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I don't know if anybody has played the game Tribond, but here's how it works: three words are given, and the player has to figure out what they have in common. Example: "What do Earth, Pie, and Bread all have in common?" Answer: "They all have crusts". Answers ARE permitted to rely on homophones, an example (not a very good one), being "What do Apple, Cherry, and 3.14159..." have in common? Answer: "They're all pie/pi" (Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, and pi)! So, here are two Tribond puzzles I've come up with (hopefully they take more than five seconds to solve):

What do these three have in common:

Discussions, Sewing machines, screws?

Printers, Airplanes, New York?

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This would be

All have threads
Screws are threaded, discussions in forums have threads and sewing machines use thread to sew.

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All have jets.
Printers have ink jets, airplanes have jet engines and The New York Jets are a sports franchise.

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    $\begingroup$ That was quick! I can't accept for 11 minutes but I will then. $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Mar 8, 2016 at 21:44
  • $\begingroup$ They are also finite :-) $\endgroup$
    – Carl Löndahl
    Mar 8, 2016 at 21:45
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    $\begingroup$ @CarlLöndahl you are saying it only bcz you haven't heard my conversations with my friends... Discussions are infinite $\endgroup$
    – manshu
    Mar 8, 2016 at 21:46
  • $\begingroup$ @manshu haha, ok! $\endgroup$
    – Carl Löndahl
    Mar 8, 2016 at 21:47
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    $\begingroup$ @CarlLöndahl And they have a physical existence, and are spelled with letters. Does this make the question too broad ? :) $\endgroup$
    – Richard Roe
    Mar 8, 2016 at 21:51

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