# 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:** 82
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1622 "2010-04-23T18:45:26Z")
'ame Street, 'Rogers its getting silly with the 'postrophe’s 'round here ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1623 "2010-04-23T19:08:58Z")
'postrophe’s 'round here They are flying left and right Just like politics ---
**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 23, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1624 "2010-04-23T19:49:47Z")
Just like politics and always have; many cool issues, folks, campaigns. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1625 "2010-04-23T19:53:44Z")
Issues, folks, campaigns and I am sick of them all! I can be hermit? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1626 "2010-04-23T22:10:43Z")
I can be Hermit? No, Peter Noone’s band broke up. Find another group! ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1627 "2010-04-24T01:53:34Z")
Find another group! Your amplifier’s too small! You don’t have the chops. ---
**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 24, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1628 "2010-04-24T02:49:10Z")
You don’t have the chops, your guitar sucks, but your amp goes to eleven. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1629 "2010-04-24T03:29:16Z")
Goes to eleven, or possibly twelve or one. Then it’s time for bed. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1630 "2010-04-24T03:43:10Z")
Then it’s time for bed. But will you sleep right away? Or have some fun first? ---
**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 24, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1631 "2010-04-24T14:13:33Z")
Or have some fun first? Maybe do some work second? Must prioritize ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1632 "2010-04-24T16:40:55Z")
Must prioritize People \> animals\> plants \> things. Order 101 ---
**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 24, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1633 "2010-04-24T16:41:34Z")
Must prioritize: woo Keira or Charlize first? Hmmm… tough decisions. ---
**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 24, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1634 "2010-04-24T16:48:45Z")
Hmmm… tough decisions Breakfast time and I’m hungry Mixed fruit or doughnuts? ---
**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 24, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1635 "2010-04-24T18:29:43Z")
Mixed fruit or doughnuts? Are you with a bunch of queers Or Homer Simpson? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1636 "2010-04-25T00:00:59Z")
“…Or Homer Simpson!” said Smithers. “Oh, Simpson, eh?” queried Mr. Burns. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1637 "2010-04-25T04:21:55Z")
Queried Mr. Burns: "“Why won’t you fly the Spruce Moose To Belgian Congo?” ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1638 "2010-04-25T05:11:59Z")
…to Belgian Congo, where “Dominer pour servir” still rings true for some. ---
**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 25, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1639 "2010-04-25T16:09:54Z")
Still rings true for some the Liberty Bell, cracked, but symbol of freedom ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1640 "2010-04-25T21:27:14Z")
Symbol of freedom Monument to fallen ones The empty skyline ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1641 "2010-04-25T21:41:24Z")
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