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Haiku Fridays: Cash In Your Wallet

Posted on Friday, June 17 @ 18:10:19 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

The_Mighty_Toast scores a copy of Red Faction: Armageddon for himself (send me your info!). He's probably laughing at you all right now. Laughing and laughing and... maybe chuckling. I mean, he walked into the Haiku Friday before E3 and knew that he'd walk out with a great shot at winning.

Why? Because there were only four entries. Four. That's like... not a lot. I mean, even if you had a finger chopped off by an angry gorilla swinging a knife, you'd still be able to count that many entries on one hand. An angry gorilla guys, I mean, c'mon. What the hell is that?

While Haiku Fridays may be down, it's not yet out. This week, we're throwing $20 for the PSN your way and all you have to do to catch it is construct a net out of syllables. Yes, a haiku net. This week's secret ingredient isn't a video, or music, or even a beloved gaming mascot. So just what kind of haiku are you supposed to be writing this week?

We're about to take Haiku Fridays behind the curtain and rework the format so that we don't have a week with only four entrants ever again. Seriously, that was just sad! Another problem Haiku Fridays has is that we end up giving the same people prizes every week. Now as much as I love Klandathu, SweetHat, sl33pythyme, and The_Might_Toast for entering last week, I end up having to pick from their entries far too often.

So, your mission, should you want to win a $20 PSN card is as follows: write a haiku about any one of the four users above. The trick? They can't enter. I mean, they can enter, but they can't win! They're just a bunch of suckers! I'm trying to give the rest of you, the readers too meek and frightful to face off against those mighty haiku craftsmen, a shot at winning. I'm also not going to let Haiku Fridays run all the way until next week. The winner will be announced on Monday in The News.

tl;dr

Haiku Fridays is lagging.
Write a haiku about Klandathu, SweetHat, sl33pythyme, or The_Mighty_Toast to win a $20 PSN Giftcard.
The winner will be announced on Monday in The News.

After that, Haiku Fridays may go on a brief hiatus while we retool our weekly giveaway. I'll be honest with you, the response this week will help determine how long that hiatus will be. GET TO IT IN THE COMMENTS PEOPLE!

Tags: Haiku Fridays

Comments

De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Oh, SweetHat, SweetHat.
My heart longs for thee, SweetHat.
I'm the Cheshire Cat.

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AllyOmega
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Oh, The Mighty Toast
I slap butter on your face,
Nom Nom Nom, Iz Good.

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kc_chang
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Step aside this time
I will win something for me
and not you SweetHat.

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idsanty
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Want to enter this.
Read the rules and then I said:
Who are those people?

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SmutPeddler
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Time for sl33pythyme.
Wake up, eat The_Mighty_Toast.
Put on SweetHat, leave.

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AllyOmega
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Ooh, that's good. Wish I thought of that.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
HA HA HA!

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AllyOmega
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Ooh, that's good. Wish I thought of that.

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SweetHat
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
This one gets my vote BRILLIANT!!

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Klandathu
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
A poem about me? Though I'm not sure if I'm interesting enough to write about, I'm still flattered.

White Russians are my drink of choice, my favorite color is red, and my favorite movie is Clockwork Orange.

My turn-ons include: peanut butter sandwiches, lounging about in my underpants, Jagermeister, and the female form.
My turn-offs include: techno music, capri pants, the word "hella," and wet paper.

Hopefully these details will be sufficient enough to help you get to know me enough to write a lovely about me and keep Haiku Fridays going.

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Rinnon
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Klandathu: A man
Who would rather wear no pants
Than wear capris. Yikes

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taggart451
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Game Rev is the best.
I will defeat sl33pyhead
With my Pokémanz.

Sorry, on a bit of a pokemon kick. Can't get away from it o.O

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Tyrranis
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
I have one question:
Who the heck are these people?
First I've heard of them.

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TheMindlessType
Joined: Sep 2009

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
I'll be honest, amidst the E3 hype I missed the friday haiku. I even looked for it on friday but somehow missed it. I thought that, like last e3, it was midst because you guys were too busy doing a whole bunch of other articles. I think that if you maybe publicized it a little more forwardly, like on the splash screen, you'd get more entries.
I also have noticed that things like games get a ton of entries, especially xbox 360 games, and things like posters do not. Maybe if you guys run short on things, or want to offer up swag, you could give us a little more choice? That way people who do not like the poster/figurine/whatever could be coerced into still entering.
Truthfully, the Haiku was the whole reason I signed on (despite being a reader since at least 2001) and I'd be sad to see it go.
(Haiku to come soon. I just thought I'd post my 2 cents first)

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TheMindlessType
Joined: Sep 2009

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
...also, an edit button added to the comments section, active for only a few minutes after you post might be nice, so when I screw up and neglect to read my comments I don't feel like such an asshat for typing midst instead of missed.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 5:16 am
That option should be arriving shortly. We've got plenty more tweaks and other stuff coming soon.

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sl33pythyme
Joined: Apr 2009

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Self portrait haiku
And Just like Vincent Van Gogh
I cut of my ear

If you want i can send it to you guys in the mail :)

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sl33pythyme
Joined: Apr 2009

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Self portrait haiku
And Just like Vincent Van Gogh
I cut of my ear

If you want i can send it to you guys in the mail :)

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sl33pythyme
Joined: Apr 2009

Posted: Jun 17th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
typo, "of" should be "off"

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the_mighty_toast
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:07 am
*clears his throat*

Roses....are red

And you all are so lame

I'll be sure to read your haiku

While I play my new game

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LawnGnome
Joined: Apr 2007

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:11 am
The Toaster of Strength
Plus The Noble Slice of Bread
Make The Mighty Toast!

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Insomniac_24_7
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:23 am
These people are gamers.
Probably dirty drunks too.
Try and kill me now.

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Insomniac_24_7
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:31 am
These people are gamers.
Probably dirty drunks too.
Try and kill me now.

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Insomniac_24_7
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:39 am
^Messed up. Meant to put this.
These guys are gamers.
Probably dirty drunks too.
Try and kill me now.

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Masterwabbit
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 8:59 am
Who is Klandathu?
Cthulhu's older brother?
Oh god! MY MIND! AAAAAAAAAAAAH!

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Sammo
Joined: Oct 2005

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 10:17 am
You would kill the great Friday haiku?
What the hell is the matter with you?
If it must change, expand it,
Says this poem-form bandit,
To include limerick Saturdays too.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 11:28 am
Now this is a Haiku Friday. Keep 'em coming guys.

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hestar
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Klandathu Loves cats
Powdered The_Mighty_Toast man
SweetHat dates my Sis
sl33pythyme, is my father (happy fathers day dad!)

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nihm
Joined: Jan 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Why is it "SweetHat"?
Is the hat fashionable?
Perhaps just tasty

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FatHalpert
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Dearest sl33pythyme
How can you expect to win,
Drinking all that gin?

-Your bud, Fat

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Bretimus_v2
Joined: Jan 2009

Posted: Jun 18th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
The Mighty Toast won
And was subsequently banned
From the next week's game. :(

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avi_66
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 12:18 am
The SweetHat might have a Hat
But I have a Bat
Which can hit the Tat
Of SweetHat!!!!

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Free-Speech
Joined: Dec 2010

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Comrades should unite,
But that damn ape has a knife.
Burn the mighty toast!

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jwhyrock
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Mighty Toast burnt brown
crunches lodging in my teeth
force myself to puke

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Lien
Joined: Feb 2008

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Oh yeah? well MY dad
Can beat THEIR dads anytime!
Happy father's day!
:D

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klg
Joined: Sep 2006

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Sprinkle Thyme on Toast
Klaatu Barada Nikto
That is one Sweet Hat

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spanky1113
Joined: Mar 2008

Posted: Jun 19th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
4 users can't win?
That's like half of the fan base.
Uh oh. Might get banned.

I don't have PSN, so even if mine's in the running, don't worry about it.

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warmaster670
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Jun 20th, 2011 at 2:25 am
How are you Might Toast
Where did your letter y go?
I am so confused

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