# Botticelli - Sept 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812 "2026-09-04T03:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/81 "2026-09-08T02:06:23Z")
IQs: 1. Were you BoJack Horseman’s human friend? 2. Did you mouth _something_ to members of the opposition party in Parliament, which was likely _not_ “fuddle duddle”? 3. Did you do the Batusi in a 1994 movie, three years before becoming one of the Dark Knight’s villains? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/82 "2026-09-08T10:47:12Z")
1. Tony “Tango” Tangredi (From Check Please, and yes he ends up with a teammate nicknamed Whiskey and a team manager nicknamed Foxtrot) 2. Yes, Tonya Harding 3. Yes, Louis Comfort Tiffany 1 DQ reserved ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/83 "2026-09-08T12:35:56Z")
DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T 3. Male 4. Non-American creator(s) 5. Created after 1950 6. Created before 1985 7. Did not first appear in prose 8. First appeared in movies or TV ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/84 "2026-09-08T12:37:22Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the first president and GM of the Cowboys? > 2. Did you make a successful transition from professional boxing to acting? > 3. Were you a film director and voice actor during the golden age of American animation? 1. I am not Mr. T. Take 2 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you invincible, untamed, and terrible? > IQ2: Did you command the Amphibious Force in the Pacific during WW II? > IQ3: Are you a 0-6-0T? Take 3 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you BoJack Horseman’s human friend? > 2. Did you mouth _something_ to members of the opposition party in Parliament, which was likely _not_ “fuddle duddle”? > 3. Did you do the Batusi in a 1994 movie, three years before becoming one of the Dark Knight’s villains? 1. I am not John Travolta?? Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/85 "2026-09-08T14:17:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not John Travolta?? > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Todd; 2 was Pierre Trudeau; 3 was Uma Thurman. DQs: 1. first appeared in movies? 2. created by European(s)? 3. first appeared after 1967? ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/86 "2026-09-08T15:08:36Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:83, topic:1032812, full:true”] DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T 3. Male 4. Non-American creator(s) 5. Created after 1950 6. Created before 1985 7. Did not first appear in prose 8. First appeared in movies or TV 9. First appeared in a movie 10. Created by Europeans 11. First appeared after 1967 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/87 "2026-09-08T15:39:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > 1. Were you the first president and GM of the Cowboys? > > 2. Did you make a successful transition from professional boxing to acting? > > 3. Were you a film director and voice actor during the golden age of American animation? > > 1. I am not Mr. T. > Take 2 DQs. Was Mr. T a pro boxer? I thought he was a bouncer. He played a boxer in _Rocky 3._ 1. Tex Schramm 2. Randall “Tex” Cobb 3. Tex Avery Tex x3! 3 DQs tentatively reserved ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/88 "2026-09-08T15:54:27Z")
1. Did you play the White Queen of Narnia? 2. Are you famous for frozen custard in St. Louis? 3. Were you a pharoah in Egypt before dying at eighteen? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/89 "2026-09-08T16:03:54Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Der Judenstaat_, a pamphlet advocating for a Jewish state, in 1896? 2. Were you James Bond’s London girlfriend? 3. Are you the commissioner of the online trivia competition LearnedLeague…or, okay, the Norse thunder god he shares the first four letters of his name with? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/90 "2026-09-08T16:40:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you invincible, untamed, and terrible? > > IQ2: Did you command the Amphibious Force in the Pacific during WW II? > > IQ3: Are you a 0-6-0T? > > Take 3 DQs. Tarzan Richmond Kelly Turner Thomas the Tank Engine DQ1: Human? DQ2: Live-action film? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/91 "2026-09-08T21:33:09Z")
My reply was directed at @Elendil_s_Heir ; not sure why you got roped into it. ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/92 "2026-09-09T01:51:09Z")
DQs 1. Fictional 2. Only name begins with T 3. Male 4. Non-American creator(s) 5. Created after 1950 6. Created before 1985 7. Did not first appear in prose 8. First appeared in movies or TV 9. First appeared in a movie 10. Created by Europeans 11. First appeared after 1967 12. Human 13. From a live action film ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/93 "2026-09-09T01:52:13Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Did you play the White Queen of Narnia? > 2. Are you famous for frozen custard in St. Louis? > 3. Were you a pharoah in Egypt before dying at eighteen? 1. I am not Tilda Swinton. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not King Tut. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Der Judenstaat_, a pamphlet advocating for a Jewish state, in 1896? > 2. Were you James Bond’s London girlfriend? > 3. Are you the commissioner of the online trivia competition LearnedLeague…or, okay, the Norse thunder god he shares the first four letters of his name with? 1. I am not Thor. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/94 "2026-09-09T02:16:58Z")
DQ: First appeared in sci-fi or fantasy movie? 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/95 "2026-09-09T02:21:21Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a caretaker in a previous life? 2. Did you survive a zombie apocalypse with three other people? 3. Did you invite several fictional detectives to your mansion? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/96 "2026-09-09T02:51:18Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you write _Der Judenstaat_, a pamphlet advocating for a Jewish state, in 1896? > 2. Were you James Bond’s London girlfriend? > 3. Are you the commissioner of the online trivia competition LearnedLeague…or, okay, the Norse thunder god he shares the first four letters of his name with? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Thor. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Theodor Herzl; 2 was Sylvia Trench; correct on Thorsten Integrity. DQs: 1. first appeared after 1976? 2. created by British people? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/97 "2026-09-09T03:03:12Z")
IQs: 1. Did things come full circle when you had a guest role in “Bart’s Dog Gets an F”? 2. Was the product you invented sold at parties? 3. Was everyone in Gravity Falls a tad strange, except ironically you? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/98 "2026-09-09T11:27:42Z")
1. Tilda Swinton, yes, correct 2. [Ted Drewes](https://teddrewes.com/) 3. King Tut, yes, correct 2 DQs reserved ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/99 "2026-09-09T13:52:36Z")
Thanks, but I’ve lost interest. I looked at the game in progress and nothing sparked. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2026/1032812/100 "2026-09-09T17:40:32Z")
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