Posted: February 28th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: camel, hump, pageant | No Comments »
From TVNZ: Tribes show best camels at beauty pageant.
Bactrian beauties
If yours fails the swimsuit round
Please don’t get the hump
Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: late, post, royal mail | No Comments »
From The Telegraph: Royal Mail Delivers Package 27 Years Late.
It’s time to be frank
and think outside the postbox.
We need change post haste
Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: auction, elvis, hair | No Comments »

(image from 8notes.com)
From The Telegraph: Elvis’s hair fails to sell at auction.
King’s locks are Too Much
His fans’ spare cash is Way Down
Return To Sender
Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: death, hair, tran van hay, vietnam | No Comments »
From the Metro: Man with ‘world’s longest hair’ dies.
Six metres long then
six feet under. Hair today,
and gone tomorrow.
Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: lard, obesity, portion, restaurant, scotland | 2 Comments »
From Telegraph: Restaurants to serve smaller portions to combat obesity.
Mmm, what shall I have?
The double lard burger with
half of the salad.
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: drunk, horse, lorry | No Comments »
F
rom The Metro: Man Drunk Driving Lorry and Horse.
You can lead a horse
to the garage, but you can’t
after too much drink.
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: climbing, spiderman, walls | No Comments »
From The Telegraph: Discovery may lead to real life Spiderman.
Pete Parker prowess?
I can hardly wait, in fact,
I’m climbing the walls.
Posted: February 21st, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: dogs, lassie, lithium, prozac, shep | No Comments »
From Times Online: Dogs Prescribed Prozac.
Canine chemistry -
what next, Lassie’s lithium,
or “get downers, Shep”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/medicine/article7034985.ece
Posted: February 20th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: bagel, evacuate, fire, mayor, toaster | 9 Comments »
From Mercury News: Bagel Causes Evacuation
A burning desire
for bagels is no excuse
for arson about.
(Thanks to Karen at http://havingalovelytimewriting.wordpress.com for offering the fun haiku challenge)
Posted: February 20th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: scotty, star trek, warp | No Comments »
F
rom The Register: Warp Speed Will Kill You.
That’s a wrap on warp.
Remember, ye cannae change
the laws of physics