Posted: May 21st, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: alcohol, beer, job ad | No Comments »
From The Telegraph: Beer taster wanted for ‘best job in the world’
A sheer beer career
If you find the job too hard
just have a half day
Posted: May 20th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: car, football, maradona | No Comments »
From MSNBC: Maradona runs over cameraman in car
Diego’s dodgems
Perhaps he forgot to use
the hand-brake of god.
Posted: May 19th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: breed, frog, poison, tiny | No Comments »
From Orange: Tiny But Deadly Frogs Bred in UK.
One touch and you’ll croak
It’s not easy being green
or highly toxic
Posted: May 18th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: council, dog, elderly, fine, poo | No Comments »
From BBC News: Sunderland grandmother dog poo fine scrapped
Gran terrierised
Had to springer out of jail
It was ruff justice
Posted: May 17th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: phone, student, toilet | No Comments »
From Orange: Student stuck in loo while retrieving mobile phone
Student’s mobile throne
“If your arm is stuck down loo,
press number 2 now”
Posted: May 16th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: app, church, iphone | No Comments »
From BBC News: Methodist church launches iPhone app.
iCumenical
Need an invisible friend?
There’s an app for that
Posted: May 15th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: nude, unemployed | No Comments »
From The Telegraph: Jobcentre Plus advertises for nude performers
Introducing JILFs -
UB40 Double-D
Jobless I’d Like To…
Posted: May 14th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: aroused, jogger, kangaroo | No Comments »
From The Telegraph: Loved up kangaroo sets sights on female joggers
Shrew pooh-poohs blue ‘roo
Hopping mad after she heard
“Fancy a quick jump?”
Posted: May 13th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: joan collins, panto | No Comments »
Today’s Haiku: Joan Collins in pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome
Oh no, she isn’t?
“Where are the best years of my
career?” “Behind you”
Posted: May 12th, 2010 | Author: Roffy | Filed under: topical haiku | Tags: diet, fingerprints, jail, pies | No Comments »
From Sky News: Burglars’ Diets Could Land Them In Jail
Chocolate fingerprints
It will answer the question
Who nicked all the pies?