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Zombie Haiku

May 27, 2009 at 5:33 am UTC

Over at BoingBoing.net they’re giving out a prize for the best zombie haiku, and since I’m a big fan of zombies and haikus, I thought I’d take a crack at it. Until, that is, I saw this submission by a reader named “Ghede”:

rrrr arrrr rrrrr braaaaains rrrr
Graaaaaah unnnnng arrr braaaains rrrrr urrrrg braains
Snow falling on leaves

That may be the funniest thing I’ve read in months. I’m still laughing!

Which reminds me: don’t forget to pick up your copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Oh yes, it’s real. And awesome.

  • Matt Roberts

    That is fantastic hahaha. good laugh =)

  • Ryan C

    That's awesome. I'm actually crying… xD

  • http://www.ianmcdougal.com Ian McDougal

    Actually, the part I found most amusing was the first line of [i]Pride and Prejudice and Zombies[/i]. Definitely going to have to invest in a copy of that…

  • http://www.YouTube.com/xoclkox Courtney Lea

    ROTFLOL!!!
    What?!?! That's hilarious! Technically it's a haiku so…lol.

  • Zach S

    Definitely, the best part is the last line, without a doubt.

  • Josh Brown

    I just bought a copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies a few days ago! I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

  • Peter

    My brother thought this was hilarious, especially when he looked at the picture of you conducting on your banner. When taken in the context of this post, I can almost hear you saying "braaaaains"! No offense meant, it's a great picture.

  • http://www.ianmcdougal.com Ian McDougal

    Yes, I'm fairly certain that you, Eric, should contact the poet and see if you can set this haiku to lyrics. If you don't, I will (well, ok, not really, but I know someone that WOULD do it).

  • http://www.ianmcdougal.com Ian McDougal

    …to *music*, rather.

  • Josh Brown

    Oh my brains.

    If Eric Whitacre composed a piece of music about zombies, I would have a nerdgasm. o_o

  • Robbie Bennett

    What's the story behind that edition of P and P? I saw that in the store…

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Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of our time, a distinguished conductor, broadcaster and public speaker. His first album as both composer and conductor on Decca/Universal, Light & Gold, won a Grammy® in 2012, reaped unanimous five star reviews and became the no. 1 classical album in the US and UK charts within a week of release... full bio

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