THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES. 7 DAYS TO GLORY!!!Seven is the perfect name, sayeth George Costanza. But is he someone you want to trust?
For so long six was the number of the devil, so there seem like a whole bunch of things that probably should've numbered six, but people jammed one extra thing in there so it wouldn't be considered evil or something. Like the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Can anyone really tell the difference between indigo and violet? There's blue and then purple. But Newton was all scared of Beelzebub, so he made up a distinction where there was none. Fraidy cat. That apple hitting his head must've jarred the manliness out of him.
Similarly, there are seven days just because of this irrational demon fear. Everyone knows that Monday and Tuesday are really just one day. One miserable, never-ending day.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World included the Temple of Artemis near Ephesus, Turkey. This wonder's end was pretty remarkable, because it was destroyed thrice. First, it was burned by a dude named Herostratus, whose sole motivation for burning it was to become immortally famous for this misdeed. And it worked. Alexander the Great rebuilt it, but the Goths sacked it. Who knew that Joy Division would be such good plundering music? The temple was finally and completely destroyed by St. John Chrysostom. This guy is confusing to me for a couple of reasons. First, how does one become a saint by destroying something considered a wonder to the whole world? Second, his most famous theological discourse some consider the basis for 1500 years of anti-semitism. How does that lead to someone getting churches named after them (including a Melkite Catholic church on Ponce de Leon). So here's what I found out about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: destroying them only leads to great things. Western civilization is odd.
Seven Deadly Sins. Seven Sacraments. Seven hills of Rome. Sail the seven seas.There are no fewer than seven awesome movies with ties to the number seven [WARNING, SOME SPOILERS AHEAD]:
1. The Seventh Seal: play chess with Death in a plague-stricken hellscape. AWESOME.
2. Seven Samurai: murder bandits, seduce villagers, carry very cool swords. AWESOME.
3. The Magnificent Seven: pretty much the same as Seven Samurai, but with Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen and other hard men, and the best score ever. AWESOME.
4. The Seven Year Itch: Marilyn Monroe, white dress, subway vent. AWE-SOH-HOMMMME.5. Seven: No, I won't spell it with a number as the "v" because that's dumb, but still, Gwyneth Paltrow's annoying head arrives in a box. AWESOME.
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: First full-length animated film and to date, possibly the most beautifully drawn. And my wife sometimes looks like Dopey. AWESOME.
7. Every James Bond Movie: Double O SEVEN. AWESOME.
One not awesome movie with a tie to the number seven: Seven Pounds, where Will Smith kills himself with a jellyfish. NOT AWESOME.
Seven is Mickey Mantle, John Elway, Matt Stafford, Phil Esposito, George Best, David Beckham, and Eric Cantona. Cantona is responsible for one of the best journalist-bashing quotes ever: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much." Also, he once did a flying jumpkick into a heckling fan. Also, there's that guy who blew a hundred million dollars and wasted incalculable talent because he liked to watch dogs kill each other.
So come help jumpkick arthritis - Join TEAM 33. If you can join us for the Walk at Atlantic Station on May 22, please do! Bring your friends and family, including dogs. If you can't come, you can still join TEAM 33 or contribute in any way you'd like. AND YOU CAN SPREAD THE WORD! For more information on joining TEAM 33 or contributing, please follow the link below:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=312420&u=312420-211716341
Join TEAM 33. Sign up. Spread the word to your friends and family. Join us at the walk. Give a few bucks for a great cause. Fill up a Big Gulp with greatness. And we'll have cake.
And visit http://team33arthritiswalk.blogspot.com/ for more.
If you have any questions about how incredibly awesome TEAM 33 is, give me a call or send me an email. Thanks again!
One not awesome movie with a tie to the number seven: Seven Pounds, where Will Smith kills himself with a jellyfish. NOT AWESOME.
Seven is Mickey Mantle, John Elway, Matt Stafford, Phil Esposito, George Best, David Beckham, and Eric Cantona. Cantona is responsible for one of the best journalist-bashing quotes ever: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much." Also, he once did a flying jumpkick into a heckling fan. Also, there's that guy who blew a hundred million dollars and wasted incalculable talent because he liked to watch dogs kill each other.So come help jumpkick arthritis - Join TEAM 33. If you can join us for the Walk at Atlantic Station on May 22, please do! Bring your friends and family, including dogs. If you can't come, you can still join TEAM 33 or contribute in any way you'd like. AND YOU CAN SPREAD THE WORD! For more information on joining TEAM 33 or contributing, please follow the link below:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=312420&u=312420-211716341
Join TEAM 33. Sign up. Spread the word to your friends and family. Join us at the walk. Give a few bucks for a great cause. Fill up a Big Gulp with greatness. And we'll have cake.
And visit http://team33arthritiswalk.blogspot.com/ for more.
If you have any questions about how incredibly awesome TEAM 33 is, give me a call or send me an email. Thanks again!
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