# Botticelli -- Round 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512 "2007-09-09T01:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/81 "2007-09-09T18:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] IQ: Are you known for writing on agriculture? [/QUOTE] No, I am not [Richard Miller](http://www.nwbotanicals.org/oak/oaksales.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/82 "2007-09-09T18:59:39Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Did you shrink the kids? [/QUOTE] No, I am not Rick Moranis. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/83 "2007-09-09T19:09:49Z")
Something has come up that demands I leave my computer at least until this evening. I will return to this thread as soon as I’m able. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/84 "2007-09-09T19:52:14Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] You are entitled to another DQ. [/QUOTE] Am I? I thought I only had two. RM is: [ul][li]A living male[/li][li]Not in the entertainment industry[/li][li]Sometime politician and author (though neither is what he’s best known for)[/li][li]Not involved in any sex scandal[/li][li]Not involved in the Watergate scandal[/li][li]Main claim to fame is as a sports figure, if ‘sports’ is not defined to narrowly[/ul][/li] I’m not going to post another IQ right now, but if someone else wants to this is what I’m thinking: ‘Sports’, defined narrowly, would include team sports like baseball, basketball, football, soccer, etc.; and individual sports like tennis, golf, downhill skiing, auto racing, etc. Not defined so narrowly it might include figure skating, skydiving, scuba diving, bowling and such. If RM’s claim to fame is that he’s a sports figure, but only if ‘sports’ is not defined narrowly, I’m guessing he participates in something such as is listed in the last category. Of course I could be barking up the wrong tree. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/85 "2007-09-09T21:26:57Z")
Were you once described as a “terrific dancer” on a TV show? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/86 "2007-09-10T00:17:32Z")
Altho known for TV and movies, did your career start on Broadway in the 60s, in such notable works as “Nobody Loves An Albatross”? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/87 "2007-09-10T02:05:11Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] Were you once described as a “terrific dancer” on a TV show? [/QUOTE] I’m gonna go with “No, I’m not Rita Moreno” even though she has come up previously. (She was certainly a terrific dancer, and performed on TV). ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/88 "2007-09-10T02:07:35Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Altho known for TV and movies, did your career start on Broadway in the 60s, in such notable works as “Nobody Loves An Albatross”? [/QUOTE] No, I am not Richard Mulligan. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/89 "2007-09-10T02:08:26Z")
Are you a Canadian NASCAR driver? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/90 "2007-09-10T02:14:24Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Am I? I thought I only had two. [/QUOTE] We have decided that a “yes” answer to a DQ entitles you to another. > [@](#): > > I’m thinking: ‘Sports’ … Not defined so narrowly it might include figure skating, skydiving, scuba diving, bowling and such. If RM’s claim to fame is that he’s a sports figure, but only if ‘sports’ is not defined narrowly, I’m guessing he participates in something such as is listed in the last category. I’d say scuba diving might be a rough but reasonable analogy to the sport in which R.M. is famous. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/91 "2007-09-10T02:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Are you a Canadian NASCAR driver? [/QUOTE] No, I am not Randy MacDonald. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/92 "2007-09-10T03:14:53Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] I’m gonna go with “No, I’m not Rita Moreno” even though she has come up previously. (She was certainly a terrific dancer, and performed on TV). [/QUOTE] I suppose that passes - she probably was once described as such. Though the specific reference was Rupert Murdoch (the Simpsons Fox News crawl) that nearly led him to sue himself. IQ: Were you stationed in Wales during World War II? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/93 "2007-09-10T10:10:06Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] IQ: Were you stationed in Wales during World War II? [/QUOTE] No, and I don’t know who was. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/94 "2007-09-10T16:43:46Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] No, and I don’t know who was. [/QUOTE] Rocky Marciano ([even got some training for the ring](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3100929.stm)) DQ:Are you someone who is primarily known for _playing_ a sport? ( As opposed to a reporter/announcer/coach. Someone who may have played professionally, but is more well-known for one of the other roles, would not count. Examples : John Madden, not famous as a player. John McEnroe, more famous as a player than announcer. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/95 "2007-09-10T22:07:06Z")
[QUOTE=Xema] No, I am not Richard Mulligan. [/QUOTE] I am impressed you knew that or at least knew where to look to find it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/96 "2007-09-10T22:14:14Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] DQ:Are you someone who is primarily known for _playing_ a sport? [/QUOTE] Yes - I am definitely a participant in my sport. (Because the answer is yes, you are entitled to another direct question.) ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/97 "2007-09-10T22:21:15Z")
Information now known about R.M. - living male - not in the entertainment industry - sometime politician and author - not involved in any sex scandal, nor Watergate - famous for his participation in a sport roughly analogous to scuba diving ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/98 "2007-09-10T22:29:29Z")
Is your most famous feat known for having an asterisk attached to it? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/99 "2007-09-10T22:31:15Z")
Do you live La Vida Loca? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-round-7/418512/100 "2007-09-11T01:49:50Z")
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