Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
February 13
Cotton Mather
February 14
Nat King Cole
February 15
Dick Francis
Ethel Merman
February 16
Keith Haring
February 17
Geronimo
Celebrity News
E! Online
The Soup
Perez Hilton
TMZ
People Magazine
Haiku
Haiku a Day
Haiku for People
Haiku.com
Genuine Haiku Generator
Blogroll
Andy Borowitz
Annie's Way
Bloggingheads
Dave Barry Blog
Drawn!
Glamourpuss
Inx Art
J-Walk Blog
Ken Jenning's Blog
Ken Levine
Metafilter
Mike Gerber
Now What
Obit Magazine
The Onion
Peter Kuper
Plymptoons
pu-pu-platter
Ragged Edge Press
Shoebox Blog
Slate
smirkingchimp
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Writer Dude's Blog
1942–2011
Word fun: change just oneLetter of "Dear Leader" forHis status update
— Roger Rabid
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Cartoon Bond villainWearing Jackie-O's eyewearEraserhead's hair
— Abbie Rhodes
1949–2011
Often made me mad.Always made me think aboutWhy he'd made me mad
— Lairbo
Brilliant or blowhard?We won't know until all ofHis friends are dead, too
— Russell 1000
1942 – 2011
Spell it "Gadhafi","Qaddafi" or "Khadafy",He's "khasualty" now
1936–2011
From draftee to topBrass hat; agreed not to askHoping no one'd tell
Shalikashvili's Name alone wasted entireLine of death haiku
— Dr. Vitz
1918–2011
If we voted forFirst Ladies, Betty would'veBeen a two-termer
Made celebrity Sobriety hip and, forSome, habitual
1957–2011
First — stop thumbing noseNext — you are headed down andDon't expect virgins
— David Pelovitz
1935–2011
Never stood a chanceBut still managed to stand for Something, nonetheless
At least if she'd got Near the White House she'd have knowWhat to do with it
1934 – 2011
It was uncanny — I mean, you could have sworn thatNixon died again
— Jeff Tiedrich
Meader (Kennedy), Frye (Nixon), Hartman (Clinton) . . .Look out, Tina Fey
1915 – 2011
Camelot in-lawDid the heavy lifting ofPublic servitude
1949 – 2010
Tried to stand by JohnTill he turned ridiculousShe's no Todd Palin
Classier act onHer worst day than hubby onAny of his best
1928 – 2010
Ask not what the landDid for Sorensen, ask howHe'll enrich the soil
Kennedy's wordsmithIntellectual blood bankFuel on the flame
Wasn't CamelotHe said; what followed onlyMade it seem that way
Is afterlife bridgeTo nowhere or a series Of tubes? Now he knows
Pissed off Krushchev thenWound up on Nixon's shit list.Now, there's your headline
Late of CBS,CNN and NPR;Now just flat out late
Suspicious timing:Did George decide he had toFire Bob Sheppard?
Here's hoping BillyMartin is among the firstFive people he meets
George, bring me my lunchLarry voiced me on SeinfeldCalzones are the best
— Sue Weiand
One of the first BeatsHis luck to outlive them allAnd die unnoticed
Byrd served the longestNational charter in handAnd pork in pocket
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Often voted withThe losing side but alwaysBrought home the bacon
Admitted beingWrong when he had been and stoodFirm when he was right
— Babatjie
Easy riding manFinally hits the highwayWonder if he knows
— Meanie the Blue
His career's wild ride Through Hollywood wasn't soEasy after all
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