What are your pet peeves?

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Hey Tracilicious
learn how to count correctly
It's five seven five



My newest pet peeve
is now haiku composers
who just cannot count

The "is" was silent
Hello and duh to Leo
Repubs are picky

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by RStar

Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Ah, but our American haikus are incorrect anyways. In Japanese it takes more syllables to say less, so they are actually quite a bit shorter. Some suggest that a correct English haiku would be 3, 5, and 3 syllables.


Wounded cat
dancing in the snow
Leo smiles

It's almost impossible to make conversational haikus in that format though. Although it does seem more poetic.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

The "is" was silent
Hello and duh to Leo
Repubs are picky

Oh tracilicious
your vegan mind is clouded
with democrat mush

But I will say I really liked your 3-5-3 format. Nice subject matter.

Not Afraid
Will not be amused
Crazy broad

[Not Afraid]

Someday soon
Cat will get revenge
Poor Leo.

[tracilicious]

All roads end
Haiku conquers all
Mwa ha ha

[BarTopDancer]

Shoddy work.

I paid way to much to have my garbage disposal fixed by Mike Diamond Plumbing. I turned my dishwasher on for the first time since then and it is leaking all over (I never use it, and had no reason to turn it on prior to today). The people at MIke Diamond are saying they can't come out here until tomorrow and I have to pay for the repairs.

Uh no. GRRR

ETA: I found the source of the leak. A hose was not connected properly.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Shoddy work.

I paid way to much to have my garbage disposal fixed by Mike Diamond Plumbing. I turned my dishwasher on for the first time since then and it is leaking all over (I never use it, and had no reason to turn it on prior to today). The people at MIke Diamond are saying they can't come out here until tomorrow and I have to pay for the repairs.

Uh no. GRRR

ETA: I found the source of the leak. A hose was not connected properly.

I think you should make sure you let them know that you are telling everyone exactly what quality of service you received from them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Ah, but our American haikus are incorrect anyways. In Japanese it takes more syllables to say less, so they are actually quite a bit shorter. Some suggest that a correct English haiku would be 3, 5, and 3 syllables.

A true haiku also must mention a season.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Shoddy work.

I paid way to much to have my garbage disposal fixed by Mike Diamond Plumbing. I turned my dishwasher on for the first time since then and it is leaking all over (I never use it, and had no reason to turn it on prior to today). The people at MIke Diamond are saying they can't come out here until tomorrow and I have to pay for the repairs.

Uh no. GRRR

ETA: I found the source of the leak. A hose was not connected properly.

Is it just a hose clamp that needs tightening? There's a hose that goes from the dishwasher to drain into the garbage disposal. Are you renting? If so, isn't this repair the landlords responsibility?

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

Is it just a hose clamp that needs tightening? There's a hose that goes from the dishwasher to drain into the garbage disposal.

Yup. That hose was totally not connected.

Are you renting? If so, isn't this repair the landlords responsibility?

Yup. But my landlord is a total flake and it took about a year to get my garbage disposal fixed. But rent is cheap and I can't afford to move (and it's in a nice area and is nice in comparsion to other places).