# 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:** 87
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1722 "2010-05-03T16:46:41Z")
Foods I do not like Do not include all that much Top of the food chain ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1723 "2010-05-03T16:51:13Z")
“Top of the food chain, Ma!” the farmer, wild-eyed, cried while trampled by cows ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1724 "2010-05-03T17:34:56Z")
while trampled by cows the farmer was heard to scream what IS this–bullshit? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1725 "2010-05-03T17:55:41Z")
“What IS this–bullshit?” the farmer’s wretched wife asked, for fudge it wasn’t. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1726 "2010-05-03T17:58:51Z")
For fudged it wasn’t Even though it was well packed It didn’t taste right ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1727 "2010-05-03T18:38:14Z")
It didn’t taste right and smelled even worse than that it looked normal though ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1728 "2010-05-03T18:56:21Z")
It looked normal, though its taste was very, very bad not a welcome gift ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1729 "2010-05-03T19:10:52Z")
Not a welcome gift A door mat that said “Get out” That’s a subtle hint ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1730 "2010-05-03T20:09:38Z")
That’s a subtle hint That some folks just never get. **Is** ignorance bliss? ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1731 "2010-05-03T21:44:38Z")
Is ignorance bliss? We may never know; knowing means no ignorance. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1732 "2010-05-03T21:54:01Z")
means no ignorance to you hippopotamus ignoramusus ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1733 "2010-05-04T01:23:19Z")
Ignoramuses are fortunately rare here on the Straight Dope boards. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1734 "2010-05-04T13:12:25Z")
On the Straight Dope boards we play bizarre games such as A to Z Haiku ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1735 "2010-05-04T13:32:07Z")
A to Z Haiku I started that thread thinking It might die quickly. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1736 "2010-05-04T15:30:27Z")
“It might die quickly,” the Company man said, but Ripley knew better. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1737 "2010-05-04T15:40:01Z")
Ripley knew better. Weird stories sell, whether you believed him or not. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1738 "2010-05-04T15:49:26Z")
Believed him or not, his young lawyer did his best but the jury frowned. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1739 "2010-05-04T16:01:15Z")
But the jury frowned When I dropped trou and showed wang poorly hung jury ---
**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:** [May 4, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1740 "2010-05-04T16:19:49Z")
“Poorly hung jury,” sniffed the judge, dismissing them. “I expect better.” ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1741 "2010-05-04T17:10:31Z")
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