Saw a cracking Haiku on a t-shirt the other day:
Haiku are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refridgerator.
Then my mind started dwelling on it:
Got the release out
But the testing's not finished
It's falling over
Or
Database is slow
Just can't see what's wrong with it
Set autotrace on
Or
A quick refactor
Turns into a bigger job
Should have unit tests
3 comments:
What you need is the original t-shirt:
http://www.threadless.com/product/623/Haikus_are_easy_but
I so almost put this on for work today until I remembered that I was interviewing.
So what are the rules of a 'Haiku'?
Obviously, I can't do the term more justice than the entry on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku)... but as far as the English version of it goes, it's a verse of poetry that consists of 3 lines, one of 5 syllables followed by another of 7 and a final of 5.
Traditionally there is a sinle break in the flow of the poem where the verse takes a new direction. I suppose the jarring juxtaposition of two phrases is supposed to focus you onto an enlightening moment - be it in imagery or point.
Wikipedia
will explain haiku to you.
I'm an idiot.
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