Haiku Tuesday: Can anyone fight the Power?
In a world where signal can be drowned by noise... where good blogging can be hard to find... ONE MAN, ONE SITE will rise up and strike a blow for originality. (Oh, I wish Don Lafontaine were still alive...)
Yes, folks, it's a new feature on Pop Off Valve - HAIKU TUESDAY.
See, I have this idea that publishing on the Internet is a bit different than publishing for a mainstream media audience. As a rule, Internet publishers don't have to jigger their content to pander to the lowest common denominator because heavy Internet users tend to be somewhat geeky - which, really, isn't a bad thing because most geeks are quite smart.
So, to appeal to the inner racing geek in all of us, POV will be running a weekly Haiku Tuesday post where our readers can summarize the events, issues and results of the weekend in racing in poetic form. If this becomes popular enough, we might even consider a weekly prize for the best haiku of the week!
So rev up your mora-makers, start counting syllables, and get poetic, people!
This week's POV haikus after the jump...
Wet St. Petersburg.
Did that make Milka spin out?
Or was it habit?
If Quagmire is the
Grand Marshal, does "Boogity"
Become "Giggity"?
Oh, Robin Miller.
Is Mr. Tony Cotman
Your secret bromance?
Does Helio need
To get his own Gillooly
To bring down Power?
Jack Arute's goatee.
Fuzzy symbol of manhood.
Goes well with his tan.
Penske's Will Power.
Does the man have a great name
Or the greatest name?
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Haiku Tuesday = Brilliant.
Simple, creative, concise, and most importantly, something never conceived for a NASCAR site.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 12:43 PM EDT reply actions
Actually...
…about 7 years ago, when I was on the NASCAR beat, I had an infrequent haiku feature on my site. So technically you’d be incorrect… ;)
You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
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OK, TJ, you got me.
I was afraid of that. I admit to being a racing snob when it comes to Indycar vs. Nasc… Raucous claims with now supportive data? Then you get what we have here today – which is the way he wants it… Now I don’t like it any more than you men… Some men you, just can’t reach…
Sorry, got lost in a fave movie of mine… ANYWAY, perhaps I can estimate that, as a % of fanbase, Indycar will have a higher number of each of the following; knowing what a Haiku is, how to make one, and appreciate them on Tuesday morning. Again, I have no data to back this up, but I’ll live with that assessment.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Haiku
Monday, sun emerges
Streets flood with fans, cars, and thrills,
Power makes it two.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hey Scottie Dixon,
Is that a wing on your lap?
Cannot drive that way.
You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
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Very entertaining...
Great idea, and Ground effect gets a sticky gold star.
As usual, I am slightly out of step: here’s my summary of Sao Paulo in a different scheme
The choking cloud did not abate,
Despite the chango-presto:
For Danica, the gloam is named
Simona De Silvestro
by JagtechOhio on Mar 30, 2010 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice...
Since it’s the first week, I’ll forgive your straying out of the form. But just this once… :)
Hey, GoDaddy Girl.
The way racing should work is
You must pass to win.
You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
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and a good day to you sir...
thanks for the compliment and a nicely metered and rhymed couplet yourself. Can I say here that I heart Simona. dons nomex firesuit I’d rather have 5 Simonas than 1 Paul Tracy…
Plus I am forced to call a penalty on myself and admit that my poor editing missed the ‘s’ in the first line adding one too many syllables. Penalty for signing incorrect scorecard – DQ.
#Haikufail, #Indycarsnobberyfail, #backtowork.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
Talk of geekery. What, are you trying to push my buttons?
OK, here goes:
Vitor, tell A.J.
That yellows are the best time
To pit. Then go hide.
Maybe one more:
Panther Number Four:
Human missle. Quit using
Other cars to stop.
by The Speedgeek on Mar 30, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ahhh, now we're getting rolling!
Very nice! How about this in the spirit of your 2nd one:
I wonder if Dan
Likes the song “Pinball Wizard.”
Don’t think his car does.
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Since Jack liked the goatee one...
You need a thick skin
To be involved in racing.
Arute went too far.
You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
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Bruno
Junky at Indy,
Tags repays a year-old debt.
Karma for the win.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Indy
Racing Gods watching,
respect the hallow-ed grounds,
Drivers to your cars.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 5:16 PM EDT reply actions
Chassis
Chassis,change is fine
but leave the innovation,
to engine makers.
by GroundedEffects on Mar 30, 2010 5:35 PM EDT reply actions

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