# Botticelli November 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596 "2021-11-01T01:35:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 17, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/161 "2021-11-17T17:22:38Z")
DQs **P** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with P 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1900 8. European 9. Died before 1980 10. Not from the British Isles 11. Best known for the performing arts 12. Born west of Vienna 13. Not best known for musical achievements 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Not an actor 16. Died before 1960 17. Not known for writing 18. Not known from radio and/or TV ---
**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 17, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/162 "2021-11-17T17:23:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you a writer who has been called “the anti-C. S. Lewis”? > 2. Did you guard the coats of the crowd who stoned Stephen to death? > 3. Are you the best known character by Astrid Lindgren? Not Philip Pullman DQ Not Pippi Longstocking ---
**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 17, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/163 "2021-11-17T17:26:52Z")
Correct, the apostle Paul (then known as Saul of Tarsus), correct. DQ: Known for comedy? ---
**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 17, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/164 "2021-11-17T20:34:25Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play Himmler in _The Eagle Has Landed_? - Donald Pleasence Did you notoriously become a cannibal in the American West? - Yes, Alferd (the correct spelling, BTW) Packer Did you fail to commit suicide in a New Jersey nightclub? - Penny Priddy, in _Buckaroo Banzai_ Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/165 "2021-11-18T02:28:34Z")
DQs **P** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with P 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1900 8. European 9. Died before 1980 10. Not from the British Isles 11. Best known for the performing arts 12. Born west of Vienna 13. Not best known for musical achievements 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Not an actor 16. Died before 1960 17. Not known for writing 18. Not known from radio and/or TV 19. Known for comedy, in the sense of comedic performances. ---
**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 18, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/166 "2021-11-18T03:39:54Z")
I’m not coming up with any clown, mime, puppeteer or ventriloquist who fits. ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/167 "2021-11-18T14:53:38Z")
Maybe a director or producer? ---
**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 18, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/168 "2021-11-18T19:47:06Z")
DQs: Best known for stage performances? Italian? ---
**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 18, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/169 "2021-11-18T22:07:35Z")
DQs **P** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with P 5. Not American 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1900 8. European 9. Died before 1980 10. Not from the British Isles 11. Best known for the performing arts 12. Born west of Vienna 13. Not best known for musical achievements 14. Born south of Vienna 15. Not an actor 16. Died before 1960 17. Not known for writing 18. Not known from radio and/or TV 19. Known for comedy, in the sense of comedic performances. 20. Best known for stage performances 21. Not Italian By my count that’s all the awarded DQs. Get your questions in by 12 noon Pacific time Saturday Nov. 20th. ---
**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 18, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/170 "2021-11-18T23:04:38Z")
Ah, perhaps, mes amis, this is the one who put the art in fart? ---
**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 19, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/171 "2021-11-19T01:15:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > perhaps, mes amis, this is the one who put the art in fart? **Oui!! Je suis Le Pétomane!! AKA Joseph Pujol** (Either way, his surname and the second word of his stage name starts with P) > **[Le Pétomane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane)** > > Joseph Pujol (June 1, 1857 – August 8, 1945), better known by his stage name Le Pétomane (/ləˈpɛtəmeɪn/, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French pronunciation: \[ləpetɔman\]), was a French flatulist (professional fartist) and entertainer. He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingl It... Félicitations, professeur! ---
**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 19, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/172 "2021-11-19T01:50:23Z")
Merci beaucoup. Next, I am [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/70/42/6f/70426f87c39193e621e2c191f10f0dae.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/70/42/6f/70426f87c39193e621e2c191f10f0dae.jpg) ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/173 "2021-11-19T20:16:28Z")
IQ1: Oh, [you], you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind? IQ2: Is your first appearance set to enter the public domain in a little over a year? IQ3: Does your cringeworthy yellow-face appearance mar an otherwise pleasant romantic comedy? ---
**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 19, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/174 "2021-11-19T20:32:00Z")
Ha! Good one. We had _Le Pétomane_ as a Botticelli subject awhile back, I think. On to M. IQs: Were you the post-WWII commandant of The Citadel? Have you played an Austenian hero, a spy-tech guy and a Victorian villain? Are you the current Episcopal Bishop of Ohio? ---
**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 19, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/175 "2021-11-19T21:44:14Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Oh, [you], you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind? > IQ2: Is your first appearance set to enter the public domain in a little over a year? > IQ3: Does your cringeworthy yellow-face appearance mar an otherwise pleasant romantic comedy? #1. I am not Mickey. #2. I am not Mickey Mouse (??) #3. I am not Mickey Rooney. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the post-WWII commandant of The Citadel? > Have you played an Austenian hero, a spy-tech guy and a Victorian villain? > Are you the current Episcopal Bishop of Ohio? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/176 "2021-11-19T22:52:19Z")
Swept me. IQ1: According to urban legend, did your boyfriend put a Mars Bar into an unfortunate part of your anatomy? IQ2: Are you the boyfriend referred to in IQ1? IQ3: Thanksgiving is coming up - did Longfellow write a poem about your courtship? ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/177 "2021-11-19T22:55:58Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: According to urban legend, did your boyfriend put a Mars Bar into an unfortunate part of your anatomy? > IQ2: Are you the boyfriend referred to in IQ1? > IQ3: Thanksgiving is coming up - did Longfellow write a poem about your courtship? Take 2 DQs. #3. I am not Miles Standish. ---
**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 20, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/178 "2021-11-20T01:10:17Z")
Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger DQs: Real? Male? ---
**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 20, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/179 "2021-11-20T03:50:44Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Male ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2021/953596/180 "2021-11-21T08:47:24Z")
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