# 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:** 165
**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:** [February 7, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3282 "2011-02-07T17:51:09Z")
The man’s butt’s unsniffed. The woman’s andd’s untasted. The child iff’s unheard. ---
**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 7, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3283 "2011-02-07T17:55:46Z")
The child iff’s unheard But the child’s riffs do resound From his new gee-tar ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3284 "2011-02-07T23:46:42Z")
From his new gee-tar, He pulled a resounding twang. Then he broke a string. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3285 "2011-02-08T00:25:42Z")
Then he broke a string, then his nails and then his arm. Why play the guitar? ---
**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 8, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3286 "2011-02-08T13:33:16Z")
Why play the guitar? Most common reason, I think: You’ll score with the chicks ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3287 "2011-02-08T13:53:25Z")
You’ll score with chicks throwing up baby chickens nothing but net, swoosh. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3288 "2011-02-08T15:29:02Z")
Nothing but net, swoosh. I prefer [Turkey bowling](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_bowling), Line up the bottles. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3289 "2011-02-08T15:41:15Z")
Line up the bottles and start tossing them around like Cruise in Cocktail ---
**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 8, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3290 "2011-02-08T17:38:26Z")
Like Cruise in Cocktail I thought I was the hot shit 'til Jim Beam brained me ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3291 "2011-02-08T20:07:18Z")
'Til Jim Beam brained me, I was a successful guy. Now I’m on Skid Row. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3292 "2011-02-08T20:11:43Z")
Now I’m on Skid Row. How I got here, I don’t know. I need some Old Crow. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3293 "2011-02-08T21:14:13Z")
I need some old Crow MST3K reruns Oh, the fun we’ll have! ---
**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 8, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3294 "2011-02-08T22:58:01Z")
Oh, the fun we’ll have! When the circus comes to town! (Wait. I’m scared of clowns.) ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3295 "2011-02-09T01:57:06Z")
Wait. I’m Scared of Clowns? Shoulder to shoulder, packed in to that tiny Beetle. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3296 "2011-02-09T14:39:20Z")
to that tiny Beetle who inspired “The Beatles” Let us give huge praise! ---
**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 9, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3297 "2011-02-09T18:18:16Z")
Let us give huge praise to the man who gave me a raise Now I buy some maize ---
**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:** [February 9, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3298 "2011-02-09T18:30:39Z")
Now I buy some maize; you damn imperialists call it “corn,” don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3299 "2011-02-09T23:36:17Z")
“Call it ‘corn’, don’t you?” “Yes, that is the proper term For trite, moldy gags.” ---
**Author:** ![Incref](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3300 "2011-02-09T23:39:07Z")
‘Call it “corn,” don’t you?’ Said my somewhat canny Gran As I minimised ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3301 "2011-02-10T00:08:41Z")
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