# Haiku Madness Part Deux

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141>\
**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\
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**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:** [January 7, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3581 "2025-01-07T22:11:16Z")

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I loves it, I do!  
But not like Winnie-the-Pooh  
That silly old bear

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3582 "2025-01-08T06:05:36Z")

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That silly old bear  
Came down the stairs, bump, bump, bump,  
Behind Christopher.

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**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:** [January 8, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3583 "2025-01-08T15:39:10Z")

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Behind Christopher  
There’s a child on his shoulder.  
Too bad they ditched him.

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**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:** [January 10, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3584 "2025-01-10T18:04:59Z")

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“Too bad they ditched him,”  
said the weary detective,  
slumping in his chair

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**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:** [January 10, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3585 "2025-01-10T20:14:02Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> slumping in his chair

Slumping in his chair  
He caused an indignant yowl  
From the cat behind.

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**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:** [January 10, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3586 "2025-01-10T20:19:12Z")

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From the cat behind  
came a series of foul toots;  
better change his food

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**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:** [January 10, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3587 "2025-01-10T20:57:28Z")

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“Better change his food”  
Said my doctor to my wife  
“'cause he’s a lardass”

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**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:** [January 12, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3588 "2025-01-12T03:34:24Z")

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'Cause he’s a lardass  
I never buy him donuts  
despite his begging

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**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:** [January 12, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3589 "2025-01-12T14:48:55Z")

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despite his begging  
I won’t give my dog some cheese  
Sigh, OK I will

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**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:** [January 12, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3590 "2025-01-12T15:39:33Z")

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Sigh, OK I will  
Have another slice of that  
Homemade apple pie

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3591 "2025-01-12T23:51:46Z")

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Homemade apple pie  
Isn’t worth a damn without  
A glob of whipped cream

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [January 13, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3592 "2025-01-13T03:07:36Z")

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A glob of whipped cream  
is much enjoyed by those damn  
sparrows in moonlight

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**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:** [January 13, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3593 "2025-01-13T13:21:46Z")

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Sparrows in moonlight  
shit all over my terrace.  
E\_H! Clean it up!

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**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:** [January 13, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3594 "2025-01-13T20:42:32Z")

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E\_H! Clean it up!  
What a sloppy person, that  
Ernest Hemingway

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**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:** [January 13, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3595 "2025-01-13T21:56:46Z")

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Ernest Hemingway:  
Now THERE was a real author.  
And he wrote good too

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**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:** [January 14, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3596 "2025-01-14T12:18:55Z")

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And he wrote “good” too  
Often where he meant “well”, but  
At least he meant well.

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**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:** [January 14, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3597 "2025-01-14T13:40:22Z")

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At least he meant well,  
unlike the folks who trot out  
‘sparrows in moonlight’

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**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:** [January 14, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3598 "2025-01-14T16:50:12Z")

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Sparrows in moonlight?  
Forever banned, says Haiku  
Madness inventor

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**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:** [January 14, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3599 "2025-01-14T16:55:25Z")

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Madness inventor  
Wins top prize at annual  
Mad Scientist Con.

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**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:** [January 14, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/3600 "2025-01-14T17:32:31Z")

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Mad Scientist con  
Invented a new death ray  
To escape prison.

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