Without further delay, I present the winner of the Third Mostly-Annual Haiku Contest:
A lovely playdate
My child says, "Lick my boobies"
Now we have to move
This 19-syllable gem of a poem was written by Vikki of Up Popped a Fox, a great blog that does not, as a rule, talk about kids licking boobies, so it must just be something about us over here that brings such stuff out in people.
Vikki, email me your address and the coffee and mug will be on their way. Congratulations.
Congratulations Vikki! You were my favorite. The Dad-I think that you are on to something with the goodiebags. Can you start a movement to abolish the bags??
Posted by: Alexis | March 07, 2009 at 09:42 AM
Ho hum. I really thought mine was good this year; I guess 4th (or 5th?) place is respectable for a first entry. Congrats to the coffee-guzzling winner. Well done.
As for goodie bags, I know you've had entire (lengthy) posts on the subject before, but I don't think we can ever say too much about the evils of the Goodie Bag.
Posted by: Taado | March 07, 2009 at 10:17 AM
This was indeed a great one. Congratulations to Vikki!
Posted by: Mauigirl | March 07, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Meh. winning for putting "boobies" in your poem. Come on!!
Posted by: John | March 07, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Hey John (who is a different John from the perennial always-a-bridesmaid-never-a-bride haiku-writing John), You didn't write a single entry for the contest, which puts you well into the category of armchair quarterback, and a humorless one at that. Go "meh" somewhere else, thank you.
Posted by: Brian | March 07, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Congrats to Vikki! And thanks to Looky Daddy for the contest! I needed the laughs after a stressful morning. And I discovered one of the funniest blogs ever- Laugh, Mom- who submitted the now-famous "vaganus" haiku. Her blog made me laugh until tears ran down my face!! Thanks again! (for doing that voo doo that you do)
Posted by: jens | March 07, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Congratulations Vicki! And thanks Looky Daddy for a fun time!
Posted by: Megan | March 07, 2009 at 01:26 PM
Taado - you had my vote. Loved it.
This was lots of fun and thanks to all that voted for my haiku. I take every one of those to be a vote of sympathy. ha ha.
Posted by: Vikki | March 07, 2009 at 02:14 PM
This was my favourite,too. Haven't we all wished the floor could open up and swallow us whole after a comment from our kids?
Posted by: tuesy | March 07, 2009 at 02:44 PM
Sigh. My haiku didn't even make the finals. I guess it's just as well -- the last thing my toddler needs is coffee.
Posted by: Joy | March 07, 2009 at 06:45 PM
Oh, man, my vaganus got pounded (feel free to run with that). Vikki's haiku was pretty great, though. Congratulations!
Posted by: Laugh, Mom | March 07, 2009 at 08:14 PM
To comment or not to comment? A haiku, by John
Haiku not my thing
Leave poetry to my wife
Still get to comment
Posted by: John | March 07, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Ah, much better, John. Thanks.
Posted by: Brian | March 08, 2009 at 12:07 AM
sweet. It's the title too that totally makes it.
Posted by: R | March 08, 2009 at 01:16 PM
Congratulations to Vikki. While I didn't vote for this one, it was my unofficial third choice, with good reason.
Just make sure you don't give the kid any of the coffee, or you may as well move into a mobile home.
Posted by: LiteralDan | March 08, 2009 at 04:25 PM
Hey LD, haikus are 5 + 5 + 7 = 17 syllables. Not 19. Not that I'm nitpicking.
Posted by: Joy | March 08, 2009 at 07:17 PM
Congratulations, Vikki! Even though I think you won based upon your use of "boobies", not true poetic merit. And probably cheated, although I'm not sure how.
No, I'm not bitter. I didn't want that mug. I'm just saying....
Cheater.
;-)
Congrats!
Posted by: Shnerfle | March 09, 2009 at 12:05 AM
While the winner was a fine specimen of a haiku, the vaganus made me howl and cry, and spit out my coffee. Onto my keyboard. In the office.
Posted by: Lisa | March 09, 2009 at 04:05 PM
If the word "boobies" guarantees victory, I'm going to buy a lottery ticket and chant "boobies" the whole time.
Posted by: Vikki | March 09, 2009 at 10:52 PM
If chanting "boobies" could make you a winner, my middle son would be King of the Universe.
Posted by: Laugh, Mom | March 10, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Is the word 'boobies' acceptable in poetry? If it is, then I guess this haiku piece is a good one. Congrats to Vicki! Nice post!
Posted by: UPrinting Online Printing | March 11, 2009 at 02:03 AM