# The Haiku rant thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 29, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645 "2006-08-29T10:41:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duggy\_Fizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Duggy\_Fizzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duggy_Fizzle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/21 "2006-08-29T18:13:12Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Dammitall, people! Haiku line syllables are Five, seven, then five. :mad: [/QUOTE] **EddyTeddyFreddy** not necessarily true, just x-y-x is good ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/22 "2006-08-29T18:22:15Z")
[QUOTE=Duggy Fizzle] **EddyTeddyFreddy** not necessarily true, just x-y-x is good [/QUOTE] Damn kids these days! Why Muck about with tradition? Get off of my lawn! :mad: :mad: :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/23 "2006-08-29T18:23:41Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Dammitall, people! Haiku line syllables are Five, seven, then five. :mad: [/QUOTE] It’s not a haiku Unless it refers to the Passing of seasons. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/24 "2006-08-29T18:25:32Z")
Passing of seasons? Sounds like someone ate too much At the Tex-Mex place. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/25 "2006-08-29T18:29:44Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Bathroom in hallway So many people around Please don’t hear me fart [/QUOTE] I’m not pissed enough at anything right now to rant, but I just wanted to nominate this one as my favorite so far. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/26 "2006-08-29T18:30:03Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Passing of seasons? Sounds like someone ate too much At the Tex-Mex place. [/QUOTE] Damn those refried beans! My undies are history. Plus, it’s nearly fall. Now _that’s_ a haiku, Bitches! Incidentally, Summer’s almost gone. ---
**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/27 "2006-08-29T18:30:40Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Car died. The reason? Fuel pump’s shot. Mechanic says Be done “tomorrow.” Meanwhile I drive a Rental pickup. Every day (Five now) charges mount. My own car: thrifty. Sips gasoline. Pickup chugs Like frat boy with keg. ☹ [/QUOTE] Your story and mine are freakishly similar my car needs repairs I still have loaner “today” became “tomorrow” Need to buy more gas. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/28 "2006-08-29T18:44:36Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Passing of seasons? Sounds like someone ate too much At the Tex-Mex place. [/QUOTE] You win. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/29 "2006-08-29T18:54:00Z")
[QUOTE=Excalibre] Now _that’s_ a haiku, Bitches! Incidentally, Summer’s almost gone. [/QUOTE] Good lord, that nearly made me vomit with delight. Is mine [Senryu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senryu)? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/30 "2006-08-29T19:05:15Z")
I watched them dig up our sidewalks all last summer: new service coming! My area code: fiber optic internet unavailable. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/31 "2006-08-29T19:39:35Z")
Confrontational freak. Trust me - Y Chromosone doesn’t make you right. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/32 "2006-08-29T19:48:55Z")
Fresh separation. I miss my daughter so much. Will my wife come back? She probably won’t. Guess I’ll get used to hot dogs. Still miss my daughter. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/33 "2006-08-29T19:49:42Z")
Killer confuses Wait. John Mark Karr not guilty? DNA all wrong. Media fuckers The case is still unsolved, and you are stupidheads. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/34 "2006-08-29T20:02:56Z")
Damn SDMB! Always delays and time outs When I try to post. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/35 "2006-08-29T20:23:50Z")
Shop guy tells penguin: “It looks like you blew a seal.” “Did NOT! We’re just friends.” Then penguin looks down. “Oh! I see now what you mean. This is tartar sauce.” ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/36 "2006-08-29T20:26:39Z")
Crap, those weren’t rants. Sorry, folks - here you go. Winter turns to spring. Still I wait in solitude for the damned plumber. or… Leaves fall from the trees. Grab your rake and curse the leaf That just will NOT fall. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/37 "2006-08-29T20:26:52Z")
[QUOTE=Excalibre] Now _that’s_ a haiku, Bitches! Incidentally, Summer’s almost gone. [/QUOTE] Meh, a good haiku doesn’t artificially break up sentences You want to throw down? Your meter must flow freely Like fresh spring rain, bitch. ---
**Author:** ![jay-c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jay-c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jay-c)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/38 "2006-08-29T20:28:52Z")
[O, bathroom pooper](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384997) Your stench doth nauseate me Courtesy flush, please ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/39 "2006-08-29T20:34:53Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Meh, a good haiku doesn’t artificially break up sentences You want to throw down? Your meter must flow freely Like fresh spring rain, bitch. [/QUOTE] Don’t make me beat you Like a red-headed stepchild. Dude! Winter’s coming! How the seasons pass. But the maiming I inflict Will remain always. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645/40 "2006-08-29T20:40:42Z")
Yesterday is gone Like the warmth of summertime. Bitch, I will cut you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haiku-rant-thread/370645.md?page=3)