Friday, September 30, 2011

Haiku Friday: Goofus and Gallant



Can we please haiku about Goofus and Gallant this week? I know-- I'm a little obsessed.

Here is mine:

Goofus-- I get him.
"I've got to go talk to some
Guys about some stuff."

[This said as he runs past his mother holding a rumpled paper bag]

Now it is your turn... 5 syllables/7 syllables/5 syllables. Your prize? Your bio in this space on Monday!!!!!
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19 comments:

  1. zoetrope12:21 AM

    That tilt of the head-
    A mom, so exhausted that
    She just lets him go.

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  2. tydwbleach12:26 AM

    Goofus is the fun
    one. Gallant is that
    kid who rats you out.

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  3. diadelkendall7:38 AM

    I rarely feel young.
    Unfamiliar old young chaps
    Remind I'm young-er...

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  4. CTL9:36 AM

    Goofus and Gallant?
    Are they the authors of some
    Old legal treatise?

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  5. Ang9:56 AM

    Rebel? Me? Never!
    That goodie-two-shoes Gallant
    could've been my twin.

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  6. Anonymous11:38 AM

    Goofus and Gallant
    I am a little of both
    Naughty and Nice. Yes?

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  7. Texas Lawyer12:29 PM

    Girls showed no love for
    Noble Gallant-"We're just friends."
    They pined for Goofus.

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  8. Goofus1:02 PM

    Yeah, whatever, Mom
    I gotta go chat up girls.
    Don't wait up for me.

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  9. Anonymous1:05 PM

    Some questions:
    1. Why is Gallant on the elevator by himself?

    2. What kind of parent names their child "Goofus?" I can imagine the conversation...

    Mom: Dave, Goofus was running on the escalator today, and he smells like marijuana.

    Dad (rubbing head): I wanted to name him Steve, but oh no, you had to go and honor your Uncle Goofus...

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  10. LouisvilleJill4:07 PM

    Gallant will grow up
    To be that creepy neighbor
    With too many cats

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  11. Jessica5:39 PM

    You marry Gallant,
    But dating the Goofuses
    In college is fun.

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  12. OsoGrande7:47 PM

    As a child, Goofus
    and Gallant gave clarity.
    Real Life? Not so clear.

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  13. OsoGrande7:48 PM

    I vote for LouisvilleJill. I wish I'd have done that one.

    I also wonder if Louisville is headed to the Big 12, as I have heard.

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  14. Anonymous8:47 AM

    Perhaps Goofus is
    Just a doofus. Perhaps Gallant
    Is just a yes-man.
    Bob

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  15. Renee3:17 PM

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  16. The Duchess and Her Sister3:26 PM

    Sharkskin devil lure
    Duels Blue serge perfection--
    The fabric of our law.

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  17. Renee3:40 PM

    I invited him to dinner
    He never said please or thank you.
    Wild boy--come again.


    His trousers spotless
    Pat Boone paragon blonde hair.
    No desire to touch.

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  18. Renee3:52 PM

    He smiles in the mirror--
    His fraternity gold self...
    They'd never suspect him.


    The guts roar.
    He feels her fingers clutch. Gears
    Grind,"hog" leaps skyward.

    Goofus...why don'tcha come up and see me sometime?

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  19. The Medievalist12:03 AM

    Goofus, please don't,
    Now you need stitches and help,
    Will he ever learn?

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