# 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:** 210
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4181 "2025-08-07T02:18:23Z")
“Was old davenport.” Dad said that’s where I was born. “Wait, that’s where conceived.” ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4182 "2025-08-10T03:24:42Z")
“Wait, that’s where conceived.”? Why make first line difficult? We’re just here for fun ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4183 "2025-08-10T11:08:53Z")
We’re just here for fun? Or for a haiku challenge? Dude, it’s dealer’s choice ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4184 "2025-08-10T14:55:00Z")
“Dude, it’s dealer’s choice.” So I walked away from there. Not playing that game. [ETA and out of game: except that obviously I’m playing this one . . .] ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4185 "2025-08-10T15:47:01Z")
Not playing that game Where you toss a deck of cards And say pick 'em up ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4186 "2025-08-11T01:37:49Z")
…And say, “pick 'em up!” That’s how I instruct my kids To pick up their toys! ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4187 "2025-08-11T02:12:37Z")
To pick up their toys I have long ordered my kids - and sometimes they do! ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4188 "2025-08-12T01:24:48Z")
“…and sometimes they do!” Was what made me lose faith in the puppy trainer ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4189 "2025-08-12T15:30:49Z")
the puppy trainer Had dog themed shoes on his feet They’re puppy trainers ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4190 "2025-08-12T15:57:24Z")
They’re puppy trainers. Don’t trust them to be able To train your old dog. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4191 "2025-08-12T23:52:17Z")
To train your old dog You’d better use his old tricks He don’t like new ones ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4192 "2025-08-13T00:28:11Z")
He don’t like new ones, he prefers them well-ripened. Brown fruit is softer. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4193 "2025-08-13T13:10:33Z")
Brown fruit is softer but brown bananas belong in banana bread. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4194 "2025-08-13T13:55:07Z")
In banana bread You do expect bananas. But not hot peppers! ---
**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:** [August 13, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4195 "2025-08-13T19:55:21Z")
But not-hot peppers? We just call them mild peppers Leastways 'round these parts ---
**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:** [August 13, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4196 "2025-08-13T22:25:28Z")
Leastways ‘round these parts There is no thriving night life. We treasure our sleep. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4197 "2025-08-14T01:17:09Z")
We treasure our sleep. So why am I posting now, not going to bed? ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4198 "2025-08-14T03:26:35Z")
Not going to bed is a bad habit I’ve had since I was a kid ---
**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:** [August 14, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4199 "2025-08-14T10:48:18Z")
Since I was a kid Mom would never let me have Whiskey for breakfast ---
**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:** [August 14, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4200 "2025-08-14T12:43:36Z")
Whiskey for breakfast. The breakfast of champions! I’m no champion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=209) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=211)