# 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:** 79

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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 19, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1562 "2010-04-19T12:47:46Z")

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Creepy crawly bugs  
I used to make these with my  
Mattel bug maker.

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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 19, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1563 "2010-04-19T13:44:37Z")

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Matel bug maker  
Oh, the toys of my childhood.  
Fondly remembered

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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 19, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1564 "2010-04-19T16:58:10Z")

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Fondly remembered  
burrowing under covers  
on wintry morning.

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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 19, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1565 "2010-04-19T17:21:34Z")

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On wintry morning  
I yearned for summer, but in  
summer, it’s too hot

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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 19, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1566 "2010-04-19T21:55:14Z")

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“Summer, it’s too hot  
In here, wanna get naked?”  
[Glau’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Glau) fan longs to ask.

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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 20, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1567 "2010-04-20T01:41:56Z")

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Glau’s fan longs to ask,  
“Will you love me despite my  
big-time nerditude?”

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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 20, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1568 "2010-04-20T13:29:27Z")

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big time nerditude  
Made Big Bang Theory a hit;  
Jim Parsons, a star.

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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 20, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1569 "2010-04-20T14:52:41Z")

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Jim Parsons a star  
because International Star  
Registry said so

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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 20, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1570 "2010-04-20T17:51:57Z")

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Registry said, “So,  
do you think ‘Registry’ is  
a funny first name?”

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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 20, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1571 "2010-04-20T17:59:42Z")

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A funny first name?  
How about “Bing,” “Twinkii” or  
even sometimes “Y”

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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 20, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1572 "2010-04-20T18:01:04Z")

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Even sometimes “Y”  
can be a vowel, my teacher  
told me long ago.

Yes, I say “vowel” as one syllable.

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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 20, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1573 "2010-04-20T21:09:37Z")

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Told me long ago  
say vowel with one syll’ble  
will make you buh-lind

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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 20, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1574 "2010-04-20T22:32:17Z")

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Will make you buh-lind,  
Masturbating to _Playboy_.  
Or so my mom said…

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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 20, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1575 "2010-04-20T23:33:20Z")

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Or so my mom said,  
“Read good food and eat good books”  
That’s why I’m effed up

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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 21, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1576 "2010-04-21T01:01:00Z")

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That’s why I’m effed up  
I wanted to say “kiss me”  
But said “Suck it, bitch!”

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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 21, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1577 "2010-04-21T01:19:15Z")

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Butt said “Suck it, bitch!”  
proving why he deserved his  
unpleasant nickname.

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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 21, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1578 "2010-04-21T02:09:17Z")

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Unpleasant nickname  
Stinky Stupid Dummy Clod  
Don’t be one of these.

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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 21, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1579 "2010-04-21T02:38:32Z")

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Don’t be one of these –  
Constant whiner, crashing bore,  
Or lousy tipper.

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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 21, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1580 "2010-04-21T04:41:58Z")

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“Or lousy Tipper,”  
said Bob, thinking of skanky  
ex-Second Ladies.

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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 21, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1581 "2010-04-21T13:51:32Z")

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ex-Second Ladies  
All of them were trophy wives  
Till they got too old.

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