# 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:** 19\
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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/61 "2007-07-31T21:06:15Z")

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Third step is profit.  
The bees are in the what, now?  
No women for you!

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**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/62 "2007-07-31T21:32:45Z")

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Boil honey for mead  
1AM, spill on bare feet  
2nd degree burns

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/63 "2007-07-31T21:44:37Z")

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Steaks in marinade.  
Dog sniffing the counter top.  
Kitten bears witness.

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**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/64 "2007-07-31T23:29:43Z")

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Giant explosion  
Innards coat inner oven  
Fucking potato.

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**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/65 "2007-08-01T00:32:17Z")

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Nice custard cookie,  
A nice garnish with dim sum,  
Yuck! It’s mayonnaise.

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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:** [August 1, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/66 "2007-08-01T00:47:20Z")

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A drop of water  
rolled down the roast bag to cause  
blue glass explosion

It’s two years later  
Occasionally we find  
more shards of blue glass

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/67 "2007-08-01T00:55:52Z")

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Corpulent Hostess  
Brings forth a tray of desserts  
Yet shares with no one.

```auto

The cat's tongue tastes bad
Especially on my steak
Let's get some pizza !

:D
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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/68 "2007-08-01T01:04:09Z")

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A cat licks his butt  
And you shouldn’t ever know  
What his tongue tastes like

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/69 "2007-08-01T14:32:22Z")

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My Taiwanese wife  
Some unknown food in the fridge  
Her lab experment

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/70 "2007-08-01T14:55:18Z")

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Hot, fresh refried beans  
Dropped in pot onto floor now  
stars of brown on walls  
(and cieling, too!)

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/71 "2007-08-01T15:05:45Z")

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[QUOTE=photopat]  
Nice custard cookie,  
A nice garnish with dim sum,  
Yuck! It’s mayonnaise.  
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Mmm, buffet mashed spuds  
A nice big mouthful works–bleah  
That’d be horseradish.

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**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/72 "2007-08-01T21:19:15Z")

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First sushi dinner.  
Pile of shaved fish as garnish?  
Oh Shit! That’s Ginger!

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/73 "2007-08-02T09:44:08Z")

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A shiu mai fell off  
my chopsticks, splashed red sauce on  
you, 10 feet away.

(something I managed to do to my wife when out eating dim sum)

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/74 "2007-08-02T16:52:16Z")

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I love calzones  
tomato sauce on my shorts  
hope that washes out

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/75 "2007-08-02T23:49:42Z")

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In three parts:

Summer blueberries  
handpicked, saved 'til November  
Screw cake, birthday pie!

Scratch lattice crust gorgeous.  
Guests on the way, must cool quick.  
I know, in the fridge!

Lifting to top shelf,  
pie slips in dish, explodes on floor.  
Dog’s greatest dream fulfilled.

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/76 "2007-08-02T23:58:34Z")

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\*also all four walls,  
all appliances, in fridge  
and on ceiling. Weep.

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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:** [August 3, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/77 "2007-08-03T00:01:02Z")

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[QUOTE=NajaNivea]

Lifting to top shelf,  
pie slips in dish, explodes on floor.  
Dog’s greatest dream fulfilled.  
[/QUOTE]

Don’t leave baklava  
on the counter. Dogs can jump,  
scarf it all, then hurl.

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/78 "2007-08-03T00:43:21Z")

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Attention, haiku  
writers! 5-7-5 is  
the pattern! Learn it!

For the record, I first instigated the **NOT HAIKU** thing [here.](http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Sophia)

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**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-make-haikus-about-accidents-involving-food/413418/79 "2007-08-03T06:30:41Z")

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Crap. I knew that, but  
the memory puts me in  
a severe state. Oh,

no! Punctuation  
messed up, too. Submitted for  
re-approval, please.

Epic revised:

Summer blueberries.  
Handpicked, saved 'til November.  
Screw cake, birthday pie!

Scratch lattice crust sweet.  
Guests on the way, must cool quick.  
I know, in the fridge!

Lifting to top shelf,  
pie slips, explodes on floor. Shock.  
Dog blows fuse in joy.

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