# Botticelli - Sept. 2016

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651 "2016-09-01T13:28:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 7

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/121 "2016-09-17T00:35:17Z")

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DQs:

1. Female
2. Real

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/122 "2016-09-17T01:14:10Z")

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IQ’s:

1. Did you say “As you wish…” when you meant something else?
2. Are you really only a bloodstained volleyball?
3. Are you the father (that was part of a massively popular rock band) of two sisters who are part of a moderately popular rock band?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/123 "2016-09-17T01:19:52Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> IQ’s:
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> 1. Did you say “As you wish…” when you meant something else?
> 2. Are you really only a bloodstained volleyball?
> 3. Are you the father (that was part of a massively popular rock band) of two sisters who are part of a moderately popular rock band?

1. I am not Wesley the Farm Boy
2. I am not Wilson.
3. I am not Brian Wilson.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/124 "2016-09-17T01:51:08Z")

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It’s actually Westley, but correct on all three. 🙂

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**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:** [September 17, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/125 "2016-09-17T05:11:09Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you see to it that your organization finally got a building of its own? - William Howard Taft, as Chief Justice of the United States, at long last helped SCOTUS move out of the U.S. Capitol.  
Did you once say in an interview that you wore Fat Boy Jeans as a kid? - William Clinton.  
Did the Pope give you a special flag for a particular project of yours? - William the Conqueror, invading England in 1066.

William x3!

DQs:

American?  
Alive?  
First name start with W?

IQs:

Are you Tom Hanks’s wife?  
Do you usually play sassy black women?  
Did you provide the Moog score for _A Clockwork Orange_?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/126 "2016-09-17T14:04:09Z")

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DQs:

1. Female
2. Real
3. American
4. Dead
5. Last name starts with W

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/127 "2016-09-17T14:06:16Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Are you Tom Hanks’s wife?  
> Do you usually play sassy black women?  
> Did you provide the Moog score for _A Clockwork Orange_?

I am not Rita Wilson, who he met on the set of the movie _Volunteers_.  
I am not Alfre Woodard.  
I am not Wendy (Walter) Carlos.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/128 "2016-09-17T14:41:53Z")

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IQ’s:

1. Were you the author of the second most boring book in American literature,\* _My Antonia_?
2. Were you the lead singer of The Plasmatics?
3. Were you the last First Lady to marry the President while he was in office?

\*The most boring, of course, being _Atlas Shrugged_.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/129 "2016-09-17T21:53:34Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> IQ’s:
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> 1. Were you the author of the second most boring book in American literature,\* _My Antonia_?
> 2. Were you the lead singer of The Plasmatics?
> 3. Were you the last First Lady to marry the President while he was in office?
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> \*The most boring, of course, being _Atlas Shrugged_.

1. I am not Willa Cather.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Edith Wilson. (?)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/130 "2016-09-17T23:08:59Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. I am not Willa Cather.
> 2. Take a DQ.
> 3. I am not Edith Wilson. (?)

Correct, Wendy O. Williams was the lead singer of The Plasmatics (who wore probably the most revealing costumes ever without being naked), correct.

DQ:

Known for the arts?

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**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:** [September 18, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/131 "2016-09-18T01:40:05Z")

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Previous IQs:

Are you Tom Hanks’s wife? - Yes, Rita Wilson.  
Do you usually play sassy black women? - Good answer; I’ll rephrase.  
Did you provide the Moog score for _A Clockwork Orange_? - Yes, Wendy (Walter) Carlos.

IQs:

You are not Alfre Woodard. Do you usually play sassy black women?  
Did you win an Oscar for your role in _Ghost_?  
Were you a famous wife, dead before 1861, who called your husband “Old Man”?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/132 "2016-09-18T14:22:41Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> You are not Alfre Woodard. Do you usually play sassy black women?  
> Did you win an Oscar for your role in _Ghost_?  
> Were you a famous wife, dead before 1861, who called your husband “Old Man”?

I am not Alfre Woodard or Marsha Wallace (sp?).  
I am not Whoopie Goldberg.  
Take a DQ for #3.

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**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:** [September 19, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/133 "2016-09-19T00:36:29Z")

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Previous IQs:

You are not Alfre Woodard. Do you usually play sassy black women? - OK, I’ll rephrase - last time.  
Did you win an Oscar for your role in _Ghost_? - Yes, Whoopi Goldberg.  
Were you a famous wife, dead before 1861, who called your husband “Old Man”? - Martha Washington.

One DQ reserved. Did you see **Johnny Ace** ’s?

IQs:

Are you a lesbian who appeared on the TV show _227_ and usually plays sassy black women?  
Did you appear in _American Graffiti_ and _Laverne & Shirley_?  
Did you appear in \*The \*Poseidon _Adventure_ and _Roseanne_?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/134 "2016-09-19T20:31:39Z")

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DQs:

1. Female
2. Real
3. American
4. Dead
5. Last name starts with W
6. Known for the Arts

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/135 "2016-09-19T20:32:58Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Are you a lesbian who appeared on the TV show _227_ and usually plays sassy black women?  
> Did you appear in _American Graffiti_ and _Laverne & Shirley_?  
> Did you appear in \*The \*Poseidon _Adventure_ and _Roseanne_?

#1. ya got me. Take a DQ.  
#2. I am not Cindy Williams.  
#3. Take a DQ, unless its Shelley Winters, who I am not.

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**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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/136 "2016-09-20T04:24:18Z")

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Previous IQs:

Are you a lesbian who appeared on the TV show _227_ and usually plays sassy black women? - Wanda Sykes  
Did you appear in _American Graffiti_ and _Laverne & Shirley_? - Yes, Cindy Williams  
Did you appear in _The_ Poseidon _Adventure_ and _Roseanne_? - Yes, Shelley Winters

DQ:

Known for the performing arts?

IQs:

Did you play a teacher in one movie, a grieving widow in another, and the First Lady in yet another?  
In a movie, did you play a little girl who really wanted to believe in Santa Claus?  
Did you play the same character in the remake of that film?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/137 "2016-09-20T11:41:29Z")

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DQs:

1. Female
2. Real
3. American
4. Dead
5. Last name starts with W
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known for the Performing Arts

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/138 "2016-09-20T11:42:36Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did you play a teacher in one movie, a grieving widow in another, and the First Lady in yet another?  
> In a movie, did you play a little girl who really wanted to believe in Santa Claus?  
> Did you play the same character in the remake of that film?

#2. I am not Natalie Wood.  
Take 2 DQs.

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**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:** [September 20, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/139 "2016-09-20T16:17:49Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you play a teacher in one movie, a grieving widow in another, and the First Lady in yet another? - Olivia Williams in _Rushmore, The Sixth Sense_ and _Hyde Park on Hudson_ (she’s very good in each).  
In a movie, did you play a little girl who really wanted to believe in Santa Claus? - Yes, Natalie Wood in _Miracle on 34th Street_.  
Did you play the same character in the remake of that film? - Mara Wilson.

DQs:

Best known as an actress?  
Considered a beauty?

IQs:

Did you star in the original _King Kong_?  
Were you reprieved in _Breaker Morant_?  
Were you Lincoln’s SECNAV?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2016/764651/140 "2016-09-20T19:30:42Z")

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DQs:

1. Female
2. Real
3. American
4. Dead
5. Last name starts with W
6. Known for the Arts
7. Known for the Performing Arts
8. Not known as an actress
9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive

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