---
title: "On the 7th"
description: "The first 6 flavors of ice cream are always the same"
author: "Ghaith Ayadi"
site: "Verbatim"
collection: "Briefs"
url: "https://verbatim.ayadighaith.com/briefs/on-the-7th"
date: 2024-03-07
updated: 2026-09-16
---
# On the 7th

The first 6 flavors of ice cream are always the same

* Chocolate and vanilla

* Lemon and Strawberry

* Pistachio and hazelnut

But what’s the 7th?

Salted caramel? Coffee? Cookie dough?

It’s clear that after 6, the choice is much more subjective whereas the first 6 are set in stone.

The fist two come together. The next 4 can come in any order as long as it’s those 4. But then the 7th needs to be one of those three But it’s a lot less clearcut than the first 6.

There seems to be a natural equilibrium even in ice cream flavors