# Botticelli 2009! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 8, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311 "2009-01-08T00:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/21 "2009-01-08T04:20:07Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > k i need a recap…what does a direct question mean? guess a name? > > been awhile since i played It means you get to answer any Yes/No question to get detailed information about the person. So far the questions answered have been: No, I am not American. Yes, I am male. Remember that, in Boticelli, if I can give a name for somebody in an indirect question, like the above “Do you pity the foo,” it does _not_ mean my person does not necessarily pity the foo. He could pity the foo, he just isn’t Mr. T, who pities the foo. I must only answer yes to an indirect question if it **both** describes my chosen guise **AND** I cannot think of anyone else with the proper initials who fits the bill. Also, what **Johnny LA** posted. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/22 "2009-01-08T04:20:13Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > k i need a recap…what does a direct question mean? guess a name? It means **seodoa** actually tells you the yes-or-no answer. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/23 "2009-01-08T04:22:00Z")
> [@seodoa](#): > > No, and I don’t know who you’re thinking of. Take a DQ. Are you living? Tito btw ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/24 "2009-01-08T04:24:05Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Are you living? No, I am not living. Recap: No, I am not living. No, I am not American. Yes, I am male. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/25 "2009-01-08T04:27:17Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/26 "2009-01-08T04:28:11Z")
nevermind, not male ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/27 "2009-01-08T04:40:13Z")
Did your son famously rape someone ? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/28 "2009-01-08T04:42:48Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Did your son famously rape someone ? No, and I’m afraid I don’t know who you’re thinking of. Take a DQ. Also :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/29 "2009-01-08T04:44:45Z")
Tarquinus (last King of Rome, son raped Lucretia which somehow kickstarted the Senate. I went where Wikipedia took me 🙂 ) Are you Russian ? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/30 "2009-01-08T04:45:53Z")
Did you say “Don’t get mad, get everything” to Bette Midler and Diane Keaton? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/31 "2009-01-08T04:47:36Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Tarquinus (last King of Rome, son raped Lucretia. I went where Wikipedia took me 🙂 ) > > Are you Russian ? Haha, good ol’ Lucretia, always good for a lark. 😉 No, I am not Russian. No, I am not living. No, I am not American. Yes, I am male. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/32 "2009-01-08T04:49:17Z")
Were you a fictional "bee charmer’? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/33 "2009-01-08T04:50:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Did you say “Don’t get mad, get everything” to Bette Midler and Diane Keaton? I am not Ms. Trump. While it can be debated if she is technically still living or not, I’m at least _pretty_ sure she is female. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/34 "2009-01-08T04:51:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Were you a fictional "bee charmer’? No, I am not, and I don’t know who is. Take a DQ, please. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/35 "2009-01-08T04:57:02Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Did you win Brain of Britain? > [@seodoa](#): > > No, and I’m afraid I’ve never followed that program. Take another Direct Question. Irene Thomas (old TV + radio panellist) Were you a scientist? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/36 "2009-01-08T04:59:39Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Irene Thomas (old TV + radio panellist) > > Were you a scientist? No, I was not a scientist. Nor am I Russian Nor am I American Nor am I living, but I am a male. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/37 "2009-01-08T05:16:18Z")
Did you invent 1920s style death rays ? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/38 "2009-01-08T05:23:32Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Did you invent 1920s style death rays ? Haha, no. I am not Tesla. Nor am I the 14th King of 'Gypt in a Full Ptolemaic Dynasty. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/39 "2009-01-08T10:47:36Z")
Did you purportedly OD recently? ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/40 "2009-01-08T11:05:33Z")
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