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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 08:54 PM
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Political Haikus-can't use the word, "lie"
Edited on Fri Apr-14-06 08:56 PM by Pryderi
White House turned Crimson
Our Treasury left Looted
Mammon served as God.
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 08:58 PM
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1. 5-7-5 ?
or is 3-5-3 ok too ?
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:03 PM
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2. Well...I prefer 5-7-5, but if you want 3-5-3 it's ok with me.
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:04 PM
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3. OK !
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:08 PM
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5. Democrats people
Republicans corporate
Two Americas

How's that ?
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:08 PM
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4. Here's a bunch:
Edited on Fri Apr-14-06 09:10 PM by brainshrub
Here are a bunch from Carnival of the Liberals Number 8: The Haiku Edition.



Winning the Marathon

The biggest danger
to bigots and Homophobes
are good gay parents.



Fundie Dystopia

If fundies want to
live in a dystopia:
Why not just let them?



Fear

Fear: nothing but a
political idea.
Tool of the elite.
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:10 PM
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6. I love Haiku ! Those were great!
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:11 PM
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Once a month I dedicate my blog to haiku poetry.
I love haiku.
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:22 PM
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11. Would "DU Haiku"
Edited on Fri Apr-14-06 09:23 PM by Pryderi
be 5 syllables or 4?
Oh what will I do
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:11 PM
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7. Darn and I thought this was going to be originial. :P
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:15 PM
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9. It was.
I enjoy any excuse to read haiku.
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:16 PM
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10. Here:
and in real time :)

Kerry Edwards won
Hearts minds of America
Bush Regime stole brains
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:11 PM
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8. What to do?
Iraq is a mess
Nuke Iran
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Gatchaman Donating Member (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:26 PM
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12. here ya go (5-7-5), not using the word lie
Cock and Bull Story
Misrepresentation Tale
Inveracity

Thanks to Yahoo's online thesarus :)
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meow2u3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:46 PM
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13. Two Americas
We've two Americas
The rich always screw the poor
We'll all end up slaves
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Catchawave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 09:50 PM
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14. Republican bully pols
Edited on Fri Apr-14-06 09:52 PM by Catchawave
Media Kiss Butt
The Democrats rollover

I think my brain thinks in haiku :rofl:

Edit from 5-5-7, d'oh me
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 10:28 PM
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15. My political haiku
Katrina hit hard
But the pretzeldent fiddled
while New Orleans drowned

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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 10:34 PM
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16. Condi in Leather
Donald Rumsfeld wearing lace
Like Henley and Nicks
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 10:45 PM
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17. ...
The shadows lengthen
Fools burn the world for more light
Empire's dusk is here
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-14-06 11:43 PM
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18. ok
Fuck George Goddamn Bush,
And all his rotten cronies.
Fuck them. Fuck them all!
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-15-06 01:49 AM
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19. The thieves are exposed.
Who believes them anymore?

Their end will be evil.
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wildhorses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-15-06 03:20 AM
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20. off the top of my head....
Where there is a bush
One will find a soul for sale
headed straight to hell
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-15-06 04:18 AM
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21. lies, lies, lies
all we hear from Bush
lies, lies, lies
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