# 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:** 70

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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 9, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1382 "2010-04-09T15:12:22Z")

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Oh why, old age, why?  
Strike me down with aches and pains.  
When I was your age . . .

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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 9, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1383 "2010-04-09T15:21:30Z")

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When I was your age. . .  
Huh? Was I saying something?  
Must have nodded off

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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 9, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1384 "2010-04-09T15:43:48Z")

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Must have nodded off  
Did the dentist fondle me  
While he cleaned my teeth?

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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 9, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1385 "2010-04-09T15:59:17Z")

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While he cleaned my teeth  
he wanted a discussion.  
Huh-uh. Uh-huh. Ow.

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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 9, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1386 "2010-04-09T16:00:52Z")

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“Huh-uh. Uh-huh. Ow,”  
is about all he could say  
during root canal.

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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:** [April 9, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1387 "2010-04-09T16:11:44Z")

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During root canal  
I think I was happier  
than here now with you.

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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 9, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1388 "2010-04-09T16:20:29Z")

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Than here now with you  
I cannot imagine a  
better place to be.

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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 9, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1389 "2010-04-09T16:52:28Z")

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Better place to be.  
That was my snarky comment  
As I flushed my fish.

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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 9, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1390 "2010-04-09T16:55:59Z")

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As I flushed my Fish  
I thought, is Abe Vigoda  
really deceased yet?

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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 9, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1391 "2010-04-09T17:26:52Z")

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Really deceased, yet  
walking around, eating brains  
What’s with these zombies?

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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:** [April 9, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1392 "2010-04-09T17:36:11Z")

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What’s with these zombies?  
Running all fast and crazy.  
Zombies should move slow!

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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 9, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1393 "2010-04-09T17:40:56Z")

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Zombies should move slow!  
Especially in school zones.  
Once past, hit the gas.

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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 9, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1394 "2010-04-09T17:48:10Z")

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Once past, hit the gas  
Welcome to the Bean Cafe  
They’re great for your heart

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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 9, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1395 "2010-04-09T18:36:59Z")

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They’re great for your heart  
those romantic comedies  
Maybe not your brain

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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 9, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1396 "2010-04-09T19:03:49Z")

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“Maybe not your brain,”  
said Tiger’s wife, when asked what  
he’d been listening to.

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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:** [April 9, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1397 "2010-04-09T19:12:28Z")

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He’d been list’ning\* to  
A song he’d long forgotten  
'bout a girl he knew.

(\*before Mustard cries foul)

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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 9, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1398 "2010-04-09T19:35:42Z")

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Bout, a girl he knew,  
could not explain her strange name;  
she blamed her parents.

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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 9, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1399 "2010-04-09T19:56:30Z")

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She blamed her parents  
Who named her Miss Piggy Pooh  
Bear and pig married?

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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 9, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1400 "2010-04-09T20:06:32Z")

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Bear and pig married?  
Man Bear Pig in South Park show  
Al Gore around here?

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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 9, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1401 "2010-04-09T20:12:35Z")

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Al Gore around here?  
No, he’s gone. It’s OK to  
turn the lights back on.

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