Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
H.G. Wells
Mickey Mantle
Phil Rizzuto
Bruno Kirby
Will Rogers
Babe Ruth
Elvis Presley
Vivian Vance
Andy Borowitz
Bozo Sapiens
Crooks & Liars
Dave Barry Blog
Gilbert Gottfried Podcast
Inx Art
Just Another Blog From LA
Ken Levine
Mike Gerber
Now What
The Onion
Peter Kuper
Plymptoons
pu-pu-platter
Shoebox Blog
Slate
smirkingchimp
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Wonkette
1941-2021
Born in New OrleansLiterary vampire queenHot and cold with God
--Sarah Harrier
1928-2021
Catskill kvetcherHit Broadway in the Borscht BeltGave Ed “The Finger”
ObservationalComedy at it’s apexOf obnoxiousness
Didn’t flip off EdWished he had, ultimatelyNo Fall, no comeback
—Yur Namhir
1942-2021
Raindrops now fallin’On his headstone instead ofFallin’ on his head
—Robert Leroy Parker
Now Liederman’s gotThe initials B and JAll to his own self
—Harry Longbaugh
1938-2021
Made off with millionsOverconfident con manAll scheme, no exit
-- Abby Rhodes
The opposite truthA name for me in LatinFor you, cruelty
Don’t think about itThe women in numbers likeHe was good in bed
80s audienceThe big suits, stockings evenBlood bath reckoning
Gelatinous claimsSuccor of cigar and pillsHis mic’s dead at last
Dead air fresh air, micAll your breath and breasts harmingThose mourning him now
--S.E.Anderson
1933-2021
Talked to anyoneAbout anything, mostlyIf they were famous
-- E.K. Moss
Star-struck by celebsSchmoozed with the famous and thoseTrying to get there
--Abbie Rhodes
1927-2020
Ascots to AscotsDismembered beyond his dearthRPM boyo
—Tom Morrow
1940-2020
Did anyone notLike this guy? AnswerWith a question, please
—Abbie Rhodes
1930-2020
Goodbye, Sir Thomas.Mrs. Moneypenny's poleAwaits your thrown hat.
—James M. Maloney
Seven times as BondNobody did it betterWish somebody would
—Abbbie Rhodes
Emerge from the wavesScuba to tux in one zipThat’s how you do that?
As a role modelBond was untouchable butSomething to shoot for
1928-2020
The skeptic’s skepticCalled out paranormal fraudWe need more like him
—Abbey Rhodes
Wowed us by pointingOut bullshit we should have seenComing a mile off
—Phil Valens
Just for exposingUri Geller, we owe himTons of gratitude
1923-2020
Technicolor queenHot red hair and cool green eyesKept us all spellbound
—Laurel Cannon
1941-2020
One hit wonder spawnsB-List celebrity lifeAll downhill from there
--Rhonda Helpern
1942-2020
Famous as himselfGot rich writing hit songs forLate-career Elvis
--Tom Morrow
1933-2020
Held on for as longAs she could--longer, evenIt's up to us now.
--O'Cyrus
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Time to live up toHer undying faith in usWe owe her no less
--J.K. Russell
1938-2020
Jump-started many A young boy’s adolescence Cat suit and Jag helped
Role model for girlsCautionary tale for boysKick-ass sex symbol
—Olivia Cromwell
Saw her in that playAbelard and HeloiseTotally naked
—Roger Rabid
1934-2020
Korean War vet,Sophisticated cowboy,McCain's VP pick?
--James M. Maloney
1929-2020
Uncle Miltie's goneDid it all, inspired usTo do even more
--Olivia Cromwell
1931-2020
Entire careerDwarfed by Hobbit, smallRole cast long shadow
1935-2020
Swathed monuments and Landscapes. Ephemeral art. Death wraps it all up
--Abby Rhodes
1926-2020
Quiz show braniacTook a dive on TV thenBlew whistle on it
--Rose Gardner
1974-2020
The final last strawWill justice be served, everThe jury's still out.
1943-2020
Didn't die in 'NamLike Wally and the BeaverOr become porn star
1939-2020
Perfect deadpan doltFoil and fodder for improvGuest star favorite
--Meyer Lehman
1936-2020
George Martin was fifth,Surely. But she was sixth firstGave us the mop tops
Knew them from “before”Took their pix and cut their hairCreating “after”
--Russell 1000
Met them in Hamburg. Hooked up with the bass player. So Paul dropped guitar.
--Joshua Raoul Brody
Serenity nowFor a comic actor whoAlways seemed ticked off