Friday, October 18, 2019

 

Haiku Friday: Nicknames



When I was a prosecutor, another guy had a case that included a defendant whose nickname was "The Count." At trial, an attorney asked him about that:

Q: Why did they call you "The Count?"
A: You know, 'cause of that dude on Sesame Street.
Q: Do you look like him?
A: Hell no. But I used to do this thing where I would talk like him.
Q: Like what?
A: You know... "A vun, two, three bags of crack! Bwa ha ha!

Maybe you have a nickname. Or you gave one to another person. Or wondered about someone else's. At any rate it's a good week to haiku about nicknames.

Here, I will go first:

Our goalie was "Woof."
He wanted to be called
"Wolf." Didn't quite get that.

Now it is your turn! Just use the 5/7/5 syllable formula and have some fun!

Comments:
This one could be fun
We have nicknames for people
down at the ballpark

I'll be back later
with multiple haiku lines
time to get writing
 
Pilots earn call signs
Some sound cool, but really aren’t
Lookin at you Wedge

(Note: Why “Wedge?” Because it is the simplest tool. Much like him)
 
Ballpark Nicknames...

Nickname: "six foot" Dick
a retired undertaker
His wife, "Noodle"

Sits next to "Salty"
resembles a fisherman
They anchor front row

The "Log Lady" sits
behind home plate with her score
book; eating hot dogs

"Uncle Bill" and his
Missus sit with their daughter
"Barbie", husband "Ken"

Our favorite is
"The Weasel". An autograph
collector always

waiting beside the
dugout; game after game; his
book of player cards.

Names cultivated
lovingly, over many
seasons of baseball

He sits in his seat
until the fourth inning, then
gets up for a beer

and walks to pester
the scouts; so predictable
and finish his beer

Others include the
Geeks and the Twerps, Red,
and the Lounge Lizard

Each and every game
Cast of characters awaits
If they only knew..


 
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