# 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:** 258
**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 11, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5143 "2012-10-11T14:21:38Z")
Punxsutawney Phil And Bill repeat the same day Punxsutawney Phil ---
**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 11, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5144 "2012-10-11T21:12:33Z")
Punxsutawney Phil And Bill repeat the same day Punxsutawney Phil ---
**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 12, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5145 "2012-10-12T01:38:59Z")
Punxsutawney Phil And Bill repeat the same day Punxsutawney Phil ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5146 "2012-10-12T13:05:39Z")
Punxsutawney Phil He might have survived, you know. **BOOM!** Well, maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5147 "2012-10-12T16:50:43Z")
**Boom!** well, maybe not. The asteroid went flying by here. The dopers said uhhh\*\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5148 "2012-10-12T17:51:07Z")
The Dopers said “uhhh, It was in 1960, For twenty minutes.” ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5149 "2012-10-12T20:41:49Z")
For twenty minutes The Raven said, “Nevermore” Then I went to bed ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5150 "2012-10-12T23:17:59Z")
Then I went to bed Pull the covers over my head Forgettin’ that old Raven ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5151 "2012-10-13T00:16:31Z")
Forgetting that old Raven. He didn’t kill no mother- Fuckin’ lion, man. (A reference to an old “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” sketch about Ray Lewis.) ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5152 "2012-10-13T01:49:16Z")
Fuckin’ lion, man. Rhymes with Truckin’ Drivin’ Man I’m in, I’m out, Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pseudogenesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pseudogenesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudogenesis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5153 "2012-10-13T02:36:49Z")
“I’m out, thanks!” He grinned madly, stepping back, Painted mask smiling. ---
**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 13, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5154 "2012-10-13T02:56:43Z")
Painted mask smiling Paired with painted mask frowning Comedy, trag’dy ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5155 "2012-10-13T04:45:14Z")
Comedy, trag’dy Where to find them together? See “Darwin Awards”! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5156 "2012-10-13T08:20:14Z")
See Darwin awards. And not the damn series with That stinkin’ dolphin. (Actually, when I was a kid I _liked_ _seaQuest DSV._ I know better now.) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5157 "2012-10-13T15:55:16Z")
That stinkin’ dolphin Flipper did his funny tricks and my girl left me ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5158 "2012-10-14T16:30:11Z")
and my girl left me for a brown eyed man really I don’t seem to care ---
**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 14, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5159 "2012-10-14T17:31:14Z")
I don’t seem to care. So please lock me away and don’t allow the day. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5160 "2012-10-14T19:33:24Z")
don’t allow the day. Might as well say don’t allow nite Time will move on again. ---
**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 15, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5161 "2012-10-15T16:33:15Z")
Time will move on again What’s a better time machine Sports car or phone booth? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5162 "2012-10-15T19:16:49Z")
Sports car or phone booth? Which will hold more college kids? Ah, those Fifties fads! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=257) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=259)