# 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:** 263
**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:** [November 5, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5243 "2012-11-05T14:48:24Z")
was instrumental But I added good lyrics To make it vocal. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5244 "2012-11-05T16:13:35Z")
To make it vocal You have to push air through them Or the cords won’t work ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5245 "2012-11-05T21:05:40Z")
Or the cords won’t work And we will look on in shock As skydivers plunge ---
**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:** [November 6, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5246 "2012-11-06T02:51:05Z")
As skydivers plunge, Will they float? Or will they bounce? Well, who packed their chutes? ---
**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:** [November 7, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5247 "2012-11-07T15:09:34Z")
Well, who packed their chutes? They’re guaranteed to open Or your money back ---
**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:** [November 7, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5248 "2012-11-07T17:00:39Z")
Or your money back Won’t help you if both chutes fail. You’re just gonna bounce. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5249 "2012-11-07T20:48:57Z")
You’re just gonna bounce. Spin, Twirl, Shake, Plummet, Skip, Fall. O.K. then a bounce. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5250 "2012-11-07T22:40:46Z")
Ok, then a bounce of your last three checks means that No credit for you ---
**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:** [November 8, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5251 "2012-11-08T04:39:52Z")
No credit for you And, no soup for you, either! I’m the Soup Nazi! ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5252 "2012-11-08T17:20:01Z")
I’m the soup Nazi. A pot of delicious goodness stand in line and wait. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5253 "2012-11-08T17:45:28Z")
Stand in line and wait Everyone will have a turn In my Dutch oven ---
**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:** [November 8, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5254 "2012-11-08T19:14:45Z")
In my Dutch oven It is dark, warm and cozy Try not to get stuck ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5255 "2012-11-08T19:30:04Z")
Try not to get stuck In the mud during a storm As the rain pelts down ---
**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:** [November 8, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5256 "2012-11-08T20:53:56Z")
As the rain pelts down Stay safe, stay dry, and stay warm Watch the lightning strikes! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5257 "2012-11-09T18:19:46Z")
Watch the lightning strikes The thunder rolls through your ears And feel the ground shake ---
**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:** [November 9, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5258 "2012-11-09T21:21:06Z")
And feel the ground shake If the trailer’s rocking, don’t You bother knocking ---
**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:** [November 9, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5259 "2012-11-09T21:30:02Z")
You bother knocking Because that really annoys Old Stephen Hawking ---
**Author:** ![inedible\_knapsack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/49beb7/32.png) [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5260 "2012-11-09T21:46:15Z")
Old Stephen Hawking Shouldn’t step to Preskill on Quantum mechanics ---
**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:** [November 9, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5261 "2012-11-09T22:09:35Z")
Quantum mechanics Corpusc’lar theory of light Max Planck, the father ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5262 "2012-11-10T22:34:11Z")
Max Planck, the father Of Erwin, sentenced to death [And executed](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Planck#Family) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=264)