# Haiku Madness Part Deux

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141>\
**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:** 9\
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**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4921 "2026-09-23T17:47:47Z")

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I should just retire  
Wait, I’ve already done that  
Each day’s a good one

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**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4922 "2026-09-23T19:47:08Z")

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Each day’s a good one  
Everyone does what I say  
Daddy is a toy

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**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, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4923 "2026-09-23T19:56:18Z")

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Daddy is a toy  
Richard Pryor was _The Toy_  
Brad Pitt was in _Troy_

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**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:** [September 25, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4924 "2026-09-25T17:42:42Z")

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Brad Pitt was in _Troy_  
but not in _The Odyssey_,  
which was much better.

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**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 25, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4925 "2026-09-25T18:02:09Z")

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Which was much better?  
This one? Or this one? This one?  
Says my eye doctor

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**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 25, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4926 "2026-09-25T18:23:29Z")

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Says my eye doctor:  
Well, those both have to come out!  
A real card, he was.

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**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 25, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4927 "2026-09-25T23:24:26Z")

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A real card, he was  
No, not like the ace of clubs  
More like a joker

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**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 25, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4928 "2026-09-25T23:49:14Z")

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More like a joker  
And not Heath Ledger either  
More Jared Leto

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**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:** [September 26, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/4929 "2026-09-26T04:35:19Z")

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“More Jared Leto!”  
his fans demanded, but no  
studio agreed

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