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Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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 Posted - 07/19/2007 : 23:58:44
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Three years after Mean Streets, Taxi Driver really sealed the Scorsese/DeNiro partnership, included a rather disturbing cameo by the director, and planted Jodie Foster firmly in the mind of would-be presidential assassin John Hinkley, Jr.
This was one of several films in the AFI 100 I'm surprised we haven't hit yet.
Abbreviated rules borrowed from here to encourage some new entrants ....
The Rules
The first line of a haiku poem has five syllables.
The second line has seven syllables.
The third, and final, line has five syllables.
The Movie Haiku Contest (MHC) is open to every member of the FWFR site.
To enter, all you have to do is think of a Haiku for the current movie, then post into the current thread. Simple as that. Also, haikus may be risque, but nothing explicit please.
Only one entry per person as per The Blevins Rule. However, you are allowed to edit your existing entry until 9pm Tuesday FWFR time. *
Voting.
If you have entered the MHC, then you have to vote. If you do not vote, you'll lose 3 points from your total, even if you are Sludge and its your birthday. This could mean the difference between the adoration and envy of your fellow Fwiffers or being the feckless butt of our jokes!
You do not have to enter an MHC to vote. Vote away. It'll be like a lurker vote!
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For each round, you get to vote for your three favourite MHC. The voting is as follows:
3 pts fwfrer a
2 pts fwfr b
1 pt fwfr c
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You cannot vote for yourself.
You can vote for the previous winner
You vote by sending me your votes in a PM (Private Message) here, to Me. I'll resent it, but do it anyway.
You may vote only once.
When the voting deadline ends (9pm Wednesday 25JUL FWFR time), the votes are tallied and the top three places are announced. |
Edited by - Sludge on 07/20/2007 00:04:02 |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 07/20/2007 : 00:00:55
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Loner cabbie vet
weighs political action
trigger, fingers, pimp |
Edited by - Sludge on 07/20/2007 00:02:35 |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/20/2007 : 00:07:07
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The kid's out hookin'
DeNiro's talkin' to me
Bang! Gang Bang! Bang! Bang!
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/20/2007 : 00:25:56
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Jodie's a hooker,
Bob's in a reflective mood
But Harvey can't tell.
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rockfsh 
"Laugh, Love, Cheer"
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Posted - 07/20/2007 : 02:03:43
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Travis is lonely
"You talking to me", he says
to all and no one |
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 07/20/2007 : 11:15:47
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"Someday a real rain
will come and wash all the scum
off the streets." Not yet!
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 07/21/2007 : 00:32:24
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Picture Bob asking:
Are you haiku-ing 'bout me?
Hey Bob, Sludge made me.
EM :) |
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 07/22/2007 : 17:44:04
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Taxi reflections,
Bob tries to clean the city,
with blood on his hands. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 07/23/2007 : 17:58:39
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| You voted Haikme? No, I voted Haiku! |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/23/2007 : 18:43:44
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You'll be told to go take a haik in a minute! 
I voted, but not for Palantine. 
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Edited by - Whippersnapper. on 07/24/2007 13:56:42 |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/24/2007 : 13:50:44
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fuhgeddaboudit
i voted
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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Posted - 07/24/2007 : 14:07:59
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Voting spree done. |
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 07/24/2007 : 16:13:06
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Are you voting for me?
'Cause it looked like you were voting for me.
Voted!
EM :) |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 07/25/2007 : 00:47:04
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RESULTS for Movie Haiku #66:
Taxi Driver
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Third favorite Taxi Driver haiku, with
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6 points
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EACH
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In a TWO-WAY TIE
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Whippersnapper (3 2 1) and Montgomery (2 2 2)
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Second favorite Taxi Driver haiku, with
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11 points
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Beanmimo (3 2 2 2 1 1)
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First prize
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with a richly deserved 13 points
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This is why they call her "the wizard"
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 CHOCOLATE LADY
(vote breakdown of 3 3 3 3 1)
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"Someday a real rain
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off the streets." Not yet!
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You've won a date with a creepy stalker...
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Speech! Talk to me!
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Then, ChocolateLady, after your psychotic rant, please select a film for Movie Haiku #67. Make sure it was NOT a film from previous rounds.
EVERYONE, you are now free to post any alternative Haiku you may have. |
Edited by - Sludge on 07/25/2007 01:09:54 |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 07/25/2007 : 01:19:26
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This was received on St. Elizabeth's letterhead from an anonymous source. It was too late to be considered for the Haiku contest:
Jodie, Jodie, Jo
die, Jodie, Jodie, Jodie,
do these meds wear off? |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 07/25/2007 : 02:27:31
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Congratulations to Chocky - beginners luck I'd say. 
Yeah, tough guy, with your
stupid Mohican haircut -
I'm talkin' to you. |
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Haiku #66: Taxi Driver
