# 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:** 4
**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, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/61 "2009-01-08T15:12:19Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > umm…does yer name have a number after it? (like Queen Elizabeth II) No, my name has no number after it. Yes, I was the leader of a country. No, I was not born in the 20th Century Yes, I was non-fictional. No, I was not a scientist. No, I am not Russian. No, I am not American. No, I am not living Yes, I am male. ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/62 "2009-01-08T15:14:59Z")
> [@seodoa](#): > > No, I don’t know who you are thinking of… take a DQ. > > No, you cannot ask directly if I am a person, as I could in no way deflect that with another person’s name. > > If you think the individual is Tamerlane, you must ask about a characteristic of Tamerlane, like “Did you found the Timurid Empire?” > > Regardless, I am not Tamerlane. I asked a question aiming at Tamerlane on the previous page and you skipped it. ---
**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, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/63 "2009-01-08T15:21:22Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > I asked a question aiming at Tamerlane on the previous page and you skipped it. Oh, damn, sorry, I didn’t even see that because of the page change. I’ll give you a DQ as penance. ☹ ---
**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, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/64 "2009-01-08T15:44:02Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/65 "2009-01-08T18:23:06Z")
Did your oldest son succeed you in your position? ---
**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, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/66 "2009-01-08T18:28:48Z")
Did you run Yugoslavia? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/67 "2009-01-08T22:14:59Z")
Do you look good in a loincloth? ---
**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, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/68 "2009-01-08T22:41:25Z")
DQ: Are you European? ---
**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, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/69 "2009-01-08T23:11:55Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Did your oldest son succeed you in your position? No, I am not Emperor Tenji. > [@glee](#): > > Did you run Yugoslavia? No, and I don’t know who you’re thinking of. > [@Wargamer](#): > > Do you look good in a loincloth? No, I am not Tecumseh. > [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > DQ: Are you European? No, I am not European No, my name has no number after it. Yes, I was the leader of a country. No, I was not born in the 20th Century Yes, I was non-fictional. No, I was not a scientist. No, I am not Russian. No, I am not American. No, I am not living Yes, I am male. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/70 "2009-01-08T23:26:18Z")
Wait, Twiggy doesn’t have an I in her name… ---
**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, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/71 "2009-01-08T23:33:40Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Wait, Twiggy doesn’t have an I in her name… Yeah, the rules seem to have broken down to just the T. I don’t mind that so much, as most games of Botticelli I’ve played are only with one given initial. ---
**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, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/72 "2009-01-08T23:45:34Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Did you run Yugoslavia? > [@seodoa](#): > > No, and I don’t know who you’re thinking of. [Tito](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) was the strongman who held Yugoslavia together after WW2. Did you run a country in South America? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/73 "2009-01-08T23:46:14Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Wait, Twiggy doesn’t have an I in her name… I said I was stretching it, but since Mr T was ok, I went with it. ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/74 "2009-01-08T23:49:37Z")
> [@glee](#): > > [Tito](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) was the strongman who held Yugoslavia together after WW2. > > Did you run a country in South America? Rawr! :smack: Foiled twice by Tito in the same game! Damn his eyes! No, I did not run a country in South America. No, I am not European No, my name has no number after it. Yes, I was the leader of a country. No, I was not born in the 20th Century Yes, I was non-fictional. No, I was not a scientist. No, I am not Russian. No, I am not American. No, I am not living Yes, I am male. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/75 "2009-01-08T23:56:02Z")
> [@seodoa](#): > > Yeah, the rules seem to have broken down to just the T. I don’t mind that so much, as most games of Botticelli I’ve played are only with one given initial. Ah, got it. Yeah, the one time I played in real life, it was just initials. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/76 "2009-01-08T23:57:59Z")
Since we’re just playing with the T now 😉 Are you one of THE most famous football players in Italy? ---
**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, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/77 "2009-01-08T23:58:18Z")
> [@seodoa](#): > > Rawr! :smack: Foiled twice by Tito in the same game! Damn his eyes! Sorry I missed the question about ‘a Socialist’. Tito was a **Communist** for almost all of his life anyway. ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/78 "2009-01-09T00:09:30Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Since we’re just playing with the T now 😉 > > Are you one of THE most famous football players in Italy? Damn you Europeans and your kickball! I have no idea, take another DQ. > [@glee](#): > > Sorry I missed the question about ‘a Socialist’. > Tito was a **Communist** for almost all of his life anyway. Except for when he was a baby. Babies don’t really support any specific socioeconomic ideologies. ---
**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 9, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/79 "2009-01-09T01:34:12Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > Did you purportedly OD recently? Isiah Thomas. DQ: Are you East Asian (non-Indian subcontinent)? IQ: Are you a model who is probably more famous for something other than modeling? ---
**Author:** ![seodoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/80 "2009-01-09T01:56:11Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > Isiah Thomas. > > DQ: Are you East Asian (non-Indian subcontinent)? > > IQ: Are you a model who is probably more famous for something other than modeling? Yes, I am East Asian (non-Indian subcontinent) No, and I don’t know who you are thinking of. Recap: Yes, I am East Asian (non-Indian subcontinent) No, I did not run a country in South America. No, I am not European No, my name has no number after it. Yes, I was the leader of a country. No, I was not born in the 20th Century Yes, I was non-fictional. No, I was not a scientist. No, I am not Russian. No, I am not American. No, I am not living Yes, I am male. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311.md?page=5)