Inspired by '80s' Romeo and Juliet haiku and Oh Nuts' Jo and Blair haiku, here is one of my own:

Cindy never had
Any rabbits at Eastland
But she had a pig

Edna Garrett is
A very caring house mom
Who leads all wisely

Let me give your poem a title... An Ode to Romeo and Juliet! Better than An Ode to a D- right? ;)
Right!

(but I don't get it---and I feel like I should, 'cause you winked :lol:)

Inspired by '80s' Romeo and Juliet haiku and Oh Nuts' Jo and Blair haiku, here is one of my own:

Cindy never had
Any rabbits at Eastland
But she had a pig

Nice, lemme take an artsy stab at that same subject matter (though in my faniverse it's not her pig, but just one there for the Harvest Ball).

Looks like Cindy? No
Probably taller for Blair
pig:ink pig:ink grunt grunt pig:ink

Right!

(but I don't get it---and I feel like I should, 'cause you winked :lol:)

Mr Bradley named Tootie's poem that in Emily Dickinson

Mr Bradley named Tootie's poem that in Emily Dickinson
In my d(-)efense (see what I did there? :lol:), I can't remember where that is in the show, but I can kinda hear him saying that. I just remember Tootie stopping him from reading her grade out loud, and grabbing it and stuffing it in her shirt. Which really isn't fair. As Molly would say a la "I.Q.", "Yeah, why should YOU get to have your grade kept secret when all the REST of us had to have OURS said out loud in this dump??" lol

In my d(-)efense (see what I did there? :lol:), I can't remember where that is in the show, but I can kinda hear him saying that. I just remember Tootie stopping him from reading her grade out loud, and grabbing it and stuffing it in her shirt. Which really isn't fair. As Molly would say a la "I.Q.", "Yeah, why should YOU get to have your grade kept secret when all the REST of us had to have OURS said out loud in this dump??" lol

You forgot "YOU NERF-BAG!" at the end ;) He says it the night before they turn their poems in. Tootie says he's gonna love her poem and begins saying a long rhyming sentence. Mr Bradly says its an interesting title to which Tootie replies, "No Mr Bradley, thats the whole poem." He responds, "Ah well then why don't I help give it a title...?"

You forgot "YOU NERF-BAG!" at the end ;) He says it the night before they turn their poems in. Tootie says he's gonna love her poem and begins saying a long rhyming sentence. Mr Bradly says its an interesting title to which Tootie replies, "No Mr Bradley, thats the whole poem." He responds, "Ah well then why don't I help give it a title...?"
Ah, thanks!

(and Lorsie, you forgot "scrawny"! How could you?!?! :eek: :( :lol:)

Ah, thanks!

(and Lorsie, you forgot "scrawny"! How could you?!?! :eek: :( :lol:)

:lol:

Peekskill is where the
Show takes place. Many preppie
Girls - Blair the biggest!

Gourmet cheeses, mimes,
Chateaus, Sauvignon, baguettes
Molly in Paris*

*(inspired by talk in another thread, lol)

Sedimentary.
Metamorphic. Igneous.
All three, adequate.

Gourmet cheeses, mimes,
Chateaus, Sauvignon, baguettes
Molly in Paris*

*(inspired by talk in another thread, lol)

:brent

Hahahaha!

Great job, '80s and ON.

'80s, your Brenda haiku is just hilarious! :lol:

It's sad that Molly will never see your haiku inspired by her crazy book/our thread!

'80s, your Brenda haiku is just hilarious! :lol:
:thanks:

You know, Brenda would love a certain episode of "Mama's Family", when Mama mentions going to look at rocks at an exhibit in town and she says, "I think I like the igneous best." :lol:


It's sad that Molly will never see your haiku inspired by her crazy book/our thread!

Hey, who says she won't?? She could be reading it here incognito on this board right now!

The Internets, wow!

Natalie has a
Pleasant personality
And is popular.

Strudel at Eastland
The kitchen oven bakes it
All adults love it

Quiet by window
Adorned with a sombrero
One Señor Tiger

Quiet by window
Adorned with a sombrero
One Señor Tiger

:lol:

Natalie has a
Pleasant personality
And is popular.

...Or is she just... "busy"? :lol:

You know, Brenda would love a certain episode of "Mama's Family", when Mama mentions going to look at rocks at an exhibit in town and she says, "I think I like the igneous best." :lol:


:lol:

Here's a Brenda-inspired joke for you guys:

What did Sher-rock Holmes say to Dr. Rockson?



Hey, who says she won't?? She could be reading it here incognito on this board right now!

The Internets, wow!

If you're here, Molly, say something. Just give me a sign! :lol:

[insert ouiji board emoji here]

:lol:

Here's a Brenda-inspired joke for you guys:

What did Sher-rock Holmes say to Dr. Rockson?


"Sedimentary, my dear boy"? lol


If you're here, Molly, say something. Just give me a sign! :lol:

[insert ouiji board emoji here]
:lol:

"Sedimentary, my dear boy"? lol


You got it! :lol:

You got it! :lol:
Only because of my research this afternoon for my mineral haiku! :lol:

If you're here, Molly, say something. Just give me a sign! :lol:

[insert ouiji board emoji here]

*Knock knock*

Retro: Come in, Molly!

*Knock knock*

Retro: Come in, Molly!

:lol:

"Wow, Molly...for an invisible lurker, you sure are a snappy dresser!" :cool:

"Wow, Molly...for an invisible lurker, you sure are a snappy dresser!" :cool:

:D

:D
:uplol:

I knew you'd show your love that I used Sue Ann's line! :lol:

:uplol:

I knew you'd show your love that I used Sue Ann's line! :lol:

You know my love of all things Sue Ann well :p

That Robert Garrett
Sure is a snappy dresser
For a dead hamster

Jo is a tough gal
In the beginning, hates Blair
But in time doesn’t

First level of in-
Sult, "Blow it out your track shoes"
Then later, "Turn blue!"

That Robert Garrett
Sure is a snappy dresser
For a dead hamster

:brent

;)

Em'ly Mahoney
Could have been in 2 through 4
Yet was never seen

Em'ly Mahoney
Could have been in 2 through 4
Yet was never seen

:clap:

The middle name "Ann"
Beverly Stickle contains
And Sue Weaver too

The middle name "Ann"
Beverly Stickle contains
And Sue Weaver too
:lol:

Click flash click flash click
Flash click flash click flash click flash
Molly's camera

In Peekskill is a
School where Edna Garrett works
As House mom to all

A dorm housemother
School dietitian calls long
Edna's Edibles

Blair is quite snooty
She has money and very good
Looks. Jo dislikes her

Tootie Ramsey likes
To get into trouble BUT:
We still love her much

Amphibious one
Fan fav'rite forty years-plus
Leon the green frog

Natalie Green is
Pleasingly plump and funny
Pals lots with Tootie

The Chugalug bar
Blair Natalie Tootie Jo
Lives forever chang'd

Love the ep where we
See some of Blair rub off on
Jo. And vice versa.

Champ, The Eastland Streak
Two monikers by Bradley
Sue Ann v. Cindy

Blair is a clothes horse
But Jo could care less About
What she wears. Really!

Deliveryboy
De'Forest Bakery Roy
Dork pines for Jo

Jo: a tough cookie
Doesn’t take crap from Blair or
Anyone else too!

First Mr. Bradley
Mr. Harris for one year
Mr. Parker, one

The charter "Facts" girls
Seven Wonders of the World
Fun matching them up

I wanna play
But don't know how
to make a haiku

:(:confused:

It's easy cfr! :)

You make a haiku with 3 lines of the following:

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Some people like "OH Nuts!" like to make them "sentences". Some people like me like to be "avant-garde" so to speak and make them "artsy". Just however you like doing them. Welcome to the FOL coffee shop poetry readings! :wave:

It’s easy peasy
Five seven five just like this
(Syllables that is!)

The haiku beckons
cfr will take the stage
New poetic voice

A new poetic
Voice! Let’s rejoice, and see what
Pops up on this thread!

cfr has left
It is 'tween the 3 and 4
'Tis the "Facts" hour

(lol)

The Facts hour sounds just
Fine by me! Haikus are fun
To write: Like this one!

How come they don't ever rhyme?! The only rule is the syllables?!

How come they don't ever rhyme?! The only rule is the syllables?!

Yes, the only rule is the syllable count for each line

1st line 5, second 7, third 5

How come they don't ever rhyme?! The only rule is the syllables?!

Yes. Three lines:

5 syllables here
7 syllables are next
5 syllables here

(See what I did there?) ;)

Yes. Three lines:

5 syllables here
7 syllables are next
5 syllables here

(See what I did there?) ;)

YES I DID! And very clever too I might add!:wave:

How come they don't ever rhyme?!

Because they're not American! :lol:

:joke:


The only rule is the syllables?!

Yes, that's really all it is! lol :wave:

First Mr. Bradley
Mr. Harris for one year
Mr. Parker, one

Shouldn't that last word
Be "three", since Mr. Parker
Was in three, four, five?

YES I DID! And very clever too I might add!:wave:

Why thank you, OH Nuts
I thought it was cute, so I
Gave it a try there

Shouldn't that last word
Be "three", since Mr. Parker
Was in three, four, five?

Ah, I see how you're reading it, but I didn't mean "one" as in years, I meant "one" as in "a headmaster," since I started it "First Mr. Bradley"

Just being extra artsy but I see how it can be confusing. :lol: :crazy:

Ah, I see how you're reading it, but I didn't mean "one" as in years, I meant "one" as in "a headmaster," since I started it "First Mr. Bradley"

Just being extra artsy but I see how it can be confusing. :lol: :crazy:

Ah, I can see, now
What you are saying. I did
Not understand it

:lol:

Here, here's a redo:

Mr. Bradley's one
Mr. Harris too, with toup'
Mr. Parker, one

Julie Piekarski
Shoved Blair's face in rice pudding
Plays Sue Ann Weaver

Wow, something poetic from Lorsie! Nice! :clap:

Wow, something poetic from Lorsie! Nice! :clap:

Haha thanks, it was a try :lol:

It wasn't a "try", it was a success! Welcome to the Eastland coffee shop! :cheers:

(which is probably set up in the cafeteria :lol:)

It wasn't a "try", it was a success! Welcome to the Eastland coffee shop! :cheers:

(which is probably set up in the cafeteria :lol:)

:lol:

If I may go up to the mic again:

Miss Felice Schachter
Forty years ago was not
"All-American"

If I may go up to the mic again:

Miss Felice Schachter
Forty years ago was not
"All-American"
:rofl:

Ah, I can see, now
What you are saying. I did
Not understand it

Haikus are lots of
fun, don’t you think? I sure do!
I bet Tootie too!

"Tootie too! Tootie too!"

I sound like an Eastland parrot. :lol:

🦜

"Tootie too! Tootie too!"

I sound like an Eastland parrot. :lol:

🦜

Ooohhhhhh, you’re gonna be in trooouuuble :lol:

Natalie is sunny
Funny, pleasingly plump and
Pals much with Tootie

Julie Piekarski
Shoved Blair's face in rice pudding
Plays Sue Ann Weaver

Nice work, Lorimar!
You really captured Julie
And Sue Ann Weaver

Haikus are lots of
fun, don’t you think? I sure do!
I bet Tootie too!

I love the haikus
They're easier than poems
No need for rhyming

If I may go up to the mic again:

Miss Felice Schachter
Forty years ago was not
"All-American"

That's really great, Eights
Another excellent one
Nice Nancy tribute

Jo’s a tough cookie
And doesn’t take any crap
From Blair and others

Nice work, Lorimar!
You really captured Julie
And Sue Ann Weaver

:rofl: thanks :D

Geri's got CP
A stand-up comedian
And Blair's cousin, too

Geri is very cool
But she embarrasses Blair
GO F YOURSELF BLAIR!

Geri is very cool
But she embarrasses Blair
GO F YOURSELF BLAIR!

OOH! There's gonna be troublllllle!!....LOL....You're gonna feel the wrath of valentina for that last line! :lol::lol::lol:

Blair can be a real
pill. Vapid, shallow and vain
Jo takes her down! YAY!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Blair can be a real
pill. Vapid, shallow and vain
Jo takes her down! YAY!


That was quite harsh on BLAIR: she's not VAPID lol! (maybe vain and a little shallow). It's been proven that she can be deep underneath her 'shallow' facade.:talk::talk::talk:

OOH! There's gonna be troublllllle!!....LOL....You're gonna feel the wrath of valentina for that last line! :lol::lol::lol:


You're quite right about that cfr1970, but not necessarily on the last line, but rather on the one where it says that GERI embarrasses BLAIR: she was JEALOUS of her cousin (not EMBARRASSED)!!!!:wave::wave::wave:

That was quite harsh on BLAIR: she's not VAPID lol! (maybe vain and a little shallow). It's been proven that she can be deep underneath her 'shallow' facade.:talk::talk::talk:

Sorry. Didn’t realize you were a big Blair fan; would have toned it down a bit.

But really in the beginning Blair was insufferable. But she did mellow out as time went on. Actually, my favorite ep was the one that showed how Jo toned down Blair, and Blair made Jo more refined.

You're quite right about that cfr1970, but not necessarily on the last line, but rather on the one where it says that GERI embarrasses BLAIR: she was JEALOUS of her cousin (not EMBARRASSED)!!!!:wave::wave::wave:

OK, then Blair can be forgiven. But I don’t think that’s the way it started out!

[QUOTE=OH Nuts!;5721074]Sorry. Didn’t realize you were a big Blair fan; would have toned it down a bit.

But really in the beginning Blair was insufferable. But she did mellow out as time went on. Actually, my favorite ep was the one that showed how Jo toned down Blair, and Blair made Jo more refined.[/QUOT


:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Yeah, Blair toned down to where she actually made tuna fish was quite marvelous to watch. And Jo not abetting vandalism as well.

Yeah, Blair toned down to where she actually made tuna fish was quite marvelous to watch. And Jo not abetting vandalism as well.


To be honest, i found JO rather 'insufferable' towards BLAIR (especially on season 3): she was aggressive and hostile around the debutante, and i always feared had a feeling she might beat the hell out of her! Luckily all that changed by season 4 lol!:crazy::crazy::crazy:

BLAIR on the other hand was always my favourite: on the pilot episode 'The girls school' she made quite an impression on me!:wave::wave::wave:

:dance::dance::dance::dance:

Valentina likes
Blair. Who does have a flair for
Elegance and taste.

Valentina likes
Blair. Who does have a flair for
Elegance and taste.

Yeah, that's a great one! Thanks OH Nuts!:happyface:happyface:happyface

It’s not that I don’t
Like Blair! I just didn’t in
Very beginning.

I love the haikus
They're easier than poems
No need for rhyming

Well, they are poems
but for some reason only
Syllables count--weird!

(lol)

WHOA :eek: I was , "totes", like,
Where did that Blair slam come from??
Out of the F blue!!

Don’t get last Haiku.
But did end up liking Blair
Later on in show.

Don’t get last Haiku.
But did end up liking Blair
Later on in show.

Your sudden slam on Blair on the previous page which caused cfr to go "on alert" that there was gonna be "troubbbblllllle" once valentina saw it. ;) :lol:

Your sudden slam on Blair on the previous page which caused cfr to go "on alert" that there was gonna be "troubbbblllllle" once valentina saw it. ;) :lol:

Well I didn’t like Blair in the beginning or how she treated Geri at first. But Blair did mellow out as the series went on.

Well I didn’t like Blair in the beginning or how she treated Gerinat first. But Blair did mellow out as the series went on.


BLAIR was jealous of all the attention GERI was getting (she desperately craved for attention) and yes, on season 2 she wasn't very likable.

I believe they rewrote her character: on the pilot episode 'The girls school' and season 1, BLAIR was the 'rebellious lose' kid who smoked and broke the rules. By season 2 she became the 'snobbish rich' kid who irritated JO.

It's the least to say that i was quite disappointed when the writers decided to shift BLAIR's personality to JO, and i always felt that was cheating: to me, the BLAIR from the pilot and season 1 is the true one, and not the one they 'created' later on, sorry....:confused::confused::confused:

:nonono::nonono::nonono:

Baguettes, croissants, mimes
Blair, Jo, Natalie, Tootie
Paris surrounds them

The housemother smock
Magical gift to the dorm
Endless supplies there

Hahaha nice one eights!

Tootie’s real first name
Is Dorothy. And her gal
Pal is Natalie.

Nice!

A bed of lettuce
With flavorful green pepper
Does not a hare make

🐰

:lol:

Meat of mystery
Even with cinnamon buns
Does not make a meal

:lol:

Meat of mystery
Even with cinnamon buns
Does not make a meal

But with peppers that burst with flavor it could ;)

But with peppers that burst with flavor it could ;)

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

No. even with flavor-bursting peppers, that is not a well-balanced meal. Where is the dairy? They need a school dietician. Hmmm... where could we find someone who has an RN degree and is already familiar with the rules at Eastland?

But with peppers that burst with flavor it could ;)

:lol:


No. even with flavor-bursting peppers, that is not a well-balanced meal. Where is the dairy? They need a school dietician. Hmmm... where could we find someone who has an RN degree and is already familiar with the rules at Eastland?

Ha! I see what'cha did there! 😆

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

No. even with flavor-bursting peppers, that is not a well-balanced meal. Where is the dairy? They need a school dietician. Hmmm... where could we find someone who has an RN degree and is already familiar with the rules at Eastland?




Let's go and find a MRS G again!!!! (one with red hair hee hee!):cheers::cheers::cheers:

Hair of bright ginger
Her temperament: Feisty!
val's Mrs. Garrett

The girls of Eastland
All gather around Edna
Garrett. Their house mom.

The girls of Eastland
All gather around Edna
Garrett. Their house mom.

It's like that scene in the opening credits of Season One! Well done, Oh Nuts!

Seven Eastland girls
Molly, Tootie, Cindy, Nat,
Blair, Sue Ann, Nancy

Seven Eastland girls
Molly, Tootie, Cindy, Nat,
Blair, Sue Ann, Nancy

Haha perfect fit

Haha perfect fit

Jo didn't think so! ;)

Once she was added, it became:

Four Eastland girls, now
Tootie, Blair, Natalie, and
Joanna Marie

With four other girls
Molly, Cindy, Nancy, Sue
Still friends in the dorm

"Math" for Nancy O.
"Arithmetic" her word choice
Eastland abacus

Nice!

Old bun warmer still?
Mr. Parker has cold buns.
Edna's final say.

Tootie Ramsey is
All about mischief but she’s
Really a good girl

Does that last one there
Have eight syllables, OhNuts?
A good effort though.

Old bun warmer still?
Mr. Parker has cold buns.
Edna's final say.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Does that last one there
Have eight syllables, OhNuts?
A good effort though.

It did, but I just fixed it.

And now it's awesome
It is perfection (no, wait...
gum is perfection)

Tootie’s real name is
Dorothy Ramsey and she’s
Always in mischief!

Her pal's Natalie
A funny gal, lots of fun
With the last name Green

Natalie has a
Very agreeable way
About her. She’s fun!

There's psychology
And also arithmetic
Poker should be taught

Jo is a tough cookie
And calls Blair on all her crap
She keeps Blair in line

Sue Ann's small hometown
Why, Kansas City, Kansas
She tells all the world

Sue Ann's small hometown
Why, Kansas City, Kansas
She tells all the world

Blair thinks that she is
Entitled. Jo tells her to
Get over it—FAST!

Everyone's fav'rite
Social justice warrior
Is Molly Parker
✊

Natalie is a
Good natured girl. She’s very
Funny and quite plump

Neil is quite a jerk
He treats Natalie poorly
And lies about her

Edna Garrett is
A wise housemother. She gives
The girls wise advice

Two Julies, one show
Cindy is a tomboy and
Sue Ann's a farm girl

Preppy girl’s school in
Peekskill is the setting of
The show. Edna rules!

Sue Ann's small hometown
Why, Kansas City, Kansas
She tells all the world

Woooooo our Sue Ann!!!!! :D

Preppy girl’s school in
Peekskill is the setting of
The show. Edna rules!

She sure does!

Edna rocks the show
Smart, witty, nothing gets by
Her. Girls stay in line!

Woooooo our Sue Ann!!!!! :D

Haha! :lol:

Dwelling in the dorm
Later the girls' makeshift room
Sombrero Tiger

In an ep, Blair
And Jo are shown to have learned
Something from each other

The new girl flattens
Mrs. Garrett's marigolds
They were not weeds, dear

Jo is a tough cookie
And is not afraid to tell
Blair to go stuff it!

Sue Ann and Cindy
They are best friends all year long
The new "Frog and Toad"

Oh, what a nice Wind in the Willows-inspired haiku!

Oh, what a nice Wind in the Willows-inspired haiku!

Well, "Frog and Toad" by Arnold Lobel, not "The Wind in the Willows", but yeah, FaT does kind of have that same kind of WitW feel.

I was inspired because I just finished "Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury" last night which is a hardback edition containing all four volumes of that famous '70s best friend duo Frog and Toad. :read:

Jo is tough and cool
And takes no crap from Blair, she
Will get in her face.

Kari wants the role
But Nancy comes along and
Blows her out the door

Kevin is a new
Cast member. But he's quite gross
Adios, Kevin!

And don't let the Ed-
-na's Edibles door hit you
on the way out--dude!

:lol:

:lol:

Nancy, Blair, Sue Ann
Cindy, Natalie, Molly
Tootie, and add Jo

Nancy, Blair, Sue Ann
Cindy, Natalie, Molly
Tootie, and add Jo

"Too many syllables for a 22-minute haiku! Pick four! Forget everybody else!" ;)

"Too many syllables for a 22-minute haiku! Pick four! Forget everybody else!" ;)

:rofl:

Kari wants the role
But Nancy comes along and
Blows her out the door



So that's the name of the girl who almost became JO: cheers 80s!

:thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx::thanx:

Kari wants the role
But Nancy comes along and
Blows her out the door

Haha

So that's the name of the girl who almost became JO: cheers 80s!

Yup, "Gimme a Break!" 's Kari Michaelsen. :wave: