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Originally posted by Nordlys
There's a musician's
Joke about this. But it's hard
To tell in haiku.
Why not try tanka -
They're a bit longer than this,
Or just go free-form?

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Originally posted by orangutan
Why not try tanka -
They're a bit longer than this,
Or just go free-form?
Tanka would not work
Very well either. Although...
It might have its charm.

It could be a double joke
If it is done the right way.

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A 7/4 beat
Is very easy to count.
Just try it yourself:

One two three four five six se - ven
One two three four five six se - ven

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or a limerick...
please don't deprive us, noodles,
of musical jokes.

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oh and there it is!
simultaneous posting -
classic forum risk!

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Tanka would not work
Very well either. Although...
It might have its charm.

It could be a double joke
If it is done the right way.

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A 7/4 beat
Is very easy to count.
Just try it yourself:

One two three four five six se - ven
One two three four five six se - ven
He he, that's funny
Does that work in Norwegian?
I think not in French

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Originally posted by Officer Dibble
oh and there it is!
simultaneous posting -
classic forum risk!
always doing that
usually in other threads -
"Word Assocy thing"

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Originally posted by Officer Dibble
or a limerick...
please don't deprive us, noodles,
of musical jokes.
Viola player
In hydrochloric acid -
That's a solved problem.

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Originally posted by orangutan
He he, that's funny
Does that work in Norwegian?
I think not in French
It works in German.
Not too well in Norwegian.
They have a problem -

They cannot count 4/4 beats.
"Fire" has two syllables.

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Im representing for the gangstas all across the
World
(still hitting them corners in them low lows girl)
Ill break your neck, damn near put your face in
Your lap
Try to be the king but the ace is back

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Originally posted by Nordlys
It works in German.
Not too well in Norwegian.
They have a problem -

They cannot count 4/4 beats.
"Fire" has two syllables.
Wow - do you burn them -
Just for counting out loudly?
Seems a bit harsh there

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Originally posted by GinoJ
Im representing for the gangstas all across the
World
(still hitting them corners in them low lows girl)
Ill break your neck, damn near put your face in
Your lap
Try to be the king but the ace is back
Your counts off - all wrong
Five, seven, five - get it right.
That is a haiku

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Originally posted by orangutan
Your counts off - all wrong
Five, seven, five - get it right.
That is a haiku
Now all I get is hate mail all day
sayin' Da G fell off
What cause I been in the lab wit a
pen and a pad
Tryna get this damn label off
Iain't havin that
This is the millenium of Aftermath
Ain't gonna be nothin after that

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Originally posted by orangutan
Your counts off - all wrong
Five, seven, five - get it right.
That is a haiku
You can't control the way I think. This is my own crap.



p.s. I like your avatar.

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Originally posted by GinoJ
Now all I get is hate mail all day
sayin' Da G fell off
What cause I been in the lab wit a
pen and a pad
Tryna get this damn label off
Iain't havin that
This is the millenium of Aftermath
Ain't gonna be nothin after that
Trying to assist,
So you can get the gist too,
of writing Haiku.

No hate mail from me Oh no.
'tis just for fun here you see.

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Originally posted by orangutan
Wow - do you burn them -
Just for counting out loudly?
Seems a bit harsh there
You misunderstood!
"Four" in Norwegian - "fire".
It's pronounced "fee-rah".

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