Late October 2012 Botticelli

Thread Games
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You’ve got me on all of these. Three DQs.

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I am not real (i.e. I am fictional).
I am not a Southerner.
I am not most famous for a single incident.
Summary for W:

  1. Male
  2. Alive (i.e. not dead)
  3. American
  4. Born before 1950
  5. Last name starts with W
  6. Not involved in the Arts, as usually defined in this game
  7. Not an athlete (though I am athletic)
  8. Not a politician
  9. A scientist and inventor (though I myself am not known for accomplishments in those fields)
  10. Not real (i.e. I am fictional)
  11. Not a Southerner
  12. Not most famous for a single incident

Three more DQs.

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  1. Earl Weaver (youtube link)
  2. Walter Mondale, who got 13 electoral votes against Reagan’s 525 in 1984
  3. Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
    DQs:
  4. Did you first appear in literature?
  5. Have you ever appeared in film(s)?
  6. Are you identified with a particular (real or fictional) location?
124

IQ: Are you a Gotham philanthropist with a big secret?

125

IQ1: Do you and your friends hang out at Stan Mikita Doughnuts?

IQ2: Is your visit to Dr. Bucke the subject of the film “Beautiful Dreamers”?

IQ3: Were you the organist and choirmaster at St. Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Church?

Quite right on 1 and 3. 2. is Walt Whitman. Whitman heard Dr. Bucke speak at the Smithsonian Institute, and was deeply impressed by Bucke’s views about the humane treatment of the mentally disabled. He came up to visit the asylum that Dr. Bucke ran in London, Ontario and stayed for several months. “Beautiful Dreamers” is an absolute gem of a film, by the way, with some great performances by Colm Feore, Tom McCamus, Colin Fox, Sheila McCarthy and a fantastic Walt Whitman done by Rip Torn.

Anyway…

DQ: Seeing as you are fictional, did you first appear in a work of literature (as opposed to film, TV or theatre.) ?

126

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. I won’t bother summarizing because…

… I am indeed Bruce Wayne, millionaire philanthropist, resident of Gotham City, and the alter ego of Batman.

Well done, Enginerd!

127

Thanks, Spoons! I’ll get another round started early tomorrow.

128

Way to go!

'Twas Winston Churchill, Wallis Simpson, and William Wegman.

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Let’s do M.

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IQ1: Did you give a very famous rendition of “Happy Birthday”?
IQ2: Were you blamed for the actions of two trenchcoated teens?
IQ3: Have you died in every film and been portrayed by six people?

131

I’m not Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Manson, or Michael Myers (?). Take a DQ if Myers is wrong.

132

IQ1: Did your mother invent Liquid Paper?

IQ2: Are you a non-relative, but still a part of a family that includes two psychiatrists and an ex-cop?

IQ3: In the movie St. Elmo’s Fire, did you play a character who “boffed the boss”?

133

I’m not Mike Nesmith or Demi Moore. Take a family-style DQ for #2.

134

IQ2 was looking for Daphne Moon, from the Frasier TV show.

DQ: Are you real or fictional?

135

The letter is M.

  1. Real person.
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IQs:

Did Buck Henry and Mel Brooks create you?
Are you a priestess of a fire god?
Did you use a comb in an unusual way when you received a Tony?

137

IQ1: Do crank phone calls really piss you off?

IQ2: Are you a pompous ass who is played by Stephen Fry?

IQ3: Are you the title character of a surreal self-referential film?

138

I’m not Mongo from Blazing Saddles, Melisandre from a Clash of Kings, or Matthew Broderick. Mongo and Broderick are guesses, so take DQs if they’re off the mark.

I’m not Moe Syszlak or John Malkovich - take a DQ for the Stephen Fry character.

139

IQ1: Alice may not live here any more, but for whom did she end up working?

IQ2: Did you play a British superspy who lost his mojo at one point?

IQ3: Did your character provide lead vocals for the Fabulous Baker Boys?

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Not Mike Myers of Michelle Pfeiffer - take a DQ for Alice.