DQ.
I didn’t figure you were Al Franken’s character Stuart Smalley, but I had to take a punt.
I’ve PM’d them. Le Ministre is very busy and sends his regrets; haven’t heard back from ChockFull or Spoons.
Previous IQs:
Did your name become a cliche for a tyrannical overseer? - Yes, Simon Legree from Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Were you Lincoln’s SecWar? - Yes, Edwin M. Stanton.
Were you a protagonist in Jeffrey Archer’s First Among Equals? - Simon Kerslake, a centrist Tory MP (great political novel, BTW).
DQ:
From a show that aired before 1965?
IQs:
Did you promise to build a bridge that your successor decided not to?
Are you a prominent radio foreign correspondent?
Did you call a timeout for a rival’s wedding night?
My schedule’s been unpredictable the last little while, and I haven’t been able to play as much as I’d like. Hopefully, things will settle down soon.
Never heard of either one of them…
Seems to me you’ve used a couple of those IQs before, but I can’t remember the answers. Three DQs.
S
- Fictional
- Male
- American (for certain values of American)
- Not from a work set in the future
- Not a protagonist
- Not from literature
- Not from a movie (or series of movies), though there was one
- From TV
- S is the initial of my first name
- From a show that aired before 1980
- Not a drama
- From a comedy, but I don’t think I’d call it a sitcom
- There is action, and there are adventures, but not an action/adventure show
- Not a reality show
- Not a recurring character on a variety show
- From a show that aired before 1965
Oh, heck…
DQ: Cartoon?
S
- Fictional
- Male
- American (for certain values of American)
- Not from a work set in the future
- Not a protagonist
- Not from literature
- Not from a movie (or series of movies), though there was one
- From TV
- S is the initial of my first name
- From a show that aired before 1980
- Not a drama
- From a comedy, but I don’t think I’d call it a sitcom
- There is action, and there are adventures, but not an action/adventure show
- Not a reality show
- Not a recurring character on a variety show
- From a show that aired before 1965
- Cartoon
IQ: Was your star employee’s son a previous Botticelli target?
DQ.
That was Mr Spacely. Elroy Jetson was an earlier answer.
DQ: Aired in color?
The third one, yes, but not the other two, I don’t think.
Then-Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi promised to build a bridge to Sicily over the Strait of Messina, but the plan has since been killed.
NPR’s Sylvia Padjoli (sp?).
Saladin, during the Crusades.
DQs:
Human?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Are you a cartoon canine whose initials appear on his collar?
Are you best friends of that canine?
Were you a cartoon character with a three-syllable name, the last of which was an abbreviated nickname for a kind of pet?
S
- Fictional
- Male
- American (for certain values of American)
- Not from a work set in the future
- Not a protagonist
- Not from literature
- Not from a movie (or series of movies), though there was one
- From TV
- S is the initial of my first name
- From a show that aired before 1980
- Not a drama
- From a comedy, but I don’t think I’d call it a sitcom
- There is action, and there are adventures, but not an action/adventure show
- Not a reality show
- Not a recurring character on a variety show
- From a show that aired before 1965
- Cartoon
- Aired in colour
- Human
3 DQs. (Not that they’ll do you any good, as we’re already at 19…)
IQ: Did you regularly talk to a dog?
Not Sherman.
I was going for Scooby pal Shaggy.
DQ: In a relationship?
IQs:
- Did you travel the universe fighting crime with Jan, Jace and Blip the Monkey, and later have a talk show?
- Were you Dudley Do-right’s archenemy?
- Were you the kid companion to Clutch Cargo?
Curses, foiled again! Yes, I am that dastardly, moustache-twirling Canadian who ties women to railroad tracks,
Snidely Whiplash!
Nyaahahaa!