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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFamous people do not die in threes
I hate that stupid myth.
And before you say Ozzy, M J Warner and Hulk Hogan. You forgot Chuck Mangione and Connie Francis just died.
So which are the 3?

DBoon
(24,027 posts)not three of him

tritsofme
(19,435 posts)edhopper
(36,416 posts)you start counting again.
What makes someone worthy of the 3 list? how many days does it need to cover? Who do you decide is the first one?
See how arbitrary it is.
tritsofme
(19,435 posts)edhopper
(36,416 posts)hlthe2b
(110,829 posts)So, I'd guess many more than three are "famous celebrities" (in their own mind).
Polybius
(20,609 posts)Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy, and Hulk Hogan all died in a week. All three were famous, with the latter two being extremely famous.
edhopper
(36,416 posts)you don't count them? Or do you start over.
And who counts for such a list?
Polybius
(20,609 posts)I guess it counts if you are very well known, and they all have to be within a week of each other.
Ocelot II
(126,333 posts)edhopper
(36,416 posts)Polybius
(20,609 posts)They all have to be within 7 days of each other. With that being said, damn. I had no idea she passed away, I don't think it was even in LBN. Sad news.
edhopper
(36,416 posts)And if somebody famous dies tomorrow. you start counting again?
Polybius
(20,609 posts)Crazy how such a big name was under-reported.
JustAnotherGen
(36,016 posts)I work with (31 and,29) had no idea who Ozzy was. But Warner they knew. The Cosby show is legend in our Demographic.
Blue Owl
(56,818 posts)niyad
(125,628 posts)Stuckinthebush
(11,165 posts)haele
(14,439 posts)And it can be categorized any way you want - "famous artists", "famous political figures", "famous *rump/conservative D list sycophants".
So Hulk Hogan starts the next cycle of the latter.
That is, if it amuses you to believe in that sort of thing.
After all, Connie Francis was the first within three weeks of famous artists; Hogan doesn't fit in either the criteria of three weeks or famous artists.
Torchlight
(5,208 posts)I hate those small pebbles that occasionally find their way into our socks, and just as I'm getting comfortable on my feet, BAM! suddenly feels like I just stepped on a pebble in my sock.
Ocelot II
(126,333 posts)calguy
(5,947 posts)That makes me sad.
Omnipresent
(7,060 posts)Ocelot II
(126,333 posts)But I can think of one more that would make it a nice shiny five, which is also a prime number.
edhopper
(36,416 posts)that's 5.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,177 posts)
Blue Owl
(56,818 posts)He tried to warn us, but not enough listened....
sdfernando
(5,833 posts)Chellee
(2,258 posts)Remember Sonny Bono, if you please.
MiHale
(11,975 posts)
ProfessorGAC
(73,779 posts)...the medical examiners report on Ann?
Saw this just a couple hours ago. They ruled it a suicide. Drugs & alcohol in high concentrations.
Sad! I'm a huge Food Network fan & I'll miss her.
MiHale
(11,975 posts)Just finished watching House of Knives. She was on did very well.
ProfessorGAC
(73,779 posts)I was rooting for Jonathon Sawyer, but I always root for him.
There's something about him I really like, especially now that he quit drinking.
He won 24 in 24. And he won GGG couples championship (with his wife) since then.
MiHale
(11,975 posts)Was pulling for him but it came down to the two I really wanted to win Chung & Zepeda from there didnt care who won.
C_U_L8R
(47,750 posts)When does it restart with the next three? This base3 death bureaucracy is so darn confusing.
highplainsdem
(57,601 posts)in the US, but still famous.
madinmaryland
(65,514 posts)Rebl2
(16,752 posts)heard Mangione had passed away.
PCIntern
(27,508 posts)So when the first three died, thats where it was noticeable. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it is enemy action. After three we would just shake our heads no one ever thought it might be limited to only three. Im tslkingcc bc a long time ago .perhaps expectations have changed.
TheProle
(3,548 posts)Renew Deal
(84,323 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(5,285 posts)Kill 3, get 2 free?