# 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:** 92
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1821 "2022-11-30T13:50:01Z")
Quite good hockey pucks were Don Rickles’ biggest fans They laughed at his gibes ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1822 "2022-11-30T14:34:21Z")
They laughed at his gibes And his ribs, but his puns just Elicited groans ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1823 "2022-11-30T17:57:59Z")
Elicited groans then I requested brickbats and I sure got them! ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1824 "2022-12-01T01:40:23Z")
And I sure got them Crabs after my disastrous Date with my ex-wife ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1825 "2022-12-01T16:30:58Z")
Date with my ex-wife Was not quite the fiasco As I expected ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1826 "2022-12-01T20:24:42Z")
As I expected, the last line of my haiku has five syllables. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1827 "2022-12-01T22:50:38Z")
Has five syllables Been sufficient for last line? I’d rather have sev- ---
**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:** [December 4, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1828 "2022-12-04T01:27:05Z")
I’d rather have sev- no, never mind, five’s plenty haiku has its rules ---
**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:** [December 4, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1829 "2022-12-04T12:09:16Z")
Haiku has its rules We must follow, otherwise We have anarchy ---
**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:** [December 4, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1830 "2022-12-04T16:35:43Z")
We have anarchy And enjoy it! but only In very small groups. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1831 "2022-12-05T15:55:59Z")
In very small groups You can soon identify Your Secret Santa. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1832 "2022-12-05T16:43:46Z")
Your Secret Santa Gave you cheese flavored undies What was he thinking? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1833 "2022-12-05T17:34:57Z")
What was he thinking? That dude long ago, the first One to eat an egg ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1834 "2022-12-05T18:17:06Z")
One to eat an egg? How about the first person Who slurped an oyster? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1835 "2022-12-05T18:17:46Z")
Who slurped an oyster And why was he doing it At a funeral? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1836 "2022-12-05T18:29:29Z")
At a funeral It can be embarrasing To get the giggles. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1837 "2022-12-05T22:34:46Z")
To get the giggles Smoke a blunt and do, well, just About anything ---
**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:** [December 6, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1838 "2022-12-06T15:23:19Z")
About anything I know very little, but about one thing, much ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1839 "2022-12-07T06:27:25Z")
About one thing, much Was made of the fact that he Always asked for more ---
**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:** [December 7, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141/1840 "2022-12-07T09:30:46Z")
Always asked for more – More cuddles, kisses, and hugs. She always said no. _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141.md?page=93)