# Haiku Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955 "2010-02-22T07:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/181 "2010-02-25T20:47:48Z")
Parenthood’s hard work! When duty calls I must ask Which should I answer? > [@](#): > > which should I answer? > the most recent one, of course > we must preview posts! ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/182 "2010-02-25T20:48:48Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > We must preview posts > So that we might sometimes avoid > Looking like morons. yay! (phew - that was hard work to catch us all up! now everyone - preview!!) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/183 "2010-02-25T20:51:39Z")
Anyone ready for sonnet madness? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/184 "2010-02-25T20:56:48Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Anyone ready for sonnet madness? 😃 _keels over as brain implodes_ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/185 "2010-02-25T21:00:08Z")
Looking like morons The tourists in Roswell ask “Do you take dollars?” (an allusion to the fact that quite a few folks don’t realize New Mexico is part of the USA) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/186 "2010-02-25T21:03:11Z")
Do you take dollars? Dollars, Pesos and Euros Submit. Wait! preview! ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/187 "2010-02-25T21:06:36Z")
Submit. Wait! Preview! The folly of being quick but not quick enough. (Bring on the sonnet challenge!) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/188 "2010-02-25T21:17:07Z")
but not quick enough this damn microwave popcorn took three full minutes ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/189 "2010-02-25T21:22:16Z")
took three full minutes he said to her with much pride minute man no more. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/190 "2010-02-25T21:24:17Z")
Minute man no more She scoffed at his boastful cheer “I barely noticed” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/191 "2010-02-25T21:27:17Z")
minute man no more Is that min-it or mahy-noot? His sex life needs work > [@otternell](#): > > Minute man no more > She scoffed at his boastful cheer > “I barely noticed” I barely noticed It’s my turn to screw it up Please do, carry on ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/192 "2010-02-25T21:27:41Z")
I barely noticed that she had seventeen breasts 'til I saw her bra ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/193 "2010-02-25T21:31:33Z")
'til I saw her bra I figured she was like me sleepover madness ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/194 "2010-02-25T21:33:51Z")
sleepover madness I thought that was a night train but it’s just your nose. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/195 "2010-02-25T21:35:50Z")
but it’s just your nose you surely picked a big one please do, carry on ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/196 "2010-02-25T21:37:48Z")
Please do, carry on ignore my scoffing laughter I am just a jerk. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/197 "2010-02-25T22:37:19Z")
I am just a jerk and I resemble a steer I’m a beef jerk. Eeeh! ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/198 "2010-02-25T23:11:05Z")
I’m a beef jerk. Eeeh! I’m the only one playing? Y’all went home from work? ---
**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:** [February 25, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/199 "2010-02-25T23:47:16Z")
Y’all went home from work? Not me, I’m Quasimodo Here late to ring bells ---
**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:** [February 26, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/200 "2010-02-26T01:43:14Z")
here late to ring bells moonlighting Avon lady Rolls Royce aftershave? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=11)