# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/341 "2021-03-29T15:57:09Z")
I’ll get cut off half- -way down the damn exit ramp. Happens every time ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/342 "2021-03-29T18:02:44Z")
Happens every time I write a top-notch poem Somebody posts before me. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/343 "2021-03-29T19:15:31Z")
Somebody posts be- -atitudily And my depression lightens ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/344 "2021-03-29T19:52:35Z")
And my depression Lightens when people’s haiku Are five, seven, five. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/345 "2021-03-29T20:15:47Z")
Are five, seven, five As inflexibilities Not a Western thing? ---
**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:** [March 29, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/346 "2021-03-29T20:59:14Z")
Not a Western thing Or an Eastern; we unite On cute dog photos. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/347 "2021-03-29T22:15:16Z")
On cute dog photos Even Trump and Biden folks Backslap each other ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/348 "2021-03-30T01:11:16Z")
Backslap each other, Slap! Slap! Slap! While embracing Awkwardly. Man hug. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/349 "2021-03-30T01:46:15Z")
Awkwardly man-hug The next police officer You see. Report back! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/350 "2021-03-30T12:07:23Z")
You see report back Deep happy happy joy-joy Swallow snow pretzel ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/351 "2021-03-30T12:44:29Z")
Swallow snow pretzel Brain freeze becomes imminent Alas, my poor head! ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/352 "2021-03-30T14:14:22Z")
Alas, my poor head! Proofreading many pages Zoning revisions. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/353 "2021-03-30T14:31:10Z")
Zoning revisions Now a road runs through my house And I need six pints ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/354 "2021-03-30T16:27:21Z")
And I need six pints five pints is one less than six and seven makes me smile ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/355 "2021-03-30T17:55:41Z")
Seven makes me smile When I see it on the dice: I’m quite good at craps. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/356 "2021-03-30T18:27:29Z")
“I’m quite good at craps,” I said, right before losing Everything I owned ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/357 "2021-03-30T18:37:56Z")
Everything I owned I took with me on the ship Towel and a Guide ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/358 "2021-03-30T20:24:07Z")
“Towel and a Guide” Said Arthur Prefect smugly, “That’s all you can trust.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/359 "2021-03-30T20:38:02Z")
That’s all you can trust Mom, Apple Pie, and Baseball All else Fallible ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/360 "2021-03-31T02:06:19Z")
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