Hatrack River Forum: Breaking News! Either Billy Graham or John Paul II has died!

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Posted by IdemosthenesI (Member # 862) on :

So here's the deal. The last time we had a string of high profile deaths, there were three:

Princess Diana, stateswoman
John Denver, entertainer
Mother Theresa, religious figure

We have just had Reagan, a statesman, and Ray Charles, entertainer die. All that remains is the religious figure. Anybody want to place a wager? I've got five bucks on the Bible thumper. [Wink]

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

That was stupid.

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

So I guess neither Johnny Cash, John Ritter, nor Tony Randall were high profile?

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

Way off. We've already had the death of a promonent religious leader -- Margory Hinckley, the first lady of the LDS church.

Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :

I think he meant prominent in one of the major religions.

Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :

Well in that case, Egon von Furstenberg died last Friday.

Posted by ArCHeR (Member # 6616) on :

Celebrities always die in threes. It's a tradition. Although I'm not sure who died with old Georgie Harrison. Did Warren Zevon die at around the same time?