LARGETONY Blog

It’s a first. For the first time in my brief blogging career, I have actually done entries seven days in a row. I have actually managed to put together one week’s worth of thoughts (does anyone smell smoke?).

Seven is a powerful number. You find it all throughout history and culture. There’s sevens everywhere. How many sevens can you come up with?

Lucky number 7.

The Seven Dwarves (Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Bashful, Happy, and Doc)

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (old movie musical)

7-up (lemon-lime soft drink overshadowed by Sprite)

Seven Wonders of the World (other than the Pyramids, the seven wonders were not what I thought they were. Like Stonehenge and The Great Wall of China: Not official wonders. Who knew?)

7 continents (Africa, Australia, Antartica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America)

7 Deadly Sins (Lust, Envy, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride, Gluttony)

7 Heavenly virtues (in corresponding order to the sins, Chastity, Kindness, Liberality, Diligence, Patience, Humility, Abstinence)

7 Dirty Words (that the FCC says can’t be said on TV. Does not include cable: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits)

7 Days of the week (you know them.)

7 year itch (feeling the need to stray in the ol’ relationship.)

7th inning stretch (a much needed pause to become active in the snail’s pace of baseball)

The Magnificent Seven (old celebrity filled movie western later bested in number by Ocean’s Eleven)

7-11 (Convenience store that introduced the Slurpee)

There’s lots more places were seven plays a major role. Like the Bible: seven years of feast followed by seven years of famine. Seven is even a major part of the great game of football (you all thought I would be through with football until at least August, didn’t you.) Sure, you get only six points for a touchdown, but then you get a chance for an extra point….and what does that give you? SEVEN.

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