classmate Nathaniel Hawthorne And Alexander Pope wrote “A Little learning is a dangerous thing.” DQ: Do you work in some field of show business? DQ: Are you American? ---
**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, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/18 "2011-11-04T00:24:32Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > DQ: Do you work in some field of show business? > > DQ: Are you American? Yes Yes Recap: ‘P’ 1. Male 2. Real person 3. Last name does not start with ‘P’ 4. Born after 1900 5. Not dead 6. Have acted, but not famous for being an actor 7. Not a politician 8. Work in some field of show business 9. American ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/19 "2011-11-04T02:00:26Z")
Are you a Nobel Peace Prize winner, world leader and World War 1 aviator whom everyone called “Mike”? Are you a sports superstar who died of a heart attack while playing a pickup shirts-and-skins basketball games with Christian conservative leader James Dobson? Prior to the 20th century, were you generally considered the ONLY great English composer of classical music? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721/20 "2011-11-04T02:25:57Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Actually, the Dodgers are in the National League. Not that I would have gotten it right anyway. Oops! Sorry about that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2011/601721.md?page=2)