Celebrity Haiku Competition: Woody Allen

by C J Davies on December 3, 2007 13 Comments

Woody Allen Spanish HaikuHow will 2007 be remembered, do you think?

The year that Tony Blair stepped down after a ten-year tenure as Prime Minister? The year in which California wildfires prompted a mass evacuation? The year of the monks and their Burmese protests?

Possibly, yes. But it seems that for some of you, 2007 will go down as the year that Hecklerspray made a boo-boo by including one too many syllables in the first line of a winning celebrity haiku. Yeah, yeah – we made a mistake. Sorry 'bout that.

Oh. And if, say, anyone was so enraged by an error in a bit-of-fun weekly poetry contest as to label the writer 'a pallid excuse for a human being', might we direct you to this. Or this. Maybe, y'know, take some notes or something.

Anyway. On with the show. This week we're looking at bespectacled director-type Woody Allen. But first, let's have a quick peek at last week's winner.

Seven days ago, we asked you to come up with yer best Celebrity haikus about the fact that Paul McCartney was reportedly dating actress Rosanna Arquette. The winner was someone called Wambachumba, who wrote:

Paul gets angry calls
from Heather. Because you see,
he still has the leg.

Well done, you. As for the rest of you – chin up. You can always try your hand at this week's challenge. We want you to write haikus about this:

Director Woody Allen has quit shooting his new movie in Barcelona following disputes with locals.

All you have to do is remember the golden rule of haiku (and, Christ, have we been reminded of it enough times this week): five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables. An example based on this week's story would look a little somethin' like this:

Woody Allen will

have to take cameras home

after arguments.

Okay, okay. That was rubbish. And that's why we need you to do better. Entries in the comments box below, if you please …

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How will 2007 be remembered, do you think? The year that Tony Blair stepped down after a ten-year tenure as Prime Minister? The year in which California wildfires prompted a mass evacuation? The year of the monks and their Burmese protests? Possibly, yes. But it seems that for some of you, 2007 will go down as the year that Hecklerspray made a boo-boo by including one too many syllables in the first line of a winning celebrity haiku. Yeah, yeah - we made a mistake. Sorry 'bout that. Oh. And if, say, anyone was so enraged by an error in a bit-of-fun weekly poetry contest as to label the writer 'a pallid excuse for a human being', might we direct you to this. Or this. Maybe, y'know, take some notes or something. Anyway. On with the show. This week we're looking at bespectacled director-type Woody Allen. But first, let's have a quick peek at last week's winner.

{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

asura December 3, 2007 at 11:11 am

Be happy
Onion peeling cry
Won’t be last long!
-Asura

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JRB December 3, 2007 at 2:45 pm

no more Allen film?
wouldn’t watch it anyway,
not really that arsed.

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euclid December 3, 2007 at 10:25 pm

Neurotic Woodman
Catalonian reject
Should stop bugging us

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Smoodge the Naked December 4, 2007 at 1:05 am

Nobody expects
The Spanish Inquisition
Better hide Woody

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JBollocks December 4, 2007 at 1:59 am

Woody Allen films.
Churning out dross, who cares? Me
“NOT in my back-yard”

And a little something for you HS writers.

The writer hurt, sulks:
How dare those punks question me?
They’ll rue the day.

JBollocks

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sparkymike December 4, 2007 at 3:40 am

Spain is reluctant
To forward its tax money
To wife adopters

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sparkymike December 4, 2007 at 3:59 am

Catalan women
Once more lay unsatisfied
Spain has no Woody

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JBollocks December 4, 2007 at 9:31 am

C J Davies,

What? it only took two people, repeatedly saying “you made a mistake”? For you to grudgingly admit you cocked-up.

I re-iterate and expand on;
you’re ‘a pallid excuse for a human being’
(Are those ‘sposed to be quotes? I guess your education was as thorough in Grammar as it was in Maths).

Look out the window,
Pillars of civilisation still standing,
Get on with day, fiddling whilst London is burning.

JBollockx

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C J Davies December 4, 2007 at 1:44 pm
shawna April 1, 2008 at 3:46 pm

a real haiku doesn’t have to be strictly 5/7/5, it just has to be short syllable lines, roughly 5/7/5, but not exact.

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Simon R. Gladdish June 8, 2011 at 12:46 pm

I never found Woody remotely
Funny. Does that mean
Something’s wrong with me?

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Simon R. Gladdish June 8, 2011 at 3:57 pm

Woody Allen
Is about as amusing
As the war in Afghanistan.

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Simon R. Gladdish November 12, 2011 at 11:35 am

I heard Woody interviewed
The other day and decided
I quite liked him after all.

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