# 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:** 57

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1121 "2010-03-28T15:53:50Z")

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Time to zap that corpse  
Eyes open, fangs flash bright white.  
Damn, it’s a vampire.

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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 28, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1122 "2010-03-28T18:06:33Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> Me no like working  
> Let’s stay home and eat fish stcks  
> Who wants some mayonaise?

> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> **FOUL!**

What?

I pronounce it man-aise.

Damn, it’s a vampire  
Twas bitten by a zombie  
Now it’s a zombire!

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1123 "2010-03-28T18:15:12Z")

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Now it’s a zombire  
Whatever the hell that is.  
\*Twilight \*needs more beasts?

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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 28, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1124 "2010-03-28T18:26:25Z")

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Twilight needs more beasts  
start with having real vampires  
Vampires don’t sparkle

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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 28, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1125 "2010-03-28T18:59:12Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> What?
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> I pronounce it man-aise.

Do you also call it ‘may’ rather than ‘mayo’?

Maybe it’s a regional thing. Foul withdrawn.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1126 "2010-03-28T19:01:30Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Do you also call it ‘may’ rather than ‘mayo’?
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> Maybe it’s a regional thing. Foul withdrawn.

Man-aise is a fairly common pronunciation in the US. Not sure how regional it is. I’m sure I pronounce it that way at times.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1127 "2010-03-28T19:59:22Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> Twilight needs more beasts  
> start with having real vampires  
> Vampires don’t sparkle

Vampires don’t sparkle.  
They are not like Fred Farkle.  
Hey, Sock it to me!

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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 29, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1128 "2010-03-29T00:45:05Z")

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Hey sock it to me  
All my socks have holes in them  
So I say darn it

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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 29, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1129 "2010-03-29T00:51:13Z")

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so I say darn it  
when speaking to the preacher  
never goddamnit

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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 29, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1130 "2010-03-29T02:11:00Z")

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never “goddamnit”  
when a hearty “fuck this shit!”  
will get to the point

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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 29, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1131 "2010-03-29T03:27:53Z")

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Will get to the Point  
I mean, Cedar Point, which has  
lots of summer fun.

> **[Cedar Point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_point)**
>
> Cedar Point is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point, which is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, is the flagship of the company's amusement park chain. Known as "America's Roller Coast", the park features 16 roller coasters, which ranks third among amusement parks in North America behind Six Flags Magic Cedar...

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**Author:** ![cucuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@cucuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucuy)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1132 "2010-03-29T06:55:13Z")

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Lots of summer fun  
Can be had at summer camp  
Send your kid today

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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 29, 2010, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1133 "2010-03-29T09:37:09Z")

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Send your kid today  
And send your children’s children  
Mother-in-law 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 29, 2010, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1134 "2010-03-29T11:10:06Z")

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Mother-in-law too  
Much to handle sometimes, but  
Her daughter’s a peach.

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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 29, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1135 "2010-03-29T13:15:13Z")

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Her daughter’s a peach  
And Her son’s a raspberry  
Peach Melba Family

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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 29, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1136 "2010-03-29T15:41:01Z")

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Peach Melba Family  
Reunion steady progress  
Invitations out

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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 29, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1137 "2010-03-29T16:38:23Z")

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Invatations: out  
And belly buttons are in  
What’s Hot, What’s Not list

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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 29, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1138 "2010-03-29T17:24:18Z")

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What’s Hot, What’s Not list  
is useless mindless drivel  
Be nonconformist

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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 29, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1139 "2010-03-29T18:14:13Z")

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Be nonconformist  
Put cole slaw in your undies  
That’s what they do, right?

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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 29, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1140 "2010-03-29T18:48:13Z")

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That’s what they do, right?  
Do-whacka-do-whacka-do  
Dudley Doright rocks

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