Botticelli October 2012

Thread Games
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YES!
I am Axl Rose, who formed Guns n Roses with Tracii Guns.

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Well done, Enginerd!!

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Thanks! Let’s get started with the letter L.

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IQ: Did you write one of the Gospels?

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Not Luke.

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IQ1: Are you the inspiration for Princess Ai?
IQ2: Did the museum dedicated to you close a year ago?
IQ3: Were you famously raised in a small town in Minnesota?

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IQ: Did you have two brothers named Darryl?

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Hmmm… I think you get three DQs, and I’m ready to kick myself when I find out who you’re asking about.

I’m not Larry from Newhart.

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Courtney Love
Liberace
Laura Ingalls Wilder

DQ1: Are you male?
DQ2: Are you currently alive?
DQ3: Are you involved in the Arts, as usually defined in this game?

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Letter L:

  1. Male
  2. Not currently alive
  3. Not involved in the arts
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IQ: Did Dana Carvey mention you, under another name?

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I’m not Lucifer (or, hmmm… could it be SATAN?)

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IQ1: Were you the Iron Horse?
IQ2: Are you currently at the bottom of the deep blue sea?
IQ3: Are you considered a saint by many in Wisconsin (at least to my cheddar loving relatives)?

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I’m not Lou Gehrig or Vince Lombardi. Take a deep blue DQ.

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Good job, Enginerd! And we’re on to L now, I see.

IQ1: Were you a woman originally from Massachusetts; but after settling in what is today’s Canada, became known for aiding the British during the War of 1812?

IQ2: Were you a Jewish mobster who was involved in gambling operations in Las Vegas, specifically the Flamingo?

IQ3: Was your brother Gerald a world-renowned naturalist, conservationist, and zookeeper?

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I’m not Meyer Lansky. Take DQs for the other two.

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IQ1 was looking for Laura Secord; and IQ2 was looking for Lawrence Durrell, novelist and older brother of Gerald Durrell.

DQ: Are you fictional?
DQ: Are you American?

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Letter L:

  1. Male
  2. Not currently alive
  3. Not involved in the arts
  4. A real person
  5. American
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IQ1: Did you command the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the US Civil War?

IQ2: In your TV commercials where you hawk a book you wrote about “free government money,” do you wear a suit covered in question marks?

IQ3: Did you win the Copper Cob and the Silver Sow, among other awards?

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I’m not Robert E. Lee or Les Nessman. Take a DQ for the guy I can picture but not name.