# 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\
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**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:** [October 11, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4423 "2011-10-11T16:37:38Z")

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Even if God hates it;  
which I seriously doubt,  
it’s still not your biz.

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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:** [October 12, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4424 "2011-10-12T18:40:48Z")

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It’s still not your “Biz  
With bleach, borax, brighteners” –  
Old detergent ad

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**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4425 "2011-10-13T04:07:13Z")

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Old detergent ad:  
That ring around the collar?  
He should wash his neck.

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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:** [October 13, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4426 "2011-10-13T14:17:56Z")

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He should wash his neck  
There are vines growing from it  
I guess he’ll go green

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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:** [October 13, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4427 "2011-10-13T17:14:57Z")

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I guess he’ll go green  
For he is Bruce Banner, and  
He’s getting angry

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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:** [October 13, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4428 "2011-10-13T18:22:00Z")

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He’s getting angry.  
He’s also getting hungry.  
And what’s the third one?

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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:** [October 14, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4429 "2011-10-14T00:36:52Z")

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And what’s the third one?  
Domingo… Pavarotti…  
I always forget.

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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:** [October 14, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4430 "2011-10-14T15:29:43Z")

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I always forget  
Is it lefty loosey? I  
Need the answer fast

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**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4431 "2011-10-14T17:52:25Z")

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Need the answer fast  
Righty tighty Lefty Loose  
Quick post for your use

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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:** [October 14, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4432 "2011-10-14T20:18:05Z")

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Quick post for your use:  
“Princi **pal** can be your **pal** ,  
Princi **ple** is ru **le**.”

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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:** [October 14, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4433 "2011-10-14T22:13:37Z")

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Principle is rule  
Principal is boss of school  
And boys rule, girls drool

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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:** [October 16, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4434 "2011-10-16T17:34:12Z")

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And boys rule, girls drool  
A statement no longer true.  
Don’t think it, you fool!

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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:** [October 17, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4435 "2011-10-17T02:04:47Z")

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Don’t think it, you fool!  
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  
For [Donna Summer](http://rockhall.com/pressroom/announcements/2012-nominees/)!?!?!?

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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:** [October 17, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4436 "2011-10-17T03:19:34Z")

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For Donna Summer  
Was singing MacArthur Park  
Peak of her career?

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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:** [October 17, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4437 "2011-10-17T18:58:45Z")

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Peak of her career?  
Maybe, but Richard Harris  
[Sang it much better](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHS8hj4TdT8)

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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:** [October 18, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4438 "2011-10-18T17:07:31Z")

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Sang it much better.  
But it’s still a crappy song.  
Covered fifty times?

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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:** [October 18, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4439 "2011-10-18T18:17:55Z")

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Covered fifty times  
She was weighed down by blankets  
But she wasn’t cold

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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:** [October 18, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4440 "2011-10-18T22:44:50Z")

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But she wasn’t cold!  
The necrophiliac said,  
Complaining again

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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:** [October 19, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4441 "2011-10-19T14:23:09Z")

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Complaining again  
“My name rhymes with complaining”  
Complained Matt Groening.

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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:** [October 19, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/4442 "2011-10-19T15:35:25Z")

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Complained Matt Groening,  
“[Blinky](http://allenthehusband.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/blinky.jpg) needs to wear glasses!  
They’ll call him six-eyes!”

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