Post your Civ III haiku here!

[Buecephalus]

I'll probably get flamed for this thread but I thought it'd be fun.
Remember, it's 5 syllables then 7 then 5 again. I'll get it started with two of my own.


"Just One More Turn"


ONE CIV LEFT TO KILL

OH GOD TELL ME THAT CLOCK'S WRONG

LATE FOR WORK AGAIN


"Ode to a Gallic Swordsman"


HAIR LIKE CELTIC FIRE

DEATH IS WEARING CHECKERED PANTS

PILLAGE THE PUB FIRST


Looking forward to your contributions!

 

[CivMonger]

I want a life
Because Civ has destroyed mine
I want my friends back

 

[CivMonger]

man I hate spearman
they kill all my modern tanks
wooden spears are strong

 

[NetDanzr]

Oh no, not again
Another patch to download
I can't bear this pain

 

[Minuteman]

Won't you come and see
What civ three has done to me
School grades are all D's

 

[Chieftess]

In Multiplayer,
Beware of the user, Zouave
with culture flipping

 

[Minuteman]

Originally posted by Chieftess
In Multiplayer,
Beware of the user, Zouave
with culture flipping

Zouave, the one who said-
culture flipping was a crock
Yet he plays all day

 

[Chairman Yang]

haiku?...clarify

 

[Minuteman]

Originally posted by Chairman Yang
haiku?...clarify

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. It should consist of a 17 syallable verse structured as outlined above, but I've seen Haiku that breaks this rule.

 

[Raijer]

Yeah! Another poetry thread!
Ok, I'll try:

Tank treads in the grass
Stretching like a trampled road
Paved with Xerxes' blood

Iroquois horseman
Climb this scenic mountain square
Stacked with my Riders

 

[Raijer]

orignially posted by Minuteman
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. It should consist of a 17 syallable verse structured as outlined above, but I've seen Haiku that breaks this rule.

This is true. In actuality, the 5/7/5 syllabic structure is an English invention, and doesn't really apply to the original Japanese structure at all. Traditionally, the haiku is typically seasonlly based (i.e. summer haikus, winter haikus, etc...), just in case you were interested.

Another one:

Eleven hours
Last foe dies, the sun rises
Oh man, my ass hurts

 

[Buecephalus]

Oh Foolish Japan
All YOUR base belong to ME
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

 

[Minuteman]

Originally posted by Raijer


This is true. In actuality, the 5/7/5 syllabic structure is an English invention, and doesn't really apply to the original Japanese structure at all. Traditionally, the haiku is typically seasonlly based (i.e. summer haikus, winter haikus, etc...), just in case you were interested.

Another one:

Eleven hours
Last foe dies, the sun rises
Oh man, my ass hurts

Actually, it is interesting. The 17-syllable verse rule is not a universal. It varies from language to language. In German, for example, because it tends to be top-heavy with polysyllabic compounds, Haiku often takes a slighty different form.

 

[Minuteman]

Oh Ghandi, you thief
Highway Robbery is it?
My gold for your map?

 

[Minuteman]

Joan D'Arc, shaven head
Does this flower of France-
also shave her legs?

 

[CivMonger]

I must now go play
the world of civ waits for me
I'll be back again

 

[CivMonger]

yes that was a threat
all y'all base belong to me
I will rule you all

 

[CivMonger]

I'm Canadian
but ya'll sounds way to funny
so I used the word

(I'm gonna quit torturing everyone with 10 second of thought into a haiku, and actually go play civ 3 now...)

 

[Minuteman]

Originally posted by CivMonger
I'm Canadian
but ya'll sounds way to funny
so I used the word

(I'm gonna quit torturing everyone with 10 second of thought into a haiku, and actually go play civ 3 now...)

Of course! A Canadian uttering the word "Y'all" would sound funny.

Example sentences:

1.) "Aye, y'all going to watch the hockey game tonight?" (The words "y'all" and "hockey" should never be used in the same sentence together)

2.) "Y'all going hunting in Saskatchewan, aye?

3.) "Aye, if Guns N' Roses doesn't perform tonight, I'm gonna riot, y'all"

The problem here is that "aye" and "y'all" just don't seem to get along with each other in a sentence.

 

[Buecephalus]

Ten Marines in a row
Wow man, that draftee spearman
Is one tough mother