# 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:** 3
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/41 "2020-10-18T01:20:24Z")
So we eat and breathe And drink and have intercourse And one day we die ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/42 "2020-10-18T01:56:13Z")
And one day we die But this is not that day, no, Tomorrow perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![Raucous84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Raucous84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raucous84)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/43 "2020-10-18T03:13:01Z")
Tomorrow, perhaps I‘ll go hiking near the bay Or, perhaps I’ll not ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/44 "2020-10-18T03:39:58Z")
“Or perhaps I’ll not,” he sighed. And was gone, a wave back to the ocean. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/45 "2020-10-18T20:02:25Z")
Back to the ocean With Frankie and Annette, just Like in days of yore. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/46 "2020-10-19T22:22:21Z")
Like in days of yore Mama jokes, I was on fire Showing no mercy ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/47 "2020-10-19T22:39:37Z")
Showing no mercy, The pollsters keep on calling I’m on tenterhooks ---
**Author:** ![Raucous84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Raucous84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raucous84)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/48 "2020-10-19T22:55:34Z")
I’m on tenterhooks. When will such conclusions wane? Where’s the plot device? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/49 "2020-10-20T00:50:19Z")
Where’s the plot device To get me, author, out of This trite storyline? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/50 "2020-10-20T01:44:53Z")
This trite storyline may as well belong to a Jackie Collins book. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/51 "2020-10-20T02:08:10Z")
Jackie Collins’ book _The Stud_ was memorable Not even a bit. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/52 "2020-10-20T02:27:58Z")
“Not even a bit.” How much would I enjoy life without chocolate? ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/53 "2020-10-20T09:37:02Z")
Without chocolate Nougat, caramel. Snickers? Well, that is just nuts ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/54 "2020-10-20T20:20:55Z")
Well, this is just nuts I’m sure I ordered Trail Mix It’s all salt, no sweet ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/55 "2020-10-20T21:38:32Z")
It’s all salt, no sweet, All seasoning, but no spice, All sin, but no sex. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/56 "2020-10-20T22:36:54Z")
All sin, but no sex – Some folks just love gluttony And all those others. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/57 "2020-10-21T09:46:15Z")
And all those others? Who are gonna vote for Trump? They can go pound sand ---
**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:** [October 25, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/58 "2020-10-25T15:09:32Z")
They can go pound sand. The sand which is here, I mean. Damn, now I’m hungry! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/59 "2020-10-25T21:00:31Z")
Damn, now I’m hungry! I’ll have to start cookin’ up Some 'taters and beef! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/60 "2020-10-25T21:35:43Z")
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