# 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:** 305

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**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:** [May 6, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6083 "2013-05-06T21:15:39Z")

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Or an icy Mao  
Ya gotta be quite ronery  
To find rovin’ there

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6084 "2013-05-07T12:10:25Z")

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To find rovin’ there  
in the glen, a youthful maid,  
it’s like a folk song.

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**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:** [May 8, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6085 "2013-05-08T06:12:52Z")

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It’s like a folk song  
An old-fashioned love song, in  
3-part harmony

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6086 "2013-05-08T12:02:56Z")

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3-part harmony  
is for beginners, we have  
12-part harmony

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**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:** [May 8, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6087 "2013-05-08T13:07:34Z")

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12-part harmony  
Those disciples had some pipes  
Judas was pitchy

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6088 "2013-05-08T13:34:07Z")

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Judas was pitchy,  
Jude the Obscure was pithy,  
_Hey, Jude_ never ends.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6089 "2013-05-08T14:22:50Z")

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Hey, Jude never ends  
And when we all sing along  
Our voices unite

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6090 "2013-05-08T14:46:31Z")

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Our voices unite,  
the orchestra joins in, and  
we have Melody!

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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:** [May 8, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6091 "2013-05-08T15:25:19Z")

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We have Melody!  
Last name was Pond, then it  
Changed to River Song

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6092 "2013-05-08T16:00:25Z")

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Changed to River Song  
who shows up in the final  
season episode.

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**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:** [May 8, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6093 "2013-05-08T17:49:19Z")

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Season episode  
666 I shall not see.  
I’m its handsome star.

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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:** [May 9, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6094 "2013-05-09T03:02:38Z")

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I’m its handsome star.  
It’s the only YouTube clip  
With no views so far

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6095 "2013-05-09T11:55:09Z")

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With no views so far,  
This windowless building is  
Drab, boring and dull.

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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:** [May 9, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6096 "2013-05-09T14:14:46Z")

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Drab, boring, and dull  
Time to wake up this party  
I spiked the punch bowl

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6097 "2013-05-09T15:36:11Z")

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I spiked the punch bowl  
But don’t tell anyone else  
I used Listerine.

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**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:** [May 9, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6098 "2013-05-09T15:52:52Z")

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I used Listerine  
Ladle a cup, and gargle  
But spit. Don’t swallow!

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**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:** [May 9, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6099 "2013-05-09T17:21:21Z")

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But spit. Don’t swallow!  
Coyote semen isn’t  
for the faint of heart.

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**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:** [May 9, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6100 "2013-05-09T17:23:46Z")

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For the faint of heart  
The shy, blushed-red coy faces  
Turn away and smile

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6101 "2013-05-09T17:47:32Z")

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Turn away and smile  
because no one wants to see  
Your foul toothless grin

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/6102 "2013-05-09T17:53:12Z")

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Your foul toothless grin  
I have loved so very long  
it makes my heart smile

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