Memorial Haiku
Frank Zappa Memorial Haiku
Frank Zappa, you god.
Because of you, I never
Will eat yellow snow.
[12/7/93]
George Peppard Memorial Haiku
Chomp on a cigar
And sneer "I love it when a
Plan comes together."
[5/10/94]
Cab Calloway Memorial Haiku
Minnie the Moocher
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho
A mission from God
[11/20/94]
C. R. Milne Memorial Haiku
Christopher Robin
He died bitter and angry
Hating that damn bear
[4/28/96]
Sonny Bono Memorial Haiku
Success in congress
But more famous as Cher's ex
Watch out for that tree
[1/7/98]
Henny Youngman Memorial Haiku
No more corny jokes
It is either him or me
So take his life, please
[2/27/98]
Dr. Spock Memorial Haiku
Live long and prosper
Says stoic first officer
Whoops, wrong one -- sorry
[3/17/98]
Shari Lewis Memorial Haiku
A sock puppeteer
Has shuffled off her woolen coil
Lamb chops for dinner
[8/3/98]
Dana Plato Memorial Haiku
Mr. Drummond sure
Was a terrible father
One down, two to go
[5/10/99]
Payne Stewart Memorial Haiku
Rough lie for Stewart
Worse yet, he didn't even
Replace his divot
[10/28/99]
Gene Rayburn Memorial Haiku
Old Gene is so dead -
How dead is he? - He's so dead
He's stiff as a...blank
[12/3/99]
Steve Reeves Memorial Haiku
Oily demi-god
Is so dead he can barely
Stay alive - bye, Herc
[5/3/00]
Billy Barty Memorial Haiku
Saturday mornings
Is when he was the biggest
In many weird roles
[12/25/00]
Carroll O'Connor Memorial Haiku
Off to join Edith
That lovable bigot gone
He has been stifled
[6/22/01]
Aaliyah Memorial Haiku
Bald Deltan hottie
And Decker were absorbed by
V'ger -- whoops! Wrong one!
[8/28/01]
Frank Zappa, you god.
Because of you, I never
Will eat yellow snow.
[12/7/93]
George Peppard Memorial Haiku
Chomp on a cigar
And sneer "I love it when a
Plan comes together."
[5/10/94]
Cab Calloway Memorial Haiku
Minnie the Moocher
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho
A mission from God
[11/20/94]
C. R. Milne Memorial Haiku
Christopher Robin
He died bitter and angry
Hating that damn bear
[4/28/96]
Sonny Bono Memorial Haiku
Success in congress
But more famous as Cher's ex
Watch out for that tree
[1/7/98]
Henny Youngman Memorial Haiku
No more corny jokes
It is either him or me
So take his life, please
[2/27/98]
Dr. Spock Memorial Haiku
Live long and prosper
Says stoic first officer
Whoops, wrong one -- sorry
[3/17/98]
Shari Lewis Memorial Haiku
A sock puppeteer
Has shuffled off her woolen coil
Lamb chops for dinner
[8/3/98]
Dana Plato Memorial Haiku
Mr. Drummond sure
Was a terrible father
One down, two to go
[5/10/99]
Payne Stewart Memorial Haiku
Rough lie for Stewart
Worse yet, he didn't even
Replace his divot
[10/28/99]
Gene Rayburn Memorial Haiku
Old Gene is so dead -
How dead is he? - He's so dead
He's stiff as a...blank
[12/3/99]
Steve Reeves Memorial Haiku
Oily demi-god
Is so dead he can barely
Stay alive - bye, Herc
[5/3/00]
Billy Barty Memorial Haiku
Saturday mornings
Is when he was the biggest
In many weird roles
[12/25/00]
Carroll O'Connor Memorial Haiku
Off to join Edith
That lovable bigot gone
He has been stifled
[6/22/01]
Aaliyah Memorial Haiku
Bald Deltan hottie
And Decker were absorbed by
V'ger -- whoops! Wrong one!
[8/28/01]
John Candy Memorial Haiku
Goodbye John Candy
He played Buck, the uncle of
Macauley Culkin
[3/7/94]
Jackie O Memorial Haiku
Youngest first lady
Joins hubby in motorcade
Brains fall in her lap
[5/25/94]
Donald Pleasance Memorial Haiku
Donald is quite nice
Really fun to work with...uh
You know, he's...pleasant
[2/4/95]
Burgess Meredith Memorial Haiku
He taught me one thing:
Before the Apocalypse,
Get some spare glasses
[9/10/97]
Grampa Jones Memorial Haiku
Tormented, we ask
Hey Grampa, what's for supper?
No answer is found
[2/20/98]
Lloyd Bridges Memorial Haiku
By this time, his lungs
Are REALLY aching for air
Yet, no tank will help
[3/13/98]
Rob Pilatus Memorial Haiku
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[4/12/98]
Roddy McDowell Memorial Haiku
Former child actor
Made his career by playing
A damn dirty ape
[10/4/98]
DeForest Kelly Memorial Haiku
Knew the end was near
He started looking worse than
In "The Deadly Years"
[6/11/99]
Hazel Frederick Memorial Haiku
Old dame watches as
Mary tosses her hat up
What you lookin' at?
[12/1/99]
Jim Varney Memorial Haiku
Hey Vern! It's the end
Of all those crappy movies
Ernest goes to Hell
[2/11/00]
Alec Guinness Memorial Haiku
My first exposure
To "geniune class" ended
In a empty robe
[8/7/02]
Douglas Adams Memorial Haiku
All of his obits
Contain the words "So long and
Thanks for all the fish"
[5/14/01]
John Lee Hooker Memorial Haiku
Ba-da-BAAA-da-bump
Got the John Lee is gone blues
Ba-da-BAAA-da-bump
[6/22/01]
Goodbye John Candy
He played Buck, the uncle of
Macauley Culkin
[3/7/94]
Jackie O Memorial Haiku
Youngest first lady
Joins hubby in motorcade
Brains fall in her lap
[5/25/94]
Donald Pleasance Memorial Haiku
Donald is quite nice
Really fun to work with...uh
You know, he's...pleasant
[2/4/95]
Burgess Meredith Memorial Haiku
He taught me one thing:
Before the Apocalypse,
Get some spare glasses
[9/10/97]
Grampa Jones Memorial Haiku
Tormented, we ask
Hey Grampa, what's for supper?
No answer is found
[2/20/98]
Lloyd Bridges Memorial Haiku
By this time, his lungs
Are REALLY aching for air
Yet, no tank will help
[3/13/98]
Rob Pilatus Memorial Haiku
_____ ______ ______ ___ _____
____ ____ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___
_____ _____ _____ ____ ____
[4/12/98]
Roddy McDowell Memorial Haiku
Former child actor
Made his career by playing
A damn dirty ape
[10/4/98]
DeForest Kelly Memorial Haiku
Knew the end was near
He started looking worse than
In "The Deadly Years"
[6/11/99]
Hazel Frederick Memorial Haiku
Old dame watches as
Mary tosses her hat up
What you lookin' at?
[12/1/99]
Jim Varney Memorial Haiku
Hey Vern! It's the end
Of all those crappy movies
Ernest goes to Hell
[2/11/00]
Alec Guinness Memorial Haiku
My first exposure
To "geniune class" ended
In a empty robe
[8/7/02]
Douglas Adams Memorial Haiku
All of his obits
Contain the words "So long and
Thanks for all the fish"
[5/14/01]
John Lee Hooker Memorial Haiku
Ba-da-BAAA-da-bump
Got the John Lee is gone blues
Ba-da-BAAA-da-bump
[6/22/01]