Botticelli, Sept. 2022

Thread Games
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He was in the gulag because he was accused of treason after the Germans captured him during the “Great Patriotic War”.

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  1. Not whom I had in mind, but a valid answer. I’ll try again.
  2. correct
  3. correct


IQ1: Were you a notable Islamic prophet, two of whose sons are also regarded as prophets?
IQ2-3: Were you one of those two sons?

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Inch High, Private Eye - yes, his name was “Inch High”
Eugene Ionesco
Inky - one of the four ghosts in Pac-Man, according to the welcome screen

DQ: First appeared before 1960?

Holding 2 DQs

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IQs:

  1. Did you portray Bilbo Baggins in movies?
  2. Did you aid Napoleon Solo?
  3. Did you play the love interest in the ill-fated movie Ishtar?
25

Dunno x2

And thanks for the info on Ivan Denisovich.

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Not Ian Holm (or Orson Bean or Martin Freeman), still not Ilya Kuryakin, and not Isabelle Adjani (sp?)

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I.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. first name starts with I
  4. would not be alive today, if real
  5. did not originally appear in prose fiction
  6. first was mentioned on screen (TV or movie)
  7. originally from a movie
  8. not the protagonist
  9. American character
  10. first appeared after 1960
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Held DQ1: First appeared after 1990?
Held DQ2: Appeared in more than movie?

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  1. Ibrahim (“Abraham” in the Bible)
  2. Isaac
  3. Ishmael


DQ1: Played by an American?
DQ2: Genre movie (SF, western, war movie. &c)?
One DQ reserved.

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IQ1: Did you adopt your childhood dog’s name as your nickname?
IQ2: Were you the original rhythm guitarist for Guns n Roses?
IQ3: Are you the She-Wolf of the S.S?

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Swept me!

DQ: Antagonist?

IQs:

  1. Did you dance professionally with Vernon Castle?
  2. Did Rick & Evie battle you in two mummy movies?
  3. Are you aka Danny Rand?
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Not Dr. Henry Jones Jr., dunno, and not the sexy but deadly Ilsa.

33

Dunno, not Imhotep and dunno.

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I.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. first name starts with I
  4. would not be alive today, if real
  5. did not originally appear in prose fiction
  6. first was mentioned on screen (TV or movie)
  7. originally from a movie
  8. not the protagonist
  9. American character
  10. first appeared after 1960
  11. mentioned earlier, but first appeared after 1990
  12. did appear in more than movie
  13. played by American
  14. genre movie (sf, Western, war movie, &c.)
  15. kinda sorta an antagonist
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#1 was Irene Castle.
Correct on #2.
#3 is Iron Fist.

DQs:

  1. Set in the contemporary present?
  2. Unusual first name?
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Correct, Izzy Stradlin, Correct

Hmmm… sounds like we’re dealing with someone like Jabba the Hutt, who was mentioned in dialog in the first two films, but didn’t appear on-screen until the third. In a series than spans before and after 1990. Holding a DQ while I ponder…

Clarification requested on #12. I had a typo in my DQ. It was supposed to read “appeared in more than one movie”. The way I typed it is also a legitimate question, but can have a different meaning. Is your answer to #12 the answer to the question I meant to ask, or the question I actually asked?

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The latter.

I.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. first name starts with I
  4. would not be alive today, if real
  5. did not originally appear in prose fiction
  6. first was mentioned on screen (TV or movie)
  7. originally from a movie
  8. not the protagonist
  9. American character
  10. first appeared after 1960
  11. mentioned earlier, but first appeared after 1990
  12. did appear in more than movie
  13. played by American
  14. genre movie (sf, Western, war movie, &c.)
  15. kinda sorta an antagonist
  16. set in the contemporary present
  17. unusual first name
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IQs:

  1. Did a dog arrest you for throwing bricks at a cat?
  2. Are you mentioned in the title of a cantata by P. D. Q. Bach?
  3. On a cartoon series did the character you voice die after being set on fire, impaled, mauled by a mountain lion, shot, and ripped apart by a bear?
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Then I will use my held DQ to ask the question I meant to ask.

DQ: Appeared in more than one movie?

IQ1: Do you and J. Lo got a big, big booty?
IQ2: Did you significantly contribute to the design of an entertainment company’s cash cow and mascot, and not receive commensurate credit?
IQ3: Did you create the Black Widowers?

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Not Ignatz, dunno and dunno.

Dunno x3, CFOHG.

I.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. first name starts with I
  4. would not be alive today, if real
  5. did not originally appear in prose fiction
  6. first was mentioned on screen (TV or movie)
  7. originally from a movie
  8. not the protagonist
  9. American character
  10. first appeared after 1960
  11. mentioned earlier, but first appeared after 1990
  12. did appear in more than movie
  13. played by American
  14. genre movie (sf, Western, war movie, &c.)
  15. kinda sorta an antagonist
  16. set in the contemporary present
  17. unusual first name
  18. did not appear in more than one movie