# Botticelli, September 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 3, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694 "2025-09-03T01:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/181 "2025-09-14T21:26:56Z")
**H** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with H 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died before 1980 8. Last name begins from A-M 9. Not known for politics/military 10. Known for business 11. Died after 1930 12. Known for founding business 13. Died after 1960 14. First name is Harry, Harold, or Henry 15. Business named for founder ---
**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 15, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/182 "2025-09-15T00:20:34Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Eric and David’s mother? > > IQ2: Did you have a dog named Ribsy? > > IQ3: Did you sell bands? > > Sorry! > > 3 DQs The adventurous Harriet Nelson Henry Huggins “Professor” Harold Hill DQ1: International business? DQ2: A retail sales business? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Was your name temporarily changed to Hanley? IQ2: Were you a fictional polymath involved in a shipwreck? IQ3: Were you known for failing an assasination attempt? ---
**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 15, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/183 "2025-09-15T00:21:31Z")
IQs: 1. Ooh wee ooh, did Rivers Cuomo look just like you? 2. Were you but mad north-northwest? 3. Were you a conductor on an underground railroad? ---
**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 15, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/184 "2025-09-15T00:50:32Z")
IQs: 1. Is the next book about you, _Twelve Months,_ due out in January? 2. Did you battle Katnip? 3. Did you star in the TV series, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/185 "2025-09-15T02:14:35Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a cadaverous FDR aide? - Louis Howe Were you, too? - Harry Hopkins Were you Lincoln’s top military advisor but did not, by 1865, hold any battlefield command? - Henry Halleck DQ: Best known for products used by women? Two 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 15, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/186 "2025-09-15T02:44:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was your name temporarily changed to Hanley? > IQ2: Were you a fictional polymath involved in a shipwreck? > IQ3: Were you known for failing an assasination attempt? DQ DQ I am not David Hinkley > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Ooh wee ooh, did Rivers Cuomo look just like you? > 2. Were you but mad north-northwest? > 3. Were you a conductor on an underground railroad? I am not Buddy Holly (I answered this upthread, in error) DQ I am not Harriet Tubman ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/187 "2025-09-15T02:46:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Is the next book about you, _Twelve Months,_ due out in January? > - Did you battle Katnip? > - Did you star in the TV series, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? DQ DQ (Katnip? Did Mad Magazine parody _The Hunger Games_?) I am not Hope Lange ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/188 "2025-09-15T02:48:55Z")
**H** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with H 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died before 1980 8. Last name begins from A-M 9. Not known for politics/military 10. Known for business 11. Died after 1930 12. Known for founding business 13. Died after 1960 14. First name is Harry, Harold, or Henry 15. Business named for founder 16. Not primarily international business 17. Not primarily retail business 18. Not best known for products used by women ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/189 "2025-09-15T02:53:32Z")
No more IQs, please. Get your outstanding DQs in by Tuesday, noon CDT. ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/190 "2025-09-15T02:59:46Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Is the next book about you, _Twelve Months,_ due out in January? > > - Did you battle Katnip? > > - Did you star in the TV series, _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? > > DQ > DQ (Katnip? Did Mad Magazine parody _The Hunger Games_?) > I am not Hope Lange #1 is Harry Dresden. #2 was Herman the Mouse. The Simpsons’ _Itchy & Scratchy_ is based on Herman & Katnip. Correct on Hope Lange. DQs: 1. Business still in operation? 2. Business known for financial services? ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/191 "2025-09-15T03:04:19Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Was your name temporarily changed to Hanley? > > IQ2: Were you a fictional polymath involved in a shipwreck? > > IQ3: Were you known for failing an assasination attempt? > > DQ > DQ > I am not David Hinkley Ralph Hinkley (_Greatest American Hero_) Professor Roy Hinkley close enough, I guess – John Hinckley Hin(c)kley x3! DQ: Business based in US? Three DQs reserved. ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/192 "2025-09-15T03:08:18Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > (Katnip? Did Mad Magazine parody _The Hunger Games_?) [Yes](https://www.tomrichmond.com/madness-65-the-hunger-games/30/01/2023/). > [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Buddy Holly (I answered this upthread, in error) > DQ > I am not Harriet Tubman 2 (“mad north-northwest”) was Hamlet. 1 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 15, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/193 "2025-09-15T03:13:41Z")
**H** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with H 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died before 1980 8. Last name begins from A-M 9. Not known for politics/military 10. Known for business 11. Died after 1930 12. Known for founding business 13. Died after 1960 14. First name is Harry, Harold, or Henry 15. Business named for founder 16. Not primarily international business 17. Not primarily retail business 18. Not best known for products used by women 19. Business still in operation 20. Business not known for financial services 21. Business based in US ---
**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 15, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/194 "2025-09-15T20:50:48Z")
DQ: Business now best known for services, rather than manufacturing or production? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/195 "2025-09-16T03:06:52Z")
**H** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with H 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died before 1980 8. Last name begins from A-M 9. Not known for politics/military 10. Known for business 11. Died after 1930 12. Known for founding business 13. Died after 1960 14. First name is Harry, Harold, or Henry 15. Business named for founder 16. Not primarily international business 17. Not primarily retail business 18. Not best known for products used by women 19. Business still in operation 20. Business not known for financial services 21. Business based in US 22. Business now best known for services, rather than manufacturing or production ---
**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 16, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/196 "2025-09-16T12:34:20Z")
DQ1: Business best known for health/medical-related services? Two 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 16, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/197 "2025-09-16T14:00:29Z")
**H** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with H 4. Dead 5. Not known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died before 1980 8. Last name begins from A-M 9. Not known for politics/military 10. Known for business 11. Died after 1930 12. Known for founding business 13. Died after 1960 14. First name is Harry, Harold, or Henry 15. Business named for founder 16. Not primarily international business 17. Not primarily retail business 18. Not best known for products used by women 19. Business still in operation 20. Business not known for financial services 21. Business based in US 22. Business now best known for services, rather than manufacturing or production 23. Business best known for health/medical-related services ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/198 "2025-09-16T23:22:37Z")
Ask me First name/Lastname ---
**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 16, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/199 "2025-09-16T23:26:25Z")
Are you Henry Walgreen? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/200 "2025-09-17T02:48:52Z")
I am not Henry Walgreen. Please get your Firstname/Lastname DQs in by 6 pm CDT, Wednesday, Sept 17. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694.md?page=11)