Obelix topic

Obelix (Fr. Obélix) is a sidekick with superhuman strength in the Asterix comic book. He is Asterix' closest friend (they even have the same birthday - although this is inconsistent with the comic Obelix and Co, where only Obelix's birthday is celebrated) and works as a menhir delivery man when not bashing Romans. Obelix also owns the quarry where he chisels the menhirs himself. It is never directly stated what the menhirs are used for, though it is hinted that they are just oversized knick... full article at wikipedia