# 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:** 61

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1201 "2010-04-02T04:20:31Z")

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Jamming with the Who  
“Who? What’s the name of The Band?”  
“The Who.” “The Band?” “Yes.”

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1202 "2010-04-02T07:47:50Z")

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“The Who.” “The Band?” “Yes.”  
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello  
would be proud of you.

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1203 "2010-04-02T11:31:13Z")

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Would be proud of you  
If you weren’t so gol-darned dumb.  
Stop watching Fox News!

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1204 "2010-04-02T11:46:21Z")

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Stop watching Fox News  
Everything they say is fake  
Watch Onion instead

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1205 "2010-04-02T12:03:41Z")

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Watch onion instead  
of letting it roam wild  
please tame your salad

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1206 "2010-04-02T13:30:45Z")

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please tame your salad  
follow the path of the zen  
Balance yin and yang

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1207 "2010-04-02T13:46:40Z")

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Balance yin and yang  
Ancient chinese secret, huh?  
Shut the feng shui up

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1208 "2010-04-02T15:50:22Z")

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Shut the feng shui up?  
No way! It speaks to me of  
peace, tranquility.

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1209 "2010-04-02T15:53:16Z")

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Peace, tranquility.  
Name two states of mind absent  
from Great Debates posts.

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1210 "2010-04-02T16:03:52Z")

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From Great Debates posts  
One may draw a conclusion  
Or gouge out one’s eye…

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1211 "2010-04-02T16:08:21Z")

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Or gouge out one’s eye  
When one has a hook hand and  
a bird craps in it

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1212 "2010-04-02T17:29:12Z")

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“A bird craps in it”  
the consensus critique of  
Clash of the Titans

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1213 "2010-04-02T17:42:26Z")

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Clash of the Titans  
Ginger, Auburn, Strawberry  
So many redheads.

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1214 "2010-04-02T18:29:29Z")

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So many redheads  
Does proverbial carpet  
Match the titian drapes?

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1215 "2010-04-02T18:33:07Z")

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Match the titian drapes?  
The drapes match the lamp shade which  
matches throw pillows

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1216 "2010-04-02T18:49:17Z")

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Matches throw pillows  
and lighters can start rumbles  
Fire is not my friend.

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1217 "2010-04-02T19:16:19Z")

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Fire is not my friend  
Fire destroys all it touches  
Yet it calls to me

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1218 "2010-04-02T20:11:42Z")

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Yet it calls to me  
With a credit card offer.  
“Do Not Call list”? Ha!

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1219 "2010-04-02T20:54:07Z")

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“Do Not Call list”? Ha!  
It is to laugh; Big Business  
of course will reach you.

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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:** [April 2, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1220 "2010-04-02T22:26:01Z")

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of course will reach you  
the damn long arm of the law  
when you’re being bad

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