# 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:** 16
**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 24, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/301 "2025-09-24T21:40:57Z")
DQ: Comedian? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/302 "2025-09-24T21:48:11Z")
**P** 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. American 4. Male 5. Not living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not _best_ known for literary arts (although has dabbled in it) 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Died after 1980 11. Has received several awards related to his field 12. Not notably recognized as handsome but not an uggo either, in my opinion 13. Not known as an actor 14. Not a singer or musician 15. Not a comedian ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/303 "2025-09-24T21:51:57Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Orange is the new Black_? 2. Are you a the redhead daughter of a pirate captain? 3. Were you a Took who took service with the army of Gondor? ---
**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 24, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/304 "2025-09-24T22:51:10Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you the founder and vocalist of Jane’s Addiction? > 2. Were you “Tania” when you were with the SLA? > 3. Are you pondering what I’m pondering? > [@knoodler](#): > > I am not Perry Ferrell > I am not Patty Hearst > Take a DQ 3 is of course Brain’s eternal question to Pinky, in _Pinky and the Brain_. IQs: 1. Did you survive a nasty brain injury with a tamping iron, though it may have altered your personality? 2. Were you a pink cat and BoJack Horseman’s agent/lover/manager/ex? 3. Yo, speaking of _BoJack Horseman_, were you the character on a critically acclaimed drama played by the person who voiced Todd? DQ: known for production (directing, writing, etc.)? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/305 "2025-09-24T23:32:06Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you better known as Soap in the Finishing School quartet by Gail Carriger? > 2. Are you the main character in **Dragondrums**? > 3. Do you host **The Amazing Race**? Phineas B. Crow, Piemur, Phil Keoghan. DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Known for dance? 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 25, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/306 "2025-09-25T01:05:21Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > - Did you write _Orange is the new Black_? > - Are you a the redhead daughter of a pirate captain? > - Were you a Took who took service with the army of Gondor? I am not Piper Lastname I am not Pippi Longstocking I am not Pippen the Hobbitt > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you survive a nasty brain injury with a tamping iron, though it may have altered your personality? > 2. Were you a pink cat and BoJack Horseman’s agent/lover/manager/ex? > 3. Yo, speaking of _BoJack Horseman_, were you the character on a critically acclaimed drama played by the person who voiced Todd? Take a DQ (I know of the person but can’t recall the name) I am not Princess Caroline Take a DQ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/307 "2025-09-25T01:08:05Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQ: known for production (directing, writing, etc.)? Can you be more specific? ---
**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 25, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/308 "2025-09-25T01:15:59Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Can you be more specific? Behind-the-scenes stuff. The person doesn’t appear onscreen or onstage before an audience, but does something like produce or design makeup. ---
**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, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/309 "2025-09-25T02:08:37Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write _The Plot Against America_? - Philip Roth Did you lead the 1984 LA Olympics project? - Yes, Peter Ueberroth (sp?) Were you the first woman elected to the US Senate from Florida? - Paula Hawkins DQs: Best known for TV work? Died after 2000? IQs: Did you help George Washington with his ill-fitting dentures in a kids’ book by Robert Lawson? Did your owner insist that you had rung down the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible? Did you hold the rank of Master Commandant at the time of your most famous victory? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/310 "2025-09-25T13:20:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you help George Washington with his ill-fitting dentures in a kids’ book by Robert Lawson? > Did your owner insist that you had rung down the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible? > Did you hold the rank of Master Commandant at the time of your most famous victory? I am not… Mr Pither? 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 25, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/311 "2025-09-25T13:30:05Z")
**P** 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. American 4. Male 5. Not living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not _best_ known for literary arts (although has dabbled in it) 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Died after 1980 11. Has received several awards related to his field 12. Not notably recognized as handsome but not an uggo either, in my opinion 13. Not known as an actor 14. Not a singer or musician 15. Not a comedian 16. I am involved with production and behind-the-scene duties, but it is not what I am primarily known for 17. Caucasian 18. Not known for dance 19. Not known for TV work, although I have appeared on TV sporadically 20. Died after 2000 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/312 "2025-09-25T13:30:58Z")
That’s it for IQs! Please ask the remaining DQs by Friday, 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 25, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/313 "2025-09-25T15:40:45Z")
There’s radio and podcasts and TikTok… ---
**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 26, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/314 "2025-09-26T02:16:07Z")
Previous IQs: Did you help George Washington with his ill-fitting dentures in a kids’ book by Robert Lawson? - Paul Revere, in _Mr. Revere and I_, told as if by his horse Did your owner insist that you had rung down the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible? - [Polly the parrot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218) Did you hold the rank of Master Commandant at the time of your most famous victory? - Oliver Hazard Perry in the Battle of Lake Erie DQs: Famous spouse? Best known for a single work of art/performance? 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 26, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/315 "2025-09-26T05:19:31Z")
**P** 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. American 4. Male 5. Not living 6. Known for the Arts 7. Died after 1950 8. Not _best_ known for literary arts (although has dabbled in it) 9. Known for the performing arts 10. Died after 1980 11. Has received several awards related to his field 12. Not notably recognized as handsome but not an uggo either, in my opinion 13. Not known as an actor 14. Not a singer or musician 15. Not a comedian 16. I am involved with production and behind-the-scene duties, but it is not what I am primarily known for 17. Caucasian 18. Not known for dance 19. Not known for TV work, although I have appeared on TV sporadically 20. Died after 2000 21. Not a famous spouse 22. Best known for a single work or performance ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/316 "2025-09-26T15:28:39Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Take a DQ (I know of the person but can’t recall the name) > I am not Princess Caroline > Take a DQ 1 (brain injury) was Phineas Gage; close enough for Princess Carolyn (aw, fish!); 3 (other role of Todd’s actor) was Jesse Pinkman, on _Breaking Bad_. Final DQs: 1. first name is Peter, Paul, or some variation? 2. greatest fame in 1970s? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/317 "2025-09-26T15:45:59Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > - Did you write _Orange is the new Black_? > > - Are you a the redhead daughter of a pirate captain? > > - Were you a Took who took service with the army of Gondor? > > I am not Piper Lastname > I am not Pippi Longstocking > I am not Pippen the Hobbitt Swept me! Piper Kerman was the author. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/318 "2025-09-26T18:57:34Z")
**P** - Real - First name begins with P - American - Male - Not living - Known for the Arts - Died after 1950 - Not _best_ known for literary arts (although has dabbled in it) - Known for the performing arts - Died after 1980 - Has received several awards related to his field - Not notably recognized as handsome but not an uggo either, in my opinion - Not known as an actor - Not a singer or musician - Not a comedian - I am involved with production and behind-the-scene duties, but it is not what I am primarily known for - Caucasian - Not known for dance - Not known for TV work, although I have appeared on TV sporadically - Died after 2000 - Not a famous spouse - Best known for a single work or performance - First name is Peter or Paul - Greatest fame in the 70s Just waiting on @Elendil_s_Heir and @kitap for final DQs. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/319 "2025-09-27T00:06:07Z")
Known for impersonations? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694/320 "2025-09-27T00:42:05Z")
**P** - Real - First name begins with P - American - Male - Not living - Known for the Arts - Died after 1950 - Not _best_ known for literary arts (although has dabbled in it) - Known for the performing arts - Died after 1980 - Has received several awards related to his field - Not notably recognized as handsome but not an uggo either, in my opinion - Not known as an actor - Not a singer or musician - Not a comedian - I am involved with production and behind-the-scene duties, but it is not what I am primarily known for - Caucasian - Not known for dance - Not known for TV work, although I have appeared on TV sporadically - Died after 2000 - Not a famous spouse - Best known for a single work or performance - First name is Peter or Paul - Greatest fame in the 70s - Not known for impersonations I’ll open this up for First Name/Last Name until Saturday noon CDT. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2025/1022694.md?page=17)