# Botticelli
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [May 3, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932 "2008-05-03T21:23:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 6
### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/101 "2008-05-04T04:59:39Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster]
Just as an aside, I have not played this game since my senior year in HS, when my calculus instructor taught it to the class. We played a couple of rounds every Friday. Since I had never heard of the game before (or since), I just assumed it was something he made up! I’m glad for the trip down memory lane and trying to guess whoever in the world you are thinking of. 🆒
[/QUOTE]
We had a few rounds here last year. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/102 "2008-05-04T05:04:41Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
Aha. So you are thinking of an American Federal employee whose initials are SH. I don’t know who you mean, so you get a DQ.
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Is “aha” a yes or a no?
I’m guessing no, otherwise you might know who I mean.
But you’d be wrong, because I was thinking of Stephen Hadley, but I just looked him up and he’s over 50, so he couldn’t be your guy, and I’m probably not entitled to a direct question.
Sorry I’m screwing up your game. 😛
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/103 "2008-05-04T05:07:16Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim]
But you’d be wrong, because I was thinking of Stephen Hadley, but I just looked him up and he’s over 50, so he couldn’t be your guy, and I’m probably not entitled to a direct question.
Sorry I’m screwing up your game. 😛
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Someone pointed out to me earlier that under the rules the guess doesn’t have to fit the known criteria. (Still has to have the initials though.)
No worries about screwing up the game. I made some mistakes the first time I played it (and made a couple in this one too).
You get a Direct Question.
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### Author:  [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/104 "2008-05-04T05:09:43Z")
The indirect questions do not have to match the increasingly narrow criteria. They just have to point to a person with the initials “SH”
At this point, I’m thinking that if someone figures out an “SH” that \*does \* meet all the criteria, that’s gotta be the person.
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/105 "2008-05-04T05:10:11Z")
Are you a CEO?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/106 "2008-05-04T05:16:40Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim]
Are you a CEO?
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Hm. Difficult. He’s definitely in charge, but I don’t know how he ‘ranks’ other than what he’s known for. At the risk of giving a hint, I’ll say that he is ‘in a position of authority’. Since I can’t definitively answer your DQ, you may have another DQ.
**SH is…**
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]American[/li][li]Alive[/li][li]Under 50 years old[/li][li]Caucasian[/li][\*]In a position of authority[/ul]
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/107 "2008-05-04T05:23:04Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
No, and I don’t know who you mean.
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At last! It’s a different Steve Howe, this time the guitarist of Yes.
My question is: does he hold a political office?
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/108 "2008-05-04T05:24:14Z")
Was it the first person to hold the title U.S. Secretary of Education?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/109 "2008-05-04T05:24:47Z")
[QUOTE=astorian]
My question is: does he hold a political office?
[/QUOTE]
No.
**SH is…**
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]American[/li][li]Alive[/li][li]Under 50 years old[/li][li]Caucasian[/li][li]In a position of authority[/li][\*]Does not hold a political office[/ul]
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/110 "2008-05-04T05:26:28Z")
[QUOTE=astorian]
Was it the first person to hold the title U.S. Secretary of Education?
[/QUOTE]
No, I’m not Shirley Hufstedler.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/111 "2008-05-04T05:46:48Z")
Did this person appear in a music video with a kid in a bumblebee suit?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/112 "2008-05-04T05:47:42Z")
[QUOTE=astorian]
Did this person appear in a music video with a kid in a bumblebee suit?
[/QUOTE]
No, and I don’t know who you mean.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/113 "2008-05-04T06:01:01Z")
Well, time for me to hit the rack. Hasta mañana.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/114 "2008-05-04T06:01:25Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
No, and I don’t know who you mean.
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It was Shannon Hoon, lead singer of Blind Melon. Their famous “No Rain” video had a little girl running around dressed as a bee.
Question- does he work in the field of sports?
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### Author:  [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/115 "2008-05-04T10:30:04Z")
Are you a retired figure skater who battled cancer?
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### Author:  [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/116 "2008-05-04T11:30:52Z")
Were you nominated for an Emmy for your role as a gay man in a sitcom?
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/117 "2008-05-04T13:11:53Z")
Are you in military service?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/118 "2008-05-04T14:19:11Z")
[QUOTE=astorian]
Question- does he work in the field of sports?
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No, I’m not in the field of sports.
> [@Boyo Jim](#):
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> Are you in military service?
Can you make that an indirect question?
> [@HongKongFooey](#):
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> Were you nominated for an Emmy for your role as a gay man in a sitcom?
No, I’m not Sean Hayes.
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#):
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> Are you a retired figure skater who battled cancer?
No, I’m not Scott Hamilton
**SH is…**
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]American[/li][li]Alive[/li][li]Under 50 years old[/li][li]Caucasian[/li][li]In a position of authority[/li][li]Does not hold a political office[/li][\*]Not in sports[/ul]
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### Author:  [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/119 "2008-05-04T14:26:12Z")
Were you a darling Olympic gold medal figure skater later turned actress?
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli/447932/120 "2008-05-04T14:32:31Z")
[QUOTE=divemaster]
Were you a darling Olympic gold medal figure skater later turned actress?
[/QUOTE]
No, I’m not Sonja Henie.
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