--*whipes tear from eye* never change Susie Bright, never change. posted by The Whelk at 12:20 PM on April 8, 2010 [5 favorites]
Glenn Beck. Yech. Flyspeck.
Fifty cards short of a deck.
Train wreck. Poop deck. Blech. posted by dances_with_sneetches at 12:21 PM on April 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
Can we please ignore
This treacherous sack of crap
For one damn minute? posted by Aquaman at 12:33 PM on April 8, 2010 [10 favorites]
I don't think any set of seventeen syllables necessarily constitutes haiku.
Weird, your user number is relatively low, but it sounds like you've never been to a MeFi haiku thread before. posted by eyeballkid at 12:59 PM on April 8, 2010
I don't think any set of seventeen syllables necessarily constitutes haiku.
Yeah. I don't have my books on poetic form handy, but wikipedia is useful. Haiku is not just about syllables, but technically has certain stylistic content:
"In Japanese haiku a kireji, or cutting word, typically appears at the end of one of the verse's three metrical phrases. While difficult to precisely define its function, a kireji lends the verse structural support, effectively allowing it to stand as an independent poem. Depending on which cutting word is chosen, and its position within the verse, it may briefly cut the stream of thought, suggesting a parallel between the preceding and following phrases, or it may provide a dignified ending, concluding the verse with a heightened sense of closure."
"A haiku traditionally contains a kigo, a defined word or phrase that symbolizes or implies the season of the poem.
Among traditionalist Japanese haiku writers, kireji and kigo are considered requirements. Kigo are not always included by modern writers of Japanese "free-form" haiku and some non-Japanese haiku."
"While traditional Japanese haiku has focused on nature and the place of humans in it, some modern haiku poets, both in Japan and the West, consider a broader range of subject matter suitable, including urban contexts. While pre-modern haiku avoided certain topics such as sex and overt violence, contemporary haiku sometimes deal with such themes."
These would be better described as Senryu. But then, I am overthinking this plate of beans. posted by Saxon Kane at 1:02 PM on April 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I don't think any set of seventeen syllables necessarily constitutes haiku.
This is not a haiku:
Glenn Beck seems like a
big loser, why is he so
angry all the time?
At least try for some nature imagery or something:
Glenn Beck sits alone
Rain tapping on his window
The sky grey as ash posted by Copronymus at 1:03 PM on April 8, 2010
Glenn Beck's tear drops fall
He weeps for America --
Not snow white, but brown. posted by Saxon Kane at 1:08 PM on April 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
Weird, your user number is relatively low, but it sounds like you've never been to a MeFi haiku thread before.
First of all, describing my user number as 'relatively low' makes me feel incredibly old (like when people talk about using the internet in grade school). Secondly, I've been that annoying guy before. posted by shakespeherian at 1:08 PM on April 8, 2010
Glenn Beck disapproves
Of untraditional use
of Haiku. It's unpatriotic, and could lead to the destruction of marriage as we know it. posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:14 PM on April 8, 2010 [5 favorites]
"I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church website. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice are code words [for Communism and Nazism]. Am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!"
I could see Glenn Beck causing a reformation for the LDS.
I couldn't. In fact, I'm not even sure what that would mean. posted by The World Famous at 1:55 PM on April 8, 2010
I feel like those 'people you might know' are from a parallel universe where a completely different set of people are famous. I'm confused to report I hadn't ever heard of a single one. posted by threeants at 1:56 PM on April 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
Glenn Beck has big head small dick
How else would you explain him
Bet he was Goatse posted by stormpooper at 2:03 PM on April 8, 2010
Ripped from my favorite Head-to-Head haiku competition:
You goddamn mother
fucking asshole douchebag,
get off my couch Glenn Beck! posted by psylosyren at 2:04 PM on April 8, 2010
The form of Haiku
Five syllables, seven, five
Blah blah fuck Glenn Beck posted by FatherDagon at 2:29 PM on April 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
Beck? I'd have to be
A seppo to understand?
Rain-damp hibiscus. posted by UbuRoivas at 2:42 PM on April 8, 2010
Higgedly Piggedly,
Media Whor-able.
Glenn Beck is a pig;
And his manners deplorable. posted by octobersurprise at 4:27 PM on April 8, 2010
Your first hour with Beck:
the first time he has wasted
an hour of your time. posted by eddydamascene at 9:53 PM on April 8, 2010
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