# 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:** 11
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/201 "2003-11-09T05:22:19Z")
To die, To _sleep_, per- Wait. That’s Hamlet, not Babbington. I don’t **plagiarize.** ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/202 "2003-11-09T05:23:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Babbington \* > \*\*To die, To _sleep_, per- > Wait. That’s Hamlet, not Babbington. > I don’t **plagiarize.** \*\* 😃 Too cute! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/203 "2003-11-09T05:29:25Z")
I don’t _plagiarize_ Well, not **exactly** ; Just a _Nothing_ much or two. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/204 "2003-11-09T05:38:16Z")
_Exactly_ how long can this **continue**? A year? Two? Five? A decade? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/205 "2003-11-09T06:02:38Z")
Can this _continue_ As long as “Predict the Next Poster”? We shall **see**. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/206 "2003-11-09T06:13:08Z")
Watching the eclipse. Earlier, to _see_ the Moon. A red **eye** staring. ---
**Author:** ![smersh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@smersh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smersh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/207 "2003-11-09T07:04:45Z")
Did another line TV really sucks tonight Thank god I have more ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/208 "2003-11-09T10:54:30Z")
saurons flaming _eye_ can see much normal eyes don’t what is this **creature**? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/209 "2003-11-09T16:30:30Z")
Sunday Afternoon. A _creature_ of my design **Scotch** , film, wasted youth. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/210 "2003-11-09T19:43:19Z")
I like to drink _Scotch_ _Scotch_ is good when you drink it **Haiku** is hard too. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/211 "2003-11-09T19:50:44Z")
_Haiku_ is great fun No rhymes; forces careful thought Also **finger** counting. ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/212 "2003-11-09T20:25:52Z")
forever **tapping** with my all _finger_s and toes does it annoy you? ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/213 "2003-11-09T20:31:37Z")
forever **tapping** with my all _finger_s and toes does it annoy you? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/214 "2003-11-09T22:56:31Z")
_Tapping_ Morse code On the doomed **Titanic** , he Died a futile death. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/215 "2003-11-10T04:23:15Z")
My dream this evening _Titanic_ shreds of plate glass **tinkle** to the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/216 "2003-11-10T04:24:36Z")
Today is Kristallnacht. I just remembered. That dream was actually a nightmare. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/217 "2003-11-10T04:44:10Z")
A _tinkle_ of glass: So innocent a sound; so Pregnant with **evil**. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/218 "2003-11-10T06:27:26Z")
The ring was _evil_… Frodo had to try his best to **free** Middle-Earth! ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/219 "2003-11-10T06:53:55Z")
The ring was _evil_… Frodo had to try his best to **free** Middle-Earth! ---
**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:** [November 10, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547/220 "2003-11-10T13:08:00Z")
To _free_ Middle-Earth Called for **redoubled** effort To vanquish the evil. 😉 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-haiku-game/209547.md?page=12)