# 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:** 135
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2682 "2010-10-12T14:20:01Z")
Maybe 42 Is the ultimate answer Just not in base 10. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2683 "2010-10-12T14:20:10Z")
Maybe 42 The answer to universe, life, and everything dangit! Just not base 10 Is now on my calendar It’s now Septober ---
**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:** [October 12, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2684 "2010-10-12T17:29:44Z")
It’s now Septober in some bizarre universe ruled under base 10 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2685 "2010-10-12T17:49:00Z")
Ruled under base 10: All your base belong to us! (English? Don’t need it.) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2686 "2010-10-12T18:28:19Z")
English? Don’t need it. Elvish, Klingon, Westron, Hmong are much easier. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2687 "2010-10-12T21:09:04Z")
Are much easier things to handle with my new EZ Handler! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2688 "2010-10-12T22:41:17Z")
(Perhaps it’s a pronounciation thing, but I say “EZ Handler” with 4 syllables…) EZ Handler was the college nickname of E!'s Chelsea Handler ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2689 "2010-10-12T23:51:22Z")
E!'s Chelsea Handler She’s still a turn-on though she’d Cut me down to size ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2690 "2010-10-13T03:59:54Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > (Perhaps it’s a pronounciation thing, but I say “EZ Handler” with 4 syllables…)… Me, too. “Cut me down to size?” Paul Bunyan bellowed, “I’d sure like to see you try!” ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2691 "2010-10-13T14:47:39Z")
After a long, internal debate, I somehow managed to convince myself to pronounce it Hand-El-Er. Like to see you try The bean, egg, brocc’li taco It is a real gas ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2692 "2010-10-13T15:55:53Z")
It is a real gas not a fake or faux petrol wholly authentic ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2693 "2010-10-13T17:39:56Z")
wholly authentic As Seinfeld’s Sidra might say: Real Spectacular. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2694 "2010-10-13T22:18:07Z")
“Real Spectacular” I sighed and looked at her chest Doc sewed her up well ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2695 "2010-10-14T02:28:48Z")
Doc sewed her up well Grumpy helped with surgery Sneezy stayed away ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2696 "2010-10-14T03:32:49Z")
Sneezy stayed away too busy with his Kleenex post-nasal drip - ugh! ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2697 "2010-10-14T17:09:16Z")
Post-nasal drip - ugh! Looks like candy but it’s snot Don’t eat your boogers ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2698 "2010-10-14T17:32:57Z")
Don’t eat your boogers You might want to snort them, though If you’ve done some blow. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2699 "2010-10-14T17:39:50Z")
If you’ve done some blow, You’ve probably done some suck Yay for prostitutes! ---
**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:** [October 14, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2700 "2010-10-14T21:32:44Z")
Yay for prostitutes If you want to buy sex, they Do a bang up job ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/2701 "2010-10-15T02:03:23Z")
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