Seven Eleven Eleven Seven Come Eleven

Today seemed like it should be one of those days, you know, those special lucky days just because of the numbers assigned to it.  July being the seventh month and this being the eleventh day of July, this would be 7/11.  Add to that the fact that this is the eleventh year of the 21st century, then you have 7/11/11.  So it must mean something, right?

My first thought was of that Vegas craps term, "seven come eleven".  I pictured someone standing at a craps table (is that different from a routlette table?) picking up the dice, shaking them in their hands, blowing on them and uttering those words followed by "baby needs a new pair of shoes."  They toss the dice and they land where they land, either winning for the thrower of the dice or losing money he probably cannot afford.  It is a game of chance after all.

So it that why the "7/11" thing struck me today?  Not sure.  Life could be considered a game of chance.  We to roll the dice everyday and see where they land.  Well, we do if we get up and get into the game.  Some of us watch as bystanders only.  We do not take the chance.  Gambling is wrong.  But is it gambling to take a chance on living?  Isn't risk what it is all about?

I wonder.

The ubiquitous convenience store 7/11 was giving away free slurpees today.  It was of course "their day".  So why not take a chance that people would come in upon being lured by a free slurpee and ultimately buy something else to go with it or some convenience they didn't know they needed?  The risk that they might lose money handing out free slurpees was outweighed by the free publicicity and increased consumer traffic the prospect of a free slurpee would create.  They rolled the dice, and no doubt, they won.

Seven come eleven on seven eleven seems like a sure thing cosmically and maybe even spiritually.  Plus those numbers rhyme.  Whenever something rhymes it seems to ring more true and amuse the ear more than if it were seven ten or seven twelve.

What a difference a day makes.

So go ahead, roll those dice.  Take a chance.  You never know what you may win...or lose.. until you try.

About "Seven Come Eleven"  (I still don't understand though)

From Craps, a "come" is an even money bet (ie bet $1 and you receive $1 if you win). 

In Craps, the only real difference between the Pass Line and the Come Bet is that you make a come bet after the point has been established on the Pass Line. After you make a come bet, the first roll of the dice will establish the Come point. If a 7 or 11 rolls, you are an automatic winner. But, if you roll 2, 3 or 12 on the first roll you lose. 

So Seven Come Eleven, means you that any time after the first roll when a shooter has a point to make You win on natural seven or eleven and lose on craps (two, three or twelve). Any number that comes up is a “come point”, and must be thrown before a seven is thrown.