# 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:** 222
**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 17, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4421 "2025-11-17T04:59:22Z")
I would be OK with same-spelling homonyms, which could function like puns in this thread. I think we’ve had several already. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4422 "2025-11-17T16:51:22Z")
> [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Time flies. You can not. > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Time flies? You can not: I don’t see any homonymity there. Just added punctuation. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4423 "2025-11-17T17:15:52Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > I don’t see any homonymity there. Just added punctuation. Changing punctuation has been specifically allowed. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4424 "2025-11-17T17:23:00Z")
Bruce Springsteen’s speedball Hit Clarence Clemons’ keyster ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4425 "2025-11-17T17:38:32Z")
\ Where’s the last line ? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4426 "2025-11-17T18:21:15Z")
I am in Limerick mode where you only do one line at a time: Bruce Springsteen’s speedball Hit Clarence Clemons’ keyster Thus blowing his sax ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4427 "2025-11-17T18:23:28Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > > > Time flies. You can not. > > > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > > > Time flies? You can not: > > I don’t see any homonymity there. Just added punctuation. I checked with one of the LLM overlords. (I am NOT a fan of AI but it seemed a direct way to proceed.) > [@Chatgpt](#): > > [I asked ‘Are “flies” (plural of noun insect) and “flies” (present 3d person inflection of verb “to fly”) considered homonyms?’] > > They meet the strict definition of **homonyms** : > **same spelling + same sound + different meanings**. > > More precisely, they are also a special subtype: > > - **homographs** (same spelling) > - **homophones** (same pronunciation) > - **perfect (true) homonyms** (both at once) > > So the answer is **yes**. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4428 "2025-11-17T18:25:01Z")
It would’ve made sense with fruit flies. ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4429 "2025-11-17T18:25:23Z")
> [@Gordon\_G](#): > > would the following be permitted? > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Time flies. You can not. > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Time flies? You can not: Yes, allowed. > [@pjd](#): > > I don’t see any homonymity there. Just added punctuation. That’s what I thought at first, but taken in context, the word “time” is first used as a noun, and then as a verb. mmm ETA: I didn’t even catch the two meanings of “flies” ---
**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 17, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4430 "2025-11-17T19:58:05Z")
In play: Thus blowing his sax, the jazz musician saw eight sparrows in moonlight ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4431 "2025-11-18T11:17:53Z")
Sparrows in moonlight? No; larks heralding the dawn. Romeo must flee. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4432 "2025-11-18T15:51:04Z")
Romeo must flee His bride lies dead by her hand No future, forevermore ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4433 "2025-11-18T16:41:42Z")
No future, forev ver more, as I wince when I Read jacked-up haikus ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4434 "2025-11-18T17:51:45Z")
[sorry **MMM** , my dyslexia strikes again as I counted the syllables on my fingers THREE times, oh it turns out “future” has two you say and not one, %^%%^\*\*%^.] ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4435 "2025-11-18T18:09:00Z")
Read jacked-up haikus., They expand your intellect, Tickle your funny ---
**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 18, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4436 "2025-11-18T18:39:21Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > sorry **MMM** No, no sorries around here. We’re just playing a silly game. We will, however, call out the occasional haikoops. mmm ---
**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:** [November 18, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4437 "2025-11-18T19:15:36Z")
Tickle your funny Then tickle your honey and tickle her fanny ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4438 "2025-11-18T20:14:23Z")
Tickle her fanny The American version Elsewise trouble brews ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4439 "2025-11-19T14:40:13Z")
Elsewise trouble brews If you forget to place cup Under the Keurig ---
**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 19, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4440 "2025-11-19T20:47:05Z")
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