# Michael Jackson Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988 "2009-06-25T21:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/21 "2009-06-25T22:09:49Z")
Death always comes in threes. First Farrah, then Michael, who’s next? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/22 "2009-06-25T22:10:42Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > Death always comes in threes. First Farrah, then Michael, who’s next? Ed McMahon, Farrah, Michael ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/23 "2009-06-25T22:10:44Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > Death always comes in threes. First Farrah, then Michael, who’s next? You forgot David Carradine and Ed McMahon. Farrah completed the first trifecta. Michael is starting the second. I’d warn Mary Tyler Moore to be on her guard. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/24 "2009-06-25T22:10:45Z")
good grief. see what happens when you say : first ed mcmahon, now farrah, wonder who the third is?! cnn is holding on critical condition. oop, just went to reporter on the scene. michael collapsed, his brother was there called 911. brother and sisters are at hospital, father on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/25 "2009-06-25T22:11:05Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > Death always comes in threes. First Farrah, then Michael, who’s next? Ed McMahon. It was 70s & 80s nostalgia week evidently. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/26 "2009-06-25T22:13:06Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > [LA Times](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html) confirms he \*\*wasn’t \*\*there… > [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > If he \*\*wasn’t \*\*in full arrest when the paramedics got there, his chances of survival would seem quite poor. Are these both typos, or do I need to look up negative contractions again? Or “he wasn’t there” as in he wasn’t conscious, and “he wasn’t in full arrest” as in there’s something worse he could have been in? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/27 "2009-06-25T22:13:19Z")
CNN just reported that “Michael Jackson has a following similar to the Grateful Dead…” That just took the prize for “WTF??” comment of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/28 "2009-06-25T22:13:44Z")
Major news outlets are saying he’s in a coma. Coulda sworn I already posted this. ---
**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/29 "2009-06-25T22:14:14Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This should be welcome news for Mark Sanford. Nope, it’s still leading the news here in SC. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/30 "2009-06-25T22:15:12Z")
None of the major news sources have made the call yet, but a couple of them have “Michael’s life in pictures” type slideshows, which are all but an obituary. ---
**Author:** ![fizzestothetop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fizzestothetop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzestothetop)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/31 "2009-06-25T22:16:02Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Ed McMahon, Farrah, Michael I thought Farrah completed the Bea Arthur, Ed McMahan triology. Were there two other dead celebrities that I missed? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/32 "2009-06-25T22:16:23Z")
The Jackson Four …sorry… ---
**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/33 "2009-06-25T22:17:44Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > CNN just reported that “Michael Jackson has a following similar to the Grateful Dead…” > > That just took the prize for “WTF??” comment of the day. Yeah, I had the same WTF moment. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/34 "2009-06-25T22:18:19Z")
Am I the only one thinking (if this turns out to be true) that now I can finally buy _Thriller_, since my money won’t actually be going into his pocket? ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/35 "2009-06-25T22:20:03Z")
> [@FallenAngel](#): > > You forgot David Carradine and Ed McMahon. Farrah completed the first trifecta. Michael is starting the second. > > I’d warn Mary Tyler Moore to be on her guard. Nono. First was David Carradine and one third of Ed McMahon. Next was the rest of Ed McMahon and two thirds of Farrah Fawcett. Finally was the last third of Farrah Fawcett and the whole of Michael Jackson. Threes. It always comes in threes. Spooky. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/36 "2009-06-25T22:20:23Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Ed McMahon. It was 70s & 80s nostalgia week evidently. Hell, it’s '60s, '70s, and ‘80s nostalgia today alone. Sky Saxon of the Seeds ("Pushin’ Too Hard") died today, too. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/37 "2009-06-25T22:20:52Z")
LA Times reporting he was pronounced dead on arrival at UCLA ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/38 "2009-06-25T22:21:21Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > CNN just reported that “Michael Jackson has a following similar to the Grateful Dead…” > > That just took the prize for “WTF??” comment of the day. Please link please. Must show friends. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/39 "2009-06-25T22:21:42Z")
CNN now reporting he’s in a coma ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-dead/500988/40 "2009-06-25T22:21:42Z")
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