# December Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 30, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169 "2013-11-30T23:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/182 "2013-12-10T20:40:37Z")
Previous IQs: Did you strongly promote Whitney Houston’s career? - record mogul Clive Davis Were you a top Thatcher aide brought down by a sex scandal? - Cecil Parkinson Were you the British Foreign Secretary when Argentina invaded the Falklands? - Lord Carrington DQs: First appeared in 1975 or after? Science fiction character? Caucasian? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did Piper Laurie play your character’s not-very-nice mom? Was “Celibacy” one of the categories in a game in which you participated? Did you popularize the phrase “surrender the pink”? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/183 "2013-12-10T20:54:38Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Previous IQs: > > Did you strongly promote Whitney Houston’s career? - record mogul Clive Davis > Were you a top Thatcher aide brought down by a sex scandal? - Cecil Parkinson > Were you the British Foreign Secretary when Argentina invaded the Falklands? - Lord Carrington. :smack: Clive Davis! Now I remember! > [@](#): > > DQs: > > First appeared in 1975 or after? > Science fiction character? > Caucasian? > > One DQ reserved. First appeared before 1975. Not a science fiction character. Caucasian. Summary for C: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Possibly American, though nationality is never made clear. 4. Not from literature. 5. I would likely be alive today. 6. I first appeared in fiction after 1925. 7. Everybody treats me as if my last name starts with C. 8. I am generally considered a good guy. 9. Not from a movie. 10. From TV. 11. First appeared before 1975. 12. Not a science fiction character. 13. Caucasian. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > Did Piper Laurie play your character’s not-very-nice mom? > Was “Celibacy” one of the categories in a game in which you participated? > Did you popularize the phrase “surrender the pink”? For 1, I’m not Carrie White; for 3, I’m not Carrie Fisher. Take a DQ for number 2. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/184 "2013-12-10T21:01:41Z")
Previous IQs: Did Piper Laurie play your character’s not-very-nice mom? - Yes, Carrie’s Bible-thumping nutcase mama. Was “Celibacy” one of the categories in a game in which you participated? - Everybody’s favorite blowhard mail carrier, Cliff Clavin!: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=botdmsQilnU). Did you popularize the phrase “surrender the pink”? - Yes, Carrie Fisher. DQs: In a sitcom? All or most of the show broadcast in B&W? IQs: Were you the Finch family’s cook and confidante? Have you played a Pole, an Israeli and a Brit? Did bartenders prefer that you not drop by their places of business? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/185 "2013-12-10T21:26:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > In a sitcom? > All or most of the show broadcast in B&W? Not in a sitcom. Broadcast in colour. Summary for C: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Possibly American, though nationality is never made clear. 4. Not from literature. 5. I would likely be alive today. 6. I first appeared in fiction after 1925. 7. Everybody treats me as if my last name starts with C. 8. I am generally considered a good guy. 9. Not from a movie. 10. From TV. 11. First appeared before 1975. 12. Not a science fiction character. 13. Caucasian. 14. Not in a sitcom. 15. Show was broadcast in colour. > [@](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the Finch family’s cook and confidante? > Have you played a Pole, an Israeli and a Brit? > Did bartenders prefer that you not drop by their places of business? Number 1 is (if memory serves) Calpurnia; take DQs for 2 and 3. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/186 "2013-12-10T21:38:18Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the head of C.O.N.T.R.O.L.? 2. Did you call Batman when the Joker was in town? 3. Were you Buffalo Bob’s clown sidekick? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/187 "2013-12-10T21:53:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the head of C.O.N.T.R.O.L.? > 2. Did you call Batman when the Joker was in town? > 3. Were you Buffalo Bob’s clown sidekick? I’m neither the Chief, nor am I Commissioner Gordon, nor am I Clarabelle the Clown. ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/188 "2013-12-10T23:13:22Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > IQ: Does your name appear in the title of your work although you only appear as a disembodied voice? Then you’re not **Charlie** of _Charlie’s Angels_ fame. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/189 "2013-12-10T23:20:12Z")
IQ1: Did George and Marion have an unusual relationship with you? IQ2: Did you sing about Johnny and Maybellene? IQ3: Did you thank God and Greyhound? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/190 "2013-12-10T23:28:42Z")
> [@fanganga](#): > > Then you’re not **Charlie** of _Charlie’s Angels_ fame. Nope. Take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did George and Marion have an unusual relationship with you? > IQ2: Did you sing about Johnny and Maybellene? > IQ3: Did you thank God and Greyhound? I don’t know about George and Marion, but I’m neither Chuck Berry nor Roy Clark. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/191 "2013-12-11T00:09:37Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did George and Marion have an unusual relationship with you? > IQ2: Did you sing about Johnny and Maybellene? > IQ3: Did you thank God and Greyhound? > [@Spoons](#): > > I don’t know about George and Marion, but I’m neither Chuck Berry nor Roy Clark. George and Marion were the ghosts who haunted Cosmo Topper. Correct on Chuck Berry and Roy Clark. DQ: Police/detective/spy show? IQ1: Did you play Mr Waverly? IQ2: Did you and your siblings live with your uncle after your parents died? IQ3: Were you the star of _Highway Patrol_? ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/192 "2013-12-11T00:10:31Z")
IQ: Are you a detective known for his cigar and dirty, scruffy raincoat? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/193 "2013-12-11T00:34:12Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ: Police/detective/spy show? Not a police/detective/spy show. Summary for C: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Possibly American, though nationality is never made clear. 4. Not from literature. 5. I would likely be alive today. 6. I first appeared in fiction after 1925. 7. Everybody treats me as if my last name starts with C. 8. I am generally considered a good guy. 9. Not from a movie. 10. From TV. 11. First appeared before 1975. 12. Not a science fiction character. 13. Caucasian. 14. Not in a sitcom. 15. Show was broadcast in colour. 16. Not a police/detective/spy show. > [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Mr Waverly? > IQ2: Did you and your siblings live with your uncle after your parents died? > IQ3: Were you the star of _Highway Patrol_? I’m not Leo G. Carroll (Mr. Waverly), nor Broderick Crawford (_Highway Patrol_). Take a DQ for number 2. > [@TexCat](#): > > IQ: Are you a detective known for his cigar and dirty, scruffy raincoat? I’m not Columbo. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/194 "2013-12-11T00:52:58Z")
DQ: Cartoon? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/195 "2013-12-11T01:01:43Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Cartoon? Not quite, but I will grant that it is animated. Summary for C: 1. Not real. 2. Male. 3. Possibly American, though nationality is never made clear. 4. Not from literature. 5. I would likely be alive today. 6. I first appeared in fiction after 1925. 7. Everybody treats me as if my last name starts with C. 8. I am generally considered a good guy. 9. Not from a movie. 10. From TV. 11. First appeared before 1975. 12. Not a science fiction character. 13. Caucasian. 14. Not in a sitcom. 15. Show was broadcast in colour. 16. Not a police/detective/spy show. 17. I am in an animated 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:** [December 11, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/196 "2013-12-11T01:14:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Mr Waverly? > IQ2: Did you and your siblings live with your uncle after your parents died? > IQ3: Were you the star of _Highway Patrol_? > [@Spoons](#): > > I’m not Leo G. Carroll (Mr. Waverly), nor Broderick Crawford (_Highway Patrol_). Take a DQ for number 2. Cissy, Buffy and Jody lived with Uncle Bill (and Mr French) in _Family Affair_. Correct on Carroll and Crawford. DQ: Um… IQ1: Were you Tennessee’s accomplice? IQ2: Were you cross-eyed? IQ3: Did you live with your nephew and his kids? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/197 "2013-12-11T01:17:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Cissy, Buffy and Jody lived with Uncle Bill (and Mr French) in _Family Affair_. > Correct on Carroll and Crawford. > DQ: Um… > IQ1: Were you Tennessee’s accomplice? > IQ2: Were you cross-eyed? > IQ3: Did you live with your nephew and his kids? I’m not Chumley, Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion, or Uncle Charley. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/198 "2013-12-11T01:34:23Z")
Not a cartoon, but animated, eh? IQ: Do you mine for silver or gold (or peppermint) and bounce Bumbles? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/199 "2013-12-11T01:51:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Not a cartoon, but animated, eh? > > IQ: > Do you mine for silver or gold (or peppermint) and bounce Bumbles? I sure do, because I am Yukon Cornelius! Well done, **Professor**! ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/200 "2013-12-11T02:07:50Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Tennessee’s accomplice? > IQ2: Were you cross-eyed? > IQ3: Did you live with your nephew and his kids? > [@Spoons](#): > > I’m not Chumley, Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion, or Uncle Charley. Correct on all three. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169/201 "2013-12-11T02:09:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Yukon Cornelius! IMDb says he’s from the Rudolph TV special. That would explain why I never heard of him… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/december-botticelli/675169.md?page=11)