# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/101 "2007-10-02T23:10:34Z")
Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana (the three vehicles) attraction, aversion, indifference (the three forms of attachment) ignorance, anger, greed (the three poisons) ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/102 "2007-10-02T23:20:41Z")
Ralph, Peterkin, Jack Ralph, Piggy, Jack The right way, the wrong way, and the Army way Christianity, Judaism, Islam Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic Judge, Jury, and Executioner Heaven, Earth, and Man Corn, Rice, Wheat Frylock, Meatwad, Master Shake Home, Hearth, and Health Tune in, Turn on, Drop out Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and Terminator X MCA, Mike D, and Ad Rock RZA, GZA, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/103 "2007-10-02T23:55:40Z")
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous _Tyrannosaurus_, “Brontosaurus”, _Triceratops_ (probably the three most widely known dinosaurs) Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic Animal, vegetable, mineral Who, What, I Don’t Know ---
**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, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/104 "2007-10-02T23:59:08Z")
Lock, stock & barrel Signed, sealed, delivered Fold, spindle & mutilate! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/105 "2007-10-03T00:11:57Z")
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/106 "2007-10-03T00:29:09Z")
Mutiny on the “Bounty” Men Against the Sea Pitcairn’s Island Out of the Silent Planet Perelandra That Hideous Strength John F. Kennedy C. S. Lewis Aldous Huxley ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Ryle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Mark\_Ryle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Ryle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-trios-throughout-history-and-culture/421232/107 "2007-10-03T01:04:41Z")
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