# 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:** 91
**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 11, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1802 "2010-05-11T17:04:51Z")
ran out of syrup? hope it was real maple stuff out of which you ran ---
**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 11, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1803 "2010-05-11T19:03:43Z")
Yes, it was, but my Vermont in-laws will be bringing more Thursday. Out of which you ran, into which you strolled, and then hovered over, duh! ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1804 "2010-05-11T20:58:11Z")
Hovered over, duh! Then Steve was abducted by Alien morons! ---
**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 11, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1805 "2010-05-11T22:23:41Z")
Alien morons tried to zap the president Shot a cow instead ---
**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 11, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1806 "2010-05-11T23:43:14Z")
Shot a cow instead of home videos. That’s right. I made a mooooooovie. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1807 "2010-05-12T00:35:25Z")
I made a mooooooovie. Do you have a beef with that? It needs more cowbell. ---
**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 12, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1808 "2010-05-12T00:50:01Z")
“It needs more cowbell,” said Walken on SNL real big YouTube fave ---
**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 12, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1809 "2010-05-12T01:12:38Z")
real big YouTube fave “Happiness is a Warm Gun” on ukelele ---
**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 12, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1810 "2010-05-12T13:41:07Z")
on ukelele and on a unicycle what a unitard. ---
**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 12, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1811 "2010-05-12T14:20:55Z")
“What a unitard,” thus muttered Jean-Luc Picard, hoisting his petard. ---
**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 12, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1812 "2010-05-12T14:51:36Z")
Hoisting his petard The singing and dancing bard Showed that he tried hard ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1813 "2010-05-12T17:19:00Z")
Showed that he tried hard to win over the maiden with his chivalry ---
**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 12, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1814 "2010-05-12T18:02:51Z")
With his chivalry the knight went forth, his sword drawn to slay the dragon. ---
**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 13, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1815 "2010-05-13T00:43:34Z")
to slay the dragon I’ll need something much bigger than my swizzle stick ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1816 "2010-05-13T13:31:55Z")
than my swizzle stick - what could be better for the lost art of swizzling. ---
**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 13, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1817 "2010-05-13T15:25:21Z")
Lost art of swizzling Delicate flick of the wrist stirs your fruited drink ---
**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 13, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1818 "2010-05-13T16:27:18Z")
“Stirs, your fruited drink,” my girlfriend said, puzzling me; my name is not “Stirs.” ---
**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 13, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1819 "2010-05-13T17:55:53Z")
My name is not Stirs It’s Franco J. Frandunum You can call me Bob ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1820 "2010-05-14T02:45:11Z")
“You can call me Bob” – Paul Simon considered this, But used “Al” instead. ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955/1821 "2010-05-14T03:12:23Z")
But used “Al” instead Gore did not mind, for he knew Al is a great name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness/529955.md?page=92)