can you guys indulge me for just a minute? my dad, who has always been very witty, clever, and punning, has dementia. i just stumbled upon a long list of haiku he wrote maybe 10 years ago- they all feature spam. i think eric zorn, in the tribune, had put out a call for them and my dad sat down and rattled off several dozen in one day. i've always found them to be very funny. there was a time when i'd have a different one on my answering machine every month. i had to stop that when my friends complained about having to listen to the long message over and over again. i'd like to share a few of my favorites, as he won't be writing any more. thanks. joan
SPAM HAIKU, by herbert h.
my tent is leaking
all i have to eat is spam.
i'm discontented.
in my red honda
i traverse the brooklyn bridge.
it is a short spam.
see michael jordan
put globe into a circle.
it is a spam dunk!
does 1 bite of spam
by FDA analysis
cause paralysis?
will i never learn?
i spent all the day crying
and over spilt spam!