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I was recently working on a project that involved various geometric shapes and I realized that I did not know what a seven-sided shape was called. Research revealed that it has two names: septagon and heptagon. Heptagon has superceded septagon in recent usage, but I found it interesting that there were two sides to the seven-sided shape. Perhaps this is to make up for the fact that this often-overlooked shape hardly gets any press. You hear about hexagons and triangles all the time, but meanwhile the poor little heptagon is silently being exiled. I was a little bent out of shape about it, so I thought that maybe I should start campaigning for the rights of the seven-sided shape.
These days whenever I get a totally nonsensical idea, I check the Internet to see who else has had it. I found a site for an organization called the Committee for Recognition and Acceptance of the Septagon and Heptagon. I thought it would be a cinch to join CRASH (as they call themselves) but it was more difficult than I thought. They had membership dues and you weren't allowed to pay with credit cards, checks, or bills that were rectangular in shape, nor were you allowed to pay with coins that were circular. (It would be hypocritical.) I overcame the payment obstacle using Origami and some gold dubloons. I was also required to take a class on the seven-sided shape, but it was over pretty fast because it was a CRASH course. In my studies, I found that the dictionary is very clear about the fact that "sept" is the prefix for seven, which made me wonder why the ninth month is called September. Turns out there are two reasons for this. September is so named because it was the seventh month of the ancient Roman year, which began with March. In addition, the seventh month had already been named July in honor of the Roman goddess Julie who spent her days talking on the phone. While I'm on the subject, you know what would be a great name for a month? "Number." It would be perfect for one of the winter months because they're so cold that if you're already numb, they make you number. Meanwhile, as long as there is no month named Number, you can still pretend there is and use it to avoid meetings. Say that someone wants to schedule a meeting with you and you don't feel like it. Just suggest that you meet on Number 17th, and while they're trying to figure it out, you can sneak away. Or you could just say, "I don't want have a meeting." It's up to you. I would continue making up goofy things, but the representative from "Triangles United" is here to see me. We were supposed to meet on Number Third, but he rescheduled. |
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