# 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:** 18
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/341 "2010-03-01T19:15:32Z")
through the alter boy the priest learned great rap hooks like Yo yo yo mama ---
**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 1, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/342 "2010-03-01T19:33:04Z")
“Yo, Yo Yo Ma, Ma!” I called the famous cellist to my mom’s notice. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/343 "2010-03-01T19:33:21Z")
Yo! Yo-Yo Ma! Ma, There’s the greatest cellist of Today passing by! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/344 "2010-03-01T19:35:58Z")
You’re scaring me. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/345 "2010-03-01T20:11:51Z")
Today passing by Tomorrow will pass by too All futures will pass. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/346 "2010-03-01T20:12:44Z")
All futures will pass like government money through greedy banker’s hands ---
**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 1, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/347 "2010-03-01T20:26:56Z")
Greedy banker’s hands drip with dollars, pounds, yen, gold trillions in sweet loot. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/348 "2010-03-01T20:26:58Z")
Greedy banker’s hands Grabbing at my fine assets Bloody stubs will withdraw. dangit - i like that one! Trillions of sweet loot But just on paper no dough In the people’s hands. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/349 "2010-03-01T20:31:12Z")
Bloody stubs will withdraw empty-handed, from running garbage disposal ---
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/350 "2010-03-01T20:34:36Z")
Garbage disposal is too heavy to carry In the people’s hands ---
**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 1, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/351 "2010-03-01T20:42:52Z")
In the people’s hands lies the democratic choice of wise governance. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/352 "2010-03-01T20:52:18Z")
Of wise governance, I have no experience. Bummer, don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/353 "2010-03-01T21:17:40Z")
Bummer, don’t you think the left and the right will fight I still get the bill ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/354 "2010-03-01T21:20:00Z")
I still get the bill but not the legislation politicians suck Ooops - almost missed my syllable count ---
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/355 "2010-03-01T21:24:47Z")
Politicians suck The people then must swallow What is spewed at them. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/356 "2010-03-01T21:37:04Z")
What is spewed at them gets re-purposed and re-spewn be kind to children ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/357 "2010-03-01T21:43:27Z")
Be kind to children Not if they’re being noisy! Off my lawn, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/358 "2010-03-01T21:56:16Z")
Off my lawn, dammit! Or I will be forced to turn The hose on you, jerk! ---
**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 1, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/359 "2010-03-01T22:07:25Z")
“The hose on you, jerk!” said Yoda to Leia - N SFW! ---
**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:** [March 1, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/360 "2010-03-01T22:40:13Z")
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