# Botticelli - June 2012

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 7, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406 "2012-06-07T17:23:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/301 "2012-06-25T01:19:17Z")

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I remember Joe! (DAMN I’m OLD!) 😃

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**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:** [June 25, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/302 "2012-06-25T01:41:01Z")

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> [@Wargamer](#):
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> I was worried it might be too obscure, since he was a commercial pitchman, so I did try to be a little more forthcoming in answering the DQs. I’m glad you enjoyed it, I thought it might be an interesting character to put forth.

Actually, it was the answer, “I’m a hero!!! (Disclaimer: This statement is a lie.)” that did it. I well remember those commercials; and I thought of Joe. When I looked at the other DQ answers in terms of Joe, they added up. So, I gave it a shot.

Still thinking about the next one…

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**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:** [June 25, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/303 "2012-06-25T03:05:12Z")

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Okay, we’re up in a new thread: “Botticelli: Late June 2012.” [Link here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=656365).

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2012/624406/304 "2012-06-25T04:16:24Z")

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That was a fun one - nice work, **Spoons**!

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