# 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:** 46
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/901 "2010-03-19T23:42:52Z")
By flirting with guys She gets great tips but also Sometimes gets the shaft ---
**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 19, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/902 "2010-03-19T23:48:39Z")
Sometimes gets the Shaft say this cat’s a bad mother The black private dick ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/903 "2010-03-20T00:01:06Z")
The black private dick Looks for Josh Andrew Koenig Boner gone missing ---
**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 20, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/904 "2010-03-20T00:45:32Z")
Boner gone missing And now we’ve come full circle But let’s keep going ---
**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 20, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/905 "2010-03-20T03:35:19Z")
But let’s keep going haikus can go forever if 5-7-5. ---
**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 20, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/906 "2010-03-20T12:47:11Z")
If 5-7-5 Makes the poem a haiku How come they don’t rhyme? ---
**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 20, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/907 "2010-03-20T12:53:22Z")
how come they don’t rhyme? wordplay consumes so much time mysterious crime ---
**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 20, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/908 "2010-03-20T13:09:34Z")
Mysterious crime A stolen cathedral chime Only clue? A dead mime ---
**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 20, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/909 "2010-03-20T20:00:26Z")
Only clue dead mime with an extra syllable Gladiator guilt ---
**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 20, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/910 "2010-03-20T20:11:50Z")
Gladiator guilt Ben Hur experienced it When he cut a fart ---
**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 20, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/911 "2010-03-20T20:16:21Z")
When he cut a fart smelling like an outhouse fire hero of fifth grade ---
**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 20, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/912 "2010-03-20T22:18:39Z")
hero of fifth grade punk who pulled the fire alarm Friday afternoon ---
**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 20, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/913 "2010-03-20T22:48:12Z")
Friday afternoon is a great time to relax; watch out for your boss! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/914 "2010-03-20T23:46:04Z")
Watch out for your boss! It’s tough to get a new job In this recession. ---
**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 21, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/915 "2010-03-21T01:59:46Z")
In this recession House values sink faster than Stones and Led Zeppelins ---
**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 21, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/916 "2010-03-21T04:05:57Z")
Stones and Led Zeppelins aren’t really my cup of tea; prefer Bach, Handel. ---
**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 21, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/917 "2010-03-21T13:18:02Z")
Prefer Bach, Handel for classical snooze alarm any waltz by Strauss ---
**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 21, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/918 "2010-03-21T13:20:50Z")
Any waltz by Strauss It’s one-two-three, one-two-three My toe’s a-tappin’ ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/919 "2010-03-21T15:43:52Z")
My toes’ a-tappin’ Nip pat as 'e otym? Hmm. No, doesn’t quite work out ---
**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 21, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/920 "2010-03-21T17:16:31Z")
Doesn’t quite work out making buildings out of cheese they melt in July [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=47)