They left a bunch of stuff out of the threes category: the three bears, the three billy goats gruff. From the Bible we have surely, goodness and mercy; love, hope and charity. In the business world Salomon, Smith, Barney. Then we have Borders, Books and Music. There's Aber, Crombie and Fitch. The priest, the minister and the rabbi that figure in so many jokes. We talk about the ABCs of something, meaning the basics. The list is endless.