# Haiku Madness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955>\
**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:** 125

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**Author:** ![AnnaKareninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@AnnaKareninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnnaKareninja)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2482 "2010-08-23T07:28:50Z")

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Having more numbness?  
Yes, my heart is as silent  
As the muted “b”.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2483 "2010-08-23T10:26:46Z")

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As the muted “b”  
In numb - in Thompson, “p” is  
Silent, as in bath.

😃

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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:** [August 23, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2484 "2010-08-23T14:28:13Z")

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Silent, as in Bath;  
London and Manchester aren’t,  
and Leeds is quite loud.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2485 "2010-08-23T16:51:06Z")

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and Leeds is quite loud.  
And live. “Live at Leeds” is the  
best Who live album.

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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2486 "2010-08-23T16:55:45Z")

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And Leeds is quite loud  
As The Who pounded out songs  
Hello Tinnitus

(beaten to Who reference!)

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2487 "2010-08-23T17:29:22Z")

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Hello Tinnitus  
said by many a rock star  
Every morning.

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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:** [August 23, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2488 "2010-08-23T18:09:05Z")

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Every morning  
Penis wakes up before I do  
Peeing is a pain

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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:** [August 23, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2489 "2010-08-23T18:19:05Z")

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Peeing is a pain  
then I feel blissful relief  
no VD have I

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**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2490 "2010-08-23T21:18:35Z")

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No VD? Have I  
Found the only girl in town  
Who is a virgin?

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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2491 "2010-08-23T21:31:26Z")

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Who is a virgin?  
Anne? Beth? Cate? Dawn? Elle? Faye? Gail?  
Play Russian Roulette.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2492 "2010-08-24T01:52:02Z")

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“Play Russian Roulette” –  
If casino sign reads thus,  
Best not to enter.

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2493 "2010-08-24T03:33:46Z")

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Best not to enter  
your zucchini at the fair  
shaped like a penis

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**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2494 "2010-08-24T11:05:18Z")

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“Shaped like a penis.”  
Does this describe the person  
Or the zucchini?

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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:** [August 24, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2495 "2010-08-24T13:01:14Z")

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“…or the zucchini?”  
the grocer asked, but I chose  
the fine pumpkin squash.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2496 "2010-08-24T14:39:01Z")

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the fine pumpkin squash  
'Druther have a koteka  
a/k/a penis gourd

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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:** [August 24, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2497 "2010-08-24T14:41:50Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> …a/k/a penis gourd

\*Bzzt. \*Six syllables.

'K, a penis gourd?  
Uh, no, thanks, I don’t want that  
trying to cut back

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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:** [August 25, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2498 "2010-08-25T16:11:38Z")

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trying to cut back  
on killing those sexy teens  
I gotta stab 'em

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**Author:** ![Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michael\_of\_Lucan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_of_Lucan)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2499 "2010-08-25T19:46:39Z")

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I gotta stab 'em.  
Their burglar alarm has been  
Ringing for two days.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2500 "2010-08-25T21:47:22Z")

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Ringing for two days.  
Those Mormons are persistent.  
They must know I’m home.

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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:** [August 26, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2501 "2010-08-26T03:51:57Z")

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They must know I’m home  
but did they bake me a pie?  
Hell no, they didn’t!

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