# 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:** 246
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4901 "2026-09-03T15:22:50Z")
I’m going outside; Someone’s set the thermostat To fifty-eight. Brr! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4902 "2026-09-03T15:56:30Z")
To fifty-eight. Brr! Cold, I guess, but it was a Great year to be born ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4903 "2026-09-03T21:32:25Z")
Great year to be born. And not a bad year for wine. '58, that is. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4904 "2026-09-03T21:36:54Z")
58, that is Half of 109 If my math is right ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4905 "2026-09-04T13:27:19Z")
If my math is right, One and one doesn’t make one. Sorry, Pete Townshend. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4906 "2026-09-04T17:06:23Z")
Sorry, Pete Townshend As we WILL get fooled again Cycle is endless ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4907 "2026-09-06T13:17:48Z")
Cycle is endless: You feed the dog, the dog poops, And you feed the 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:** [September 11, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4908 "2026-09-11T16:10:00Z")
And you feed the dog Like a baby, how does he Get in that high chair? ---
**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:** [September 11, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4909 "2026-09-11T17:38:16Z")
Get in that high chair And off your high horse already Silly hypocrite ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4910 "2026-09-13T19:36:32Z")
Silly hypocrite You should not be in charge of Running a nation ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4911 "2026-09-13T20:05:42Z")
Running a nation Isn’t really possible But we’ve got to try. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4912 "2026-09-13T21:01:43Z")
But we’ve got to try Landing a man on the moon Summer '69 ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4913 "2026-09-13T21:13:37Z")
Summer ‘69: Blasted Bryan Adam’s song. I’ve heard it enough. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4914 "2026-09-13T21:55:43Z")
I’ve heard it enough: When will that memo be done? (For no parking zone.) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4915 "2026-09-23T01:16:00Z")
(For no parking zone.) There’s no stopping in red zone It’s for unloading ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4916 "2026-09-23T09:57:52Z")
It’s for unloading A full clip into a foe A submachine gun ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4917 "2026-09-23T11:57:09Z")
A submachine gun Is necessary when your Main gun ain’t working ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4918 "2026-09-23T12:49:34Z")
Main gun ain’t working? Dozens of TV ads for Those little blue pills. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4919 "2026-09-23T14:32:29Z")
Those little blue pills Have zero effect on me I’m already zonked ---
**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:** [September 23, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4920 "2026-09-23T17:23:39Z")
I’m already zonked And it’s just Wednesday morning. I should just retire. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=247)