ሆኖም, Buffon ስለ ቁጥራችን አዲስ ናዚዎች ፍንጮችን እንዳያውቅ ቢገልፅም, 88 "አራት ኳሶችን" እንደሚወክል እና ይህም የአንድ ሰው ባህሪ እና መለያዎች ናቸው.
Buffon, however, claimed to be unaware of the number's neo-Nazi connotations, stating that 88 represented "four balls," which are symbols of the character and attributes of a person.