# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/61 "2008-05-15T22:56:30Z")
Did you follow up your role as a priest by playing Satan? ---
**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, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/62 "2008-05-15T23:34:49Z")
[QUOTE=HongKongFooey] Did you follow up your role as a priest by playing Satan? [/QUOTE] Damn it to hell! Should’ve known that one. Well, in my own defense, I saw neither movie. Go ahead and ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/63 "2008-05-15T23:39:08Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Damn it to hell! Should’ve known that one. Well, in my own defense, I saw neither movie. Go ahead and ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] we can add \*\*Gabriel Byrne \*\* to the list DQ - Does your name appear in the title of the novel in which you appear? ---
**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, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/64 "2008-05-15T23:50:30Z")
[QUOTE=HongKongFooey] we can add \*\*Gabriel Byrne \*\* to the list DQ - Does your name appear in the title of the novel in which you appear? [/QUOTE] Yes. You are closing in. 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 My name appears in the title of the novel in which I appear** ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/65 "2008-05-16T00:30:33Z")
hmmmmmm, do you weigh several hundred pounds and host a talk show on the Simpsons? ---
**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 16, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/66 "2008-05-16T00:49:30Z")
[QUOTE=HongKongFooey] hmmmmmm, do you weigh several hundred pounds and host a talk show on the Simpsons? [/QUOTE] I love the Simpsons, but am not a serious student of the show. I googled it, and that guy is pretty esoteric. Ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/67 "2008-05-16T00:54:25Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] I love the Simpsons, but am not a serious student of the show. I googled it, and that guy is pretty esoteric. Ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] The **Gentle Ben** character on the Simpsons is based on a real bear that appeared on TV and was based on a novel so it met some of the criteria. Is your target audience adults or children? ---
**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 16, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/68 "2008-05-16T01:12:25Z")
[QUOTE=HongKongFooey] The **Gentle Ben** character on the Simpsons is based on a real bear that appeared on TV and was based on a novel so it met some of the criteria. Is your target audience adults or children? [/QUOTE] Heh, it was a completely different character that I googled. I’ll save that one up in case I need it in the future. Gentle Ben satisfies the criteria for sure. The novel’s target audience is adults. I’m not George Best, George H W Bush, Gordon Brown, George Benson, George Burns, George Brown, GerardButler, 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, Gary Burton, Griffin Bell, Gabriel Byrne, Gentle Ben. 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 My name appears in the title of the novel in which I appear This novel is targeted toward adults** ---
**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:** [May 16, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/69 "2008-05-16T01:44:43Z")
The murdered oil heiress was Georgette Bauerdorf. DQ: Could the novel be fairly described as a comedy? ---
**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 16, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/70 "2008-05-16T02:03:00Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The murdered oil heiress was Georgette Bauerdorf. DQ: Could the novel be fairly described as a comedy? [/QUOTE] I’d have to say no, although there are some small comedic elements to it. I’m not George Best, George H W Bush, Gordon Brown, George Benson, George Burns, George Brown, GerardButler, 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, Gary Burton, Griffin Bell, Gabriel Byrne, Gentle Ben, Georgette Bauerdorf. 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 My name appears in the title of the novel in which I appear This novel is targeted toward adults This novel is not a comedy** ---
**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:** [May 16, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/71 "2008-05-16T02:04:16Z")
Are you a symbol of American conformity in a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis? ---
**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 16, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/72 "2008-05-16T02:30:52Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Are you a symbol of American conformity in a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis? [/QUOTE] You betcha, I am George Babbitt. I did notice that when you are a fictional character, some of the questions are not clearly answered. I suppose one should just try to answer them as accurately as possible. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397/73 "2008-05-16T03:29:48Z")
Excellent! ::steepling fingers:: I had a hunch… glad it paid off. ISTM you answered the questions as well and as accurately as you could without giving it away. I was trying to think of a book that had both a first _and_ last name in the title, but then realized that it might just be one or the other. I’m busy for the next few days, but will probably start another Botticelli thread early next week. If anyone else wants to start another in the meantime, go right ahead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-11/449397.md?page=3)