# 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:** 270
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5383 "2012-12-07T20:57:54Z")
I’ll sip more egg nog If I need to tolerate Visiting in-laws ---
**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:** [December 7, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5384 "2012-12-07T21:08:22Z")
Visiting in-laws And Outlaws; what’s the diff’rence? Outlaws are WANTED. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5385 "2012-12-07T22:06:22Z")
Outlaws are WANTED Except when your Rock Band wrists hurt Green Grass and High Tides ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5386 "2012-12-08T15:40:09Z")
Green Grass and High Tides let the music fill your soul appassionate. ---
**Author:** ![pwmeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@pwmeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pwmeek)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5387 "2012-12-08T18:38:55Z")
appassionate _v. Obs_ to rouse to passion Good old OED ---
**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:** [December 8, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5388 "2012-12-08T20:52:51Z")
Good old OED The right word for the right time And, definition ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5389 "2012-12-10T01:49:32Z")
And, definition How would we know what to say? Capitulation. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5390 "2012-12-10T16:06:25Z")
Capitulation Is not a contraction of “Capital Nation” ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5391 "2012-12-10T16:27:24Z")
“Capital Nation” Learn about all fifty states In fifty short weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5392 "2012-12-10T21:15:56Z")
In fifty short weeks I learned all the great secrets Then forgot each one ---
**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:** [December 10, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5393 "2012-12-10T21:29:46Z")
Then forgot each one Haven’t remembered a thing Need to clear my mind ---
**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:** [December 12, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5394 "2012-12-12T16:45:00Z")
Need to clear my mind There we go, now it is cleared Where’d I put my keys? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5395 "2012-12-12T20:11:53Z")
Where’d I put my keys? I can’t get into my house Nor start my Edsel. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5396 "2012-12-12T20:15:15Z")
Nor start my Edsel. Not a problem for a car that sucks anyway. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5397 "2012-12-12T23:26:00Z")
That sucks! Anyway, Like Bart says, it could be worse; If it sucks AND blows. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5398 "2012-12-13T15:00:00Z")
If it sucks and blows She’s a keeper, a treasure Unless it’s a guy ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5399 "2012-12-13T19:27:44Z")
Unless it’s a guy Delivering some pizza, Don’t answer the door! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5400 "2012-12-13T19:38:20Z")
Don’t answer the door! Because the call is coming From inside the house! ---
**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:** [December 13, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5401 "2012-12-13T21:30:24Z")
From inside the house comes the hungry coyote. We’re sneaky critters. ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/5402 "2012-12-14T02:25:19Z")
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