# 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:** 178

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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:** [March 22, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3542 "2011-03-22T20:25:44Z")

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Fall to Superman.  
Summer to Captain Marvel.  
Spring to Aquaman.

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**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:** [March 23, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3543 "2011-03-23T01:59:20Z")

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“Spring to Aquaman,”  
advised Mera’s mother. "He’s  
King of Atlantis.

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**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3544 "2011-03-23T08:18:52Z")

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King of Atlantis  
Pity he died and didn’t  
see twickster’s haiku

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3545 "2011-03-23T11:41:21Z")

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See, twickster’s haiku  
Must be invisible ink.  
Need Magic Glasses.

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**Author:** ![Incref](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3546 "2011-03-23T13:16:52Z")

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Need magic glasses  
These most conventional types  
Keep on emptying

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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:** [March 23, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3547 "2011-03-23T13:35:14Z")

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Keep on emptying  
People make too much garbage.  
Let’s recycle, folks!

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**Author:** ![Incref](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@Incref](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incref)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3548 "2011-03-23T13:42:35Z")

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Let’s recycle folks  
Solent green on toast and such  
End world hunger now

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**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:** [March 23, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3549 "2011-03-23T14:38:54Z")

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End world hunger now.  
Eat less food, avoid red meat,  
and eat more pussy

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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:** [March 23, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3550 "2011-03-23T18:44:54Z")

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“…and eat more pussy”  
was my frat brother’s advice  
of course I took it

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**Author:** ![Waldelfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Waldelfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waldelfe)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3551 "2011-03-23T19:43:45Z")

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Of course I took it  
and put in on the counter,  
the cats new furball

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**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:** [March 23, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3552 "2011-03-23T20:10:35Z")

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The cats’ new furball:  
The world’s cutest kitten.  
LOLCAT pix follow.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3553 "2011-03-24T03:17:27Z")

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LOLCAT pix follow  
All your base, pancake bunny.  
My dreams are all memes.

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**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:** [March 24, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3554 "2011-03-24T14:09:48Z")

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My dreams are all memes?  
No, they are memories, sex,  
and insanity

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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:** [March 24, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3555 "2011-03-24T16:11:26Z")

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And insanity  
comes to those who want it least  
so said my uncle

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**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:** [March 24, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3556 "2011-03-24T16:21:43Z")

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So said my uncle:  
I love all of my nephews  
And, of course, Denise

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3557 "2011-03-24T16:27:49Z")

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“So,” said my uncle;  
“Like gladiator movies?”  
Then he winked at me.

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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:** [March 24, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3558 "2011-03-24T17:22:34Z")

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Then he winked at me.  
Or was it the grapefruit juice  
Squirted in his eye?

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**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:** [March 24, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3559 "2011-03-24T20:21:57Z")

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nm

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**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:** [March 24, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3560 "2011-03-24T20:24:07Z")

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New game: Spot the Derailment. 🙂

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> And insanity  
> comes to those who want it least  
> so said my uncle

> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
>
> So said my uncle:  
> I love all of my nephews  
> And, of course, Denise

> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
>
> “So,” said my uncle;  
> “Like gladiator movies?”  
> Then he winked at me.

> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
>
> Then he winked at me.  
> Or was it the grapefruit juice  
> Squirted in his eye?

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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:** [March 25, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/3561 "2011-03-25T14:18:03Z")

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Oh, crap. To get back on track:

And, of course, Denise.  
Added to the list of folks  
Cliff Huxtable hates.

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