# Let's make haikus about accidents involving food.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418 "2007-07-27T20:01:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/21 "2007-07-28T02:13:23Z")

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Paprika/Cayene  
Look the same in a garnish  
Quich’e flambeau for two

FML

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/22 "2007-07-28T02:36:37Z")

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thousands of grease ants  
feast on a neglected blot  
from tonight’s burgers

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/23 "2007-07-28T03:11:44Z")

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Scalding hot coffee  
Spilled in the poor woman’s lap  
I smell a lawsuit

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/24 "2007-07-28T03:21:00Z")

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Moths in the flour  
Too bad I didn’t find then  
Before baking bread

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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/25 "2007-07-28T04:16:08Z")

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Pumpkin pie’s tasty  
But forget to add sugar  
It is evil stuff.

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/26 "2007-07-28T04:27:36Z")

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After my dinner  
I light up a cigarette  
Ashes on my shirt

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**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/27 "2007-07-28T04:39:37Z")

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Beer glass too close to  
edge of table. Uh-oh! Shit!  
Cat says, “Don’t blame me!”

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/28 "2007-07-28T05:10:38Z")

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The pressure cooker  
blew its lid then everything  
was drenched in pea soup

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**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/29 "2007-07-28T05:22:54Z")

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Ah little bratwurst  
Why must you fly? Too greasy  
Solution: mustard

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**Author:** ![Superfreaknduper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Superfreaknduper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfreaknduper)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/30 "2007-07-28T05:50:25Z")

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Haikus are fun  
But sometimes they don’t make sense  
cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese

… i think that is a correct Haiku.

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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:** [July 28, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/31 "2007-07-28T12:48:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Beware of Doug]  
While boiling pasta,  
I spill water on my sock:  
Second-degree burn.

This really happened. And it really hurt.  
[/QUOTE]

Blister on my chin?  
Tasting pasta to see if  
it is done. It slipped!

What **Doug** said

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/32 "2007-07-28T13:34:21Z")

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Cursed, cursed white shirt! Worn on my back,  
Gravity, unseen, pulls at thee.  
Towards pasta sauce or BBQ…

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/33 "2007-07-28T14:45:19Z")

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Typing and eating  
It’s easy to miss your mouth  
A sticky keyboard

Snacking on the couch  
Where did the raisinette go?  
The stain marks the spot

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/34 "2007-07-28T15:11:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Superfreaknduper]  
Haikus are fun  
But sometimes they don’t make sense  
cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese

… i think that is a correct Haiku.  
[/QUOTE]

Haikus are _most_ fun  
(It’s 5-7-5). Cheese cheese,  
**Superfreakendoop**.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/35 "2007-07-28T17:58:34Z")

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escaped M&M,  
cracked carapace, melts under  
my ass in the truck

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/36 "2007-07-29T14:26:52Z")

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Cuba Libre–yum  
Elbowed in the restless crowd  
Rug puddle? Nine bucks.

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/37 "2007-07-29T14:32:16Z")

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Hot morning coffee  
Drooling patient drinks–backwash!  
No thanks, its all yours.

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/38 "2007-07-29T14:33:35Z")

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Ive been having a rough weekend with my drinks

Tequila at night  
My shotglass overrunneth  
Sticky morning floor.

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/39 "2007-07-29T14:36:19Z")

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My son stealth snacker  
Plum pits, candy bits, cheese wraps?  
Just follow the flies.

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/40 "2007-07-29T14:38:46Z")

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Help me I Haiku  
And I cannot stop. Alas!  
Not marketable skill.

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