# 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:** 7
**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 8, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/121 "2015-10-08T13:23:07Z")
DQ: Best known from a sitcom? ---
**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 8, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/122 "2015-10-08T13:26:51Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with D 4. American 5. Living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not a musician 9. Actor 10. Not known for movies 11. Born before 1950 12. Not considered handsome, just average 13. Best known for TV 14. Best known from two sitcoms ---
**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 8, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/123 "2015-10-08T14:51:53Z")
IQ: Have you played a beatnik and an inept castaway on TV? ---
**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 8, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/124 "2015-10-08T14:55:03Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ: Have you played a beatnik and an inept castaway on TV? I am not Bob Denver. Good guess, though. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/125 "2015-10-08T16:19:26Z")
IQ) Were you the boss on one sitcom and a sniveling today of the boss on another? ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/126 "2015-10-08T16:20:37Z")
Aw nuts, didn’t realize he died in 2005. ---
**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 8, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/127 "2015-10-08T16:23:59Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ) Were you the boss on one sitcom and a sniveling today of the boss on another? assuming you mean “toady”… Take a DQ. ---
**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, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/128 "2015-10-08T17:06:13Z")
Again you swept me! IQs: You are not Danny DeVito. Did you play another New York cabbie on _Taxi_? Were you an evil child who grew up to become U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James’s? Did you and your band perform in _Animal House_? ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/129 "2015-10-08T17:17:26Z")
DQ: Jewish? 2 DQs remain ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/130 "2015-10-08T17:19:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Again you swept me! > > IQs: > > You are not Danny DeVito. Did you play another New York cabbie on _Taxi_? > Were you an evil child who grew up to become U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James’s? > Did you and your band perform in _Animal House_? I am not Tony Danza. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/131 "2015-10-08T17:21:00Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with D 4. American 5. Living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not a musician 9. Actor 10. Not known for movies 11. Born before 1950 12. Not considered handsome, just average 13. Best known for TV 14. Best known from two sitcoms 15. Not Jewish as far as I can tell ---
**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, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/132 "2015-10-08T17:40:34Z")
Previous IQs: You are not Danny DeVito. Did you play another New York cabbie on _Taxi_? - Yes, Tony Danza. Were you an evil child who grew up to become U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James’s? - Damien Thorne, in the _Omen_ movies. Did you and your band perform in _Animal House_? - Otis Day and the Knights: [Shout - Otis Day & The Knights (Animal House 1978) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc) (they later became a real band). DQ: Greatest fame before 1990? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you feel guilty for pining for one woman while still married to another, who was very ill? Did you marry your client’s younger son? Did you suggest that an advanced civilization could enclose its own star? ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/133 "2015-10-08T17:43:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with D 4. American 5. Living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not a musician 9. Actor 10. Not known for movies 11. Born before 1950 12. Not considered handsome, just average 13. Best known for TV 14. Best known from two sitcoms 15. Not Jewish as far as I can tell 16. Greatest fame before 1990 ---
**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 8, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/134 "2015-10-08T17:44:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you feel guilty for pining for one woman while still married to another, who was very ill? > Did you marry your client’s younger son? > Did you suggest that an advanced civilization could enclose its own star? #3. I’m not Dyson? Take 2 or 3 DQs accordingly. ---
**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, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/135 "2015-10-08T18:33:19Z")
Previous IQs: Did you feel guilty for pining for one woman while still married to another, who was very ill? - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Did you marry your client’s younger son? - Daphne Moon, on _Frasier_. Did you suggest that an advanced civilization could enclose its own star? - Yes, Freeman Dyson: [Dyson sphere - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_sphere). DQ: Was the male lead on his sitcoms? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 8, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/136 "2015-10-08T18:34:45Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with D 4. American 5. Living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not a musician 9. Actor 10. Not known for movies 11. Born before 1950 12. Not considered handsome, just average 13. Best known for TV 14. Best known from two sitcoms 15. Not Jewish as far as I can tell 16. Greatest fame before 1990 17. Supporting characters on sitcoms ---
**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, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/137 "2015-10-08T19:53:54Z")
DQ: Greatest fame before 1980? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 8, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/138 "2015-10-08T20:01:46Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with D 4. American 5. Living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Not a musician 9. Actor 10. Not known for movies 11. Born before 1950 12. Not considered handsome, just average 13. Best known for TV 14. Best known from two sitcoms 15. Not Jewish as far as I can tell 16. Greatest fame before 1990 17. Supporting characters on sitcoms 18. Greatest fame before 1980 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/139 "2015-10-09T00:27:13Z")
IQ) Did you play the best buddy of a TV astronaut and the best buddy of a TV psychologist? ---
**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 9, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156/140 "2015-10-09T00:30:55Z")
IQ: Did you play Larry Hagman’s co-worker and Bob Newhart’s neighbor? crap, astorian ninja’ed me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-october-2015/733156.md?page=8)