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Started by Zmapper, October 28, 2011, 05:25:08 PM

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Zmapper

October 28, 2011, 05:25:08 PM  
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/12572/enhance-the-commute-with-haikus/

"Yesterday, @marctomik adapted an idea from King County, Washington and the Washington (state) DOT. Because Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is being torn down, @wsdot started a contest to write some " vaikus" about it."

In case you forgot what a Haiku is about, it is a 5/7/5 syllable poem form that started in Japan.

Here's mine:

The buses are nice/
But are rather slow at times/
I'd rather ride my bike.

http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23transpohaiku If you have a twitter account, that is the hashtag to use. Now it's your turn.

Takumi

#1
October 28, 2011, 05:33:00 PM  
Lots of bad signage
Generally neglected
In Virginia Beach
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

corco

#2
October 28, 2011, 05:43:39 PM  
Shooting ducks is fun/
because they are tasty and/
Roads are cool as well

NE2

#3
October 28, 2011, 05:47:13 PM  
Haikus are pointless
moreso than I-180
in Cheyenne, Wyo.
pre-1945 Florida route log

I accept and respect your identity as long as it's not dumb shit like "identifying as a vaccinated attack helicopter".

Zmapper

#4
October 28, 2011, 05:49:57 PM  
Hey now fair people
Don't be hating in this thread
The demeanor counts

agentsteel53

#5
October 28, 2011, 05:55:56 PM  
nobody likes you
interstate 238
change to 480
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com

Zmapper

#6
October 28, 2011, 05:59:38 PM  
agentsteel forgot
I-238 is 6 beats
Try for seven now

froggie

#7
October 28, 2011, 06:00:08 PM  
The idea originated in Seattle, where King County and then WSDOT were encouraging folks to come up with "vaiku" on Twitter to commemorate the closing and partial teardown of the WA 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct.  A friend of mine in DC mentioned that, and coincidentally I was the first to come up with #transpohaiku (though I didn't use the hashtag at the time).  It's to the point where now Ray LaHood is coming up with some.

Takumi

#8
October 28, 2011, 06:04:15 PM  
Quote from: Zmapper on October 28, 2011, 05:59:38 PM
agentsteel forgot
I-238 is 6 beats
Try for seven now

Pretty sure he meant
"Interstate two thirty eight"
Therefore it is right
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

agentsteel53

#9
October 28, 2011, 06:05:16 PM  
I "two thirty eight"
as we say it in the bay
"two three eight"? never
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com

1995hoo

#10
October 28, 2011, 06:10:32 PM  
Beltway morning rush
Crawls from Springfield to Tysons
Same shit, diff'rent day.


Ethanman does ask
Pointless questions on this board.
Exasperation.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Takumi

#11
October 28, 2011, 06:13:11 PM  
I-366
With speed limit 85
Likely won't happen
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

Alps

#12
October 28, 2011, 07:20:13 PM  
Re: Alaskan way:

Steel arching over
Becomes concrete underneath
Traffic's still a bitch

Ian

#13
October 28, 2011, 07:53:50 PM  
Derp dederp dederp
Dederp dederp dederp derp
Dederp dederp ROADS!

(sorry, I couldn't come up with anything better :biggrin:)
UMaine graduate, former PennDOT employee, new SoCal resident.
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Duke87

#14
October 29, 2011, 02:29:45 PM  
Turnpike gets wider
between exits six and nine
8A stops sucking
If you always take the same road, you will never see anything new.

formulanone

#15
October 29, 2011, 03:23:53 PM   Last Edit: October 29, 2011, 03:30:34 PM by formulanone
Travel ceaselessly
One shall not find nirvana
But lots of tarmac

Vibration in wheel
Should have been balanced last week
Press on regardless

The vanishing point
Is always ahead of us
But without a sign

No objects the same
Verisimilitude fades
Some shields are very ugly

yanksfan6129

#16
October 29, 2011, 03:24:07 PM  
Cross Bronx always jammed
too many destinations
for drivers on there

kurumi

#17
October 29, 2011, 05:50:45 PM  
I dash two three eight?
We hella never say that
In Bay Area

Our moderators
Keep undesirables out
So C*lr*g can't troll

Caltrans re-signing
Where should the exit tab go?
Just jam it in there

and the US 395 quintuple haiku:

Route 395
Used to start north from Spokane
Now it's much longer

Unfortunately,
I-15 displaced a lot
of its southern part

Eastern Sierras
Into Nevada and back
Tons of scenery

South of Mono Lake
Stay after sunset and watch
Millions of bright stars

Some people think that
This should become I-13
Not necessary
My first SF/horror short story collection is available: "Young Man, Open Your Winter Eye"

Brandon

#18
October 29, 2011, 06:28:00 PM  
IDiOT sucks ass
Can't build for today's traffic
Won't plan for future
"If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention." - Ramsay Bolton, "Game of Thrones"

"Symbolic of his struggle against reality." - Reg, "Monty Python's Life of Brian"

hbelkins

#19
October 29, 2011, 08:36:34 PM  
Viatologists
Aren't allowed at AA Roads site
We thank the Good Lord


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

Takumi

#20
October 29, 2011, 11:45:28 PM  
Is it "A A Roads"
Or is it "Double A Roads"?
I'm just wondering
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
Olive Garden must be stopped.  I must stop them.

Don't @ me. Seriously.

1995hoo

#21
October 29, 2011, 11:55:45 PM  
Quote from: hbelkins on October 29, 2011, 08:36:34 PM
Viatologists
Aren't allowed at AA Roads site
We thank the Good Lord

The haiku above
Easily must win a prize
If they are given!
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

pianocello

#22
October 30, 2011, 10:59:20 PM  
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 29, 2011, 11:55:45 PM
The haiku above
Easily must win a prize
If they are given!

That's debatable
Some of these are pretty good
But mine is better  :sombrero:
Davenport, IA -> Valparaiso, IN -> Ames, IA -> Orlando, FL -> Gainesville, FL -> Evansville, IN

1995hoo

#23
October 31, 2011, 09:06:54 AM  
Quote from: pianocello on October 30, 2011, 10:59:20 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 29, 2011, 11:55:45 PM
The haiku above
Easily must win a prize
If they are given!

That's debatable
Some of these are pretty good
But mine is better  :sombrero:

Did you get the point?
Key is "viatologists."
Friend of ethanman?
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

pianocello

#24
October 31, 2011, 09:31:29 AM  
Actually, I did
Not a friend of ethanman
Don't know him at all...

Except on this site
All here know his questions
Are not the smartest




I wonder how long
All of us can use haikus
Must be very hard
Davenport, IA -> Valparaiso, IN -> Ames, IA -> Orlando, FL -> Gainesville, FL -> Evansville, IN
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