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edhopper

(36,416 posts)
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:05 PM Jul 24

Famous 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?

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Famous people do not die in threes (Original Post) edhopper Jul 24 OP
only one Ozzy has died DBoon Jul 24 #1
Good one edhopper Jul 24 #2
They just did! lol tritsofme Jul 24 #3
And if someone dies tomorrow edhopper Jul 24 #7
Because he's the third man!! 😉 tritsofme Jul 24 #11
I count 4 edhopper Jul 24 #15
Au, contraire! The average daily mortality in the United States is approximately 8,470 deaths per day. hlthe2b Jul 24 #4
Well, this time it happened Polybius Jul 24 #5
And if someone else dies today or tomorrow edhopper Jul 24 #8
Well, hopefully that won't happen Polybius Jul 24 #9
Just read that Chuck Mangione died. So that's three. Ocelot II Jul 24 #19
Connie Francis edhopper Jul 24 #14
She died 8 days ago Polybius Jul 24 #20
Chuck Mangione on Tuesday edhopper Jul 24 #26
Ok, you got me Polybius Jul 24 #30
Two young Black men JustAnotherGen Jul 24 #31
Whatever the sequence -- let's hope the Hulking Boob is next Blue Owl Jul 24 #6
Seriously? Shouldn't this be in the Lounge? niyad Jul 24 #10
Yes n/t Stuckinthebush Jul 24 #33
Also, the mythical "famous threes" starts wherever you want it to... haele Jul 24 #12
Okay. Torchlight Jul 24 #13
Ozzy Osborne, Hulk Hogan and Chuck Mangione. Ocelot II Jul 24 #16
Damn, I didn't know about Chuck Mangione calguy Jul 24 #18
Don't forget Malcolm jamal Warner. Omnipresent Jul 24 #21
Then that's four! That screws it all up! Ocelot II Jul 24 #23
Malcom J Warner and Connie Francis edhopper Jul 24 #25
We live in a Demon-Haunted World Hassin Bin Sober Jul 24 #17
As much as I miss Carl, I am kinda glad he doesn't have to see first-hand what is going on today Blue Owl Jul 24 #24
Famous people also do not die in trees. /nt sdfernando Jul 24 #22
But famous people do die on skis. Chellee Jul 24 #29
Chuck Mangione died...Anne Burrell died...lots of people are being spirited away.... MiHale Jul 24 #27
Have You Seen The Info On... ProfessorGAC Jul 24 #32
Same...learned so much. MiHale Jul 24 #37
Watched That, Too ProfessorGAC Jul 24 #39
I'd happily eat anything he makes... MiHale Jul 24 #41
Yeah, does death stop at 4? C_U_L8R Jul 24 #28
No, they don't. And btw, you left out George Kooymans, who was more famous in Europe than here highplainsdem Jul 24 #34
Don't forget that only the good die young madinmaryland Jul 24 #35
Had not Rebl2 Jul 24 #36
In my day it was referring more to a cluster than "theee" PCIntern Jul 24 #38
Tell that to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. TheProle Jul 24 #40
Blasphemy! Renew Deal Jul 24 #42
Maybe it's a summer special SocialDemocrat61 Jul 24 #43

edhopper

(36,416 posts)
7. And if someone dies tomorrow
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:15 PM
Jul 24

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.

hlthe2b

(110,829 posts)
4. Au, contraire! The average daily mortality in the United States is approximately 8,470 deaths per day.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:11 PM
Jul 24

So, I'd guess many more than three are "famous celebrities" (in their own mind).

Polybius

(20,609 posts)
5. Well, this time it happened
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:12 PM
Jul 24

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)
8. And if someone else dies today or tomorrow
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:16 PM
Jul 24

you don't count them? Or do you start over.
And who counts for such a list?

Polybius

(20,609 posts)
9. Well, hopefully that won't happen
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:19 PM
Jul 24

I guess it counts if you are very well known, and they all have to be within a week of each other.

Polybius

(20,609 posts)
20. She died 8 days ago
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:43 PM
Jul 24

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)
26. Chuck Mangione on Tuesday
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:27 PM
Jul 24

And if somebody famous dies tomorrow. you start counting again?

JustAnotherGen

(36,016 posts)
31. Two young Black men
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:06 PM
Jul 24

I work with (31 and,29) had no idea who Ozzy was. But Warner they knew. The Cosby show is legend in our Demographic.

haele

(14,439 posts)
12. Also, the mythical "famous threes" starts wherever you want it to...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:21 PM
Jul 24

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)
13. Okay.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:26 PM
Jul 24

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)
23. Then that's four! That screws it all up!
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:50 PM
Jul 24

But I can think of one more that would make it a nice shiny five, which is also a prime number.

Blue Owl

(56,818 posts)
24. As much as I miss Carl, I am kinda glad he doesn't have to see first-hand what is going on today
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:55 PM
Jul 24

He tried to warn us, but not enough listened....

ProfessorGAC

(73,779 posts)
32. Have You Seen The Info On...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:11 PM
Jul 24

...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)
37. Same...learned so much.
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:26 PM
Jul 24

Just finished watching “House of Knives”. She was on did very well.

ProfessorGAC

(73,779 posts)
39. Watched That, Too
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:54 PM
Jul 24

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)
41. I'd happily eat anything he makes...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 07:52 PM
Jul 24

Was pulling for him but it came down to the two I really wanted to win…Chung & Zepeda …from there didn’t care who won.

C_U_L8R

(47,750 posts)
28. Yeah, does death stop at 4?
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:29 PM
Jul 24

When does it restart with the next three? This base3 death bureaucracy is so darn confusing.

highplainsdem

(57,601 posts)
34. No, they don't. And btw, you left out George Kooymans, who was more famous in Europe than here
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:20 PM
Jul 24

in the US, but still famous.

PCIntern

(27,508 posts)
38. In my day it was referring more to a cluster than "theee"
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:48 PM
Jul 24

So when the first three died, that’s 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. I’m tslkingcc bc a long time ago….perhaps expectations have changed.

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