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Polybius

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9. Well, hopefully that won't happen

Reply to edhopper (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:19 PM

Jul 2025

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

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Famous people do not die in threes [View all] edhopper Jul 2025 OP

only one Ozzy has died DBoon Jul 2025 #1

Good one edhopper Jul 2025 #2

They just did! lol tritsofme Jul 2025 #3

And if someone dies tomorrow edhopper Jul 2025 #7

Because he's the third man!! 😉 tritsofme Jul 2025 #11

I count 4 edhopper Jul 2025 #15

Au, contraire! The average daily mortality in the United States is approximately 8,470 deaths per day. hlthe2b Jul 2025 #4

Well, this time it happened Polybius Jul 2025 #5

And if someone else dies today or tomorrow edhopper Jul 2025 #8

Well, hopefully that won't happen Polybius Jul 2025 #9

Just read that Chuck Mangione died. So that's three. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #19

Connie Francis edhopper Jul 2025 #14

She died 8 days ago Polybius Jul 2025 #20

Chuck Mangione on Tuesday edhopper Jul 2025 #26

Ok, you got me Polybius Jul 2025 #30

Two young Black men JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #31

Whatever the sequence -- let's hope the Hulking Boob is next Blue Owl Jul 2025 #6

Seriously? Shouldn't this be in the Lounge? niyad Jul 2025 #10

Yes n/t Stuckinthebush Jul 2025 #33

Also, the mythical "famous threes" starts wherever you want it to... haele Jul 2025 #12

Okay. Torchlight Jul 2025 #13

Ozzy Osborne, Hulk Hogan and Chuck Mangione. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #16

Damn, I didn't know about Chuck Mangione calguy Jul 2025 #18

Don't forget Malcolm jamal Warner. Omnipresent Jul 2025 #21

Then that's four! That screws it all up! Ocelot II Jul 2025 #23

Malcom J Warner and Connie Francis edhopper Jul 2025 #25

We live in a Demon-Haunted World Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2025 #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 2025 #24

Famous people also do not die in trees. /nt sdfernando Jul 2025 #22

But famous people do die on skis. Chellee Jul 2025 #29

Chuck Mangione died...Anne Burrell died...lots of people are being spirited away.... MiHale Jul 2025 #27

Have You Seen The Info On... ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #32

Same...learned so much. MiHale Jul 2025 #37

Watched That, Too ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #39

I'd happily eat anything he makes... MiHale Jul 2025 #41

Yeah, does death stop at 4? C_U_L8R Jul 2025 #28

No, they don't. And btw, you left out George Kooymans, who was more famous in Europe than here highplainsdem Jul 2025 #34

Don't forget that only the good die young madinmaryland Jul 2025 #35

Had not Rebl2 Jul 2025 #36

In my day it was referring more to a cluster than "theee" PCIntern Jul 2025 #38

Tell that to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. TheProle Jul 2025 #40

Blasphemy! Renew Deal Jul 2025 #42

Maybe it's a summer special SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #43