# Botticelli - October 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 1, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156 "2015-10-01T16:53:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/41 "2015-10-04T14:41:04Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/42 "2015-10-04T16:55:16Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you also known as Woodrow Wilson Smith, Ernest Gibbons, Captain Aaron Sheffield, and “Happy” Daze? > IQ2: Is Ghanima your twin sister? > IQ3: Did you appear as postal carrier Willie Lumpkin in Fantastic Four (2005)? > > Dang. > > Three DQs for you. Lazarus Long (from a bunch of Robert A. Heinlein books), Leto Atreides (from Dune), Stan Lee (father figure of Marvel comics) DQ: Crime/Mystery genre? holding 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/43 "2015-10-04T17:21:50Z")
IQ1: Did you work with Messrs Brooks, Mayfair, Roberts, et al? IQ2: Were you a French gentleman burglar? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/44 "2015-10-04T18:15:51Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in 1. Not in crime/mystery genre ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/45 "2015-10-04T18:16:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you work with Messrs Brooks, Mayfair, Roberts, et al? > IQ2: Were you a French gentleman burglar? Not Arsene Lupin DQ for 1 ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/46 "2015-10-04T18:43:54Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you work with Messrs Brooks, Mayfair, Roberts, et al? > IQ2: Were you a French gentleman burglar? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Arsene Lupin > > DQ for 1 William Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, from the Doc Savage stories. Correct. DQ: If real, would be alive in 2015? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/47 "2015-10-04T19:39:39Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in 1. Not in crime/mystery genre 2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/48 "2015-10-04T20:42:42Z")
DQ: Comedy/satire genre? holding 2 DQs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/49 "2015-10-04T20:56:23Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in 1. Not in crime/mystery genre 2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway) 3. Work(s) I appeared in had some humor, but not really comedic in nature. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/50 "2015-10-04T23:51:16Z")
IQ1: Were you a Scotland Yard inspector who occasionally worked with a certain consulting detective? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/51 "2015-10-05T01:17:32Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Scotland Yard inspector who occasionally worked with a certain consulting detective? Not Lestrade ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/52 "2015-10-05T02:51:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Scotland Yard inspector who occasionally worked with a certain consulting detective? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Lestrade Correct. ---
**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 5, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/53 "2015-10-05T02:53:50Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Uncle Dracula on _The Munsters_? 2. Are you married to Christie Teigen? 3. Are you aka Jefferson Pierce? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/54 "2015-10-05T03:26:02Z")
DQ: Military genre? 1 DQ left ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/55 "2015-10-05T12:29:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Uncle Dracula on _The Munsters_? > 2. Are you married to Christie Teigen? > 3. Are you aka Jefferson Pierce? Not Al Lewis or John Legend DQ for 3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/56 "2015-10-05T12:30:56Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in 1. Not in crime/mystery genre 2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway) 3. Never appeared in a military-related book ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/57 "2015-10-05T12:32:38Z")
One hint I’ll give, to save you some DQs: the “genre” of the novel(s) I’m known for is NOT neatly defined. Don’t waste precious DQs asking “are you a sci–fi character” or “are you a romance character” or… ---
**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 5, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/58 "2015-10-05T12:53:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Uncle Dracula on _The Munsters_? > 2. Are you married to Christie Teigen? > 3. Are you aka Jefferson Pierce? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Al Lewis or John Legend > DQ for 3 Correct. Correct. Black Lightning. DQ: From a work of Science Fiction or Fantasy? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/59 "2015-10-05T14:24:41Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Fictional 2. Male 3. Originated in literature 4. Created before 1950 5. Created by an American 6. Created after 1850 7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels 8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil 9. Last name starts with L 1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in 1. Not in crime/mystery genre 2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway) 3. Never appeared in a military-related book 4. No ties to sci-fi, fantasy or any other specialized genre. The book(s) I appear in would simply be placedin the “Literature” section at Barnes and Noble. ---
**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 5, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/60 "2015-10-05T15:13:05Z")
IQs: 1. Were you angered when Bilbo left Bag End to Frodo? 2. Did you marry Rolf Scamander? 3. Were you portrayed by Phyllis Coates, Noel Neill, Amy Adams and Teri Hatcher? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=4)