Okay, I need to settle this inane “Celebrities die in threes” thing once and for all. Please pay attention.
Sigh. It’s just so dopey I cannot believe I have to say the following out loud. This is right up there with people who still say “bless you” when I sneeze (I actually don’t believe I’m at risk to losing my soul through my nose at those moments).
So. Here goes. All you have to do to make the “Dying in Threes” trick work is 1) keep counting until another celebrity dies and/or 2) be flexible with what you consider a “celebrity.”
These two discretionary powers make it possible to count celebrity deaths in combinations of ANY number. Hell, I could declare that Celebrities Die in Seventeens! And prove it just as well.
The reason is, there is no standard of time within which the celebrities must die. Plus, there is no standard as to what constitutes a “celebrity.” It’s completely subjective.
So just stop it!!!