# Botticelli - November 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446 "2024-10-30T12:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/201 "2024-11-12T13:46:38Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > 1. Were you the sensual, hedonistic Medici Pope who said “God has given us the Papacy. Let us enjoy it.”? > > 2. Were you the daughter of a Pope, and now by most historians considered innocent of the crimes attributed to you by his enemies? > > 3. Were you a moderate Republican congresswoman from New York, in _Doonesbury_? > > I am not Lorenzo de Medici. > I am not Lucrezia Borgia. > I am not Lacey Davenport. Correct on all three. For the Medici Pope I was going for Leo X, but his birth name was Giovanni Lorenzo de Medici, so that is correct. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/202 "2024-11-12T15:02:34Z")
# L 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with L 4. Not from prose fiction 5. Created after 1940 6. From TV 7. Played by a Caucasian actress 8. Created after 1980 9. Not from a comedy show 10. Created before 2000 11. Last name begins N-Z 12. Not considered a beauty 13. American-produced show for an American audience 14. Not part of regular cast 15. Character’s shows both ran more than 3 seasons 16. Known largely for drama 17. Older than 20 years old 18. Not from a police/detective show ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/203 "2024-11-12T15:06:50Z")
DQ: From a medical (doctor/hospital/EMT/&c) show? ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/204 "2024-11-12T15:46:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did Stephanie Zimbalist play you on _Remington Steele_? > - Were you the lead character on _Thundercats_? > - Did your character express concern about buying a box of Trix even though he was an adult in _Ted_? #1 was Laura Holt. #2 was Lion-O. #3 was Liam Neeson. DQ: First name starts with La - Li? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/205 "2024-11-12T15:52:10Z")
# L 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with L 4. Not from prose fiction 5. Created after 1940 6. From TV 7. Played by a Caucasian actress 8. Created after 1980 9. Not from a comedy show 10. Created before 2000 11. Last name begins N-Z 12. Not considered a beauty 13. American-produced show for an American audience 14. Not part of regular cast 15. Character’s shows both ran more than 3 seasons 16. Known largely for drama 17. Older than 20 years old 18. Not from a police/detective show 19. Not from a medical/doctor/EMT show 20. First name starts with Lj-Lz ---
**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 12, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/206 "2024-11-12T15:53:16Z")
DQ: Known for a sci-fi series? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/207 "2024-11-12T15:56:26Z")
# L 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with L 4. Not from prose fiction 5. Created after 1940 6. From TV 7. Played by a Caucasian actress 8. Created after 1980 9. Not from a comedy show 10. Created before 2000 11. Last name begins N-Z 12. Not considered a beauty 13. American-produced show for an American audience 14. Not part of regular cast 15. Character’s shows both ran more than 3 seasons 16. Known largely for drama 17. Older than 20 years old 18. Not from a police/detective show 19. Not from a medical/doctor/EMT show 20. First name starts with Lj-Lz 21. Known for a sci-fi series ---
**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 12, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/208 "2024-11-12T16:02:25Z")
DQ: From two _Star Trek_ series? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/209 "2024-11-12T17:36:53Z")
# L 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. First name starts with L 4. Not from prose fiction 5. Created after 1940 6. From TV 7. Played by a Caucasian actress 8. Created after 1980 9. Not from a comedy show 10. Created before 2000 11. Last name begins N-Z 12. Not considered a beauty 13. American-produced show for an American audience 14. Not part of regular cast 15. Character’s shows both ran more than 3 seasons 16. Known largely for drama 17. Older than 20 years old 18. Not from a police/detective show 19. Not from a medical/doctor/EMT show 20. First name starts with Lj-Lz 21. Known for a sci-fi series 22. From two _Star Trek_ series I believe @Elendil_s_Heir has 2 or 3 DQs left, but I suspect @Prof.Pepperwinkle may have it. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/210 "2024-11-12T17:43:18Z")
I think I might have it too, but I’ll let the Prof take first crack at it. ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/211 "2024-11-12T17:47:41Z")
I actually don’t have it yet. Go ahead. ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/212 "2024-11-12T17:50:22Z")
Unless… Are you Lwaxanna Troi (sp?)? ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/213 "2024-11-12T17:59:47Z")
I bet that’s it. Previous IQs: Did Robert De Niro play you in _Jackie Brown_? - Louis Did you say, “Punctuality is the politeness of kings”? - Louis XVIII Were …Bogie and Bacall married at your Ohio farm? - [Louis Bromfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bromfield#Malabar_Farm_and_The_Friends_of_the_Land) Louis x3! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/214 "2024-11-12T18:07:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Unless… > > Are you Lwaxanna Troi (sp?)? That was my guess, too. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/215 "2024-11-12T19:30:50Z")
Correct! I am # Lwaxana Troi Daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Riix, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed, mother of Deanna and hoped-for wife of Jean-Luc Picard. Take it away, Prof.! ---
**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 12, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/216 "2024-11-12T20:48:18Z")
Oh, good. Onwards to # F! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/217 "2024-11-13T00:32:47Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a portly perpetual drug user? 2. Are you his mustachioed roommate? 3. Are you considered a token character in a popular comic strip? ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/218 "2024-11-13T03:43:53Z")
Well done, **Prof. P.** IQs: Was Mark Twain decidedly _not_ a fan of your work? Were you the hero of Pixar’s _A Bug’s Life_? Were you a cloud alien reluctantly killed by Morty? ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/219 "2024-11-13T03:58:53Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a portly perpetual drug user? > 2. Are you his mustachioed roommate? > 3. Are you considered a token character in a popular comic strip? #1 Peed Skills! I am not Fat Freddy. #2. I am not Freewheelin’ Franklin. #3. I am not Franklin from _Peanuts_. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was Mark Twain decidedly _not_ a fan of your work? > Were you the hero of Pixar’s _A Bug’s Life_? > Were you a cloud alien reluctantly killed by Morty? 1. I am not James Fennimore Cooper. 2. I am not Flik. (sp?) 3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446/220 "2024-11-13T04:23:26Z")
Good guess, Prof! IQs: 1. Are you a multiple Grammy awarding-winning songwriter and musician, but more commonly known for your sibling? 2. Were you the first Black actor to receive a screen credit, and the first to earn over $1,000,000 in your career? 3. Were you a theatrical producer known for elaborate revues? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2024/1009446.md?page=12)