Famous people do not die in threes

[edhopper]

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]

1. only one Ozzy has died

not three of him

[edhopper]

2. Good one

[tritsofme]

3. They just did! lol

[edhopper]

7. And if someone dies tomorrow

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]

11. Because he's the third man!! 😉

&pp

[edhopper]

15. I count 4

[hlthe2b]

4. Au, contraire! The average daily mortality in the United States is approximately 8,470 deaths per day.

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

[Polybius]

5. Well, this time it happened

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy, and Hulk Hogan all died in a week. All three were famous, with the latter two being extremely famous.

[edhopper]

8. And if someone else dies today or tomorrow

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

[Polybius]

9. Well, hopefully that won't happen

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

[Ocelot II]

19. Just read that Chuck Mangione died. So that's three.

[edhopper]

14. Connie Francis

[Polybius]

20. She died 8 days ago

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]

26. Chuck Mangione on Tuesday

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

[Polybius]

30. Ok, you got me

Crazy how such a big name was under-reported.

[JustAnotherGen]

31. Two young Black men

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]

6. Whatever the sequence -- let's hope the Hulking Boob is next

[niyad]

10. Seriously? Shouldn't this be in the Lounge?

[Stuckinthebush]

33. Yes n/t

[haele]

12. Also, the mythical "famous threes" starts wherever you want it to...

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]

13. Okay.

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]

16. Ozzy Osborne, Hulk Hogan and Chuck Mangione.

[calguy]

18. Damn, I didn't know about Chuck Mangione

That makes me sad.

[Omnipresent]

21. Don't forget Malcolm jamal Warner.

[Ocelot II]

23. Then that's four! That screws it all up!

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

[edhopper]

25. Malcom J Warner and Connie Francis

that's 5.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

17. We live in a Demon-Haunted World

[Blue Owl]

24. As much as I miss Carl, I am kinda glad he doesn't have to see first-hand what is going on today

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

[sdfernando]

22. Famous people also do not die in trees. /nt

[Chellee]

29. But famous people do die on skis.

Remember Sonny Bono, if you please.

[MiHale]

27. Chuck Mangione died...Anne Burrell died...lots of people are being spirited away....

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Have You Seen The Info On...

...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]

37. Same...learned so much.

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

[ProfessorGAC]

39. Watched That, Too

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]

41. I'd happily eat anything he makes...

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]

28. Yeah, does death stop at 4?

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

[highplainsdem]

34. No, they don't. And btw, you left out George Kooymans, who was more famous in Europe than here

in the US, but still famous.

[madinmaryland]

35. Don't forget that only the good die young

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[Rebl2]

36. Had not

heard Mangione had passed away.

[PCIntern]

38. In my day it was referring more to a cluster than "theee"

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.

[TheProle]

40. Tell that to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.

[Renew Deal]

42. Blasphemy!

[SocialDemocrat61]

43. Maybe it's a summer special

Kill 3, get 2 free?