# Haiku Madness Part Deux **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 3, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141 "2020-10-03T19:26:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 171
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3401 "2024-11-10T14:36:52Z")
Sparrows in moonlight Reads like a proper haiku. This one, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3402 "2024-11-10T14:59:36Z")
This one, not so much. As are most of these haikus. Most are not clever. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3403 "2024-11-10T23:55:04Z")
Most are not clever Which is how we wind up with Certain folks in charge ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3404 "2024-11-11T18:46:46Z")
Certain folks in charge come January 20 will drive me quite mad ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3405 "2024-11-11T19:38:59Z")
will drive me quite mad political reference? I see what you did ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3406 "2024-11-11T21:31:47Z")
I see what you did subtlety not my long suit sparrows in moonlight ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3407 "2024-11-11T22:04:20Z")
sparrows in moonlight? Haven’t we heard that before? Be original! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3408 "2024-11-12T01:20:28Z")
Be original! What a cliché thing to say Be origami! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3409 "2024-11-12T13:01:50Z")
“Be origami!” is how they told me to fold. Not in this lifetime! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3410 "2024-11-12T14:30:47Z")
Not in this lifetime Nor the next shall I ever Like cauliflower. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3411 "2024-11-12T15:08:14Z")
Like cauliflower, Most other Brassicas are Very delicious! ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3412 "2024-11-12T15:29:05Z")
Whoops, I didn’t realize there was another post! Trying again: Very delicious! We all said; though their cooking Was just a good try. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3413 "2024-11-13T03:49:07Z")
Was just a good try, but missed the basketball hoop; better luck next time! ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3414 "2024-11-13T13:09:52Z")
Better luck next time Is what they often will say right before you die ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3415 "2024-11-13T14:30:44Z")
Right before you die, Kick the executioner And spit in his eye. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3416 "2024-11-13T15:13:20Z")
And “Spit In His Eye” Is the latest hit single From that country star. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3417 "2024-11-13T15:29:21Z")
From that country star we should expect more hokum. Do you like hokum? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3418 "2024-11-13T15:52:34Z")
Do you like hokum? I guess it’s ok, but I Prefer poppycock ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3419 "2024-11-13T17:57:21Z")
Prefer poppycock? Malarkey’s on the way out. Balderdash is in. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3420 "2024-11-13T18:06:21Z")
Balderdash is in! I was looking for that cat Nearly all night long. (I’ve never actually had a cat named Balderdash. But it does seem like a good name for a cat.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=172)