# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/121 "2012-10-08T00:46:22Z")
IQ: Are you known for the organization Excellence in Braodcasting? ---
**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 8, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/122 "2012-10-08T02:42:08Z")
IQs: Will you be played by Sally Field in an upcoming movie? Did you look quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? Were you a noted muckraker? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/123 "2012-10-08T02:48:31Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Are you known for the organization Excellence in Braodcasting? I’m not Rush Limbaugh. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Will you be played by Sally Field in an upcoming movie? > Did you look quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? > Were you a noted muckraker? I’m not Vladimir Lenin or Lincoln Steffens. Take a DQ for the Sally Field role. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/124 "2012-10-08T18:37:52Z")
IQ: Are you an Indiana senator who lost a primary to a Tea Party candidate? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/125 "2012-10-08T20:55:21Z")
I’m not Dick Lugar. ---
**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 9, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/126 "2012-10-09T02:14:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Will you be played by Sally Field in an upcoming movie? > Did you look quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? > Were you a noted muckraker? Sally Field will play Mary Todd Lincoln in the upcoming Spielberg film _Lincoln_. See below. Yes, Lincoln Steffens. DQ: Elected to Federal office? IQs: I’ll rephrase this: Were you an American who looked quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? Were you credited by some with inventing Reaganomics? Were you in _The Mod Squad_ and _Twin Peaks_? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/127 "2012-10-09T13:56:11Z")
Letter L: 1. Male 2. Not currently alive 3. Not involved in the arts 4. A real person 5. American 6. Last name starts with L 7. Not known for participation in sports 8. Not a scientist **9. A political figure** \* 9. Not best known for a single incident 10. Born after 1900 11. Died after 1980 12. Not elected to federal office - Don’t get too hung up on this one. Although this is undoubtedly true, it was more a product of his fame than the reason for it. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ll rephrase this: Were you an American who looked quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? > Were you credited by some with inventing Reaganomics? > Were you in _The Mod Squad_ and _Twin Peaks_? Well, Leonardo DiCaprio looked quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio when he was younger, but I don’t imagine he’s who you had in mind. As for the other two, I’m not Laffer (of curve fame) or Lara Flynn Boyle, but neither am I confident in those answers. Take as many DQs as you deserve. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/128 "2012-10-09T17:00:03Z")
IQ: Do you share your last name with the POTUS at the time of the market crash? ---
**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 9, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/129 "2012-10-09T17:16:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > IQs: > > I’ll rephrase this: Were you an American who looked quite a bit like Leonardo DiCaprio in your youth? > Were you credited by some with inventing Reaganomics? > Were you in _The Mod Squad_ and _Twin Peaks_? Robert Todd Lincoln, the President’s oldest son: [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LplVGDXYvwc/TmrfPJ\_9ZzI/AAAAAAAAAFY/6bBhYQSpYzs/s1600/roberttoddlincoln2.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LplVGDXYvwc/TmrfPJ_9ZzI/AAAAAAAAAFY/6bBhYQSpYzs/s1600/roberttoddlincoln2.jpg) Yes, Arthur Laffer. This was actress Peggy Lipton. DQs: Elected to state office? A Southerner? IQs: Did Terri Garr play you early in her career? Was Jason Alexander astonished by your past behavior? Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians player of the Nineties? ---
**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 9, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/130 "2012-10-09T20:39:33Z")
IQ1: Have you been a goalie for the Vancouver Canucks? IQ2: Are you a painter/sculptor who is only two letters away from the above goalie? IQ3: Were you Richard Wagner’s father-in-law? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/131 "2012-10-09T21:36:18Z")
Letter L: 1. Male 2. Not currently alive 3. Not involved in the arts 4. A real person 5. American 6. Last name starts with L 7. Not known for participation in sports 8. Not a scientist **9. A political figure** \* 9. Not best known for a single incident 10. Born after 1900 11. Died after 1980 12. Not elected to federal office 13. Not elected to state office 14. Not a southerner, although associated (again, tangential to his primary role) with a southern-oriented political position - Don’t get too hung up on this one. Although this is undoubtedly true, it was more a product of his fame than the reason for it. Seriously, **EH** , you’re barking up the wrong tree! > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Do you share your last name with the POTUS at the time of the market crash? Unless you’d like to be more specific about _which_ market crash, I’m not Laura Bush. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Terri Garr play you early in her career? > Was Jason Alexander astonished by your past behavior? > Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians player of the Nineties? I’m not Kenny Lofton, but you get 2 more DQs for the other two. > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Have you been a goalie for the Vancouver Canucks? > > IQ2: Are you a painter/sculptor who is only two letters away from the above goalie? > > IQ3: Were you Richard Wagner’s father-in-law? I’m not Roberto Luongo - take DQs for the other two. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/132 "2012-10-09T22:19:36Z")
IQ: Do you share the last name of the President who was in office when the Great Depression began? ---
**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 10, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/133 "2012-10-10T01:00:05Z")
IQ1: Were you the Lone Eagle who lost your son? I am totally at a loss… ---
**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 10, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/134 "2012-10-10T01:24:37Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Have you been a goalie for the Vancouver Canucks? > > IQ2: Are you a painter/sculptor who is only two letters away from the above goalie? > > IQ3: Were you Richard Wagner’s father-in-law? > [@Enginerd](#): > > I’m not Roberto Luongo - take DQs for the other two. Quite right about **Roberto Luongo**. 1. is painter/sculptor **Robert Longo**. 2. is **Franz Liszt** , whose daughter Cosima married Hans von Bulow before having an affair with Richard Wagner, ultimately marrying him. Von Bulow continued to conduct and champion Wagner’s music. Family gatherings must have been rather strained… I’ll reserve one of my DQs for later, if I may… DQ1: Are you famous for your military service? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/135 "2012-10-10T01:47:22Z")
Letter L: 1. Male 2. Not currently alive 3. Not involved in the arts 4. A real person 5. American 6. Last name starts with L 7. Not known for participation in sports 8. Not a scientist 9. A political figure\* 10. Not best known for a single incident 11. Born after 1900 12. Died after 1980 13. Not elected to federal office 14. Not elected to state office 15. Not a southerner, although associated (again, tangential to his primary role) with a southern-oriented political position 16. Famous for military service - Don’t get too hung up on this one. Although this is undoubtedly true, it was more a product of his fame than the reason for it. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/136 "2012-10-10T01:50:45Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Do you share the last name of the President who was in office when the Great Depression began? I can’t think of an L. Hoover, so take a DQ for this one. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQ1: Were you the Lone Eagle who lost your son? > I am totally at a loss… Still not Charles Lindbergh. 😉 ---
**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 10, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/137 "2012-10-10T02:12:16Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Terri Garr play you early in her career? > Was Jason Alexander astonished by your past behavior? > Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians player of the Nineties? Roberta Lincoln, in a _Star Trek_ episode. Larry David, after whom the George Costanza character in _Seinfeld_ was heavily based. When various plot points arose in scripts for the show, David admitted to doing all kinds of embarrassing things that Alexander said he’d never dream of doing. Yes, Kenny Lofton. Two DQs reserved. IQ: Were you George Wallace’s running mate in 1968? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/138 "2012-10-10T02:14:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Roberta Lincoln, in a _Star Trek_ episode. > Larry David, after whom the George Costanza character in _Seinfeld_ was heavily based. When various plot points arose in scripts for the show, David admitted to doing all kinds of embarrassing things that Alexander said he’d never dream of doing. > Yes, Kenny Lofton. > > Two DQs reserved. > > IQ: > > Were you George Wallace’s running mate in 1968? Yes, I am USAF General Curtis LeMay! nice work, **EH**! ---
**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 10, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/139 "2012-10-10T02:39:07Z")
Well done, **Elendil’s Heir**!! ---
**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 10, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2012/636263/140 "2012-10-10T03:49:03Z")
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