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1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:47:31Z

Billfish:

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Pride 
Seven Layer Dip (recipe): refried beans, cheese, ground beef, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped black olives/chopped tomatoes/chopped green onions 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 

From Cueball's tooltip: 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John in New Testament: uh, first seal, second seal... 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}

1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:46:34Z

Billfish:

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Pride 
Seven Layer Dip (recipe): refried beans, cheese, ground beef, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped black olives/chopped tomatoes/chopped green onions 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 

From Cueball's tooltip: 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John: uh, first seal, second seal... 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}

1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:45:48Z

Billfish:

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Pride 
Seven Layer Dip (recipe): refried beans, cheese, ground beef, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped black olives/chopped tomatoes/chopped green onions 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 

From Cueball's tooltip:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John: uh, first seal, second seal... 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}

1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:44:36Z

Billfish:

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica Deadly Sins: Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Pride 
Seven Layer Dip (recipe): refried beans, cheese, ground beef, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped black olives/chopped tomatoes/chopped green onions 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 

From Cueball's tooltip:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John: uh, first seal, second seal... 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}

1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:36:11Z

Billfish:

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Uh, 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Seven Layer Dip (recipe): refried beans, cheese, ground beef, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, chopped black olives/chopped tomatoes/chopped green onions 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath 
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John: uh, first seal, second seal... 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}

1417: Seven

2014-09-05T05:30:01Z

Billfish: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1417
| date = September 5, 2014
| title = Seven
| image = seven.png
| titletext = The days of the week are Monday, Arctic, Wellsley, Green, Electra, Synergize, and the Seventh Seal.
}}

==Explanation==
Uh, 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid at Giza, Colossus of Rhodes, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, temple of Artemis at Ephesus, statue of Zeus at Olympia, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria 
Taxonomic categories: Kingdom or Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 
Continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica 
Deadly Sins: Sloth, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Envy, Wrath 
Disney's Dwarfs from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Doc, Dopey 
Layers of Open System Interconnection (OSI) data transmission model: physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer, application layer 
Seven Sisters historically women's colleges in U.S.: Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Vassar, Radcliffe, Bryn Mawr, Barnard 
Traditional spectral colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (indigo stuck in to add up to seven notes in Western musical scale) 
Seals in Book of Revelation of John: uh, first seal, second seal... 
Climatic zones: Arctic, North Temperate, Northern Subtropical, Tropical, Southern Subtropical, South Temperate, Antarctic 
Pleiades, Seven Sisters, nymphs and daughters of Atlas and Pleone in Greek mythology: Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, Merope 
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey: Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw 

==Transcript=
:[Megan and Cueball are talking]
:Megan: Can you name all the dwarves from Snow White?
:Cueball: Sure, there's, um...
:Cueball's thoughts: Sneezy Phylum Europe Sloth Guacamole Datalink Colossus of Rhodes
:I have this problem where all sets of seven things are indistinguishable to me.
{{comic discussion}}