# Botticelli October 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 30, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263 "2012-09-30T00:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/21 "2012-10-01T16:35:48Z")
IQ1: Are you The Boss? IQ2: Can he sing me this song, as he’s the piano man? IQ3: Were you in Roxy Music? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/22 "2012-10-01T17:14:29Z")
Why can’t I stump MissTake? 😃 I am indeed Billy Joel! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/23 "2012-10-01T17:29:52Z")
Oh, my! Well done, **MissTake**! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/24 "2012-10-01T19:25:36Z")
Hopefully that makes up for thinking Billy Bob is Angelina’s dad. Well, he _IS_ old enough. Anyways. Thank you! Next one: **The letter is R** ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/25 "2012-10-01T19:30:20Z")
IQ1: Did you write a song about God’s wants? IQ2: Where you the third 007? IQ3: Are you known for 1 song from the 80’s, made popular again by misdirected links? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/26 "2012-10-01T19:47:12Z")
IQ: Are you nicknamed “The Hedgehog”? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/27 "2012-10-01T19:52:35Z")
> [@PacifistPorcupine](#): > > IQ1: Did you write a song about God’s wants? > IQ2: Where you the third 007? > IQ3: Are you known for 1 song from the 80’s, made popular again by misdirected links? IQ1: DQ IQ2: I am not Roger Moore IQ3: I am not Rick Astley > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you nicknamed “The Hedgehog”? IQ1: I am not Ron Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/28 "2012-10-01T19:54:57Z")
IQ1 was Roger Waters. DQ1: Does your first name start with R? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/29 "2012-10-01T20:07:35Z")
**The letter is R** 1. My first name does not start with R ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/30 "2012-10-01T20:41:51Z")
IQ1: Are you a preacher who claims to leg press 2000 lbs? IQ2: Did you become a star after portraying a prostitute? IQ3: Did you direct a movie where the main character had to say Klaatu Barada Nikto to get a book? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/31 "2012-10-01T20:46:08Z")
> [@PacifistPorcupine](#): > > IQ1: Are you a preacher who claims to leg press 2000 lbs? > IQ2: Did you become a star after portraying a prostitute? > IQ3: Did you direct a movie where the main character had to say Klaatu Barada Nikto to get a book? IQ1: I am not Pat Robertson IQ2: DQ IQ3: DQ ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/32 "2012-10-01T21:29:37Z")
IQ: Did you marry your distant cousin? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/33 "2012-10-01T21:35:03Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you marry your distant cousin? IQ1: No clue, take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/34 "2012-10-01T21:39:36Z")
DQ: Were you a politician? (my IQ was about FDR) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/35 "2012-10-01T22:05:39Z")
**The letter is R** 1. My first name does not start with R 2. I am not a politician ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/36 "2012-10-02T02:14:10Z")
It was Julia Roberts and Sam Raimi. DQ1: Are you male? DQ2: Are you alive? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/37 "2012-10-02T03:22:27Z")
**The letter is R** 1. My first name does not start with R 2. I am not a politician 3. I am male 4. I am alive ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/38 "2012-10-02T14:22:04Z")
IQ1: Are you best known for your collection of synonyms? IQ2: Are you distressed to see such dark times, when rough knights are allowed to say ‘Ni’ to an old lady in the streets? IQ3: Are you a Late Bloomer who is ‘a bit run down, but okay’? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/39 "2012-10-02T15:31:27Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Are you best known for your collection of synonyms? > > IQ2: Are you distressed to see such dark times, when rough knights are allowed to say ‘Ni’ to an old lady in the streets? > > IQ3: Are you a Late Bloomer who is ‘a bit run down, but okay’? IQ1: I am not Roget IQ2: I am not Sir Robin? IQ3: DQ ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/40 "2012-10-02T15:57:23Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Are you best known for your collection of synonyms? > > IQ2: Are you distressed to see such dark times, when rough knights are allowed to say ‘Ni’ to an old lady in the streets? > > IQ3: Are you a Late Bloomer who is ‘a bit run down, but okay’? > [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: I am not Roget > IQ2: I am not Sir Robin? > IQ3: DQ 1. **Peter Mark Roget** , indeed. 2. I’m ever so sorry, you have the right film, you even have the correct actor, but the character is ‘ **Roger the Shrubber** ’. 3. A reference to singer-songwriter **Ron Sexsmith** , whose most recent album is entitled ‘Late Bloomer’, and whose song ‘Hard Bargain’ (recently covered by Emmy Lou Harris, who turns out to be an enthusiastic fan of his music.) opens with the line ‘I’m a bit run down, but I’m okay/Just feel like calling it a day…’ Hmm. DQ1: Are you an American? DQ2: Are you known for your achievements in the Arts, broadly defined so as to include any literary, musical, theatrical or creative endeavour? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263.md?page=3)