# 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:** 51

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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 23, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1001 "2010-03-23T23:43:37Z")

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All hail Mr. 'stard  
for starting this haiku thread  
foward two thousand

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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 24, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1002 "2010-03-24T12:15:39Z")

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foward two thousand  
toward the next milestone marker  
goward, said June Cleaver

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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 24, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1003 "2010-03-24T14:03:44Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> …goward, said June Cleaver

Bzzzzzzt. Six syllables.

“Gward,” said June Cleaver,  
and her family wondered just  
what the hell she meant.

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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 24, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1004 "2010-03-24T14:06:37Z")

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what the hell she meant  
when she called me a numb nuts  
I will never know

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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 24, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1005 "2010-03-24T14:45:01Z")

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I will never know  
wild riches or stardom  
I’m a lucky man

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**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1006 "2010-03-24T14:45:25Z")

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I will never know  
the joy of being the champ  
for haiku challenge

Darn it again!

I’m a lucky man  
Wait, no I’m not, I’m a chick  
Preview fool, preview!

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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 24, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1007 "2010-03-24T15:43:02Z")

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“Preview, fool, preview!”  
barked Mr. T, and of course  
I listened to him.

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**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1008 "2010-03-24T15:49:01Z")

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I listened to him  
As he droned endlessly on.  
Worst first date ever.

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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 24, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1009 "2010-03-24T15:49:30Z")

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I listen to him  
For he was the Chuck Norris  
And could punch my neck

(Congrats, Mr. Mustard)

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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 24, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1010 "2010-03-24T16:11:01Z")

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Worst first date ever  
An orangutan and me  
A good hugger, though

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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 24, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1011 "2010-03-24T16:43:50Z")

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Damnit!

A good hugger though,  
For he was the Chuck Norris  
And he was cuddly.

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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 24, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1012 "2010-03-24T17:24:45Z")

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And he was cuddly  
And he was very handsome  
This ax murderer

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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 24, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1013 "2010-03-24T17:31:08Z")

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This ax murderer  
Sure liked killing those axes  
He had one to grind

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**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 24, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1014 "2010-03-24T17:57:17Z")

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He had ine ti grind  
Two to to full and three to pull  
Bad dental checkup

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**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1015 "2010-03-24T18:20:55Z")

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bad dental checkup  
is a real pain in the mouth  
sadism for sure.

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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 24, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1016 "2010-03-24T18:54:18Z")

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sadism for sure  
watching Biggest Loser show  
in real-time TV

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**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1017 "2010-03-24T19:05:48Z")

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in real-time TV  
no TiVo? No DVR?  
not even DVD?

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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 24, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1018 "2010-03-24T19:40:40Z")

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Bzzzzzzzzt. Six syllables.

Not e’en DVD  
could lure me away from my  
Betamax, baby!

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**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1019 "2010-03-24T20:32:30Z")

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“Betamax Baby”  
70s hit by that band  
The Sixth Syllable

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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 24, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1020 "2010-03-24T21:09:07Z")

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The Sixth Syllable  
Great Flick! I see extra  
syll-a-mah-bah-les

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