Re: RIP - Billy Mays, Infomertial Pitchman
[QUOTE=Sharilyn;235463]I haven't read all the recent RIP threads here, but where does the 'death in threes' originate? I thought it was a japanese thing... or a local Hawaii superstition?QUOTE]
I think it was that bad luck or bad events come in threes and for most, death counts as bad so it includes deaths coming in threes. I can't find anything definitive on the etymology of "bad luck comes in threes" or "deaths come in threes" but I think it's used more broadly than just the Japanese or just in Hawaii
[QUOTE=Sharilyn;235463]I haven't read all the recent RIP threads here, but where does the 'death in threes' originate? I thought it was a japanese thing... or a local Hawaii superstition?QUOTE]
I think it was that bad luck or bad events come in threes and for most, death counts as bad so it includes deaths coming in threes. I can't find anything definitive on the etymology of "bad luck comes in threes" or "deaths come in threes" but I think it's used more broadly than just the Japanese or just in Hawaii
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