# 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:** 26

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/501 "2010-03-04T19:36:03Z")

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Adventurous Knights  
riding out from Camelot  
seek noble causes

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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 4, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/502 "2010-03-04T19:44:20Z")

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adventurous nights  
is what she was promised, not  
adventurous knights

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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 4, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/503 "2010-03-04T19:45:39Z")

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> [@Uncle\_Goat](#):
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> Adventurous Knights  
> riding out from Camelot  
> seek noble causes

Uhhhh…I don’t think you should be changing spelling there, Uncle. 🙂

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**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 4, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/504 "2010-03-04T19:47:59Z")

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Seek noble causes  
But don’t just seek, act on it.  
Actions speak louder.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/505 "2010-03-04T20:03:32Z")

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Actions speak louder  
I stand corrected by boss  
of this nifty thread

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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 4, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/506 "2010-03-04T20:37:20Z")

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of this nifty thread  
I have learned of Goat Uncle  
Is Nannie Auntie?

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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 4, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/507 "2010-03-04T21:34:56Z")

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“Is Nannie Auntie?”  
I asked my uncle, but he  
only looked at me.

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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:** [March 4, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/508 "2010-03-04T21:48:53Z")

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only looked at me  
is what the audience did  
Is my fly unzipped?

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**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/509 "2010-03-04T22:11:32Z")

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Is my fly unzipped?  
he asked, hoping in vain that  
I’d look at his crotch.

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**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/510 "2010-03-04T22:37:26Z")

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I’d look at his crotch  
especially if there was  
a bulgy package

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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:** [March 4, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/511 "2010-03-04T22:59:13Z")

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A bulgy package  
in porn fequently includes  
deliv’ries in rear

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**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/512 "2010-03-04T23:02:56Z")

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deliv’ries in rear?  
witty double entendre  
or better routing?

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/513 "2010-03-05T01:54:16Z")

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Or better routing  
might solve CPU problems  
Microsoft failing

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**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/514 "2010-03-05T02:39:37Z")

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Microsoft failing  
Yet sailing go the big yachts  
Paid for by Windows

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**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 5, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/515 "2010-03-05T02:43:47Z")

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Paid for by Windows  
your computer angst ulcers  
get a Macintosh

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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 5, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/516 "2010-03-05T02:51:18Z")

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Get a Macintosh?  
No thanks, I use a Samsung.  
I’m not artistic.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/517 "2010-03-05T03:16:13Z")

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I’m not artistic,  
Yet I use a Mac. Malware  
Is not a problem.

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**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/518 "2010-03-05T03:38:53Z")

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is not a problem  
a definition of an  
opportunity?

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**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/519 "2010-03-05T03:44:30Z")

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Opportunity  
Is it knocking on your door?  
Why don’t you answer?

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**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/520 "2010-03-05T03:53:48Z")

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why don’t you answer  
when I ask for loyalty?  
am I friend or foe?

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