Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Apples v Oranges: Seven

What is the Best "Seven"?

Is it that beloved carbonated beverage 7 Up? Is it that beloved alcoholic beverage Seagram's Seven? Or is both together, the 7 & 7?

If you're a TV viewer, is it cult British sci-fi series "Blake's 7"? (With or without the apostrophe?) Or is it sci-fi pin-up 7 of 9?

Perhaps you prefer films. I disregard "The Magnificent 7" because of its boastfulness, but you may not mind that. What about "Return Of The Secaucus 7", generally regarded as the inspiration for "The Big Chill"?

And in music, you can choose from L7, Zero 7 and S Club 7 - now just "S Club" after one member
left to join a heavy metal band
. And don't forget the Dubliners' song "Seven Drunken Nights" (banned from Irish radio)

I'll let you, the reader, pick the winner. This is a victory for democracy on a par with the Iraqi elections. Don't let this chance go to waste! People died so you could vote in this poll.

2 comments:

Pat said...

Don't you mean "Se7en"? I left it out because of the spelling. And I didn't like the trick ending - Kevin Spacey had made up the whole story from names on the bulletin board in the police station.

Pat said...

The results of the poll: one vote for 7-Up, one vote for "7 of 9". That's the last time I run a poll.