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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
(24,295 posts)not three of him

tritsofme
(19,546 posts)edhopper
(36,647 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
(19,546 posts)edhopper
(36,647 posts)hlthe2b
(111,433 posts)So, I'd guess many more than three are "famous celebrities" (in their own mind).
Polybius
(20,900 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
(36,647 posts)you don't count them? Or do you start over.
And who counts for such a list?
Polybius
(20,900 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
(127,351 posts)edhopper
(36,647 posts)Polybius
(20,900 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
(36,647 posts)And if somebody famous dies tomorrow. you start counting again?
Polybius
(20,900 posts)Crazy how such a big name was under-reported.
JustAnotherGen
(37,097 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
(57,391 posts)niyad
(127,455 posts)Stuckinthebush
(11,183 posts)haele
(14,615 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
(5,713 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
(127,351 posts)calguy
(6,009 posts)That makes me sad.
Omnipresent
(7,215 posts)Ocelot II
(127,351 posts)But I can think of one more that would make it a nice shiny five, which is also a prime number.
edhopper
(36,647 posts)that's 5.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,267 posts)
Blue Owl
(57,391 posts)He tried to warn us, but not enough listened....
sdfernando
(5,912 posts)Chellee
(2,261 posts)Remember Sonny Bono, if you please.
MiHale
(12,172 posts)
ProfessorGAC
(74,576 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
(12,172 posts)Just finished watching House of Knives. She was on did very well.
ProfessorGAC
(74,576 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
(12,172 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
(48,147 posts)When does it restart with the next three? This base3 death bureaucracy is so darn confusing.
highplainsdem
(58,319 posts)in the US, but still famous.
madinmaryland
(65,579 posts)Rebl2
(17,003 posts)heard Mangione had passed away.
PCIntern
(27,636 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
(3,723 posts)Renew Deal
(84,496 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(5,709 posts)Kill 3, get 2 free?