# Botticelli - Oct 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517 "2026-10-01T16:14:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/1 "2026-10-01T16:14:33Z")
Starting up a new round for the new month: I am # J On we go! Rules are [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nVLOdq6IptN1UPXz3Tu9WAVrnQPyWSZ65Tqr5TS4L40/edit?tab=t.0). ---
**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 1, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/2 "2026-10-01T17:18:07Z")
IQs 1. Did you write _Please Don’t Eat The Daisies_? 2. Did you write _Shut Up And Eat Your Snowshoes_? 3. Did you serve as translator to the first American ambassador to Russia? ---
**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 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/3 "2026-10-01T17:19:16Z")
IQs: #1. Did you write the Bridgerton books? #2. Did Amy Fisher shoot your wife? #3. Did you play twins in _Sinners_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/4 "2026-10-01T19:24:40Z")
IQs 1. Were you portrayed by Keanu Reeves as a man who’s greatest purpose requires being connected to a computer? 2. Are you a legendary wanderer, sowing your seeds along the way? 3. Did you begin your broadcasting career hosting a show called _The Squirrel’s Nest_? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/5 "2026-10-02T01:01:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you write _Please Don’t Eat The Daisies_? > 2. Did you write _Shut Up And Eat Your Snowshoes_? > 3. Did you serve as translator to the first American ambassador to Russia? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > #1. Did you write the Bridgerton books? > #2. Did Amy Fisher shoot your wife? > #3. Did you play twins in _Sinners_? Take a DQ. I am not Joey Buttafuoco. I am not Michael **B**. Jordan. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs > > 1. Were you portrayed by Keanu Reeves as a man who’s greatest purpose requires being connected to a computer? > 2. Are you a legendary wanderer, sowing your seeds along the way? > 3. Did you begin your broadcasting career hosting a show called _The Squirrel’s Nest_? Take a DQ. I am not Johnny Appleseed. Take another 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 2, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/6 "2026-10-02T01:05:21Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs > > > > 1. Did you write _Please Don’t Eat The Daisies_? > > 2. Did you write _Shut Up And Eat Your Snowshoes_? > > 3. Did you serve as translator to the first American ambassador to Russia? > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Jean Kerr. 2 was Jack Douglas. 3 was John Quincey Adams, as a teen. DQs 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with J? ---
**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 2, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/7 "2026-10-02T01:08:51Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take a DQ. > I am not Joey Buttafuoco. > I am not Michael **B**. Jordan. 1 was Julia Quinn. 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:** [October 2, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/8 "2026-10-02T01:20:59Z")
# J 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with J ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/9 "2026-10-02T04:06:41Z")
Here’s last month’s thread: [Botticelli - Sept 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812) I had heard of Wong Kim Ark, FWIW. On to J! IQs: Was your sailboat the _Victura_? Were you that person’s wife? Were you their son? ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/10 "2026-10-02T14:14:57Z")
IQs 1. Did you have a hit with \*I Love Rock & Roll \*? 2. Did you have a hit with _Diamonds and Rust_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Rhythm Nation_? ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/11 "2026-10-02T14:15:22Z")
IQs: 1. Were you mayor of Philadelphia? 2. Did you quote Ezekiel 25:17 before offing people? 3. Did you star in _Leprechaun_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/12 "2026-10-02T14:23:57Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you portrayed by Keanu Reeves as a man who’s greatest purpose requires being connected to a computer? > > 2. Are you a legendary wanderer, sowing your seeds along the way? > > 3. Did you begin your broadcasting career hosting a show called _The Squirrel’s Nest_? > > Take a DQ. > I am not Johnny Appleseed. > Take another DQ. Johnny Mnemonic (_Johnny Mnemonic_) Correct Johnny Carson Johnny x3! DQs: Alive? Known from the arts? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/13 "2026-10-02T14:31:43Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a resident of Springfield Retirement Castle? 2. Are you a member of the Cullen clan? 3. Were you “healed” by Steven and The Diamonds? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/14 "2026-10-02T14:54:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On to J! IQs: > > Was your sailboat the _Victura_? > Were you that person’s wife? > Were you their son? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you have a hit with \*I Love Rock & Roll \*? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Diamonds and Rust_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Rhythm Nation_? I am not John Jett, take a DQ, and I am not Janet Jackson. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you mayor of Philadelphia? > 2. Did you quote Ezekiel 25:17 before offing people? > 3. Did you star in _Leprechaun_? Take a DQ, I am not Jules Winfield, and I am not Jennifer Anniston. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a resident of Springfield Retirement Castle? > 2. Are you a member of the Cullen clan? > 3. Were you “healed” by Steven and The Diamonds? Take a DQ, I am not Jacob Cullen, and I am not… Jade? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/15 "2026-10-02T14:54:57Z")
# J 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with J 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/16 "2026-10-02T15:09:40Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Are you a resident of Springfield Retirement Castle? > > 2. Are you a member of the Cullen clan? > > 3. Were you “healed” by Steven and The Diamonds? > > Take a DQ, I am not Jacob Cullen, and I am not… Jade? Jasper Beardsley (_The Simpsons_) Correct Jasper (_Steven Universe_) Jasper x3! DQs: Known from TV or movies? American? ---
**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 2, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/17 "2026-10-02T15:09:48Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take a DQ, I am not Jules Winfield, and I am not Jennifer Anniston. 1 was John Street. DQ: first name begins with J? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/18 "2026-10-02T15:12:42Z")
# J 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with J 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Not best known from TV or movies 7. American 8. First name begins with J ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/19 "2026-10-02T16:00:55Z")
Correct, Joan Baez and correct. DQ: Singer? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517/20 "2026-10-02T16:40:51Z")
# J 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name does not start with J 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Not best known from TV or movies 7. American 8. First name begins with J 9. Singer [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-oct-2026/1033517.md?page=2)