# Botticelli, Oct. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516 "2022-09-30T17:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/301 "2022-10-25T17:07:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …#2 was Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr… Sr., actually. IQs: Did you jokingly complain that it was unfair that LeBron James is a great basketball played, and filthy rich, and a good actor, _and_ funny? Were you mistaken for Mr. Apricot? Were you the hard-drinking proprietor of an NYC orphanage? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/302 "2022-10-25T17:12:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you jokingly complain that it was unfair that LeBron James is a great basketball played, and filthy rich, and a good actor, _and_ funny? > Were you mistaken for Mr. Apricot? > Were you the hard-drinking proprietor of an NYC orphanage? Respectively: I am not Kevin Hart. Take a DQ. Take a DQ. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/303 "2022-10-25T17:21:29Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Dr. Jekyll’s counterpart? 2. In the movie _Jojo Rabbit_, are you Jojo’s imaginary friend? 3. Did you write the poem that begins “Jenny kissed me when we met…”? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/304 "2022-10-25T17:26:33Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > Did you jokingly complain that it was unfair that LeBron James is a great basketball [player], and filthy rich, and a good actor, _and_ funny? > > Were you mistaken for Mr. Apricot? > > Were you the hard-drinking proprietor of an NYC orphanage? > > Respectively: > I am not Kevin Hart. > Take a DQ. > Take a DQ. Not Kevin Hart, but Bill Hader (after they appeared together in _Trainwreck_) Harrison: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4PZXuk3TsM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4PZXuk3TsM) Mrs. Hannigan, in _Annie_ DQs: First appeared after 1950? American? Would be alive today, if real? IQs: Have there been three movies about your assassination in Prague, two of them recently? Were you a chain-smoking novelist who became a head of state? Would you rather be a dentist than make toys? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/305 "2022-10-25T17:48:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Dr. Jekyll’s counterpart? > 2. In the movie _Jojo Rabbit_, are you Jojo’s imaginary friend? > 3. Did you write the poem that begins “Jenny kissed me when we met…”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have there been three movies about your assassination in Prague, two of them recently? > Were you a chain-smoking novelist who became a head of state? > Would you rather be a dentist than make toys? I am not Hitler, Vaclav Havel, or Hermey, but I am indeed Mr. Edward Hyde! Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/306 "2022-10-25T17:55:01Z")
OBE, alas. ☹ ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/307 "2022-10-25T17:57:03Z")
Thanks! Lookin’ at EH’s splendiferous list, I am [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.lERJrLaXcx8cwoVktCY_CgHaHa?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.lERJrLaXcx8cwoVktCY_CgHaHa?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/308 "2022-10-25T18:04:03Z")
IQ1: Did Doenitz take over your job after you resigned? IQ2: Were you married to the she-wolf of France? IQ3: Did your brother Bertie take over your job after you resigned? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/309 "2022-10-25T18:07:35Z")
Well done, **Prof. P.**! The first was Reinhard Heydrich and not Hitler (who wasn’t killed in Prague), but I did indeed have in mind Vaclav Havel and Hermey for the other two. E it is. IQs: Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter of the 1790s? Did Stanley Tucci play you in a WWII movie despite looking nothing like you? Were you Solicitor General of the U.S. for both Johnson and Nixon? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/310 "2022-10-25T18:10:30Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the Master in the 1996 _Doctor Who_ TV movie? 2. Did you write the “My Day” column? 3. Are you mistakenly kidnapped first by Lock, Shock, and Barrel in _The Nightmare Before Christmas_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The first was Reinhard Heydrich and not Hitler (who wasn’t killed in Prague) (I was answering the Prof.'s _Jojo Rabbit_ question.) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/311 "2022-10-25T18:11:04Z")
Deleting my H IQs… IQ1: Were you the Million Dollar Mermaid? IQ2: Were you a macabre author and illustrator who created the opening credits for PBS’ _Mystery!_ anthology series? IQ3: Did your creator die before he could finish making your hands? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/312 "2022-10-25T18:12:45Z")
Ah, got it, thanks, **DLR**. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/313 "2022-10-25T18:19:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did Doenitz take over your job after you resigned? > IQ2: Were you married to the she-wolf of France? > IQ3: Did your brother Bertie take over your job after you resigned? Take 2 DQs. #3. I am not Edward VIII of the U.K. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter of the 1790s? > Did Stanley Tucci play you in a WWII movie despite looking nothing like you? > Were you Solicitor General of the U.S. for both Johnson and Nixon? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play the Master in the 1996 _Doctor Who_ TV movie? > 2. Did you write the “My Day” column? > 3. Are you mistakenly kidnapped first by Lock, Shock, and Barrel in _The Nightmare Before Christmas_? #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Eleanor Roosevelt. #3. I am not the Easter Bunny. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Million Dollar Mermaid? > IQ2: Were you a macabre author and illustrator who created the opening credits for PBS’ _Mystery!_ anthology series? > IQ3: Did your creator die before he could finish making your hands? 1. I am not Esther Williams. 2. I am not M. C. Escher. 3. I am not Edward Scissorhands. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/314 "2022-10-25T18:20:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. Take a DQ. > #2. I am not Eleanor Roosevelt. > #3. I am not the Easter Bunny. 1 was Eric Roberts. DQ: real? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/315 "2022-10-25T18:22:06Z")
DQ: 1. Real ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/316 "2022-10-25T18:22:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the Million Dollar Mermaid? > > IQ2: Were you a macabre author and illustrator who created the opening credits for PBS’ _Mystery!_ anthology series? > > IQ3: Did your creator die before he could finish making your hands? > > 1. I am not Esther Williams. > 2. I am not M. C. Escher. > 3. I am not Edward Scissorhands. Correct Edward Gorey Correct DQ: Alive? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/317 "2022-10-25T18:23:47Z")
:smackhead: Yeah, I knew it was Gorey. My memory misspoke. DQs: 1. Real 2. Dead ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/318 "2022-10-25T18:56:21Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter of the 1790s? - Edward FitzGerald Did Stanley Tucci play you in a WWII movie despite looking nothing like you? - Adolf Eichmann, in _Conspiracy_ Were you Solicitor General of the U.S. for both Johnson and Nixon? - Erwin Griswold DQs: Male? American? Died since 1900? IQs: Did soldiers give you three cheers at lights-out in _Breaker Morant_? Were you a noted music producer of Turkish descent? Was one of your songs an important plot point in _Inception_? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/319 "2022-10-25T18:56:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did Doenitz take over your job after you resigned? > > IQ2: Were you married to the she-wolf of France? > > IQ3: Did your brother Bertie take over your job after you resigned? > > Take 2 DQs. > #3. I am not Edward VIII of the U.K. Erich Raeder Edward II of England correct DQ1: Male? DQ2: Died after 1950? Happy birthday! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516/320 "2022-10-25T19:27:28Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Dead 3. Female 4. American 5. Died since 1900 6. Died after 1950 **SCAdian** , take another DQ, since your first had already been asked. and Thank You! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2022/972516.md?page=17)