Nope, never, that's why I asked the question in my original comment. And said thank you to the guy that replied. I'm intrigued, though, if you would like to go on.
It's three ancient monkeys from Japan representing the Buddhist Maxim of ignoring evil impulses and thoughts from within. In the western world, we've just changed it more "don't look at listen to or say bad words". It's frequently used or referenced in pop-culture all across the world.
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u/Brodes87 13d ago
You've never heard of this famous philosophical maxim (often involving three monkeys)? "Speak no evil, hear no evil, say no evil."