# 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:** 20\
**Page:** 64

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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:** [March 28, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1261 "2022-03-28T17:36:32Z")

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Then they saw my sling -  
my Singapore Sling, that is.  
“Get your own!” said I.

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1262 "2022-03-29T05:38:21Z")

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Get your own said I  
What I want is yours said he  
So I gave him his

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1263 "2022-03-29T07:25:21Z")

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_(a two-parter)_

So I gave him his –  
Live, on stage, in front of the  
Oscars audience.

Oscars audience  
Still applauded when I won  
‘Best Actor’ award.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [March 29, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1264 "2022-03-29T09:51:27Z")

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Best Actor award  
Won by an ass. I’ll keep his  
Name out of my mouth

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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:** [March 29, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1265 "2022-03-29T17:19:42Z")

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Name out of my mouth  
will not willingly be said  
that was pretty bad

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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:** [March 30, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1266 "2022-03-30T16:27:47Z")

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that was pretty bad  
I was banned from axe throwing  
But for just one week

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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:** [March 30, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1267 "2022-03-30T17:01:09Z")

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But for just one week,  
I’d like to have seven days.  
Wait, what? Are you sure?

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1268 "2022-04-01T04:03:23Z")

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“Wait, what? Are you sure  
I’m pregnant?” The doctor said,  
“Kind of pretty sure.”

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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:** [April 3, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1269 "2022-04-03T16:34:52Z")

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Kind of pretty sure  
That this milk is still fresh…_gulp_  
Aaaack!!! Blahhhh!!! Ptooooooeyyyyyyyyy!!!

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**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 3, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1270 "2022-04-03T17:09:03Z")

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Aaaack!!! Blahhhh!!! Ptooooooeyyyyyyyyy!!!  
I just read the news; and I’m  
Now feeling quite ill.

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1271 "2022-04-04T13:47:00Z")

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Now feeling quite ill…  
I never should have combined  
Vodka with whiskey.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1272 "2022-04-04T15:08:34Z")

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Vodka with whiskey,  
makes the vicar quite frisky.  
If you get my drift.

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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:** [April 4, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1273 "2022-04-04T15:29:53Z")

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If you get my drift  
That’s because my snowblower’s  
Aimed at your sidewalk

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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:** [April 4, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1274 "2022-04-04T18:27:27Z")

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Aimed at your sidewalk:  
giant Jewish space laser.  
No more ice problem!

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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:** [April 4, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1275 "2022-04-04T19:16:37Z")

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No more ice problem  
Icemaker’s kaput, back to  
Old school ice cube trays

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1276 "2022-04-09T01:45:14Z")

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Old ice cube trays  
Are good for something. Oh, wait.  
I can’t recall what.

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1277 "2022-04-09T03:35:52Z")

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I can’t recall what  
I told her last night, but my  
Girlfriend’s still upset.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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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:** [April 9, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1278 "2022-04-09T12:21:15Z")

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Girlfriend’s still upset  
That @boson lost his mind and  
Dropped a syllable

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**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1279 "2022-04-09T20:57:52Z")

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Dropped a syllable  
On purpose to see if you  
Count better that I.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1280 "2022-04-09T21:01:30Z")

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Count better that I ?  
Don’t you mean better _than_ I ?  
That would make more sense.

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