# Botticelli - September 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 4, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916 "2015-09-04T17:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/541 "2015-09-24T21:38:08Z")
I didn’t know the name, still don’t recognize it… but I know the character, and I suppose I should be happy I narrowed it down for someone else. Good job, KO! ---
**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 24, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/542 "2015-09-24T23:12:38Z")
I’ve heard of the movie… 😃 ---
**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 25, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/543 "2015-09-25T02:29:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I’ve heard of the movie… 😃 Me too. Good job, **KO**! Previous IQs: Did you say you had “done some service to the state, and they know it”? - Othello. Were you a peacemaking Alsatian priest? - Yes, John Frederick Oberlin, after whom Oberlin College is named. Were you the lead plaintiff in a big recent SCOTUS case? - Mr. Obergefell, in the landmark SSM case. ---
**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 25, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/544 "2015-09-25T12:32:33Z")
OK, I have a person in mind that I think one of our regular players should be able to guess, though it wouldn’t surprise me if somebody else beat him to the punch. I am V. ---
**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 25, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/545 "2015-09-25T13:16:10Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the wizard in _Order of the Stick_? 2. Did you play the villain in _Expendables 2_? 3. Was your most famous line: “Boss, de plane, de plane!”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/546 "2015-09-25T14:47:17Z")
IQ1) Were you the lead singer of a band started by Glenn Buxton and Mike Bruce? IQ2) Did you help out old friend Weird Al Yankovic by asking Kurt Cobain for permission to let Al do a parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”? IQ3) Were you briefly a guitarist for Girlschool, before taking up bass for a more popular all-female rock and? ---
**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 25, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/547 "2015-09-25T17:26:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the wizard in _Order of the Stick_? > 2. Did you play the villain in _Expendables 2_? > 3. Was your most famous line: “Boss, de plane, de plane!”? not Varsuvius, dunno, not Herb Villechaise (however it’s spelled) ---
**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 25, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/548 "2015-09-25T17:30:14Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Were you the lead singer of a band started by Glenn Buxton and Mike Bruce? > > IQ2) Did you help out old friend Weird Al Yankovic by asking Kurt Cobain for permission to let Al do a parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”? > > IQ3) Were you briefly a guitarist for Girlschool, before taking up bass for a more popular all-female rock and? dunno, not Victoria Jackson, dunno ---
**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 25, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/549 "2015-09-25T18:41:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the wizard in _Order of the Stick_? > 2. Did you play the villain in _Expendables 2_? > 3. Was your most famous line: “Boss, de plane, de plane!”? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not Varsuvius, dunno, not Herb Villechaise (however it’s spelled) Correct. Jean Claude van Damme. Correct. DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/550 "2015-09-25T19:10:39Z")
Correct on Victoria Jackson 1. The band called Alice Cooper was founded by Glenn Buxton and Mike Bruce. Their leader singer was Vincent Furnier, who eventually adopted the name Alice Cooper personally. 2. Kathy Valentine switched to bass when she joined the Go-Gos. DQ) Male? DQ2) First name start with V? ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/551 "2015-09-25T19:18:43Z")
IQs: 1. Were you inspired by Zelda Gilroy, from _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_? 2. Were you the father of the artist Yvaral? 3. Are you aka M’Onel? ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/552 "2015-09-25T19:23:30Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with V ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/553 "2015-09-25T19:23:41Z")
IQ1) Did you win the AL batting title by one measly point, thus denying Al Rosen the 1953 Triple Crown? IQ2) Did the ending of Dr. Strangelove feature you singing “We’ll Meet Again”? IQ3) Could Sarah Palin allegedly see Russia over a body of water named for you? ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/554 "2015-09-25T19:24:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you inspired by Zelda Gilroy, from _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_? > 2. Were you the father of the artist Yvaral? > 3. Are you aka M’Onel? Take 3 DQs ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/555 "2015-09-25T19:25:53Z")
IQ1: Were you really Tom Riddle? IQ2: Did you star in a TV show about a helicopter and its pilot? IQ3: Did you play a caveman, a dentist, and a long-haired strongman? ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/556 "2015-09-25T19:26:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you inspired by Zelda Gilroy, from _The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis_? > 2. Were you the father of the artist Yvaral? > 3. Are you aka M’Onel? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1. Velma Dinkley, from the Scooby-Doo cartoons. 2. Victor Vasarely, the Father of Op Art. 3. Valor, aka Mon-El. DQs: 1. Living? 2. American? 3. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 25, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/557 "2015-09-25T19:27:38Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did you win the AL batting title by one measly point, thus denying Al Rosen the 1953 Triple Crown? > IQ2) Did the ending of Dr. Strangelove feature you singing “We’ll Meet Again”? > IQ3) Could Sarah Palin allegedly see Russia over a body of water named for you? dunno, not Vera Miles, not Mr. Bering (take a DQ) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/558 "2015-09-25T19:30:39Z")
Mickey Vernon, Vera LYNN (not Miles), Vitus Bering Will save three DQs for a bit ---
**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 25, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/559 "2015-09-25T22:35:33Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with V 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not known for the arts ---
**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 25, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916/560 "2015-09-25T22:37:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you really Tom Riddle? > IQ2: Did you star in a TV show about a helicopter and its pilot? > IQ3: Did you play a caveman, a dentist, and a long-haired strongman? dunno x2, not Victor Mature [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916.md?page=29)