# Botticelli, Round 11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397 "2008-05-15T05:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/41 "2008-05-15T19:17:55Z")
Are you the winner of the AL MVP? (Not previously mentioned in this thread.) ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/42 "2008-05-15T19:34:54Z")
[QUOTE=Fretful Porpentine] Gwendolyn Brooks. DQ: Are you a politician? [/QUOTE] Not a politician. [QUOTE=Kid\_A] Are you the winner of the AL MVP? (Not previously mentioned in this thread.) [/QUOTE] Dang it, I should know this one. Ask a DQ. I am: \*\*American Not alive Born before January 1, 1900 Not a published author Male Not a politician \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/43 "2008-05-15T19:38:01Z")
George Bell. (1987, Toronto Blue Jays) Were you alive in the 20th century? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/44 "2008-05-15T19:41:56Z")
Did you have an alter ego named Chris Gaines? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/45 "2008-05-15T19:56:34Z")
Did you play first base for the Dodgers? (I’m not thinking of either of the baseball players already mentioned in the thread.) ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/46 "2008-05-15T20:05:37Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] George Bell. (1987, Toronto Blue Jays) Were you alive in the 20th century? [/QUOTE] Yes I was alive in the 20th century, with an unspoken caveat. [QUOTE=divemaster] Did you have an alter ego named Chris Gaines? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Garth Brooks. [QUOTE=Sternvogel] Did you play first base for the Dodgers? (I’m not thinking of either of the baseball players already mentioned in the thread.) [/QUOTE] As a life long Dodger fan, I’m embarrassed I don’t know this one. I’m a pretty mediocre fan though, and this does not surprise me. Ask a DQ. I am: **American Not alive Born before January 1, 1900 Not a published author Male Not a politician Alive in the 20th century (with a caveat to be discussed later)** ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/47 "2008-05-15T20:12:55Z")
Are you known for your good vibes? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/48 "2008-05-15T20:18:59Z")
Did you play a small but recurring part on M_A_S\*H? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/49 "2008-05-15T20:21:51Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] As a life long Dodger fan, I’m embarrassed I don’t know this one. I’m a pretty mediocre fan though, and this does not surprise me. Ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] [Greg Brock.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Brock_%28baseball%29) Were you known for musical accomplishment? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/50 "2008-05-15T20:31:01Z")
Are you the oldest member of a three-generation major league baseball family? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/51 "2008-05-15T20:46:43Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Are you known for your good vibes? [/QUOTE] No good vibes here, ask a DQ. [QUOTE=divemaster] Did you play a small but recurring part on M_A_S\*H? [/QUOTE] If you aren’t talking about the aformentioned Gary Burghoff, I don’t know who you are talking about. DQ for you! [QUOTE=Sternvogel] Were you known for musical accomplishment? [/QUOTE] I’m not known for musical accomplishment. [QUOTE=Kid\_A] Are you the oldest member of a three-generation major league baseball family? [/QUOTE] Grampa Bonds? I dunno, ask a DQ. I am: **American Not alive Born before January 1, 1900 Not a published author Male Not a politician Alive in the 20th century (with a caveat to be discussed later) Not known for musical accomplishment** ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/52 "2008-05-15T20:47:48Z")
I was referring to G. W. Bailey (“Rizzo”) Here’s my Q: Did you contemplate suicide over a missing $8,000? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/53 "2008-05-15T20:50:20Z")
Gus Bell. (Father of Buddy Bell, grandfather of Mike and David Bell.) Did you appear on TV? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/54 "2008-05-15T20:55:55Z")
Were you ever Attorney General of the United States? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/55 "2008-05-15T20:58:37Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] No good vibes here, ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] **Gary Burton**. (If I get a chance to ask another question, I promise it won’t be another Gary.) Are you a fictional character? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/56 "2008-05-15T21:12:37Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster] Here’s my Q: Did you contemplate suicide over a missing $8,000? [/QUOTE] No. I’m not George Bailey. Good one, though. [QUOTE=Kid\_A] Gus Bell. (Father of Buddy Bell, grandfather of Mike and David Bell.) Did you appear on TV? [/QUOTE] Yes, I’ve appeared on TV. [QUOTE=Sternvogel] Were you ever Attorney General of the United States? [/QUOTE] Good one, no I didn’t know who that was til I googled it. The name rings a bell. Ask a DQ. [QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Gary Burton. (If I get a chance to ask another question, I promise it won’t be another Gary.) Are you a fictional character? [/QUOTE] Yes! This is why I was conditionally and fictionally alive in the 20th century. I am: **American Not alive Born before January 1, 1900 Not a published author Male Not a politician Alive in the 20th century (with a caveat to be discussed later) Not known for musical accomplishment I’ve appeared on TV A fictional character** ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/57 "2008-05-15T21:14:25Z")
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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/58 "2008-05-15T21:21:45Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Good one, no I didn’t know who that was til I googled it. The name rings a bell. Ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] Are you featured in a novel? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/59 "2008-05-15T21:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Are you featured in a novel? [/QUOTE] Yes. I am: **American Not alive Born before January 1, 1900 Not a published author Male Not a politician Alive in the 20th century Not known for musical accomplishment I’ve appeared on TV A fictional character Featured in a novel** ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/60 "2008-05-15T21:34:29Z")
For an update, I’m not George Best, George H W Bush, Gordon Brown, George Benson, George Burns, George Brown, Gerard Butler, George Brett, George Blanda, Gary Busey, Gary Brooker, still not Gary Busey, Gwendolyn Brooks, George Bell, Garth Brooks. Greg Brock, G W Bailey, Gus Bell, or Gary Burton, or Griffin Bell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397.md?page=4)