# 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:** 256
**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 4, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5103 "2012-10-04T14:12:58Z")
Haiku me, and you then we will sing hoop dee doo The haiku polka ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5104 "2012-10-04T14:18:00Z")
The haiku polka Dance macabre, all ye Dopers Count your syllables! ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5105 "2012-10-04T14:57:45Z")
Count your syllables, On your finger and toes The joys of Haiku ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5106 "2012-10-04T15:23:24Z")
The joys of Haiku “On your finger and toes” falls One short of seven ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5107 "2012-10-04T15:25:12Z")
One short of seven I count, that’s one more than five The sun shines brightly ---
**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 4, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5108 "2012-10-04T19:52:16Z")
The sun shines brightly On my old Kentucky home Foster, haiku pro ---
**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 4, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5109 "2012-10-04T19:55:38Z")
“Foster, Haiku Pro” He said and passed me his card I’m still amateur ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5110 "2012-10-04T22:30:02Z")
I’m still amateur Learning as I go along The full moon was bright ---
**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 5, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5111 "2012-10-05T14:52:20Z")
The full moon was bright And I turned into a wolf Ran nude in the woods ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5112 "2012-10-05T15:06:01Z")
Ran nude in the woods Warm air flowing over me Free, ev’rything goes ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5113 "2012-10-05T21:33:59Z")
Free, ev’rything goes how far we can strech this out where ev’rything goes ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5114 "2012-10-05T21:55:26Z")
Where ev’rything goes? In Fibber McGee’s closet! (Old-time radio) ---
**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 5, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5115 "2012-10-05T22:42:17Z")
Old-time radio: Small bird inside reads the news. Those zany Flintstones! ---
**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 6, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5116 "2012-10-06T00:59:39Z")
Those zany Flintstones They bought some giant ribs, then The car tipped over ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5117 "2012-10-06T05:01:04Z")
The car tipped over Or, 'twas I that tipped over? Very shit-faced, me ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5118 "2012-10-06T19:50:15Z")
Very shit-faced, me. Six daiquiris – no problem. Seventh one – I puked. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5119 "2012-10-07T02:19:29Z")
Seventh one – I puked Everyone has their limits Except me, of course ---
**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 7, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5120 "2012-10-07T02:30:49Z")
Except me, of course Everybody Loves Raymond (I am his brother) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5121 "2012-10-07T09:54:24Z")
(I am his brother) Better than you, his sister Sibling rivalries ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5122 "2012-10-07T22:25:17Z")
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