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A haiku that, for no reason whatsoever, imagines Patrick Henry as patriot who is not afraid of a little compromise

“Give me liberty

or give me death.  Or, maybe

some of your Skittles.”

30 Replies to “A haiku that, for no reason whatsoever, imagines Patrick Henry as patriot who is not afraid of a little compromise”

  1. bobonthebellbuoy says:

    Hah…important ACTION ALERT

    Skittles is serious

    Liberty…not so much

  2. happyfeet says:

    One must be absolutely modern.

    taste the Rimbaud

  3. Bill D. Cat says:

    Heh. Run that by your son , mine’s six ..no freaking way on the skittles . Until he sleeps , that is .

  4. Major John says:

    Skittles?  Are you mad?  trade my liberty for Skittles?!  Now a Kit Kat …

  5. Noah D says:

    I’d kill for a Reese’s Cup.

    Damn peanut allergy.

  6. JWebb says:

    “Give me liberty

    or give me death. No wait I’m

    Benedict Arnold…”

  7. Pablo says:

    I just got back from Boston where parking at a meter cost me $175 and a trip to the impound yard.

    Where’s Sam Adams when you need him?

    The Sour Skittles are pretty good, btw.

  8. Bill D. Cat says:

    The Sour Skittles are pretty good, btw.

    If your taste leans towards sour flavoured candle wax I suppose .

  9. Salami Samwich

    You eat it than digest it

    Than you go potty

  10. Reeses Pisces says:

    Yeah, yeah.

    Hear Al Sadr skittled out of town.

  11. OHNOES says:

    The quote is open!

    Are we all still in haiku?

    Shit, more syllables.

  12. Zombie Patrick Henry, Haiku Telegrapher says:

    DEATH RECEIVED. NO LONGER

    NEED LIBERTY, SKITTLES.

    GIVE ME BRAINS OR BRAINS.

  13. Oops. says:

    (Zombie haikus have six syllables in the first line.)

  14. wishbone says:

    For shame, Jeff–Patrick Henry was a Reese’s Pieces man. 

    And “Zombie Haiku” would be a good name for a rock band.

  15. Neil Patrick Henry says:

    Receding hairline.

    Bon voyage, “Doogie Howser”.

    Please give me a job.

  16. gahrie says:

    Doogie has a job on CBS on some sitcom.

  17. Gray says:

    I just got back from Boston where parking at a meter cost me $175 and a trip to the impound yard.

    Boston is the birthplace of American Liberty….  and apparently it went home to die.

  18. Sean M. says:

    Nice haiku, Patrick.

    No seasonal reference, though.

    B minus at best.

  19. pedantic loser

    hung up on seasonal ref

    Sean M is thy name

  20. Percy Bitchin' Shelley says:

    moqtada departs

    al-sadr man but wiser

    Run, don’t walk… or swing

  21. Tman says:

    Let’s see if I can makes this work..



    How strangely will the

    Tools of a Tyrant pervert

    the plain Meaning of
    …………..words

    yeah, see I run out of syllables there.

    try this…

    Mankind are governed

    more by their feelings than by

    reason. I’ve got pie!

  22. Sean M. says:

    Ouch, Maggie.  Words hurt

    Like sleet stings my face on an

    Ice-cold winter night.

  23. Sean M. says:

    Okay, so the sleet

    Thing was bullshit.  I live in

    Suburban SoCal.

  24. Furriskey says:

    moqtada departs

    al-sadr man but wiser



    Is bloody magic.

  25. klrfz1 says:

    Ask what you can do

    for your country’s enemies.

    Kite flying children.

  26. N. O'Brain says:

    “And “Zombie Haiku” would be a good name for a rock band.

    Posted by wishbone | permalink”

    I’ll tell my son.

    He works for Relapse Records.

  27. Major John says:

    Or maybe “Haiku Zombies”?

  28. Dana says:

    Sean M wrote:

    Nice haiku, Patrick.

    No seasonal reference, though.

    B minus at best.

    Which means it could be

    A senryu; shall we talk

    About our foibles?

  29. Chris says:

    “Give Me Liberty

    as well as skittles

    Hold the Death”

    – A**ie

  30. McGehee says:

    There once was a patriot from Boston

    (A city it’s easy to get lost in)

    His car he parked

    And indignation was sparked

    At how much that decision was costin’

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