# Botticelli Round 17

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824 "2008-06-05T01:47:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/1 "2008-06-05T01:47:59Z")

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I’ll start a new one…

**RM**

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/2 "2008-06-05T02:07:39Z")

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Do you live _la vida loca_?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/3 "2008-06-05T02:52:02Z")

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Are you KHANNNNNN?

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/4 "2008-06-05T03:58:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Do you live _la vida loca_?  
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Nope, not Ricky Martin.

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/5 "2008-06-05T03:59:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Darryl Lict]  
Are you KHANNNNNN?  
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No, Kuurrrrk, my old frand… I am not Ricardo Montalban. (But I do love fine Corinthian leather!)

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### Author: ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/6 "2008-06-05T04:53:10Z")

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Did a character on _Heroes_ mimic you to good effect?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/7 "2008-06-05T05:04:41Z")

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Are you a multiple Country Music Association “Female Vocalist of the Year”?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/8 "2008-06-05T05:13:05Z")

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When you were Britain’s Home Secretary, did your name turn up as an occasional non-sequitur on _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_?

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/9 "2008-06-05T11:27:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Leaper]  
Did a character on _Heroes_ mimic you to good effect?  
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I don’t know who you mean- ask a direct question.

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/10 "2008-06-05T11:29:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Darryl Lict]  
Are you a multiple Country Music Association “Female Vocalist of the Year”?  
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No, not Reba McEntire

“When you were Britain’s Home Secretary, did your name turn up as an occasional non-sequitur on Monty Python’s Flying Circus?”

Nope, not Reginald Maudling

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/11 "2008-06-05T11:46:44Z")

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Former British PM?

ETA: did I miss round 16?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/12 "2008-06-05T11:57:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Dead Cat]  
ETA: did I miss round 16?  
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Round 16 ended long before the interminable Round 15.

**astorian** : Are you the incoming music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra?

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/13 "2008-06-05T11:59:09Z")

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[QUOTE=Dead Cat]  
Former British PM?

ETA: did I miss round 16?  
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Round 16 was finished long before Round 15, oddly enough!  
No, I’m not the first Socialist PM, Ramsay MacDonald.

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### Author: ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/14 "2008-06-05T12:00:51Z")

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[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]  
Round 16 ended long before the interminable Round 15.

**astorian** : Are you the incoming music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra?  
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No, and I don’t know who you are. Ask a DQ.

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/15 "2008-06-05T12:28:59Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
No, and I don’t know who you are. Ask a DQ.  
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**Riccardo Muti**.

Are you a sports figure?

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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: [June 5, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/16 "2008-06-05T13:52:55Z")

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Are you the bane of Archie’s existence?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/17 "2008-06-05T15:37:24Z")

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Were you the bane of Spike Lee’s existence?

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### Author: ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/18 "2008-06-05T17:00:03Z")

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Were you the only undefeated heavyweight champ?

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### 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: [June 5, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/19 "2008-06-05T17:37:51Z")

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Are you a former Dodger Rookie of the Year “5 tool player” who turned out to be a bit of a tool?

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### Author: ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-17/451824/20 "2008-06-05T23:39:44Z")

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[QUOTE=astorian]  
I don’t know who you mean- ask a direct question.  
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That was **Rey Mysterio** ; a character with physical move mimicking powers uses one of his signature moves on a crook after seeing it once.

Direct question: are you male?

Indirect question: Are you a USGS employee with a strange interest in Amazonian flatulence?

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