# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/441 "2021-04-16T22:03:25Z")
Got syllables right, And cannons to left of me. Wonder what’s ahead… ---
**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:** [April 17, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/442 "2021-04-17T03:23:09Z")
Wonder what’s ahead… Nouns and Verbs and Adjectives In Marvelous lines ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/443 "2021-04-17T16:16:56Z")
In marvelous lines – Nouns, Verbs and Adverbs, oh my! Ah, Yellow Brick Road. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/444 "2021-04-17T17:13:52Z")
Ah, Yellow Brick Road, Could I say goodbye to you? Aloha, Elton. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/445 "2021-04-18T01:46:49Z")
Aloha, Elton. Mahalo nui loa. Kaho`olawe. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/446 "2021-04-18T01:52:08Z")
Kaho`olawe Does not compute in translate Best stick to English ---
**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:** [April 18, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/447 "2021-04-18T14:38:30Z")
Best stick to English When ordering at [Geno’s](https://apnews.com/article/2372263e6ced4f7e8d3581b2811a5a51) (Has since removed sign) ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/448 "2021-04-19T14:36:59Z")
Has since removed sign As no one wanted to say “I’m Ophiuchus”. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/449 "2021-04-19T15:16:12Z")
“I’m Ophiuchus”. Doesn’t work, film-wise, as well As, “I’m Spartacus.” ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/450 "2021-04-19T15:17:32Z")
As I’m Spartacus, I feel it’s only fair I Get a group discount. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/451 "2021-04-19T15:28:39Z")
(Nice!) ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/452 "2021-04-19T17:20:44Z")
Get a group discount This is hard to do when you Are all by yourself ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/453 "2021-04-20T19:24:15Z")
Are _All By Yourself_ And _Alone Without You_ both By Irving Berlin? ---
**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:** [April 22, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/454 "2021-04-22T15:49:06Z")
By Irving Berlin A discarded song title: Gray Slushy Christmas ---
**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:** [April 22, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/455 "2021-04-22T16:33:48Z")
Gray Slushy Christmas Far better than an ice storm For drives to Grandma’s. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/456 "2021-04-22T22:32:05Z")
For drives to Grandma’s Or anywhere else you go: Hey, Michelin Man! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/457 "2021-04-23T03:01:06Z")
Hey, Michelin Man! You’re Mr. Stay-Puft on your Days off, are you not? ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/458 "2021-04-23T10:21:47Z")
Days off, are you not Pointless during pandemics? We’re all stuck at home. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/459 "2021-04-23T15:37:44Z")
We’re all stuck at home - Junior’s drove off with the car. It’s too far to walk. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/460 "2021-04-23T16:00:41Z")
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