Botticelli - October 2018

Thread Games
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English is different from British.

Previous IQs:

Did you listen to a birthday message from your parents while sunbathing? - Yes, Frank Poole, in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Do you frequently ask rhetorical questions about whether people have done particularly embarrassing things, and then confess, “I have”? - Tom Papa (worth watching the whole thing, but see 1:11 and 1:50 for two examples of this): Out In America: Indianapolis - Tom Papa - 3/10/2018 - YouTube
Were you “a basic pleasure model”? - Yes, Pris, from Blade Runner

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were you the Roman general who besieged Masada?
Were you one of a pair of fictional British criminals based on the Krays?
Were you his brother?

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So, a British prankster, born 1500-1800, known by a sobriquet.

Huh. Still thinking.

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IQ1: Are you a platinum-haired country singer aka “Mr. Grand Ole Opry”?
IQ2: Are you the country diva who frequently sang duets with IQ1?
IQ3: Were you a* Hee Haw *regular who wore tacky hats with the price tags unremoved?

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DQ: Human?

1 DQ reserved

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Respectively:
Take a DQ.
I am not Doug Piranha.
I am not Dinsdale Piranha.

IQ1: Take a DQ.
IQ2: I am not Dolly Parton.
IQ3: I am not Minnie Pearl.
DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human

Note the clarification of 8.

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Until the “human” answer, I was almost thinking this was Winnie the Pooh.

Previous IQs:

Were you the Roman general who besieged Masada? - Pomponious Falco
Were you one of a pair of fictional British criminals based on the Krays? - Yes, Doug Piranha: The Piranha Brothers - YouTube
Were you his brother? - Yes, Dinsdale Piranha (and certainly not Spiny Norman)

DQ:

Best known for a single incident?

I yield my other two earned DQs to other players, one apiece.

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Porter Waggoner

DQ: Known from the Revolutionary War?

holding a DQ

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…not “Peeping Tom”…not from Arthurian Cycle or Robin Hood…

I’m stumped at the moment.

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DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human
  18. known for a single incident
  19. not known from the Revolutionary War
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IQ1: Did you compose music for bizarre instruments such as the tromboon and pastaphone?
IQ2: Are you part of a country music comedy duo with Richard Bowden?
IQ3: Do you and Ragetti provide comic relief in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?

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…It’s not Mr. Punch. I still am stumped.

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DQ: Born after 1700?

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For the new page:

DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human
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That’s incomplete. It’s:

DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human
  18. known for a single incident
  19. not known from the Revolutionary War
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Oops, thanks!

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IQ1: I am still not PDQ Bach.
IQ2: Take a DQ.
IQ3: I am not Pintel.

DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human
  18. known for a single incident
  19. not known from the Revolutionary War
  20. probably born after 1700
    Well, we’re now up to 20 DQs. I’ll take final questions until 10PM tomorrow (Friday), Eastern Daylight Time.

Let me know if you want a hint.

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No, I don’t want a hint even though I’m still stumped. I’m very curious, though.

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James Pinkard

I have 2 DQs. What to ask? I’m wondering if this is a legend like Spring-heeled Jack, who many claim to have seen, but there’s no actual evidence he existed.

Known for a single incident, but not criminal in nature. Considered an aggravation, so more like a nuisance. Was it like when witches were accused of turning milk sour? How do I ask that as a DQ? oy…

DQ: Was this incident a reported news item that was covered by the press of the day?

holding a DQ

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DQs:

  1. was claimed to be real by someone else, actual status unknown
  2. last word of name begins with P
  3. not American
  4. male
  5. probably Caucasian
  6. born before 1800
  7. not a Biblical character
  8. not a “good guy”; meant well, but unintentionally an aggravation
  9. born after 400 A.D.
  10. European
  11. born after 1066
  12. identity unknown, name is a sobriquet
  13. British
  14. not considered a criminal by the authorities of the day
  15. born after 1500
  16. from England
  17. human
  18. known for a single incident
  19. not known from the Revolutionary War
  20. probably born after 1700
  21. incident wasn’t a reported news item that was covered by the press of the day; was related to the public some years later by the other person involved
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Hmm. Still stumped.