# 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:** 73

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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:** [April 11, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1442 "2010-04-11T21:44:34Z")

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I agree with him  
Except those times when I don’t.  
Birthers never do.

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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 11, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1443 "2010-04-11T22:00:54Z")

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Birthers never do  
make much sense to me, but hell,  
it’s a free country.

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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:** [April 11, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1444 "2010-04-11T22:35:28Z")

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It’s a free country  
Although freedom isn’t free  
Nothing left to lose.

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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 11, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1445 "2010-04-11T23:48:20Z")

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Nothing left to lose  
I said as I threw my pants  
Into the kitty

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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:** [April 11, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1446 "2010-04-11T23:51:07Z")

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Into the kitty  
Went the little, brown mousy  
Out came the furball

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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 12, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1447 "2010-04-12T02:13:29Z")

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Out came the furball,  
And guess who cleaned up the mess?  
That’s right, it was I.

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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 12, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1448 "2010-04-12T03:26:36Z")

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That’s right, it was I!  
I am the one who cut cheese!  
I’m a cheese cutter!

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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 12, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1449 "2010-04-12T09:46:15Z")

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I’m a cheese cutter!  
I am not the fig plucker  
But I am his son

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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 12, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1450 "2010-04-12T13:16:23Z")

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But I am his son.  
I am him and his son too  
Said Jesus of God.

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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 12, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1451 "2010-04-12T13:23:41Z")

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Said Jesus of God,  
“These pretzels are making me  
a little thirsty.”

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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 12, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1452 "2010-04-12T13:36:27Z")

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A little thirsty,  
I like iced tea for breakfast  
caffeine, no sugar.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1453 "2010-04-12T13:41:10Z")

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Caffeine, no sugar  
Coffee should be “al dente”  
Strong but not bitter

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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 12, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1454 "2010-04-12T13:48:11Z")

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Strong but not bitter.  
That’s how I like to describe  
Myself, but I lie

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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 12, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1455 "2010-04-12T15:54:54Z")

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Myself, but I lie  
about my weight and my age  
Too old and too fat

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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 12, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1456 "2010-04-12T16:12:27Z")

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Too old and too fat  
Take this hamburger back please  
bring me something fresh

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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:** [April 12, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1457 "2010-04-12T16:35:22Z")

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Bring me something fresh  
Something raw, sweet and tasty  
Raw rabbits, _gollum_!

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1458 "2010-04-12T16:44:08Z")

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Raw rabbits, Gollum  
Are high in cholesterol  
better stick to fish

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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 12, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1459 "2010-04-12T17:30:09Z")

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better stick to fish  
cause I’m buying this glitter  
for Jesus symbols

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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 12, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1460 "2010-04-12T18:05:03Z")

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For Jesus symbols,  
I’ll get in an argument  
Prefer fish with legs

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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 12, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1461 "2010-04-12T18:20:39Z")

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Prefer fish with legs?  
You can find a lot of those  
Near nuclear plants.

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