# 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:** 238
**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 30, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4741 "2026-04-30T09:58:37Z")
And lots of cool tools Whether you use them or not Is mandatory ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4742 "2026-05-09T05:09:34Z")
Is mandatory to stick to 5:7:5 syllable count here ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4743 "2026-05-09T11:59:55Z")
Syllable, Count. Here Is your dictionary. See, That is how it’s spelled. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4744 "2026-05-09T20:49:19Z")
That is how it’s spelled Supercalifragelystek… Oh the hell with it. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4745 "2026-05-10T04:07:26Z")
Oh, the hell with it: I’ll never get calculus. That’s just how it goes! ---
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4746 "2026-05-10T04:46:05Z")
That’s just how it goes. You can say that cream rises But, also, shit floats. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4747 "2026-05-12T21:23:48Z")
But, also, shit floats sounds like something they’d drink on those “Jack-ass”-type shows. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4748 "2026-05-13T04:01:37Z")
Those _Jackass_-type shows were never my kinda thing; I preferred _Seinfeld_. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4749 "2026-05-13T12:54:37Z")
I preferred _Seinfeld_ Especially when the chef Said, “No soup for you!” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4750 "2026-05-18T18:52:29Z")
Said “No soup for you!” and threw them out of the shop; that was a great ep! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4751 "2026-05-19T01:49:23Z")
That was a great ep! Doctor Smith turned into a Walking celery! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4752 "2026-05-19T13:06:21Z")
Walking celery Look out behind you, 'cuz it’s Stalking celery ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4753 "2026-05-19T13:10:16Z")
Stalking celery In the grocery store, I Found only eggplant. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4754 "2026-05-19T15:22:33Z")
Found only eggplant The parmesan was nowhere My dinner ruined ---
**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:** [May 19, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4755 "2026-05-19T15:57:11Z")
My dinner ruined Me for shrimp and lima bean Soup. Was not a thrill. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4756 "2026-05-20T20:48:34Z")
Soup was not a thrill, but the performance by Sting? I really loved it. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4757 "2026-05-20T22:55:37Z")
I really loved it No, honest I truly did! Haggis is awesome! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4758 "2026-05-22T01:32:01Z")
Haggis is awesome; When finished eating, it can Be used for bagpipes. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4759 "2026-05-23T04:55:01Z")
Be used for bagpipes: wool, wood and very deep breaths; not everyone’s taste. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4760 "2026-05-24T07:02:14Z")
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