Have fun and make up some Facts of Life-inspired haikus! If you're not familiar with, a haiku is a three line poem
First line-5 syllables
Second line-7 syllables
Third line-5 syllables
Rhyming isn't necessary!

Spoiled little rich girl
Snob but with a heart of gold
A great foil for Jo

Tough girl joins the show
Likes bikes and using her fists
A great foil for Blair

Roller skating girl
Likely to get in trooouuubbbllle!
She is Nat's best friend

Chubby, sarcastic
Slims down, becomes a writer
She's Tootie's best friend

Mrs. G takes care
Of the girls with tender love
Sage advice, good food

Early in the show
Lots of girls at Eastland school
Later just the four

Blair's hair from the back
Looked like a butt it was so
Feathered Thank you Margret (sp) Cho.

Nice ode to the "forgotten" girls, Bonnie! I hope to come up with one devoted to my favorite, Nancy.

:lol: I agree, Anna, the hair on that show got large! Ah, the '80s! A while ago a high school friend and I were looking at old pictures from then, and we wondered how we even got through the doorways!:)

Nice ode to the "forgotten" girls, Bonnie! I hope to come up with one devoted to my favorite, Nancy.

:lol: I agree, Anna, the hair on that show got large! Ah, the '80s! A while ago a high school friend and I were looking at old pictures from then, and we wondered how we even got through the doorways!:)

Yeah, the higher the hair the closer to God. :lol:

Early in the show
Lots of girls at Eastland school
Later just the four

I felt bad for the girls who got the ax but the show only got better afterwards. :)

Friendly, fun, and cute
She was such a great athlete
Cindy our tomboy

Friendly, fun, and cute
She was such a great athlete
Cindy our tomboy

Nice ode to a forgotten girl!:)

Nice ode to a forgotten girl!:)

Thanks, she's always been my favorite Lost Girl :)

And now to my 2nd favorite:

Photos and guitar
A budding feminist too
This is our Molly

I felt bad for the girls who got the ax but the show only got better afterwards. :)
I disagree. The first season was quite good. I can only watch the first four seasons. After that, the show is almost unwatchable. Only the Eastland years are FOL.

Friendly, fun, and cute
She was such a great athlete
Cindy our tomboy

Thanks, '80s! This is awesome!

Always on the phone
Boyfriend Roger's never seen
Nancy has no lines

Sue Ann smoked some dope
Kansas City's far away
Country girl farewell

Good ones Retro, especially "Nancy has no lines" :lol:

Where's Miss Mahoney?
Whatever happened to her?
Rabbits in trouble

Haha! Great one, '80s!


Eastland headmaster
Mrs. Garrett helped him out
Then Bradley was gone

Haha! Great one, '80s!

Thanks, I knew only the most devoted FOL fans would get that last line---ones like you!

Nice to see Mr. Bradley love. Continuing on in the headmaster vein...

Bald Mr. Parker
No relation to Molly
No kiddin', a "toup"

That made me laugh!

This one is for you, '80s!


Rich princess Alex
Showed up late in Season Four
No one will miss you.

That made me laugh!

This one is for you, '80s!


Rich princess Alex
Showed up late in Season Four
No one will miss you.


Hahaha! I forgot you knew my great disdain for her, lol. And I'm glad Mr. Parker's made you laugh with Mrs. Garrett's quote as the final line, lol.

Oh Roy you poor boy
Jo always insulted you
Perhaps secret love?

(lol)

Hahaha! I forgot you knew my great disdain for her, lol.

Oh, I will never forget your disdain for Alex. It mirrors my own for Kelly Affinado.

And I'm glad Mr. Parker's made you laugh with Mrs. Garrett's quote as the final line, lol.

Yeah, it's so out of character for Mrs. G to say something like that, that it's just the best line.

Your haikus are awesome!

Oh, I will never forget your disdain for Alex. It mirrors my own for Kelly Affinado

UGH, she's a close 2nd. The instant she threatens Blair I completely write her off. #GONE

Edna's Edibles
What a cozy quaint wood place
One more season please?

UGH, she's a close 2nd. The instant she threatens Blair I completely write her off. #GONE

Yep!


Edna's Edibles
What a cozy quaint place
One more season please?

Woops! Only six syllables in the middle.
A hai-boo-boo! ;)

Woops! Only six syllables in the middle.
A hai-boo-boo! ;)

Haha!

Fixed, lol.

Oh, very nice. Definitely a lot of wood at EE.

Oh, very nice. Definitely a lot of wood at EE.

Yeah, and I enjoy it, but after a while I'm ready for a "lighter" set; I loved the welcoming pale yellow in the cafeteria and kitchen. :)

Two roller skates
Tootie wore them all the time
Wheeling season one

Yeah, and I enjoy it, but after a while I'm ready for a "lighter" set; I loved the welcoming pale yellow in the cafeteria and kitchen. :)


For me, only the Eastland dorm and the Eastland cafeteria are the real "Facts of Life". All those crazy episodes with bakeries, tacky souvenir shops, and closed shops are like a bad spin-off. The bakery episodes were less bad than the later incarnations, though, and that set was homey.


Two roller skates
Tootie wore them all the time
Wheeling season one

I hope the haikus keep coming!

Jo is a tomboy
Who never takes crap from Blair
Or anyone really

Nancy was the gal
To add some zest to a scene
Why'd they let her go?

You take the good you
Take the bad and what you get
Is: The Facts Of Life

For me, only the Eastland dorm and the Eastland cafeteria are the real "Facts of Life". All those crazy episodes with bakeries, tacky souvenir shops, and closed shops are like a bad spin-off. The bakery episodes were less bad than the later incarnations, though, and that set was homey.

Yeah, I know Edna's Edibles is the beginning of moving away from classic "Facts", but darn it, Edna Garrett just deserves her moment of glory owning her own business, lol. And yes, that's the "least offensive" of the post-Eastland incarnations, lol.

And, oh no! I just realized I mixed up headmasters earlier! Mr. Parker was the final headmaster, it was Mr. Harris who was the one-shot headmaster for one episode:

Bald Mr Harris
Thought Mrs. Garrett a drunk
No kiddin', a "toup"

Nancy was the gal
To add some zest to a scene
Why'd they let her go?

Most excellent, Alex!

You take the good you
Take the bad and what you get
Is: The Facts Of Life

More please!

And, oh no! I just realized I mixed up headmasters earlier! Mr. Parker was the final headmaster, it was Mr. Harris who was the one-shot headmaster for one episode:

Bald Mr Harris
Thought Mrs. Garrett a drunk
No kiddin', a "toup"

Oh, right! Mr. Parker was the insensitive jerk! Mr. Harris was the vain bully who didn't bother to check his facts.

Oh, right! Mr. Parker was the insensitive jerk! Mr. Harris was the vain bully who didn't bother to check his facts.

His "facts"! ;) Yup, you're right, only, Mr. Parker wasn't an insensitive jerk at first, but boy they sure morphed him into one! Too bad he became "one of the bad guys" toward the end of the Eastland run.

Headmaster Parker
Sometimes he came to our side
But he crossed Edna

His "facts"! ;) Yup, you're right, only, Mr. Parker wasn't an insensitive jerk at first, but boy they sure morphed him into one! Too bad he became "one of the bad guys" toward the end of the Eastland run.

I guess the stress of the job caused him to get so rude. That job must have been really difficult; no one stayed in that job for very long. Crocker, Bradley, Harris, Parker, ???...


Headmaster Parker
Sometimes he came to our side
But he crossed Edna

:lol:

I guess the stress of the job caused him to get so rude. That job must have been really difficult; no one stayed in that job for very long. Crocker, Bradley, Harris, Parker, ???...

Still no excuse for Mr. Parker from me, lol. After all, Mrs. Garrett managed to get to Mr. Bradley and mellow him into a better headmaster in some ways. :)

Now for faculty haiku:

Ms. Downs the teacher
But she works at Harrison's
Is she moonlighting?

Still no excuse for Mr. Parker from me, lol. After all, Mrs. Garrett managed to get to Mr. Bradley and mellow him into a better headmaster in some ways. :)

OR: Mrs. Garrett pushed Mr. Bradley over the edge, and he had to go to the hospital, and that's why we never again see him nor do they ever mention him again. He really needed the Hawaiian vacation he missed! :crazy:

Peekskill prep school has
Many colorful girls like:
Blair, Jo and Tootie

Ms. Downs may teach school
But at Harrison's she says
"I don't write the ads!"

Tootie Ramsey is
A cute mischievous girl
At the Eastland school

Jo's motorcycle
Prized bike in lots of pieces
Eat bok choy, Miko

Haha!

;)

Who's Marshall Ramsey?
Her brother, so Tootie says
Only seen/heard once

Where did Molly go?
She was on The Facts of Life.
Then replaced by Jo.

Molly Ringwald once
Was on The Facts of Life but
Was let go and gone.

Haiku is real hard.
But The Facts of Life will be
On MeTV soon.

Where did Molly go?
She was on The Facts of Life.
Then replaced by Jo.

Molly Ringwald once
Was on The Facts of Life but
Was let go and gone.

Haiku is real hard.
But The Facts of Life will be
On MeTV soon.

Most excellent!

Oh, Kedgie Barksdale
Sister Tumpy was expelled
Stay away from pot

Oh, lone piano
Unused in the common room
Your purpose was naught

Oh, lone piano
Unused in the common room
Your purpose was naught

Ah, the ole Haiku thread! Nice one!

Seriously, the writers couldn't think of one use for that piano?!

Here's another haiku about another FOL prop that didn't get much love:

On the table there
The pot of mystery meat
Uneaten, unloved

lol, at least the mystery meat got a mention, and an interaction! The poor piano was never even acknowledged. :(

And thanks to your old limerick from the past, I now always think of the mystery meat as "smelling of bare feet" :lol:

Speaking of things that smell:

Warm fragrant sticky buns
Mrs. Garrett can smell them
Oh, the cruel cook

lol, at least the mystery meat got a mention, and an interaction! The poor piano was never even acknowledged. :(

Well, that's not technically true: the piano is prominently featured in Season 8, in the opening credits: the cast gathers merrily around the piano, Jo even sitting on top of it. Beverly Ann even plays it. Only Tootie refused to take part, facing away from the piano she clearly hated so much.

Natalie also shares screen time with the piano in the opening credits for that season.


And thanks to your old limerick from the past, I now always think of the mystery meat as "smelling of bare feet" :lol:

That was a particularly memorable line, but no less memorable than many of yours!


Speaking of things that smell:

Warm fragrant sticky buns
Mrs. Garrett can smell them
Oh, the cruel cook

Nice! And she even became a baker herself, baking many warm, fragrant sticky buns, so I guess she was inspired!

Eastland photos hang
On walls, each class is pictured
Class of '83

Well, that's not technically true: the piano is prominently featured in Season 8, in the opening credits: the cast gathers merrily around the piano, Jo even sitting on top of it. Beverly Ann even plays it. Only Tootie refused to take part, facing away from the piano she clearly hated so much.

We were strictly speaking of the common room piano in the dorm. That one got zero attention. :(



Eastland photos hang
On walls, each class is pictured
Class of '83

Oh, those hallowed halls!

Nancy in a dress
Umbrella will not open
Olsen's a drowned rat

We were strictly speaking of the common room piano in the dorm. That one got zero attention. :(


Oh, that piano! I thought you were talking about the piano in the common room in the store. Yes, I agree that piano got neglected.



Oh, those hallowed halls!

Nancy in a dress
Umbrella will not open
Olsen's a drowned rat

Speaking of drowned rats...

Spikes in the basement
Cindy will try to get them
Now she's soaking wet

Oh, that piano! I thought you were talking about the piano in the common room in the store. Yes, I agree that piano got neglected.

Right...no, there is only one "common room", and that is in the dorm; in fact, I had never even heard of "common room" until this show, lol. Really, except for season 1 FOL, I've rarely heard that term ever used at all!

As for "the common room in the store", since that's a residential house attached to/above a store, I would call that the "living room"; "common rooms" are strictly on educational campuses.


Speaking of drowned rats...

Spikes in the basement
Cindy will try to get them
Now she's soaking wet

Continuing the Cindy love:

Hail, Cindy Webster
Corn Maiden of the Harvest
Goddess we worship

Right...no, there is only one "common room", and that is in the dorm; in fact, I had never even heard of "common room" until this show, lol. Really, except for season 1 FOL, I've rarely heard that term ever used at all!

As for "the common room in the store", since that's a residential house attached to/above a store, I would call that the "living room"; "common rooms" are strictly on educational campuses.

Yes, you're right. I just wasn't thinking. The piano in the living room had a bigger role, and so my mind jumped to it, rather than the oh-so-neglected piano in the common room in the dorm.

Maybe Mrs. Garrett or one of her girls played it sometime during the Parents' Night shindig at Eastland.


Continuing the Cindy love:

Hail, Cindy Webster
Corn Maiden of the Harvest
Goddess we worship

Awesome!

Time for some Molly love:

A voice from Eastland
Molly on the radio
W-2-J-I-O

Ha! Good very specific one for Molly! lol

Ms. Molly Parker
Her post-Eastland career move
Our next Joan Baez

Ha! Good very specific one for Molly! lol

Ms. Molly Parker
Her post-Eastland career move
Our next Joan Baez

Never cared for Molly's musical talents when she was a kid. But I digress. Still a good haiku!

The camera flashes
Click, click, click goes the shutter
Molly snaps more pics

Edna Garrett is
A mother hen type really
Caring for her girls

Edna Garrett is
A mother hen type really
Caring for her girls

GREAT tribute to Mrs. G, Oh Nuts! Love it!

RetroGuy, dig this
"Molly Parker In Concert"
I'll scalp your ticket

;)

RetroGuy, dig this
"Molly Parker In Concert"
I'll scalp your ticket

;)

Please do! :lol:

Poor millennials
Lost after Molly's first song:
"Who is 'Joan Baez'?"

:lol:

Can't rely on dads
Which then leads to revulsion
I shall sing sad songs

Rooting for Tootie
Is easy because of her:
PERSONALITY!!

Rooting for Tootie
Is easy because of her:
PERSONALITY!!

Well done!

Briefly Nat's roommate
She collects rocks all the time
Brenda's adequate

Tootie Ramsey is
A very likeable girl:
The pride of Peekskill!

Tootie Ramsey is
A very likeable girl:
The pride of Peekskill!

She is indeed!

(When she's not whining about Jermaine Jackson, that is).

Ali-kins stops by
Then she leaves a precious gift
Babe in a basket

Origin unknown
O, Tiger with sombrero:
What is your story??

Origin unknown
O, Tiger with sombrero:
What is your story??

Haha! What episode is this from? Sounds like an OOH episode.

Haha! What episode is this from? Sounds like an OOH episode.

:lol: You never noticed?? Omg, lol, no, he's a mainstay from the classic years! He's there all the time in the girls' room! He's even a season 1 retainer! (though I believe he was not "hat-ed" until season 2) Check it out!

There once was a poster named Retro
Who never saw the tiger with the sombrero
'80s pointed it out
And was then heard to shout
"How did you never see him there-o??"

lol

:lol: You never noticed?? Omg, lol, no, he's a mainstay from the classic years! He's there all the time in the girls' room! He's even a season 1 retainer! (though I believe he was not "hat-ed" until season 2) Check it out!

Oh, nice! No, never noticed the tiger with the sombrero! Now, that's actually interesting, because it adds another dimension to the "Roommate Debate". If we see the tiger in a room that is supposedly Cindy, Sue Ann, Nancy or Molly's room, we'll know there is a problem with the roommate theory...


There once was a poster named Retro
Who never saw the tiger with the sombrero
'80s pointed it out
And was then heard to shout
"How did you never see him there-o??"

I'm honored to be included in a FOL limerick. Truly. But, confusingly, this is the Haiku thread! :(

Bwahaha!

Oh, nice! No, never noticed the tiger with the sombrero! Now, that's actually interesting, because it adds another dimension to the "Roommate Debate". If we see the tiger in a room that is supposedly Cindy, Sue Ann, Nancy or Molly's room, we'll know there is a problem with the roommate theory...

:lol:

Unless the girls frequently borrowed or "shared" him! lol


I'm honored to be included in a FOL limerick. Truly. But, confusingly, this is the Haiku thread! :(

Bwahaha!

Hey, can ya blame me? I was so thrown by the fact that you never noticed this stripey Mexican hat-wearing guy! :lol:

(just take your limerick here as a "bonus" for you, haha)

Now to get back on the subject:

Season one tiger
Completely bare is your head
Sombrero - from where?

Oh, Eastland's lone globe
Set up high in Season One
Squished in Season Two

Oh, Eastland's lone globe
Set up high in Season One
Squished in Season Two

:lol:

But, "squished"? How so?

Common room hall door
To basement we wish you led
Unopened - all shows!

But, "squished"? How so?

Oh, just with how tightly Nancy was gripping it.


Common room hall door
To basement we wish you led
Unopened - all shows!

Indeed we do.

Common room pay phone
So weird to have it ten feet
From the other phone

:lol:

Oh, just with how tightly Nancy was gripping it.

Haha, that would have been great to see her squeeze it so tight she smashed it, and the whole world exploded into pieces all over that room :lol:




Common room pay phone
So weird to have it ten feet
From the other phone

:lol:

:lol: first I was like, "What??" - I totally forgot there was ever a pay phone!

But, it looks like that was the only phone in the common room in the first four shows, as there is no phone on the "phone table" (at least in "The Return of Mr. Garrett").

I guess Eastland decided it have $ and swapped it out for "the Roger phone" :lol:

But, it looks like that was the only phone in the common room in the first four shows, as there is no phone on the "phone table" (at least in "The Return of Mr. Garrett").

I guess Eastland decided it have $ and swapped it out for "the Roger phone" :lol:

Yes, there was a payphone, too!

I just assumed they added the second phone. Do we ever see the payphone after the first four episodes? Who would use it, after there was a perfectly free phone installed 10 feet away?

And is this pay phone the same one that's seen in the lounge in the cafeteria, in season two?

I just assumed they added the second phone. Do we ever see the payphone after the first four episodes?

I never even thought about the different phones before. Good question, we'll have to see if the pay phone is there in 1980---I would doubt it, but you never know.

*Update* - So far from what I'm seeing, the camera never pans beyond the left side of the window framing the front door. I would assume it's not there anymore, but you never know, maybe they just left it up and decided to keep it out of view, lol (though that would leave the audience wondering why there's a pay phone and a freebie 10 feet away, lol).


Who would use it, after there was a perfectly free phone installed 10 feet away?

Princess Alexandra! ;)


And is this pay phone the same one that's seen in the lounge in the cafeteria, in season two?

Oo, great question! It would sure be hard to tell since I assume pay phones all pretty much looked the same (within their own various models---booth, wall mount, etc.), but there sure is a great chance it was the same one.

Pay phone in the dorm
"Nancied" after just four shows?
In the lounge later?

New Yorker poster
Hanging in Tumpy's dorm room
Now above Blair's bed

Flowers in "1" room
Summer hiatus goes by
Flowers in "2" room

The clock by the stairs
Changes mysteriously
Between fall and spring

Common room pay phone
Wall-adorning in four shows
Free phone after that

Peekskill preppie girls
Live in Eastland girl’s school dorms
Edna mother hen

Peekskill preppie girls
Live in Eastland girl’s school dorms
Edna mother hen

Another nice one, Oh Nuts! Very nice!

The Switched-On Sizzlers™
Nancy adorned and lit up
Rog needs mouth-to-mouth!

:lol:

Cafeteria
Possibly the Eastland gym
Episodes dictate

A most excellent haiku!

Parents' Night cheese dip
Cindy, your jurisdiction
Insubordinate?

Cindy's allergic
But she can't tell Garrett, why?
She runs upstairs, safe

haha! Say it ain't so!

Cheese dip is so sad
Left in the kitchen alone
Cindy's run upstairs

Who knew cheese dip would become so famous in one day? lol

Up by Swiss windows
Golden chandelier glowing
Theft by Mahoney?

Who knew cheese dip would become so famous in one day? lol

It's Edna Garrett's cheese dip! Of course it would be famous one day! :lol:

I know I was wanting some last night! lol

There once was a set of some wind chimes
Which cost Mrs. Garrett just two dimes
She hung them indoors
Causing questions; "What for??"
"To catch burglars in the dark nighttime!"

:lol:

This is the haiku thread. What are limericks doing in here???!!

I don't know what you're talking about; there are no limericks in here ;)


(well, anymore, haha)

Miss Mahoney's perm
A dark '70s moment
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING

Miss Mahoney's perm
A dark '70s moment
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING

:lol: At least she wasn't alone: Erin Moran had the same 'do!


I'm glad there were never any limericks mixed in with the haikus! That would be disastrous!

Wouldn't it, though?? (ha!)


But on Erin, at least she looked kinda cute. Jenny O'Hara, it was just unfortunate she was caught on film! lol

Chair by the hall door
Has it ever been used there
Who waits, and for what??

Wouldn't it, though?? (ha!)


But on Erin, at least she looked kinda cute. Jenny O'Hara, it was just unfortunate she was caught on film! lol

Haha! (But it was videotape, actually. Metromedia recorded on videotape, and all the Norman Lear sitcoms used tape).

But Erin Moran shouldn't have even wearing that ghastly Miss Mahoney perm, because she was supposed to be in, like, 1962. Not only was it a crime of fashion, it was a crime of historic proportions! ;)

Haha! (But it was videotape, actually. Metromedia recorded on videotape, and all the Norman Lear sitcoms used tape).


I know, I meant it in the more general sense.

The Chugalug Bar
Season one remnants thrown 'bout
Who did this decor??

Mickey Mouse sweatshirt
Worn by Natalie Green twice
On non-school days, natch!

Mr. Charles Parker
First a respectable man
Writing then changed him

Crock, Bradley, Harris
Then there's Mister Parker
Not Molly's uncle

Large brown trophy case
Stolen during season two
Miss Mahoney? You?

Trophy case is gone
Miss Mahoney's not to blame
Chef Antoine stole it!

The Slumber Party
Molly's was to be the place
Fans can only dream

Belov'd earth mother
Warmth, humor, security
Miss Edna Garrett

Very nice tribute!

Mr. RetroGuy
"Very nice tribute" said he
Fans do what we can

:)

Sue Ann and Nancy
Poor '83 graduates
Already seated

Nice ones!

I'm thrilled to have been immortalized alongside such luminaries as the FOL cast!

Nice ones!

I'm thrilled to have been immortalized alongside such luminaries as the FOL cast!

:lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb: :lightb:

:)

Ducking in bushes
Headmaster Parker did once
'Tis on video

Haha! That's such an odd moment, captured forever on video.

lol, yes; I'm so glad I saw that! (meaning, I'm so glad someone saw it, so it's able to be called out and laughed about, lol)

My question is: who was the editor who left that in the final cut? Did they not have a better take of that scene? What did Mr. Parker do in the bushes in the alternate take that was even worse than that?! :lol:

Haha, good questions! :lol:

What ep was that?

What ep was that?

Lorimar, it's Mr. Parker's first episode, the season 3 opener, "Growing Pains". Here's a still image I captured and posted on page 8 of the Season 2 Props/Sets/Decor Discussion Thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=373576&page=8) where he's caught in the act :lol:

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Lorimar, it's Mr. Parker's first episode, the season 3 opener, "Growing Pains". Here's a still image I captured and posted on page 8 of the Season 2 Props/Sets/Decor Discussion Thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=373576&page=8) where he's caught in the act :lol:

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Haha thanks

Cafeteria
Cook works there in season one
Man, woman---unknown

Headmaster Bradley
Only one in the girls' room
Harris? Parker? Nope.

Really, the headmaster shouldn't be in the girls' rooms anyway. Well, maybe for the drug inspections...

Really, the headmaster shouldn't be in the girls' rooms anyway. Well, maybe for the drug inspections...

And to "rip into" dieting girls! lol

And cut off gambling!

I believe the only males to be in the girls' rooms were:

Mr. Garrett
Mr. Bradley
Willis
Jo's dad
Alexandra's beau

And I think that's it!

(only regarding the first 4 seasons)

Um, you forgot Señor Tiger! Sheesh!

Um, you forgot Señor Tiger! Sheesh!

Haha! Well, live, breathing, moving males, lol.

And with Mr. Parker already lurking around in the bushes, it's kind of a relief that we never see him in the girls' room! :lol:

And with Mr. Parker already lurking around in the bushes, it's kind of a relief that we never see him in the girls' room! :lol:

True! Creeper!! :lol:

Autumn at Eastland
Corn Maiden of the Harvest
Our Cindy Webster

Tootie and trouble
Go together very well
She is a rascal!

Tootie and trouble
Go together very well
She is mischievous!

I like it! But I would tweak it to be ‘Trouuuuuubllllllllle’

Nice ones, '80s and ON!

I like it! But I would tweak it to be ‘Trouuuuuubllllllllle’

Now now Lorimar, that would be taking poetic license in throwing off the rhythm ;)

Spun from harvest gold
Shining maize of Corn Maiden
Cindy Webster's braids

Blair is filthy rich
Pampered and spoiled a lot
Please kowtow to her!

Keep it up, guys! These are great!

Pumpkins, gourds, maize, squash
Colored leaves, Queen, Corn Maiden
Autumn at Eastland

Now that it feels more Autumn-like, this feels like such an appropriate haiku!

Stoner girl on bed
Decades, name eluded you
Now the world knows: "Gail"

Excellent!

Seductive roaches
Gail stones out on peer pressure
Her price? Expulsion

Ok I decided to try one. I’ve never written one before so it might be bad but here it is:

Molly’s mom Judy
Lost in the final script draft
Never visits school

Ok I decided to try one. I’ve never written one before so it might be bad but here it is:

Molly’s mom Judy
Lost in the final script draft
Never visits school


Nice one, Lorimar! Well done! :lol:



(As is '80s' haiku, immediately above)

Tootie Ramsey is
Fool of mischief: a live wire
She is never dull!

Edna Garrett is
A mother hen. Full of love
For her young charges

Ok I decided to try one. I’ve never written one before so it might be bad but here it is:

Molly’s mom Judy
Lost in the final script draft
Never visits school

First you tell me who's in "Homework", now you tell me Molly's mother's name?

:(

First you tell me who's in "Homework", now you tell me Molly's mother's name?

:(


'80s! Go read the scripts already! Some of them have been up for months! :)


Lorimar can't be expected to keep silent! After many decades, we finally have answers to many long-unanswered questions. (I won't even tell you what all the answers are). But if you don't read the scripts, you are just setting yourself up for spoiling. Call in sick, if you need to!

'80s! Go read the scripts already! Some of them have been up for months! :)

Lorimar can't be expected to keep silent! After many decades, we finally have answers to many long-unanswered questions. (I won't even tell you what all the answers are). But if you don't read the scripts, you are just setting yourself up for spoiling. Call in sick, if you need to!

True, yet what are the odds, the boy's never even done a poem before, and for his first one, he "spoils"! lol...a double-unexpectedness!

First you tell me who's in "Homework", now you tell me Molly's mother's name?

:(
Hey I cant help that you have a life, unlike me. But seriously I apologize, how about I post SPOILER if I reveal any script stuff from now on, OK?

Peekskill has a school
That has lots of preppie girls
And housemom Edna

Nice, Oh Nuts!


Inspired by a recent script, I have created a haiku as well.


This one's about Gail
Who lost her name, how sad
And lost her voice, too

Hey I cant help that you have a life, unlike me. But seriously I apologize, how about I post SPOILER if I reveal any script stuff from now on, OK?

Well, I don't feel it's fair to go to that trouble just for me. It's a free campus, do what you want, lol.

And yes Retro, she nearly lost it all! lol

Spoiler of "Facts" scripts
Lorimar Television
Cheese dip calms the soul

;)

Teacher Miss Tracey
Mentioned one time, never seen
The Buddy System

Bravo!

LOL perfect

New show "The Night Owls"
Retro, '80s, Lorimar
And Opus makes four

(okay, so that's a "Facts of Life"-community haiku, not a "Facts of Life" haiku, forgive me, lol)

LOL close enough

Edna rules the roost
Keeps her charges in order
The girls respect her

Nice, Oh Nuts!

Nice, Oh Nuts!

Thanks! I love writing Haikus...could do it all day...limericks too.

Thanks! I love writing Haikus...could do it all day...limericks too.

Just saw the limerick! Very nice indeed! (With your gift of words, you should join us in the Eastland Christmas thread (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=377847). We're making Eastland Christmas songs!)

"Charges" of Edna's
Not credit cards, nor footballs,
Nor trains, but students

Let’s root for Tootie!
She’s full of mischief—and charms
Herself from trouble

Let’s root for Tootie!
She’s full of mischief—and charms
Herself from trouble
nice

nice

Well what's mine, chopped liver?? :mad:

(haha!)

Well what's mine, chopped liver?? :mad:

(haha!)

LOL! You know I always like your work. :lol: I just don't always know what to say and think saying the same synonyms for good job all the time gets repetitive.

I couldn't pass up a good opportunity to needle ya, Lorsie! :lol: And I don't think you need to worry about repetition. I mean, it's not like we keep notebooks of all the remarks we get around here ;) :) Even if something is repetitive (which I haven't "felt", by the way), "real life" breaks it all up to keep it all refreshing when we log back in, lol.

(and I'm not just saying this for me, but anyone---a smile, laugh, or a kind word are always welcome in the world! :) )

I couldn't pass up a good opportunity to needle ya, Lorsie! :lol:

(and I'm not just saying this for me, but anyone---a smile, laugh, or a kind word are always welcome in the world! :) )

You're right, Eights. Tis the season, even though Christmas is over where I am

I see you quoted me. Now see my "expanded edition" of my post above :lol:

I see you quoted me. Now see my "expanded edition" of my post above :lol:

Aww :bighug:

Jo Polniaczek is
A no-nonsense tough cookie
Who doesn’t take crap!

Jo Polniaczek is
A no-nonsense tough cookie
Who doesn’t take crap!

Darn right, and if you disagree she'll rearrange your face.

Darn right, and if you disagree she'll rearrange your face.

She would too! But first she’d like to practice on Blair....

She would too! But first she’d like to practice on Blair....

Of course! Blair always has dibs :lol:

Lor Retro Eighties
Keeping alive Facts of Life
No lost boys in here

Tootie is a hoot
Always into things stirring
Up lots of TROOUUBLE!

Lor Retro Eighties
Keeping alive Facts of Life
No lost boys in here

:lol: Awesome

Tootie is a hoot
Always into things stirring
Up lots of TROOUUBLE!

Love it

Love it

Thanks!:wave:

Blair is quite snobby
And flashy. But Jo takes her
Down a notch or two!

All the new haikus tonight are awesome. Keep it up, Opus, Oh Nuts, and '80s!

Lor Retro Eighties
Keeping alive Facts of Life
No lost boys in here

We're immortalized, guys! :lol:

All the new haikus tonight are awesome. Keep it up, Opus, Oh Nuts, and '80s!



We're immortalized, guys! :lol:

We made it :dance:

I just loovvee writing Haikus.

Eastland Eastland! A
Fun school with spunky Edna
Best house mom ever!

We're immortalized, guys! :lol:

We made it :dance:

Hahaha, woo-hoo! We're in the books! :woohoo:

Slothful in a haze
Stoned out on a Dorm B Bed
Gail is in "The Group"

Slothful in a haze
Stoned out on a Dorm B Bed
Gail is in "The Group"

:brent

:brent

Hahaha, that's a new emoji to me! :lol:

Natalie has a
Pleasant disposition: She
Gets along nicely!

Eastland Eastland! A
Fun school with spunky Edna
Best house mom ever!

...Can't disagree there! :)

Slothful in a haze
Stoned out on a Dorm B Bed
Gail is in "The Group"

Ooh! Gail's first ever haiku.

It came nearly 40 years too late to save her from expulsion from Eastland. But we care, Gail. We care.

Natalie has a
Pleasant disposition: She
Gets along with others

Isn't that one too many syllables at the end?

Not judging.

Ooh! Gail's first ever haiku.

It came nearly 40 years too late to save her from expulsion from Eastland. But we care, Gail. We care.

Oh, how quickly you Moby Dick Sundae-eating non-stoners forget! ;)

Post #155, from page 11:

Inspired by a recent script, I have created a haiku as well.

This one's about Gail
Who lost her name, how sad
And lost her voice too.

(but, I do think this new one is a bit "artsier", lol)


Isn't that one too many syllables at the end?

[*politely whispers "Yes, it is.":o *]

Oh, how quickly you Moby Dick Sundae-eating non-stoners forget! ;)

Post #155, from page 11:

I stand corrected! Now Gail has two haikus! ... is that a haitwo? :lol:

I stand corrected! Now Gail has two haikus! ... is that a haitwo? :lol:

:rofl:

Isn't that one too many syllables at the end?

Not judging.

Oops. You’re right. I’m in trooouuuble. Let me go fix.

Just did it. Now we’re 5-7-5

"Catty"lie Green, hand
On Sue's shoulder while digging
Like a "Real Housewife"

"Catty"lie Green, hand
On Sue's shoulder while digging
Like a "Real Housewife"

Lmao

"Catty"lie Green, hand
On Sue's shoulder while digging
Like a "Real Housewife"

Love it!!

Natalie has a
Pleasant disposition: She
Gets along nicely!

Nice!

(Despite the cattiness in "Running" and "Green-Eyed Monster")

Nice!

(Despite the cattiness in "Running" and "Green-Eyed Monster")

And her over-reacting immaturity in the diary episode...and her cruelness in the box-dinner-date episode...and the granted-taking in the Gil episode...and the...(lol)

And her over-reacting immaturity in the diary episode...and her cruelness in the box-dinner-date episode...and the granted-taking in the Gil episode...and the...(lol)

:lol:

And her over-reacting immaturity in the diary episode...and her cruelness in the box-dinner-date episode...and the granted-taking in the Gil episode...and the...(lol)
All true. :lol:
But of all the words I'd use to describe Natalie, "catty" wouldn't be one of them. Can't say that for Blair...

All true. :lol:
But of all the words I'd use to describe Natalie, "catty" wouldn't be one of them. Can't say that for Blair...

Right. Ones we hear for Natalie are "affable", "amiable, "jokester", "class clown", etc.

But even Blair, I wouldn't use "catty" for after season 2.; at least, not regularly Once she and Jo started getting more used to each other, sure, she still had catty moments, but more of that was in the first two seasons.

In the girls' dorm room
Then Edna's room, then the house:
The Seventies Lamp

In the girls' dorm room
Then Edna's room, then the house:
The Seventies Lamp

:lol:

;)

Red, blue, green fish pens
Taking up space in a store
Who would have bought those?

Hop Hop Hop Hop Leap
The firm lap of Edna, "AGH!"
Ribbit Ribbit Croak

Hop Hop Hop Hop Leap
The firm lap of Edna, "AGH!"
Ribbit Ribbit Croak

What? :lol:

Hop Hop Hop Hop Leap
The firm lap of Edna, "AGH!"
Ribbit Ribbit Croak

Awesome haiku rendition of Leon's Big Scene! :lol:

What? :lol:

Awesome haiku rendition of Leon's Big Scene! :lol:

Yes, Retro got it! Sorry Lorsie, guess I got too "avant-garde" for ya there! :rofl:

That is definitely the "artsiest" I have tried to be with one of these! :lol:

Knock knock knock knock knock
Pattern of the carpet stays
Cindy takes towel

Yes, Retro got it! Sorry Lorsie, guess I got too "avant-garde" for ya there! :rofl:

That is definitely the "artsiest" I have tried to be with one of these! :lol:

:rofl: Well I figured it was about Leon. Nice!

haha, thanks ;)

Okapi-like stealth
Rumors abound of sightings
Sh! It's her! Nancy!

Okapi-like stealth
Rumors abound of sightings
Sh! It's her! Nancy!

I read that in an Australian mans voice. :lol:

I read that in an Australian mans voice. :lol:
HAHAHA!! Why?? :rofl:

HAHAHA!! Why?? :rofl:

You know, the crocodile hunter or whoever on those nature programs ?

You know, the crocodile hunter or whoever on those nature programs ?
Oh, Steve Irwin.

Well, after you posted that, I read it out loud in an Australian accent to see if it made a difference! :lol:

Oh, Steve Irwin.

Well, after you posted that, I read it out loud in an Australian accent to see if it made a difference! :lol:

:wave:

I read that in an Australian mans voice. :lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Nancy is dated
Seventies browns and earth tones
A mascot for Brim™

-

Nancy is dated
Seventies browns and earth tones
A mascot for Brim™

-

:rofl:

Nice!

Feminist Molly
Women and environment
She stands for them both

Feminist Molly
Women and environment
She stands for them both

:clap

:clap

Wish there was a bowing emoji, haha (thanks lol).

Gossip at Eastland
Tootie, Sue Ann, Cindy---girls!
Retro won't have it

;)

Wish there was a bowing emoji, haha (thanks lol).

Haha

Walks to look at rocks
Bespectacled and boring
Adequate Brenda

Gossip at Eastland
Tootie, Sue Ann, Cindy---girls!
Retro won't have it

;)

Indeed I will not
Right is right and wrong is wrong
Gossiping is bad

Indeed I will not
Right is right and wrong is wrong
Gossiping is bad

:cool:

Edna Garrett is
A wise and witty woman
Guiding Eastland girls

The Beat paper: Young,
Hot, artsy, happening: "A
lot like you, Brenda"

Edna Garrett is
A wise and witty woman
Guiding Eastland girls

Nice!

Nice!

No love for Brenda? Not even, "Adequate!" ? :lol: :p

Steamed Molly Parker
Livid at being in space
"You scrawny nerfbag!!"

Steamed Molly Parker
Livid at being in space
"You scrawny nerfbag!!"

:lol::lol::lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

You're right Lorsie, that phrase is the new cry of the times! :lol:

You're right Lorsie, that phrase is the new cry of the times! :lol:
Its still funny too :D

Tootie Ramsey is
A real mischief maker
But well-liked by all!

Locked up in a cage
Both furry yet together
Haters of thunder

Locked up in a cage
Both furry yet together
Haters of thunder

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

Jo’s a tough cookie
She never takes any guff
And doesn’t like Blair