# Botticelli September 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171 "2011-09-04T16:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/521 "2011-10-01T04:55:49Z")
Are you Sonny Crockett? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/522 "2011-10-01T21:17:11Z")
Cashing in my last DQ…I thought I’d got it with Stuart Smalley…Here goes nothing… Are you Squidward Tentacles? (nothing in the DQs rules out an animated series and movie - and Bikini Bottom isn’t part of America) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/523 "2011-10-02T03:01:47Z")
Heh. I am neither Sonny Crockett nor Squidward Tentacles. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/524 "2011-10-02T13:26:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > OK, everyone who earned a DQ in this round may now each ask a single “Are you \_\_\_\_?” question. > > If no one has guessed who I’m thinking of by 9am EST Mon., I’ll start the next round. Where is your secure, undisclosed location that is in the Eastern time zone and has already gone back to standard time? 😃 While I may get an inspiration between now and 8 AM tomorrow, I can’t think of anybody who fits the exact set of answers. I call myself stumped and unworthy… ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/525 "2011-10-03T03:21:57Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Where is your secure, undisclosed location that is in the Eastern time zone and has already gone back to standard time?.. If I told you that, it wouldn’t be undisclosed, now would it? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/526 "2011-10-03T04:20:29Z")
I can’t come up with anything either. I would have been happy to make that Squidward guess. An animated character still seems likely. I’ve never in my life come up with anything really worthwhile in my sleep, but I’ll try one more time. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/527 "2011-10-03T14:00:29Z")
I’m not entitled to a guess as I have not been playing recently, but if I may offer some thoughts for those who are, my guess is that this is a non-American character from _The Simpsons_ or similar. In fact, until I saw DQ #18 I was thinking of Stewie Griffin from _Family Guy_, but I think he is actually American (despite his accent, and what he would wish to believe). I can’t think of any non-American Simpsons characters beginning with “S” anyway. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/528 "2011-10-03T15:25:05Z")
The answer is Sheldon Plankton, from _SpongeBob SquarePants_: > **[Plankton and Karen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Plankton)** > > Sheldon James Plankton and Karen Plankton are a pair of fictional characters and the main antagonists of SpongeBob SquarePants, the Nickelodeon animated television series. They are respectively voiced by Mr. Lawrence and Jill Talley. Their first appearance was in the episode "Plankton!" that premiered on July 31, 1999. They were created and designed by the marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the series. Hillenburg named Karen after his wife, Karen Hillenburg (née ... **ChockFull** was thisclose! Next game thread: [Botticelli October 2011 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626545) ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/529 "2011-10-03T15:58:40Z")
So close… I had considered Spongebob - Ruled out becuase I thought he was too obvious Sheldon J Plankton - Thought, no that was an attempted IQ when I ran an ‘S’ game earlier in the month so it’s too soon. Sandy Cheeks - not male and settled on Squidward. I also came up with Skeletor from He-Man, but thought the Bikini Bottom residents would be more familar these days. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/530 "2011-10-03T18:17:13Z")
Sigh… now I know that, henceforth, we have to ask the question “Are you human?” Good one, though. I watch those cartoons often enough! I should have figured it out! ---
**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:** [October 3, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171/531 "2011-10-03T18:50:58Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > …Sheldon J Plankton - Thought, no that was an attempted IQ when I ran an ‘S’… Huh. I didn’t even know that! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2011/595171.md?page=26)