# Botticelli--Round 3

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 7, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415 "2008-05-07T10:58:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/1 "2008-05-07T10:58:25Z")

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[How to play Botticelli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botticelli_(game))  
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I’m BD\*\*

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**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/2 "2008-05-07T11:59:41Z")

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Do people sing about your eyes? (Yeah, yeah, I know, easy, but I just woke up.)

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/3 "2008-05-07T12:05:56Z")

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[QUOTE=as\_u\_wish]  
Do people sing about your eyes? (Yeah, yeah, I know, easy, but I just woke up.)  
[/QUOTE]  
No, I’m not Bette Davis. That’s OK I need an easy one to start with. I’ve already copied my negative response to my clipboard since I expect to be using it so much ☹

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/4 "2008-05-07T12:47:34Z")

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Have you lived the vast majority of your life wearing a football helmet?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/5 "2008-05-07T12:55:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Mullinator]  
Have you lived the vast majority of your life wearing a football helmet?  
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No, and I don’t know who you mean (this is going to be a d’oh! for me I can tell).

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/6 "2008-05-07T13:02:19Z")

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Did you have a job in the Great North Woods, workin’ as a cook for a spell?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/7 "2008-05-07T13:03:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Fretful Porpentine]  
Did you have a job in the Great North Woods, workin’ as a cook for a spell?  
[/QUOTE]  
Hmmmm, no, and I don’t know who you mean. You have me curious.

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/8 "2008-05-07T13:12:17Z")

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Bob Dylan (“Tangled Up in Blue”).

DQ: Are you male?

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/9 "2008-05-07T13:13:20Z")

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[QUOTE=HongKongFooey]  
No, and I don’t know who you mean (this is going to be a d’oh! for me I can tell).  
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The character B.D. from the comic strip Doonesbury.

DQ: Are you a fictional character?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/10 "2008-05-07T13:14:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Fretful Porpentine]  
Bob Dylan (“Tangled Up in Blue”).

DQ: Are you male?  
[/QUOTE]

Good one, yes I’m male.  
**BD is…**  
[ul][\*]Male[/ul]

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/11 "2008-05-07T13:18:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Mullinator]  
The character B.D. from the comic strip Doonesbury.

DQ: Are you a fictional character?  
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Another good one, you guys play hard 🙂  
Not a fictional character.

**BD is…**  
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][/ul]

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**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/12 "2008-05-07T13:25:39Z")

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Does the character you play do a double take when he hears the word ‘work’?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/13 "2008-05-07T13:31:27Z")

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[QUOTE=TommyTutone]  
Does the character you play do a double take when he hears the word ‘work’?  
[/QUOTE]  
No, and I don’t know who you mean, DQ for you!

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/14 "2008-05-07T13:37:05Z")

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Did you play a lot of games in the Eighth Wonder of the World in the 80’s?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/15 "2008-05-07T13:39:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Mullinator]  
Did you play a lot of games in the Eighth Wonder of the World in the 80’s?  
[/QUOTE]  
No, and I don’t know who you mean.

Have to step out for a bit, I’ll follow-up your questions in an hour or so.

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**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/16 "2008-05-07T14:02:03Z")

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[QUOTE=HongKongFooey]  
No, and I don’t know who you mean, DQ for you!  
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**Bob Denver** played Maynard G Krebs, the work-shirking beatnik friend of Dobie Gillis on the series _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_.

Were you alive in the 20th century?

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/17 "2008-05-07T14:04:52Z")

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[QUOTE=HongKongFooey]  
No, and I don’t know who you mean.

Have to step out for a bit, I’ll follow-up your questions in an hour or so.  
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Bill Doran of the Houston Astros.

DQ: Are you known for your brainpower?

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/18 "2008-05-07T15:30:13Z")

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[QUOTE=TommyTutone]  
**Bob Denver** played Maynard G Krebs, the work-shirking beatnik friend of Dobie Gillis on the series _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_.

Were you alive in the 20th century?  
[/QUOTE]  
Not alive in the 20th Century  
**BD is…**  
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][\*]Not alive in the 20th century[/ul]

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/19 "2008-05-07T15:31:32Z")

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[QUOTE=Mullinator]  
Bill Doran of the Houston Astros.

DQ: Are you known for your brainpower?  
[/QUOTE]

Nope  
**BD is…**  
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not alive in the 20th century[/li][\*]Not known for my brainpower[/ul]

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**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-3/448415/20 "2008-05-07T15:54:27Z")

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Were you at one time both preceded and succeded by William Gladstone?

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