Monthly Photo Competition #48 – November, 2026 – “Three of a Kind”

This is the monthly photo competition thread for November, 2026. The topic this month is “Three of a Kind” chosen by @Darwins_Finch

One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brief title. No other text related to your image is permitted.

There should be no discussion of active photos, here or elsewhere, until after the poll closes. Discussion after the voting concludes, either in this thread or the rolling discussion thread, on your own photos or on others’, is encouraged.

It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be able to see your submission. A hosting site that seems to work better is ImgBB. See instructions below.

Once the submission deadline has passed, I will post a voting poll in this thread.

Submission deadline: Wednesday, November 25, 11:45 pm US Eastern Time.

Good luck!

Instructions for using ImgBB on a PC:

1. Open ImgBB site in new tab
2. Click on START UPLOADING
3. Select desired image from my files, click OPEN
4. Back to ImgBB site, click UPLOAD
5. Copy the URL
6. Open new tab and past URL in address bar
7. Right-click on image and click on COPY IMAGE LINK
8. Back to the Dope, paste image image link

Link to posting images from an iPhone:

ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board

Purr-berus, 2026

Vacuum tubes at Radio Central Museum in Alameda, CA

Rocky, Irving, and Ophelia

Imgur

Three boobies

Imgur

The knights who say “Ni!”.

King William Range, Tasmania
Google Photos

USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., USS Patrick Gallagher, and USS Louis H. Wilson, Jr.

hang on…

I got that wrong.. it’s the USS Louis J. Wilson Jr. in the drydock, the USS William Charette on land, and the USS Patrick Gallagher on the far right. The Barnum is afloat back behind the Charrette (you can barely see the mast).

Metal monkeys at the Tower of London.
Google Photos

On the beach: