Haiku Madness

Star of I am Sam
Had a sandwhich made of ham
At Cafe Siam

At Cafe Siam,
I had a plate of Padd Thai.
Enough food for weeks!

Enough food for weeks!
Enough water for 6 months!
Panic room all set

Panic room all set
Plenty of great books to read
Whoops, glasses just broke

Whoops, glasses just broke;
We can all just drink the wine
Straight out of the box.

Straight out of the box,
I hooked up my game system.
Sister quite impressed.

(Explanation: I don’t know tech stuff, and used to rely on my younger sister to hook these bad boys up.)

Sister quite impressed
With my knowledge of New Kids
I’ve got the Right Stuff

I’ve got the right stuff
Coulda been a contender
Sez Terry Malloy

Sez Terry Malloy
“Cockles and mussels alive. . .”
Wait, that’s Molly’s line.

Wait, that’s Molly’s line.
But she and her pole are gone.
The mako got her.

The mako got her.
You can see the clip each time
Shark Week rolls around.

Shark Week rolls around.
What Spielberg started when he
filmed Benchley’s novel.

filmed Benchley’s novel
on a hundred-buck budget
used sardines for sharks

Used sardine for sharks,
but the ingrates insisted
they wanted salmon

They wanted salmon
We gave them salmonella
All’s well that ends swell.

“All’s Well That Ends Swell”
Beach Boys other title for
Surfin’ U.S.A.

Surfin’ U.S.A
Sounds bitchin’ but I’d prefer
To go Skeet Surfin’

To go Skeet Surfin’
May be a surfin’ safari
To the Serengeti, we go

To the Serengeti we go
No need to pack lunch, 'cuz all
The sand which is there

The sand which is there
Makes fucking on the beach a
Gritty rendezvous.