# 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:** 28
**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, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/541 "2010-03-05T16:58:32Z")
Never left winter would be a terr’ble nightmare the snow must melt soon ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/542 "2010-03-05T17:29:47Z")
the snow must melt soon else all will go stircrazy bring on the sunshine! ---
**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, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/543 "2010-03-05T17:42:09Z")
Bring on the sunshine Chase away the clouds and snow Forty in Des Moines ---
**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, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/544 "2010-03-05T17:47:15Z")
Forty in Des Moines Another forty in Detroit Swine flu alert news ---
**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 5, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/545 "2010-03-05T17:47:49Z")
Forty in Des Moines Was my answer when asked of Number of girlfriends Edit: Dammit, Goat! (preview failed me) ---
**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 5, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/546 "2010-03-05T17:51:59Z")
swine flu alert news swine flu? You mean the pig’s flown? and hell’s froze over? ---
**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, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/547 "2010-03-05T17:53:52Z")
Edit, damn it, Goat! you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe ---
**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:** [March 5, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/548 "2010-03-05T18:11:41Z")
Edgar Allen Poe Quote the raven “Nevermore” Treehouse of Horror ---
**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 5, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/549 "2010-03-05T18:30:37Z")
Treehouse of horror Imagine my shock - I thought Were treehouse of whores ---
**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, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/550 "2010-03-05T18:36:50Z")
“were treehouse of whores” what kind of crazy babble are you talking now? ---
**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 5, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/551 "2010-03-05T19:00:38Z")
Are you talking now? All I hear are clicks and pops No real words at all ---
**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 5, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/552 "2010-03-05T19:12:32Z")
No real words at all was Marcel Marceau’s method (save _Silent Movie_). ---
**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 5, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/553 "2010-03-05T20:28:23Z")
save Silent Movie in which the famous French mime said but one word. No. ---
**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 5, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/554 "2010-03-05T21:15:29Z")
Said but one word. No. And then he said another Can you guess that word? ---
**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, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/555 "2010-03-05T21:29:48Z")
Can you guess that word? What do I win if I’m right? Pusillanimous? ---
**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 5, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/556 "2010-03-05T21:43:17Z")
Pusillanimous? Because I won’t wrestle _bears_? Fine! Wimpy I am. ---
**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 5, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/557 "2010-03-05T21:45:48Z")
Fine! Wimpy I am I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday For burger today ---
**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 5, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/558 "2010-03-05T21:46:56Z")
for burger today I surely would go to hell as it is Friday ---
**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, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/559 "2010-03-05T21:48:12Z")
For burger today Does it come with cheese on it? Put it down Randy! (TPB reference ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/560 "2010-03-06T00:52:43Z")
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