# 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:** 29

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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 6, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/561 "2010-03-06T04:01:59Z")

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_Bzzzt_ as to the preceding two posters. You have to begin with the last line of the previous haiku. Thus:

As it is Friday  
I had a long lunch with friends;  
quiet afternoon, too.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/562 "2010-03-06T05:58:22Z")

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Quiet afternoon, too  
exhausted to be bothered  
to do the dishes.

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/563 "2010-03-06T08:29:25Z")

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To do the dishes?  
Or just waste some paper plates?  
Disposable Earth.

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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 6, 2010, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/564 "2010-03-06T10:34:55Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> As it is Friday  
> I had a long lunch with friends;  
> quiet afternoon, too.

[Haiku Police]  
**Foul!**  
[/Haiku Police]

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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 6, 2010, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/565 "2010-03-06T10:37:47Z")

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disposable earth  
it’s made of styrofoam, no?  
need a big dumpster

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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 6, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/566 "2010-03-06T14:30:20Z")

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need a big dumpster  
these copies of “Going Rogue”  
need to go somewhere

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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 6, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/567 "2010-03-06T14:34:52Z")

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need to go somewhere  
anywhere hot and sunny  
I’m still seeing snow

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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 6, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/568 "2010-03-06T16:13:09Z")

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I’m still seeing snow  
gray, pock marked sagging lumps like  
old age memory

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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 6, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/569 "2010-03-06T17:18:55Z")

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old age memory  
Swiss cheese a’la Alzheimer’s  
dementia buffet

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/570 "2010-03-06T17:27:46Z")

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dementia buffet  
left lobe tastes like fresh chicken  
zombies eating brains

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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 6, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/571 "2010-03-06T17:33:42Z")

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zombies eating brains  
do the white and gray matter?  
please pass the hot sauce

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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 6, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/572 "2010-03-06T20:26:58Z")

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please pass the hot sauce  
the special seagull platter  
lacks any flavor

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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 7, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/573 "2010-03-07T02:07:41Z")

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lacks any flavor  
unsalted tomato juice  
blah blah blah blah blah

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**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/574 "2010-03-07T02:15:57Z")

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Blah blah blah blah blah  
Derp-a-derp dee derp-a-doo  
Brain is mashed cabbage.

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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 7, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/575 "2010-03-07T12:46:24Z")

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Brain is mashed cabbage  
Knees are shot, my back is sore  
I am getting old

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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 7, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/576 "2010-03-07T12:52:54Z")

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I am getting old  
unfair that wine gets better  
but I go to shit

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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 7, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/577 "2010-03-07T13:17:10Z")

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but I go to shit  
every afternoon at three  
A regular guy

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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 7, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/578 "2010-03-07T16:16:40Z")

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A regular guy  
Joe Six-Pack, gettin’ stuff done  
How long till weekend?

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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 7, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/579 "2010-03-07T19:08:53Z")

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How long 'til weekend?  
It’s the weekend now, unless  
Sunday doesn’t count.

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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 7, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/580 "2010-03-07T23:53:13Z")

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Sunday doesn’t count  
all this talk about Oscars  
Baloney! says I

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