Ok so nothing happened at the concert, and I really don't think Y is going to even go to the prom period. That just goes to show you: a) life throws ya curves sometimes, 2) boys are stupid and d) ostriches should be praised. Ok so maybe I just made up that last point, but I had to have three, because three is generally more effective. That theory can apply to anything really. Kids: because there is an oldest who will bear the responsibility, the middle child who starves for attention (ahem, myself case in point), and the youngest who gets spoiled. Also Baseball: 3 strikes and YOURE OUTTA THERE!. Friends: when one is mad at another, she talks to the third girl about it. Movies/Books: The lord of the rings, Star wars (although there were like 2 trilogies), The HItchikers Trilogy... wait that has 7 books in it... huh? And finally, three repetitions. Thats when you are trying to emphazize something and you say very 3 times like this: I was very, very, VERY mad at him. Or, She makes me really, really, REALLY mad. Also in songs they repeat the key phrase three times in a row at least one time in the song. Think about this as you go about your day... it really does happen.