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    Default Haikus, Live From Socialist Europe

    The trains run quite well
    And the beer is also cheap
    No one has a job.

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    Roses are red
    My name is Dave
    This poem makes no sense
    Microwave
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Then who runs the trains
    And sells you the cheap beer
    If nobody has a job

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    Oh, autumn-for-brains
    slay blindfold of paradox--
    They do what they love.
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."

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    Must be Dread in Ireland
    Kissing blarney stone and beer mugs
    Fields of green, not money

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    No one has a job
    I wonder who drive the trains
    Maybe leprechauns
    I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
    I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
    Which is what I am

    I aim at the stars
    But sometimes I hit London

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    Hello, Haiku friends across oceans
    The meter is five six five
    Finger counting words, not poetry


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    I thought it seven
    Not six, but then I wiki'ed;
    I see other kinds!

    (Also very interesting to see all the variations of modern haiku, Japanese and English-speaking types!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
    Hello, Haiku friends across oceans
    The meter is five six five
    Finger counting words, not poetry

    But that is not true
    Instead it's five, seven, five
    Ironic line two

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku

    Ack, American defined Haiku sucks?
    Syllables don't count as much, methinks.
    Languages don't always translate well.

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    Two thousand Euros
    Each month, they demand welfare
    Here is the pride of Neukölln

    She wants two thousand
    Euros a month to make "art"
    And yet she is not joking

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    How conveniently you complain, tourist.
    She's pretty, no genius nor savior.
    Get laid, come home, gesundheit.

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    A load of bollocks
    In seventeen silly balls
    What a waste of time
    I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
    I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
    Which is what I am

    I aim at the stars
    But sometimes I hit London

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    I never figured out
    The Secret
    Behind Haikus
    Thus giving up
    Burma Shave
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    Yay to the Swiss folk!
    With their wonderful debt break
    The sun is shining.

    Came for a reason
    But I forget what it was
    Switzerland is great

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    They want high taxes
    But demand payment in cash
    NIMBY of wallets

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
    Yay to the Swiss folk!
    With their wonderful debt break
    The sun is shining.

    Came for a reason
    But I forget what it was
    Switzerland is great
    You forgot to tell
    if you would like to drop by
    I have some cold beer
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    </haiku>

    I thought you were in the German areas, aren't you? I assumed it was impossible. I'm currently doing work in a French canton, but I leave tomorrow.

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    Oh well then It's about two hours from over there, so probably a bit too far for just a beer or two. Have a nice stay in the most socialist part of the country.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    The planes are empty.
    No one flies to high taxes.
    The stink of failure.

    VAT is regressive.
    Groceries so expensive.
    Yet so few choices.

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    Government should choose
    How search engines rank Websites
    Neukölln technophobe.

    State monopoly
    Should control information.
    Here is the pride of Neukölln.


    But seriously, groceries are cheap and quality in Germany.

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    The roads are narrow
    100 KM P/H
    Fucking insane shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
    The roads are narrow
    100 KM P/H
    Fucking insane shit.
    Euphemism perhaps
    Of dubious adventures
    None of my business.
    I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
    I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
    Which is what I am

    I aim at the stars
    But sometimes I hit London

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    500 Euro
    Repair bill mostly taxes
    VAT is pure evil

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
    500 Euro
    Repair bill mostly taxes
    VAT is pure evil
    That's some impressive maths you've got going on there, considering that it ranges from 8% to 27%.

    In which part of the universe is 27 more than 73? Maybe in the brain-damaged parts?
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
    500 Euro
    Repair bill mostly taxes
    VAT is pure evil
    The tax on vain Americans is crucial for the spiritual wellbeing of Europeans
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."

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    Well, with math skills like that on display, it's really no wonder why he paid too much.

    Repairman: "So, here, you see, that's 20€ for the parts, 50€ for the work and 10€ for the polish. That makes ... 500€ total!"
    Dread: "Why so much?"
    Repairman: "Taxes!"
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    Actually I used "mostly" primarily because it fit within the haiku structure.

    However, because VAT taxes every level of production (and each level of subsequently more valuable and costs more, offsetting VAT refunds), some of the underlying cost of a final-sale product includes some level of taxation. So, while you may brush off a 12% or 23(!)% VAT, a larger portion of the good is also being taxed. This is part of why VAT taxes are so perfidious and harmful, especially to the poor.

    This pretty obvious point may not be clear to someone whose common sense has been dulled into submission by generations of big government fiscal abuse, and instead chooses to constantly lash out. IE, you.

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    Companies get back the VAT on the parts and services they buy, you don't get double taxed.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Quote Originally Posted by earthJoker View Post
    Companies get back the VAT on the parts and services they buy, you don't get double taxed.
    Shh, that doesn't fit within the haiku sructure
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."

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