# Botticelli, Round 15 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 21, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101 "2008-05-21T14:32:12Z")\ **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:** [May 22, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/41 "2008-05-22T03:10:35Z")
Did you replace Henry Winkler in the Broadway production of “The Dinner Party”? ---
**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 22, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/42 "2008-05-22T03:11:08Z")
re: spectacular chess… No, I’m not Jorgen Larsen. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/43 "2008-05-22T03:18:52Z")
Did Ronald Reagan give special orders in 1981 to have you buried at Arlington National Cemetery? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/44 "2008-05-22T03:21:57Z")
Did you play the title character in the film that won the Oscar as Best Picture in 1987? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/45 "2008-05-22T03:23:01Z")
Did you sink a 45 foot putt to win the 1999 Ryder Cup? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/46 "2008-05-22T03:24:24Z")
Have you played Colin Farrell’s boyfriend? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/47 "2008-05-22T03:42:54Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] re: spectacular chess… No, I’m not Jorgen Larsen. [/QUOTE] I’ve never heard of a Jorgen Larsen in chess (I did meet Grandmaster Bent Larsen once, though). My intended guy was Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt, who co-authored ‘Secrets of Spectacular Chess’ - do I get a question? ---
**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 22, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/48 "2008-05-22T03:46:21Z")
I’m not a famous recent POW (Jessica Lynch), a _40-year-old Virgin_ admirer (Jane Lynch), Edina’s best friend from _AbFab_ (Joanna Lumley), someone who feels cheated (John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten), Henry Winkler’s replacement on stage (Jon Lovitz), a 1987 Best Picture actor (John Lone), buried in Arlington in 1981 due to President Reagan’s intervention (Joe Louis), or the winner of the 1999 Ryder Cup (Justin Leonard). Dunno about Colin Farrell’s boyfriend; ask a DQ. But **astorian** , you’re wearing me out. I’m going to have to limit to you henceforth to no more than three queries between any of my posts. Thanks! **glee** , if Larsen didn’t write such a book, go ahead and ask a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/49 "2008-05-22T04:23:04Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I’m not a famous recent POW (Jessica Lynch), a _40-year-old Virgin_ admirer (Jane Lynch), Edina’s best friend from _AbFab_ (Joanna Lumley), someone who feels cheated (John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten), Henry Winkler’s replacement on stage (Jon Lovitz), a 1987 Best Picture actor (John Lone), buried in Arlington in 1981 due to President Reagan’s intervention (Joe Louis), or the winner of the 1999 Ryder Cup (Justin Leonard). Dunno about Colin Farrell’s boyfriend; ask a DQ. But **astorian** , you’re wearing me out. I’m going to have to limit to you henceforth to no more than three queries between any of my posts. Thanks! **glee** , if Larsen didn’t write such a book, go ahead and ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] Jared Leto was Colin Farrell’s lover in Oliver Stone’s “Alexander” biopic. I wouldn’t be so relentless if you didn’t keep getting them all right! (Well, technically the Glengarry answer was Jack Lemmon, but I was impressed you knew who James Lingk was!) My direct question: Are you male? ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/50 "2008-05-22T04:24:54Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I’m not a famous recent POW (Jessica Lynch), a _40-year-old Virgin_ admirer (Jane Lynch), Edina’s best friend from _AbFab_ (Joanna Lumley), someone who feels cheated (John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten), Henry Winkler’s replacement on stage (Jon Lovitz), a 1987 Best Picture actor (John Lone), buried in Arlington in 1981 due to President Reagan’s intervention (Joe Louis), or the winner of the 1999 Ryder Cup (Justin Leonard). Dunno about Colin Farrell’s boyfriend; ask a DQ. But **astorian** , you’re wearing me out. I’m going to have to limit to you henceforth to no more than three queries between any of my posts. Thanks! **glee** , if Larsen didn’t write such a book, go ahead and ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] Were you alive in the 20th century? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/51 "2008-05-22T12:23:15Z")
Jim Laker indeed - a question that is easy for many Brits but tricky for Yanks! DQ: Are you male? IQ: Have you starred in The New Avengers? ---
**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 22, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/52 "2008-05-22T15:38:34Z")
**Dead Cat** , I’m still not Joanna Lumley. JL is: - not alive - not American - male - not alive in the 20th century ---
**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 22, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/53 "2008-05-22T15:46:05Z")
Did you theorize about the inheritance of acquired characteristics? ---
**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 22, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/54 "2008-05-22T15:56:52Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Did you theorize about the inheritance of acquired characteristics? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. ---
**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 22, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/55 "2008-05-22T16:01:38Z")
Did you compose music for Moliere’s plays? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/56 "2008-05-22T17:00:52Z")
Did you write a play based on the Scopes trial? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/57 "2008-05-22T18:35:36Z")
Do you make Bill Simmons uneasy with your fixation on your groin? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/58 "2008-05-22T19:27:36Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir **Sternvogel** , I’m not Jesse Owens - if that’s who you meant, since he’s not a “JL.” If that’s not who you mean, I don’t know; ask a DQ. [/QUOTE] I was thinking of Joe Louis (hence “deal a blow”), who beat Max Schmeling in a famous boxing match. Since he came up later and doesn’t fit several of the criteria, he’s obviously been eliminated. DQ: Were you European? IQ: Did you play center for the Miami Dolphins? ---
**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 22, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/59 "2008-05-22T20:26:21Z")
I’m not a French composer (Jean-Baptiste Lully), playwright of _Inherit the Wind_ (Jerome Lawrence), or Miami Dolphins center (Jim Langer). **Wargamer** , I don’t know who you mean. Ask a DQ. JL is: - not alive - not American - male - not alive in the 20th century - not European ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-15/450101/60 "2008-05-22T20:40:22Z")
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