Good Things Come in 7s

AO: The Hooch

When: 2025-02-03

QIC: Feathers

PAX (15): Angus, Animal, BallBoy, Boomer, Chesapeake, HIPAA - EPIC Story, Humperdinck, Maguire, Meatball, Pigtails, PuffDaddy, Scrooge, Sunshine, Zohan

Preamble:

Today marks 7 years since I first showed up in the gloom, Tclaps to Scrooge.  It was the morning after the Eagles (whom I despise) had just won their first Super Bowl.  I praise God daily that I wasn't named Fly Eagles Fly or Philly Philly.

Warm-O-Rama:

Forgot to set the alarm, but thankfully the body clock woke me up in time to be on time but not early enough to set up.  Boomer graciously took over warmup so I could set up my wares.

The Thang:

Thang 1:  Groups of 7 Big Speaker, Deck of cards with 2 each of Ace through 7.  6 numbered cones in a rectangle.  Pax set up in the middle of the rectangle with their coupons, and take turns drawing a card.  Card number denotes which cone to proceed to, which exercise to perform, and whether or not to bring your coupon along for the ride.
  • Ace: Goblet (Squats) of Fire w/Coupon.  There were 7 books in the core Harry Potter saga.  In honor of book 4, perform 7 Goblet Squats followed by 7 Shoulder Presses, R&R 3 times.
  • 2: Sloth Crawl;  There are 7 deadly sins, of which sloth is one.  Sloths look a little like bears, so bear crawl out and back until moving at a sloth's pace.
  • 3: Big Mac:  This tasty treat has 7 ingredients (two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun).  5 pickle points followed by 5 pickle pounders.  R&R 7 times.
  • 4. Pistol Petes w/coupon: "Pistol" Pete Maravich wore number 7 for Atlanta.  Perform Colt 45s
  • 5. Stans: There are 7 countries that end in "-stan".  (Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakstan).  Perform 21 Turk(menistan)ish get-ups.
  • 6. Rainbows: There are 7 colors in a rainbow.  Perform 7 reps of each exercise, spelling out ROYGBIV - Reverse LBCs, Orphan Annies, Y-ups, Gorilla Humpers, Bonnie Blairs, Irkins, V-Ups.
  • 7: Run around the rectangle, performing 1 burpee at each cone.
We performed 2 rounds of each, save for 7 and Ace.  Thankfully both 2s and both 5s were drawn successively. Thang 2: Gut Busters There were 7 entries into the Ghostbusters franchise (including animated series).  Circle up and hold plank position.  To Ray Parker Jr's iconic theme song, when they say 'Ghostbusters', perform a burpee.  When they do the 'Do do Do do do do 'I ain't 'fraid of no ghost' section, perform plank jacks. Playlist: Featured songs from several iconic bands'/artists' 7th studio album:
  • AC/DC: Back in Black (Back in Black)
  • Springsteen: Glory Days (Born in the USA)
  • Beatles: Taxman (Revolver)
  • Van Halen: Why Can't This Be Love (5150)
  • Metallica: Fuel (Reload)
  • U2: Mysterious Ways (Achtung Baby!)
  • Ozzy: I Just Want you (Ozzmosis)
  • REM: Texarkana (Out of Time)
  • Queen: Fat Bottom Girls (Jazz)
  • Rolling Stones: Street Fighting Man (Begger's Banquet)
   

COT:

Prays for Flo's mom, and other aging parents.  Praise for 7 years and prayers for the next 7.

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