# 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:** 6
**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 9, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/101 "2009-01-09T07:53:44Z")
Do I carry a what now ?! _suspiciously_ Is that what you kids call it these days ? Take a direct question 🙂 ---
**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, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/102 "2009-01-09T07:58:16Z")
Haha, [Daikokuten](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daikokuten), one of the Seven Lucky Gods. Okay, DQ: Are you European? ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/103 "2009-01-09T08:04:45Z")
I am not European. ---
**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, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/104 "2009-01-09T08:06:11Z")
Did you meditate longer than most people would probably advise? ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/105 "2009-01-09T08:14:16Z")
I am not the Dalai Lama (OK, so I’m stumped :). Take a DQ) ---
**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, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/106 "2009-01-09T08:16:56Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I am not the Dalai Lama (OK, so I’m stumped :). Take a DQ) [Daruma](http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/daruma.shtml), the legendary father of Zen Buddhism who, according to one legend, meditated for so long that his limbs atrophied and fell off. :eek: Are you Asian? ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/107 "2009-01-09T08:22:22Z")
That’s a … disturbing image 🙂 I am not Asian ---
**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, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/108 "2009-01-09T08:26:12Z")
Did you propose any massive sphere-like structures? ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/109 "2009-01-09T08:36:16Z")
I am not Freeman Dyson, but I’ll readily admit he’s got one of the greatest names evah. ---
**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, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/110 "2009-01-09T08:49:07Z")
Are you the boss? Ay-oh, oh-ay! 😉 ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/111 "2009-01-09T08:51:12Z")
I’m not Tony Danza 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/112 "2009-01-09T08:51:43Z")
Are you a sunglass wearing football player who’s had is best years behind him? (and **sedoa** , I was thinking about [Francesco Totti](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti)) ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/113 "2009-01-09T08:54:37Z")
(precision needed for research purposes : real football (i.e. soccer) or pansy-ass American football ?) ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/114 "2009-01-09T08:57:42Z")
The real proper kind we play in Europe. And another for you: Are you a former no. 1 tennis player? ---
**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 9, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/115 "2009-01-09T08:59:51Z")
I am not Björn Borg. I’ll have to get back to you on the first one 🙂 EDIT : Gah ! Was thinking B instead of D. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/116 "2009-01-09T09:01:38Z")
Where’s the D in Björn Borg? ---
**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, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/117 "2009-01-09T09:03:34Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > (and **sedoa** , I was thinking about [Francesco Totti](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti)) Oh, damn, I have actually heard of him. Sassin frassin ferigners and yer sassin frassin kickball. 😉 ETA: And thanks for joining in **WormTheRed** , I was in dire need of some manly Nordic assistance. 🙂 ---
**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 9, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/118 "2009-01-09T09:08:22Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Where’s the D in Björn Borg? The worst thing is I took a few seconds deciding between Björn Borg and Boris Becker, before thinking “waitaminnit, isn’t WormTheRed from one of the Nordic countries ? Borg it is” :smack: I give up on the footballer too. Whosit ? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/119 "2009-01-09T09:22:45Z")
Why, yes; I’m multinordic\* 🙂 I was thinking of Lindsay Davenport and Edgar Davids DQ:s Are you non-fictional and are you alive? IQ: Were you a rebel without a cause? IQ. Are you a blind superhero? IQ: Have you won the Champions League with two different clubs? And **sedoa** , most glad to help and most grateful for yours as we seem to split our expertise pretty well 😉 \*As in hailing from one of them and having lived in most of them ---
**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, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311/120 "2009-01-09T09:34:08Z")
Okay, I’ll toss in another one: Did you become a multinational pop star after changing your name? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-2009/480311.md?page=7)