# The Happy Haiku Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547 "2003-10-25T20:04:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/1 "2003-10-25T20:04:35Z")
Having just read “The Linking Limerick Game” i have decided to plagiurise the idea (sorry EddyTeddyFreddy but an amazing idea like that warrants a rip off no?) so this is the format, much like the linking limerick game you write a haiku and in it (underlined, _italicised_ or **emoboldened** ) include a single word idea for the next haiku on the board. For anyone who doesn’t know what a haiku is it is a piece of three line poetry which has a certain number of syllables in each line: 5 in the first line 7 in the second line 5 in the third line heres the first one to start it off: straight dope message boards allow **spreading** of great fun please continue this its not great but its a start. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/2 "2003-10-25T20:39:09Z")
_Spreading_ a link game **BigDaiv** beat me to the **punch**! I’d planned to start one. No, truly – I’d been thinking about doing a linking haiku game ever since the Linking Limerick game did so well. Good on you, **BigDaiv** , for getting it rolling! My suggestion: The old word be in italics, the new word in bold. For an extra challenge, if two people simulpost haikus on one word, the next poster try to work in _both_ of the new links. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/3 "2003-10-25T20:56:55Z")
A quiet party Suddenly turns boisterous – The _punch_ has been **spiked**. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/4 "2003-10-25T21:17:19Z")
**Volleyball** is fun! Best of all is pulling it off: Opponent _spiked_! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/5 "2003-10-25T21:20:58Z")
OOps! That second line has \*eight[/t] syllables. :o Substitute: Best of all, to pull it off: ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/6 "2003-10-25T21:24:31Z")
_Volleyball_ the game which can be played on a beach by girls in **swimsuits** ---
**Author:** ![mambozzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@mambozzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mambozzy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/7 "2003-10-25T21:54:26Z")
When I get in water I can’t breathe. No **bouyancy**. _Swiming suits_ me not. ---
**Author:** ![mambozzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@mambozzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mambozzy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/8 "2003-10-25T22:00:09Z")
When I get in water I can’t breathe. No **bouyancy**. _Swiming suits_ me not. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/9 "2003-10-25T23:06:08Z")
_Buoyancy_ uplifts: **Spirits** , swimmers, thoughts all rise. All can sink as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/10 "2003-10-25T23:58:32Z")
_Spirits_ and liquor. Lifeblood of the Dope forums. Entertained by **drunks**. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/11 "2003-10-26T01:38:42Z")
_Drunks_ weave down the road: Pathetic pedestrians; Deadly as **drivers**. ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/12 "2003-10-26T08:17:59Z")
my cd rom drive is broken **beyond all** repair its the _driver_ ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/13 "2003-10-26T08:19:32Z")
ignore the bolding around the **all** in that last post the link word is **beyond** ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/14 "2003-10-26T09:29:43Z")
_Beyond_ all my hope there is the light of **freedom**. When will we be free? ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/15 "2003-10-26T12:09:34Z")
_freedom_ comes on wings like the wings of **butterflies** it is elusive ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/16 "2003-10-26T13:25:00Z")
_Butterflies_ are free Free to flit, free to **flutter** Free to sip nectar. ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/17 "2003-10-26T13:55:16Z")
_flutter_ and stutter like paper upon the breeze free as a **bird** ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/18 "2003-10-26T20:21:14Z")
_bird_ has been shot dead much like this haiku forum **reincarnation** ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/19 "2003-10-26T21:08:58Z")
_"Reincarnation_ of Peter Proud" - terrible as a **film** can get ---
**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:** [October 26, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/20 "2003-10-26T22:22:00Z")
“_Film_ at eleven”: A promise obsolescent. **Video** is now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547.md?page=2)