# Great trios throughout history and culture **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232 "2007-10-02T05:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/61 "2007-10-02T15:40:45Z")
the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe solid, liquid, gas Tarzan, Tonto, and Frankenstein red light yellow light green light chocolate, vanilla, strawberry name, rank, serial number see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/62 "2007-10-02T15:55:13Z")
Ismael, Captain Ahab, Moby Dick Cyrano, Roxanne, Christine ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/63 "2007-10-02T16:08:53Z")
Bacon, lettuce, tomato. 6-4-3 (the classic double play in baseball) Stop, Drop, Roll Run, Duck, Cover Left, Right, Left. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/64 "2007-10-02T16:30:00Z")
Straight, Gay, Bi Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Yankees, Mets, Red Sox City, State, Federal Cell, Embryo, Fetus Child, Adolescent, Adult Single, Married, Widowed Catholic, Protestant, Jewish ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/65 "2007-10-02T16:38:07Z")
Glavine, Smoltz and Maddux ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/66 "2007-10-02T16:54:10Z")
Dino, Desi & Billy ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/67 "2007-10-02T17:04:12Z")
Dewey, Cheatham & Howe ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/68 "2007-10-02T17:08:05Z")
Buffy, Willow, and Xander. Angel, Cordelia, and Wesley. Bender, Fry, and Leela. Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Nine, Rose, and Jack. Shake, Rattle, and Roll. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/69 "2007-10-02T17:09:08Z")
Milk, Milk, Lemonade Hither, Thither, and Yon Here, there, and Everywhere Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins This, That, the Other Mate, Spawn, and Die Eat, Drink, and be Merry Saruman, Radagast, Gandalf ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/70 "2007-10-02T17:13:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Saruman, Radagast, Gandalf Only a trio in the sense that they’re the three ones named in the Trilogy – but there were FIVE Istari, with the other two named in Tolkien’s posthumous books. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/71 "2007-10-02T17:13:47Z")
Ross, Chandler and Joey. Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe. Jerry, George and Elaine. Michael, Lincoln and Sara. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/72 "2007-10-02T17:19:26Z")
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/73 "2007-10-02T17:21:37Z")
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite Cerberus Geryon Ghidorah The Giant in Monty Python and the Holy Grail Luonu Durgo (except between 1973 and 1994) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/74 "2007-10-02T17:26:24Z")
Brian, Dennis & Carl Wilson John, Cynthia, Yoko George, Patti, Olivia Paul, Linda, Heather Ringo, Maureen, Barbara ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/75 "2007-10-02T17:26:30Z")
Original, Peppered and Hickory (Bacon Salt) Red, blue, yellow (subtractive primaries) Red, blue, green (additive primaries) Kirk, Picard and Janeway (starship captains) Ford, GM, Chrysler A dick and 2 balls ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/76 "2007-10-02T17:46:18Z")
[QUOTE=panache45] Original, Peppered and Hickory (Bacon Salt) Kirk, Picard and Janeway (starship captains) [/quote] Hey! What about Archer? > [@panache45](#): > > A dick and 2 balls A c\*nt and 2 boobs ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/77 "2007-10-02T17:49:01Z")
Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo (I don’t mean this in a Godwin’s Law way) Snap, Crackle and Pop Clark, Lana and Chloe Buffy, Willow and Xander The three blondes that Hef is currently dating ---
**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:** [October 2, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/78 "2007-10-02T17:54:04Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] Popeye, Olive, Bluto. [/QUOTE] Krazy, Ignatz, Offissa Pupp. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/79 "2007-10-02T17:55:28Z")
The Ghost of Christmas Past The Ghost of Christmas Present The Ghost of Christmas Future The Scarecrow. The Tinman and The Cowardly Lion ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/80 "2007-10-02T17:55:47Z")
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