Botticelli - October 2013

Thread Games
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George M. :smiley:

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Tom Dooley.
Tom Dula.
Darnley, husband and cousin of Mary Queen of Scots.
Hmmmm…

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There’s a name that I’m thinking of, that seems very appropriate, but I don’t know the full name, only the family name.

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In my opinion, it couldn’t hurt to try.

IQs:

  1. Do you have three nephews whose names rhyme?
  2. Could you talk to the animals?
  3. Was all you wanted was a room somewhere far away from the cold night air, and one enormous chair?
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Just ask an IQ that addresses the family name, then, even if you don’t know a first name.

Not Donald Duck.
Not Dr. Doolittle.
Dunno the third.

D.

  1. dead
  2. male
  3. real
  4. American
  5. not a political or military figure
  6. last name started with D
  7. died before 1970
  8. not in the Arts as we know them here
  9. born east of the Mississippi River
  10. died before 1900
  11. not a scientist
  12. not a businessman
  13. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  14. born before 1800
  15. not a criminal
  16. explorer/frontiersman/tracker, kind of
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IQ: Is there a pass in the mountains between California and Nevada that bears the name of your ill-fated party?

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Just ask an IQ that addresses the family name, then, even if you don’t know a first name.
Not Donald Duck.
Not Dr. Doolittle.
Dunno the third.

Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady asks the musical question Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?. I’ll wait on the DQ until I can think of something worth asking.

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Ding ding ding! We have a winnah! Yes, I am

George Donner

Way to go, fanganga!

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Well done, fanganga! While I know the name, I’d never have thought of him.

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The letters we’ve used so far: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board. If you’re feeling brave, fanganga, Q, X, Y and Z are certainly due for another go.

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Thank you. Maybe these letters are for someone braver than I am. I’ve got my own pattern, and my initial is B.

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IQs:

  1. Though British born, did Nancy Reagan call you “America’s most honored citizen”?
  2. Did you portray the Goblin King among a passel of puppets?
  3. Do you portray Sherlock Holmes on TV?
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IQ; Did you lend your name to this game?
IQ2: Are you the wife of a unpopular POTUS?
IQ3: Are you considered the godfather of Texas Hold 'Em?

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1: I don’t know to whom you refer
2: I am not David Bowie.
3: I am not Benedict Cumberbatch.

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1: I am not Sandro Botticelli. :smiley:
2: I am not Laura Bush.
3: I don’t know to whom you refer.

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#1 was Bob Hope. Correct on the other two.

DQ: Real?

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My intial letter is B and:

DQ1: I am real.

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The 3rd was Doyle Brunson

DQ: American?

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My intial letter is B and:

DQ1: I am real.
DQ2: I am American.

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IQ: Were you an Indiana Senator who retired, disgusted with the partisanship in Washington?