# 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:** 72
**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:** [June 28, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1421 "2022-06-28T21:00:49Z")
Sitting in a tree Is a large mostly-white cat Looking at a bird. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1422 "2022-06-28T21:41:16Z")
“Looking at a bird is better than flipping one,” Zen master told me ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1423 "2022-06-30T00:18:53Z")
Zen master told me To get off my goddamned phone When meditating ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1424 "2022-06-30T00:20:32Z")
When meditating, I like to empty my mind, Which is no mean trick. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1425 "2022-06-30T07:39:55Z")
Which is no mean trick pulling a coin from an ear. Make change. That’s a trick. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1426 "2022-06-30T09:49:58Z")
Make change, that’s a trick Everyone wants change, but no- Body wants to change ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1427 "2022-06-30T10:52:48Z")
Body wants to change Not by exercise, but by Eating lots of food. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1428 "2022-06-30T14:42:52Z")
Eating lots of food Can be necessary when Doing lots of work. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1429 "2022-06-30T21:00:11Z")
Doing lots of work Makes me very hungry, and That means a big meal ---
**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:** [July 2, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1430 "2022-07-02T04:59:35Z")
That means a big meal Is our solution to keep The groc’ry bill down. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1431 "2022-07-03T19:53:09Z")
The groc’ry bill down, but cal’ry consumption up; that’s my plan for food ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1432 "2022-07-04T14:06:50Z")
That’s my plan for food: Cook it and then make it wear Lots of tiny hats ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1433 "2022-07-04T14:15:25Z")
Lots of tiny hats Were batted all round the house But not worn by cats. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1434 "2022-07-04T14:43:28Z")
But not worn by cats were the velvet capes I sewed; too snobby, I guess ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1435 "2022-07-04T15:28:48Z")
Too snobby, I guess Waiter rolled eyes, I ordered Untidy Josephs ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1436 "2022-07-04T15:41:17Z")
Untidy Josephs Make a mess in the stable While Mary gives birth ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1437 "2022-07-04T15:48:32Z")
While Mary gives birth, Brian’s mom and Three Wise Men chat just down the street. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1438 "2022-07-04T17:54:53Z")
Chat just down the street suggests something’s going down. Just don’t know what yet. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1439 "2022-07-04T22:15:51Z")
Just don’t know what yet but I’m sure gonna find out; you can bet on it! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1440 "2022-07-04T23:02:58Z")
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