"Seven Girls for Seven Wonders"

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(a takeoff on "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" [which I've heard of but neer seen, lol] )

So there are 7 girls when FOL starts, and 7 wonders of the world. I've always enjoyed the 7 wonders of the ancient world in particular, so I'll go with those.

Here are the 7 wonders of the ancient world:

• The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
• The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt
• The Statue of Zeus at Olympus, Greece
• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Greece
• The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
• The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey

How would I match each of the girls to each of the 7 wonders? Hmmm, let's see...


The Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - Tootie

The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt - Molly

The Statue of Zeus at Olympus, Greece - Blair

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Greece - Cindy

The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece - Nancy

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq - Sue Ann

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey - Natalie


The pyramids for Tootie because I always think she looks really Egyptian in "Pretty Babies" at the photo shoot.

The lighthouse for Molly because with her technical prowess you know she'd figure out how everything about it works in no time flat!

The statue of Zeus for Blair because Zeus was the king of the Greek gods and thought he should be worshiped, and Blair sees herself as queen of the Eastland girls and thinks she should be worshiped

The temple of Artemis for Cindy because Artemis was basically the "tomboy" of the Greek goddesses---she was the goddess of the hunt (a historically masculine affair), her divine parents didn't stay married, she was athletic, and she didn't go for long feminine clothing

The Colossus of Rhodes for Nancy because that statue was VERY TALL, and Nancy is the tallest of the girls---"The Colossus of Eastland"

The hanging gardens of Babylon for Sue Ann because she probably grew up "hanging" around all kinds of crops back in Kansas City, Kansas

And the masoleum at Halicarnassus for Natalie because she later developed a deep interest in dead writers and wanted to visit their graves

Wow, so this is what it's like to be on a work stoppage after midnight!

[RetroGuy2000]

Nice!

I particularly like the connection between the Pyramids of Giza and Tootie!

When I was a kid, my cousin gave me a book called "Facts and Figures" which had all sorts of interesting facts, including illustrations of Okapis, Quaggas, and a section on the Seven Wonders. My favorite Wonder was always the Colossus of Rhodes, in part because of America's "New Colossus".

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Nice!

Definitely something different, huh?

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I particularly like the connection between the Pyramids of Giza and Tootie!

I'm not an expert on historical Egyptian clothing by any means, but every time I watch PB, when she comes out of that dressing room she just SCREAMS at me, "EGYPT!!!"

They should digitally insert her into the court of Pharaoh in Cecil B. De Mille's "The Ten Commandments"!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

When I was a kid, my cousin gave me a book called "Facts and Figures" which had all sorts of interesting facts, including illustrations of Okapis, Quaggas, and a section on the Seven Wonders.

When Blair was a kid, her cousin passed something down the table without spilling it and she got a standing ovation.

Nice! Okapis, quaggas, awesome...I first learned of quaggas from a Childcraft book (if you're familiar with those). And ligers! That was so cool.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

My favorite Wonder was always the Colossus of Rhodes, in part because of America's "New Colossus".

Yeah? Interesting...my favorite wonder has always been the hanging gardens of Babylon. It's because it sounds so exotic, so mystical, so entrancing...and it's neat it was the only "living" wonder.

There isn't definitive proof that the hanging gardens definitely existed, but I of course love to think they did.

While the hanging gardens have always been my favorite, I love it that that temple of Artemis is one of them, as after I discovered Greek mythology in 6th grade, Artemis right away became my favorite of all the Greek goddesses.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I'm not an expert on historical Egyptian clothing by any means, but every time I watch PB, when she comes out of that dressing room she just SCREAMS at me, "EGYPT!!!"

They should digitally insert her into the court of Pharaoh in Cecil B. De Mille's "The Ten Commandments"!

It's definitely Egyptian... or a Hollywood interpretation of Egyptian, for sure.

When Blair was a kid, her cousin passed something down the table without spilling it and she got a standing ovation.

Nice! Okapis, quaggas, awesome...I first learned of quaggas from a Childcraft book (if you're familiar with those). And ligers! That was so cool.

I just googled the name, and yes, we had a few of those, but only a few because they were hand-me-downs from our cousins. We had a much more complete set called the All About Books, all but one missing their book covers.

Yeah? Interesting...my favorite wonder has always been the hanging gardens of Babylon. It's because it sounds so exotic, so mystical, and it's neat it was the only "living" wonder.

There isn't definitive proof that the hanging gardens definitely existed, but I of course love to think they did.

I can definitely see why they would be your favorite. And I suspect the massive ruins of gardens at Nineveh are actually the ruins of the HGoB.

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

It's definitely Egyptian... or a Hollywood interpretation of Egyptian, for sure.

Right? I can't believe it's such a BLATANT look like that, but no mention of it at all! lol...just exasperation at how "different" she looks, but not WHAT she looks like. No remarks of an Egyptian queen or anything.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I just googled the name, and yes, we had a few of those, but only a few because they were hand-me-downs from our cousins. We had a much more complete set called the All About Books, all but one missing their book covers.

Not familiar with those, but I did love those Childcraft books. I have some that were my favorites (The Green Kingdom, Story of the Sea, Mathemagic, Dinosaurs, The Puzzle Book).

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I can definitely see why they would be your favorite. And I suspect the massive ruins of gardens at Nineveh are actually the ruins of the HGoB.

Tell ya what, let's hope so as we go split a Moby Dick sundae.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Right? I can't believe it's such a BLATANT look like that, but no mention of it at all! lol...just exasperation at how "different" she looks, but not WHAT she looks like. No remarks of an Egyptian queen or anything.

Yeah. Maybe, since it wasn't scripted, the wardrobe department had to create a look.

Not familiar with those, but I did love those Childcraft books. I have some that were my favorites (The Green Kingdom, Story of the Sea, Mathemagic, Dinosaurs, The Puzzle Book).

We definitely had The Green Kingdom and the Dinosaurs one.

Tell ya what, let's hope so as we go split a Moby Dick sundae.

Hahahaha!
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(Poor CFR isn't going to understand that one until May!)

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Yeah. Maybe, since it wasn't scripted, the wardrobe department had to create a look.

Oo! That would be such a fun "fact" if the wardrobe and make people did her up in secret for that scene and Charlotte, Lisa, Nancy, and Mindy had no idea what she looked like until she stepped out of the photo studio's dressing room door! (I'm not suggesting that, I'm just saying it would be such fun IF it were that way)

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

We definitely had The Green Kingdom and the Dinosaurs one.

Cool! I remember being a little weirded out reading about strangler figs! And the poor two dinosaurs that got stuck together and died, with that carnivore's claw caught behind the herbivore's bony shield, their skeletons still stuck to each other when they were discovered---all that danged carnivores fault!

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Hahahaha!
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(Poor CFR isn't going to understand that one until May!)

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Oo! That would be such a fun "fact" if the wardrobe and make people did her up in secret for that scene and Charlotte, Lisa, Nancy, and Mindy had no idea what she looked like until she stepped out of the photo studio's dressing room door! (I'm not suggesting that, I'm just saying it would be such fun IF it were that way)

Yep, definitely more research needed, but an interesting idea.

Cool! I remember being a little weirded out reading about strangler figs! And the poor two dinosaurs that got stuck together and died, with that carnivore's claw caught behind the herbivore's bony shield, their skeletons still stuck to each other when they were discovered---all that danged carnivores fault!

Yes! That's why I loved books like that. So much learning, and so many weird facts. The fighting dinosaurs fossils are crazy.

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Yes, I learned so much from those. To this day when I take my nature walks, I notice all the strangler figs there are on those poor other trees, and I'm amazed at how many there are!

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And to "Facts" up the wonders a bit:

• The Gossip Pyramids in Peekskill, New York
• The Lighthouse of Mollyxandria on the Hudson River, New York
• The Statue of Blair in Bloomingdale's, New York City
• The Temple of Cindymis in Peekskill, New York
• The Colossus of Peekskill, New York
• The Midwestern Gardens of Kansas City, Kansas
• The Mausoleum in Halicarnatalie, New York

[RetroGuy2000]

Haha! Mollyxandria and Halicarnatalie are hilarious!

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Glad you like; I'm up too late! lol

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

The Colossus of Peekskill, New York

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