# January 2014, Botticelli **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 2, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669 "2014-01-02T00:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/421 "2014-01-22T03:00:17Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > What book is that? > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > It’s a whole series, “A Song of Ice and Fire”, by George R. R. Martin. The series is better known as “A Game of Thrones”, the title of the first book. I think the telly series is just called “Game of Thrones”. Ah. My sister-in-law gave me the first two books for Xmas 2012, but I haven’t gotten around to reading them yet. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/422 "2014-01-22T14:27:24Z")
You’re in for a treat. And Martin just might get around to finishing the series in this geological era. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/423 "2014-01-22T15:06:46Z")
I understand he’s writing faster now, to accommodate HBO. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/424 "2014-01-22T15:09:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > You’re in for a treat. And Martin just might get around to finishing the series in this geological era. Like Jordan, eh? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/425 "2014-01-22T17:57:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I understand he’s writing faster now, to accommodate HBO. I fervently hope it’s true. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Like Jordan, eh? Never read his books, and from all I’ve heard, that’s probably for the best. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/426 "2014-01-23T07:04:44Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I’m going to go away and have a think, and start a new round either late tonight or early tomorrow. Not meaning to rush things, but have you got a new letter for us? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/427 "2014-01-23T15:57:07Z")
All right, for your enjoyment, and I hope, puzzlement - I am T. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/428 "2014-01-23T16:00:18Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the owner of Mighty Manfred, the Wonder Dog? 2. Did you paint _The Venus of Urbino_? 3. Did you record _Private Dancer_? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/429 "2014-01-23T16:04:43Z")
No, I’m not Titian nor am I Tina Turner. Take a DQ for Manfred the Wonder Dog. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/430 "2014-01-23T16:07:47Z")
T it is, then. IQs: Did a documentary show that several Scottish landowners were mightily annoyed at you? Did author Merle Miller talk to you at length, and later maybe make up some stuff in “quoting” you? You were a notable warrior; did a later notable warrior have your name as his middle name? ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/431 "2014-01-23T16:14:36Z")
IQ1: Was Oscar less wilde than you? IQ2: Were you Korak’s father? IQ3: Did you and your husband start your detective careers as blackmailers? ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/432 "2014-01-23T16:16:05Z")
Tom Terrific owned Manfred. DQ: Real? IQs: 1. Were you the Wizard of Menlo Park? 2. Did you appear on _Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In_, singing falsetto and playing a ukulele? 3. Were you a first century A.D. Roman emperor? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/433 "2014-01-23T16:59:50Z")
IQ1: Did your father say his name was “no-one”? IQ2: Are you married to Oberon? IQ3: Is a curse bearing your name said to afflict US presidents? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/434 "2014-01-23T19:34:46Z")
IQ1: Do your amps go to 11? IQ2: Is a measurement of magnetic fields named in your honor? IQ3: Where you the last Whig to be elected President? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/435 "2014-01-23T21:00:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a documentary show that several Scottish landowners were mightily annoyed at you? > Did author Merle Miller talk to you at length, and later maybe make up some stuff in “quoting” you? > You were a notable warrior; did a later notable warrior have your name as his middle name? I’m stumped; I have nothing but wild guesses to offer. 3 DQs for you. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was Oscar less wilde than you? > IQ2: Were you Korak’s father? > IQ3: Did you and your husband start your detective careers as blackmailers? DQs for #1 and #2. I’m going to guess Tommy and ‘Tuppence’ Beresford for #3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Wizard of Menlo Park? > 2. Did you appear on _Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In_, singing falsetto and playing a ukulele? > 3. Were you a first century A.D. Roman emperor? No, I’m not Thomas Alva Edison, Tiny Tim, nor Titus. > [@fanganga](#): > > IQ1: Did your father say his name was “no-one”? > IQ2: Are you married to Oberon? > IQ3: Is a curse bearing your name said to afflict US presidents? No, I’m not Telemachus nor Titania. DQ for #3. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do your amps go to 11? > IQ2: Is a measurement of magnetic fields named in your honor? > IQ3: Where you the last Whig to be elected President? No, I’m not Nigel Tufnel nor George Taft. DQ for #2. > [@](#): > > DQ: Real? Yes. Summary - 1. Real Outstanding DQs **Elendil’s Heir** - 3 **SCAdian** - 2 (poss. 3) **Fanganga** - 1 **ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness** - 1 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/436 "2014-01-23T21:23:58Z")
Previous IQs: Did a documentary show that several Scottish landowners were mightily annoyed at you? - Donald Trump, who wanted to take their land and build a coastal resort. Good flick: [You've Been Trumped (2011) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1943873/?ref_=nv_sr_1) Did author Merle Miller talk to you at length, and later maybe make up some stuff in “quoting” you? - After Miller died, it was found that he might have made up portions of _Plain Speaking_, a collection of his interviews with Harry Truman. You were a notable warrior; did a later notable warrior have your name as his middle name? - The latter is Ohio’s own William Tecumseh Sherman. DQs: Male? Living? Last name start with T? IQs: Was your evil, manipulative fictional mom named Livia? Were you an emperor who provided a middle name for a future interstellar explorer? Are you a noted American dancer/choreographer? ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/437 "2014-01-23T21:34:10Z")
IQ1: Did you and a friend have an excellent adventure? IQ2: Were you a controversial figure skater at Lillehammer? IQ3: Were you the singer of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/438 "2014-01-23T21:40:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Male? > Living? > Last name start with T? > > IQs: > > Was your evil, manipulative fictional mom named Livia? > Were you an emperor who provided a middle name for a future interstellar explorer? > Are you a noted American dancer/choreographer? No, I’m not Tiberius nor am I Twyla Tharp. DQ for #1, though I’m sure I’m going to kick myself. > [@Spoons](#): > > IQ1: Did you and a friend have an excellent adventure? > IQ2: Were you a controversial figure skater at Lillehammer? > IQ3: Were you the singer of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”? No, I’m not Theodore ‘Ted’ Logan, nor Tonya Harding. I’m stuck on the singer - Boris Karloff is the only voice my tired brain is coming up with. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQs: > > Male? > Living? > Last name start with T? Yes. No. Yes. Summary - 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with T Outstanding DQs - **Elendil’s Heir** - 1 \*\*SCAdian \*\*- 2 (poss. 3) \*\*Fanganga \*\*- 1 \*\*ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness \*\*- 1 \*\*Spoons \*\*- 1 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/439 "2014-01-23T21:44:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was Oscar less wilde than you? > IQ2: Were you Korak’s father? > IQ3: Did you and your husband start your detective careers as blackmailers? > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQs for #1 and #2. I’m going to guess Tommy and ‘Tuppence’ Beresford for #3. Oscar was Wilde, but Thornton was Wilder. Korak the Killer (Jack Clayton) was the eponymous hero of _The Son of Tarzan_, the third Tarzan book. Correct on Tuppence Beresford. DQ1: American? DQ2: Known for the Arts? IQ1: Were you an Albanian who spent over six decades in India? IQ2: Were you a 17th-century Dutch admiral? IQ3: Dere you Dum Dum’s partner? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669/440 "2014-01-23T21:55:39Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do your amps go to 11? > IQ2: Is a measurement of magnetic fields named in your honor? > IQ3: Where you the last Whig to be elected President? > [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > No, I’m not Nigel Tufnel nor George Taft. DQ for #2. 2: Nikola Tesla 3: Well, William Howard Taft was a Republican. However, my question did not specify which country, so in the event there was a George Taft in England while the Whig party existed in that nation, I’ll rephrase. IQ1: Where you the last Whig to be elected President of the United States? IQ2: Are you a guitar maker known for a new type of bolt-on neck? IQ3: Are you a satyr that appears in what is considered to be one of the worst films of all time? I’ll wait to other replies before asking my DQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-2014-botticelli/677669.md?page=23)