Famous 3's

Try going a day without saying one

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Awhile back I started making list of everyday cliches' we all use when I noticed a trend develop. For some reason, many of the things we flippantly say in conversation come in sets of 3. And while I'm not sure when, where or why this happened, I am sure that you can't go a day without using one. Or even better yet, try going an entire day using nothing else but them. I think you will find that everyone you encounter will be sufficiently annoyed. And as always with these rv.com lists, please feel free to send me any that I may have missed.

animal, mineral, vegetable appetizers, dinner, dessert : wmartin bacon, eggs and cheese before, during and after : wmartin beg, borrow or steal : kgarrett beside, betwixt, between blood, sweat and tears : kgarrett breakfast, lunch, dinner : kgarrett butcher, baker, candlestick maker : kgarrett cash, check or charge? : loh1974 city, state, zip coffee, tea or milk crosby, stills and nash ctrl-alt-del : loh1974 defense, offence, special teams doodle, doodle, dee duck, duck, goose : wmartin dumb, dumber, dumbest : loh1974 earth, wind and fire eat, drink, be merry : kgarrett Father, Son, Holy Ghost food, shelter, water : kgarrett ford, lincoln, mercury : kgarrett fox, chicken and a bag of corn gas, oil and tires go, fight, win God, country, corps gold, silver, bronze : kgarrett good, bad, ugly hear no, see no, speak no... : wmartin hickory, dickory, dock : kgarrett high, medium, low : wmartin hook, line and sinker : kgarrett hop, skip and a jump huey, dewey, louis : kgarrett I came, I saw, I conquered : kgarrett ifs, ands or buts : kgarrett judicial, executive, legislative : kgarrett larry, curly, moe : kgarrett lead, follow or get out of the way lie, cheat, steal : kgarrett life, liberty and the pursuit : kgarrett light, gas and water lights, camera, action! : loh1974 lions, tigers and bears lion, witch, wardorbe : kgarrett lock, stock and barrel me, myself and I mind, body, spirit morning, noon and night : kgarrett on your mark, get set, go past, present and future Peter, Paul and Mary : kgarrett planes, trains and automobiles : wmartin punt, pass and kick : kgarrett ready, aim, fire ready, set, go ready, willing and able : kgarrett red, white and blue release, rotation, splash rinse, lather, repeat rock, chalk, jayhawk rock, paper, scissors runs, hits, errors sex, drugs and rock-n-roll : loh1974 Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego : kgarrett shake, rattle and roll sit, stand, kneel (it's a Catholic thing) : wmartin small, medium. large snap, crackle, pop : kgarrett solid, liquid, gas stop, drop and roll stop, look, listen sugar, spice and everything nice : kgarrett swim, bike, run (triathlon) : wmartin tall, dark, handsome : kgarrett tax, title, license : kgarrett this, that and the other tic-tac-toe too hot, too cold, just right : wmartin try, try and try again : kgarrett up, up and away : kgarrett walk, talk, chew gum : wmartin when, where and why win, lose or draw win, place, show : kgarrett wood, metal, plastic : wmartin woulda, shoulda, coulda yes, no, maybe : kgarrett yours, mine and ours 36-24-36 : loh1974

rvining - 2/28/2007 9:13:17 PM Famous 3's! Feel free to add any you think I may have missed. I'd like to get to 50 and am willing to shower quality suggestions with rvpr points. wmartin - 3/1/2007 1:30:09 PM high, medium and low -, -er, -est red, yellow and green before, during and after too hot, too cold, just right low class, middle class, upper class hop, skip, jump crawl, walk, run pick, lick, flick planes, trains and automobiles duck, duck, goose wood, metal, plastic dead, buried, resurrected walk, talk and chew gum loh1974 - 3/2/2007 9:59:31 PM love, hope, faith..... alpha & omega, beginning & end, dumb, dummer, dumbest, f first,middle,last, 36-24-36, sex, drugs, rock n roll, In the beginning.... kgarrett - 3/3/2007 7:47:00 PM lie, cheat, steal -- judicial, executive, legislative -- butcher, baker, candlestick maker -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- breakfast, lunch, dinner -- alvin, simon, theodore -- reading, writing, arithmetic -- win, place, show -- huey, dewey, louis -- larry, curly, moe -- ford, lincoln, mercury -- larry, darrell, and darrell -- yes, no, maybe -- ifs, ands, buts -- eat, drink, be merry -- I came, I saw, I conquered -- blood, sweat, tears -- punt, pass, kick -- sugar, spice, everything nice -- snips, snails, puppy dog tails -- food, water, and shelter -- try, try, try again -- look, listen, feel -- morning, noon, night -- gold, silver, bronze -- hickory, dickory, dock -- hook, line, and sinker -- bacon, lettuce, tomato -- cold, dead, buried -- ready, willing, able -- loin, witch, wardrobe -- snap, crackle, pop -- tall, dark, handsome loh1974 - 3/4/2007 8:54:50 PM veni,vidi,vici rvining - 3/4/2007 10:53:36 PM wmartin, 6 of your submissions make 'the list' and at 2 pts each, that would have given you 12 rvpr points. however, since you submitted one that was ALREADY on the list, you lose 2 points for a net of only 10. RTFA next time. loh1974, 3 of your submissions make the list for a net of 6 points. but off the strength of the way you spelled 'dummer' you get 2 bonus points for a net of 8. kgarrett, 26 of your submissions pass the test for a total of 52 rvpr points, and frankly, I'm disappointed I missed some of the ones you suggested. good work. wmartin - 3/4/2007 11:46:48 PM apps, dinner and dessert - Is it submitted now? rvining - 3/4/2007 11:54:23 PM you told me, i forgot... back off. yes, I'll enter it now under the assumption this is YOUR FAULT. just 'telling me' something is not the same as 'submitting' something. and next time, man up and actually take a shot at spelling 'appetizers' rather than just wimping out with an 'apps'. go vols! loh1974 - 3/5/2007 10:19:07 AM new category.. favorite movie one liners..... loh1974 - 3/5/2007 10:55:50 AM lights camera action... rvining - 3/6/2007 9:25:26 AM added the - lights, camera, action! good one. i'm suprised aj doesn't have a list of these. this is why i have no patience for her rvpr formula whining. these are easy points people. wmartin - 3/6/2007 4:11:57 PM hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil - sun, moon and stars - fresh water, salt water, brach water - sit, kneel, stand - swim, bike, run - blonde, brunette, red head - loh1974 - 3/7/2007 12:11:49 PM When In Rome....... and... yadda, yadda, yadda wmartin - 3/7/2007 12:43:13 PM drink, smoke, gamble wmartin - 3/7/2007 2:36:26 PM What about Faith, Hope and Love loh1974 - 3/7/2007 7:42:47 PM thats what I'm talkin bout WLM-faith,hope,love...... ok a new one.. control, alt, delete and cash, check or charge.... rvining - 3/8/2007 11:06:15 AM ctrl-alt-del! how'd i goof that one. i say, and do, that like twice a day. kgarrett - 3/9/2007 1:43:01 PM Ok a few more up, up and away tax, title and license Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego grass, gas or a@&%.. (ok maybe not that one) beg, borrow or steal judge, jury and executioner id, ego, and superego peter, paul and mary Oh yeah, I would also like to lobby for WLM to receive points for planes,trains and automobiles. That was the first one I thought of and I think it is worthy of credit. rvining - 3/9/2007 4:51:20 PM kgarrett, six of those hit the mark. good job, but we've moved on to smells now as the downward spiral continues... Gina - 1/15/2009 9:29:31 AM name, rank, and serial number Gina - 1/15/2009 9:30:12 AM wups, okay... moving on to smells... Home > Collections > Lists > Lists of Lists