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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
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Andy Borowitz
Annie's Way
Bloggingheads
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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
1920–2011
Ask not for whom theBelles of St. Trinian's toll — They toll for Ronald
— Lairbo
1915-2011
Cowpoke to colonelCop in between; looked 50For as many years
-- Abbie Rhodes
1921–2011
Dotted line showing Bil’s tortuous pathway home Just got new end point
— Dr. Vitz
1983–2011
Hey Amy Winehouse — That "won't go to rehab" thing,How did that work out?
— Jeff Tiedrich
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Cautionary tale:When they say "go to rehab"Don't say "no no no"
Perhaps what's saddestAbout this untimely deathIs that no one's shocked
— Inshallah
1927-2011
I guess the Reaper Wasn't taken in by that "One more question" ruse
-- Jeff Tiedrich
1942-2011
You can't imagineBorn to Run without sax break?Now it's easier
Dr. Vitz
1922–2011
No matter what he Showed up in, you were alwaysHappy to see him
1932 - 2011
Many husbands andViolet eyes we'd die for...If she hadn't first
-- Dr. Vitz
And you think you haveA hard time rememberingAnniversaries
-- Loren Ipsum
Her beauty upstagedHer talent, her marriagesOvershadowed both
-- Roger Rabbid
Hilton, Wilding, ToddFisher, Burton and Burton,Warner, Fortensky
1943–2011
Brushed off her brush withSomeone else's fame, alrightShe didn't look back
1952 – 2011
Best known for getting Buttered up by Brando for That one last tango
— Russell 1000
1939 – 2011
Major reason thatWomen with British accentsAlways get me hot
— Roger Rabid
1934 – 2011
Sullivan in aLeisure suit, only stifferAnd never blinking
ImpresarioFor bubblegum and rock starsBut kept nerdy style
1946 – 2011
Postlethwaite's gone, andOnly now, to serve this siteI learn to spell it
1941 – 2010
Van Vliet was a fraud!First, he lied about his rank.And his heart? Human.
1922 – 2010
Never read a scriptThat couldn't be improved byAdding a pie fight
1944 – 2010
Always played womenOn the verge of something andNervous about it
1937 – 2010
McGarret got carChases, fisticuffs; DannoGot the paperwork
Can now roll overIn grave at lame remake ofHawaii 5-0
1916 – 2010
In a long careerOf small roles, he got two ofThe best lines ever!
1925 – 2010
Born a Bronx street kidPaired with Leigh and MarilynNot bad, Bernard Schwartz
Somehow it worked, thatMovie star face with that buzzSaw Bronx accent
Maybe he neverSaid "Yonda lies da castle..."But we all heard it
Made romantic mythOut of Bonnie and Clyde whoWere anything but
1910 – 2010
She saw plenty inHollywood, including anInvisible Man
Her Titanic roleWas a just tip of the oldIceberg for grande dame
— Elkay
Nearly dad of ThatGirl and Richie Cunningham;Wound up as Rhoda's
— O'Cyrus
Always dapper, suaveAnd about to get the rugPull out from under
Lived long for someoneWho would run screaming intoOncoming traffic
Whomever he warnedUs about, apparently,was already here
— P. Shaw
Not human? You're Next?They're already here? What the...Hey, look, a seed pod!
More than just a faceIn the crowd and, more oftenThan not, in harm's way
— Philco
Tough on the outsideBut vulnerable withinThinking man's Crawford
At some point we've allSung along with him, whetherWe knew it or not
— Phil Valens
With hipster's goateeAnd that bouncing ball, Mitch gotUs to sing along
Now that Mitch has marchedBe Kind to Your Web Footed FriendsShall be his glory
— Babatjie
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