# Haiku Madness **URL:** \ **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:** 75
**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 13, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1482 "2010-04-13T18:24:45Z")
“Chill out already.” The action hero smirked and threw ice at the goon ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1483 "2010-04-13T20:06:51Z")
Threw ice at the goon. “That’s not going to stop me!” He said. “I’m a goon!” ---
**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 13, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1484 "2010-04-13T20:22:01Z")
He said, “I’m a goon!” Grinning, I said, “Hare today, but goon tomorrow.” ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1485 "2010-04-13T20:47:19Z")
But goon tomorrow? let’s get away from ‘goon’ talk Time for something new ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1486 "2010-04-13T20:48:08Z")
But, goon, _Tomorrow_ Was a show with Tom Snyder, Not a sci-fi romp! Whoops… Time for something new. How about Long Tom verse for [Jefferson’s birthday?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson) ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1487 "2010-04-13T21:01:04Z")
Jefferson’s birthday we don’t celebrate but the day he died we do. ---
**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 13, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1488 "2010-04-13T22:02:05Z")
Day he died, we do all sorts of wild crazy Dances on the grave ---
**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 13, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1489 "2010-04-13T22:30:44Z")
Dances on the Grave Sounds like a good name for an Alternative band ---
**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 13, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1490 "2010-04-13T23:06:55Z")
Alternative band Indie rock band and what-not No more just plain rock? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1491 "2010-04-13T23:08:18Z")
Alternative band Metal Classic Hip Hop all We play anything. er No more just plain rock? Shut up and dance. It’s music. The beat is still there. ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1492 "2010-04-14T03:47:09Z")
The beat is still there Reply is a Song Lyric another fine thread ---
**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 14, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1493 "2010-04-14T04:29:18Z")
“Another fine thread,” quoth the smug spider, as she wove her web once more. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1494 "2010-04-14T13:05:17Z")
Wove her web once more “Some Pig,” it read, and I thought “how derivative” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1495 "2010-04-14T14:49:09Z")
How derivative– Measuring a function’s change. Didn’t expect that! ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1496 "2010-04-14T15:14:30Z")
Didn’t expect that The Spanish Inquisition Sure snuck up on me ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1497 "2010-04-14T15:20:45Z")
Sure snuck up on me, as did Mennen and Old Spice; bad deodorants! ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1498 "2010-04-14T15:45:24Z")
Bad deodorants have an unpleasant odor Smell like stinky pit. ---
**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 14, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1499 "2010-04-14T16:07:49Z")
Smell like stinky pit Can’t afford to shower? Water’s free; soap’s cheap. ---
**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 14, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1500 "2010-04-14T16:10:11Z")
Water’s free; soap’s cheap but gold is still expensive; I’d like some now, please! ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1501 "2010-04-14T17:31:39Z")
I’d like some now, please, before the market goes up, a good time to buy? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=76)