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Yes, I am a nerd
I have a social life, though
It is IRC
--Julia from Pennsburg, PA

No windows in here.
Ambiguity prevails.
Ode, Schrodinger's Cat.
--Carly from Brighton, MI

Geeks watch Olympics
Dreaming athletic prowess
Content with tech skills
--Tanya from Ontario, Canada

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy - but I'm
a zombie, so BRAAAAAAAAAINS.
--Heather from Manchester, NH

The Higgs has been found?
Heavy stuff. Now to explore
Supersymmetry.
--Anton from Hallsberg, Sweden

Clouds in soup fractal
heterogeneous miso
a Julia set
--Nick from Chicago, IL

Smartphone is broken.
Withdrawal symptoms include
Smashing, cursing, tears.
--Maryam from Ottawa, Canada

The video plays
My wait has come to an end
I buffer no more.
--Peter B. from Essex Jct., VT

Falcon at light speed
wit banter swagger shoot first
carbonite classic
--Melissa H. from Ypsilanti

Fix one problem now
Get yet another phone call
Parent users sigh
--Mike from the server room

Bug in my software
Disappears when in testing
Curse you, Heisenberg
--Andrew from Ottawa, Canada

We are no strangers
Never gonna give you up
Ain’t gonna let go
--Rick from Richmond, England

It's common knowledge:
Just ore and wheat--that's what true
cities are made of.
--CBryan from Jamesburg, NJ

Sonic screwdriver
Set to stun. I've just made a
Mixed geek reference.
--Carlene from Alberta, Canada

The rich rainbow hues
reflect ad infinitum.
Ah, my lovely dice!
--Liz S. from Brooklyn, NY

Takes my breath away
A whisper separates us -
asymptotic kiss.
--David from Medina, OH

C-Beams in the dark
Ships burning near Orion
Lost like tears in rain
--J from Yamagata, Japan

I once wrote haiku,
until the day I took an
arrow to the knee.
--Jeff from Columbia, Missouri

A world with two suns
You'd think they'd have two shadows
What's up, Tatooine?
--Laurel from Edwards, IL

Grenades would be nice
But I’d rather let River
Fight them damn reavers
--Lindsay in Ottowa, Canada

Sound geeky you must
When speak like Yoda you do.
Care you must not, hmm?
--Ben from Bolingbrook, IL

A stray neutrino
Pulled over by the police,
For breaking the law
--Kyle R. from Halifax, Canada

A clever haiku?
Not something I can do since
The good ones argon.
--Justin, from Phoenix, AZ

Rose: red. Violet: blue.
Haikuception: a poem
within a haiku.
--Christie, from Boston, MA

Zombies are not dead,
but they're not alive, either.
They're Schrödinger's men.
--Allyn, San Antonio, TX

Centuries ago,
discipline of haiku born:
Japanese Twitter.
--Maureen in Medford, Oregon

Error 404:
Your haiku could not be found.
Try again later.
--Mitchell from Shubenacadie, NS, Canada

Need a screwdriver
IT says vodka in fridge
work has many tools
--Drama from Ventura, CA

If time is money,
Are ATMs time machines?
Your mind has been blown.
--Evan from Trophy Club, Tx

*Ring* Hello, IT.
*Sigh* Have you tried turning it
Off and on again?
--Stephen from Dallas Texas

My plasmids unmatched
Guns and drill upgraded too
Call me Big Daddy
--Jonathan from Marietta, GA

Welcome to testing
at the enrichment center
Time for your suprise!
--Eddie from St.Augustine, FL

Somewhere in a box,
A deep and dark voice bellows:
"I... HAZ... CHEEZBURGER!!!"
--Travis from Five Points, Alabama.

Enter the cavern
Nothing but darkness surrounds
Oh no, it's a grue!
--Travis from Easton, PA.

When I was small you
Got me hooked on PC games
Five MMORPGs later--thanks Dad.
--Alex from Massachusetts

Bacon, king of meats
its just pig strips, but when cooked:
Happy salt fat joy
--Ron from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Zombie in my room
Trying to chew my face off
Should have double tapped
--Carrie from Middle of Nowhere, Iowa

1981
I'm into Space Invaders
2600
--Erik from Surprize, Arizona

Watching Doctor Who
Thinking of a smart haiku
Look, I'm a poet
--Peter from Seattle, Washington

Luke's Facebook status:
Kissed my sister, epic fail.
Han Solo liked it.
--Shea from Alderaan

Internet cafe--
where two people go to meet
Facebook to Facebook
--Poppy from Laurel, Mississippi

The dog looks at our
Lovely opposable thumbs
And curses Darwin.
--Bean from Atlanta, Georgia

The secret to life
Is contained in this Haiku:
Oops, ran out of room.
--Dan from Memphis, Tennessee

error in syntax
haiku dot c line two
too few syllables
--Daniel from Gig Harbor, Washington

As I roll the Dice
The Ilithid cut in twain
I rolled a twenty
--Loki from Mebane, North Carolina

A chubby and plump,
right jolly old elf 'til the
TSA pat down.
--Charlie from Lakeland, Florida

Sitting all alone
warming up the porcelain
playing Angry Birds...
--Tyler from Morris County, New Jersey

Much to Luke's dismay,
Darth Vader wanted to say
"No, I am bacon."
--Christel from Fremont, California

Though noble and proud
with no valence electrons
Argon is lonely.
--Derek from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

When faced with trouble
And in need of an escape
Divide by zero.
--Safiya from Vancouver, Canada

Daylight savings time.
With new Soviet iPhone,
The clock sets YOU back.
--Stephen from North Kingstown, RI

I promised not to
Feed Mogwais after midnight.
Get the microwave!
--Thomas from Wichita, Kansas

Lets go back in time
When vampires don't sparkle
and write a good book
--Matthew "Peaches" from Baltimore

Why kill Wash and Book?
Are they thinking what I am?
Firefly Zombies!
--Barak from East Brunswick, New Jersey

This tiny haiku
is just sixty characters;
ideal for Twitter.
--Lindsay from Saint Louis, Missouri

School is back again
I guess it's really good that
I go to Hogwarts
--Hope from Santa Fe, New Mexico

Don't argue with a
Mobius strip because it
Will be one-sided
--Jimmy from Poughquag, New York

Zombies everywhere
Time to nut up or shut up
Twinkies here I come.
--Carol in Eerie, Pennsylvania

Soon We'll Have Toasters
Folding Our Towels Until
The Thousand Year War
--Kelly in Dagobah, Outer Rim Territory

You light me so well,
Beautiful particle.
Or are you a wave?
--Craig in Coral Springs, Florida

Han snatches a kiss,
a droid interrupts them, and
Leia runs away.
--Leah in Morgantown, WV

iPhone addiction
I must overcome. Oh, wait
There's an App for that.
--Chris in Waldorf, Maryland

iPhone left in bar
Supposed to be a secret
Woops, there goes my job
--Katharine in Irvine, California

Take me to the black
I am a leaf on the wind
My Serenity
--Jennifer in Dallas, Texas

Every other one
Is divisible by two
Now is that not odd?
--Darrin in Ontario, Canada

i was quite hungry
so i went to my laptop
i love homemade Pi
--Martha in Newfoundland, Canada

The simple act of
Inspecting a mere haiku
Is fraught with peril
--Michael in Perth, Australia

I am all around,
Yet some can't seem to find me.
I am Internet.
--Terry in San Francisco, California

To get some more hearts
Press up, down, up, down, left, right
Left, right, B, A, Start
--Jack in Wilton, New Hampshire

Please Do Not Hit Me
Mages Can Not Take Damage
I Am Too Squishy
--Racheal in Lothering, Ferelden

Told my boss swine flu,
but I really came down with
Modern Warfare 2.
--Jason in Orlando, Florida

LOLcat is pronounced
"Lawl cat" or "L-O-L cat"
Which makes haikus hard.
--Noah in Spring Lake, New Jersey

I've always wondered
what solder really tastes like.
Um, hospital, please.
--Adam in Rock Hill, South Carolina

All I want is to
Find a pretty orc girlfriend,
But DM says no.
--Ian in Somers Point, New Jersey

Beware of Bathrooms
Rule number two. Number two?
Coincidence? Hmm.
--Jae in Charleston, Illinois

Divide by zero;
Stephen Hawking can do this.
Black holes will ensue...
--David in St. Joseph, Missouri

When I read haiku,
I hear it in the voice of
William Shatner.
--Shannon in Wall, New Jersey

Bugs and viruses
Incompetent end users
Job security...
--Janice in Edmond, Oklahama

Sitting in my lab.
Look at all the mutagens.
I could be super...
--Alex in East Lansing, Michigan

the tricorder broke
communicator is dead
and my shirt is red
--Jeffrey in Dallas, Texas

Use the Force, Malcolm
Gorram reavers on our tail!
Oops, wrong universe.
--Taylor in Montgomery, Alambama

Eat Theobromine.
Drink methyltheobromine.
Heliophobe, I.
--Zach in Tyler, Texas

like mom used to say
"zombie is as zombie does"
so i ate her brains
-- Manuel in Beunos Aires, Argentina

Hold infinity,
within the palm of your hand.
Buffer overflow.
-- Paul in Durham, United Kingdom

Haikus are easy
Yes, even with my eyes closed
See, thhy are npt hrad!
-- Micah in Phoenix, Arizona

WITH ALL CAPS I TYPE
LOUDLY I YELL EVERYTHING
I FEEL IMPORTANT!
-- Ed in Logan, Utah

Execute Spybot,
Please click Ni to continue.
Damn Trojan Rabbits
-- Julian in Black Mesa, City 17

Droning on and on
Talking about the atom
What an awful Bohr.
-- Michael in Johnston, Rhode Island

Pi day celebrates
An irrational number.
Pi is not a lie.
-- Anne in Elwood, Australia

Net Neutrality
Keep the Man off my bandwidth
Don't throttle me, bro.
-- Eric in Lincoln, Nebraska

The next big idea
Will soon sweep across the net
Oh, it just finished.
-- Gilmore in Melbourne, Australia

Imagination
More important than knowledge
Great example: LOST
-- Brandon in Hinesville, Georgia

Hot Anime Girls
Never Gonna Give You Up
No! Not Rick Astley!
-- Lauren, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Developer Zen:
"Ignore this error message."
What do I do now?
-- Stephen in Deerfield, Massachusetts

One Two Seven Dot
Zero Dot Zero Dot One
There's no place like home.
-- Martin in Bedford, United Kingdom

Your razor-sharp wit
Can never stand up to my
Adamantium
-- Anna in St. Louis, Missouri

Chekov in the bay
searching hard for some space fuel
Nuclear wessels
-- Jay in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

I bit a zombie.
it was ironic but the
taste was terrible.
-- Blake in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Learn from the Jedi.
Discipline, control, respect.
Dangerous muppet.
-- Patrick in Anaheim, California

Packets of photons
Streaming by our planet's sky
their address divine
-- Michaline in Chicago Illinois

Hum of computer
Torrenting throughout the night
Don't forget to seed.
-- Michael from Houston, Texas

ThinkGeek plastic bag
Promises a monkey's breath
Much like cake is lie.
-- Andy in Core, West Virginia

Steaming hot laptop
On my boyfriend's lap becomes
Form of birth control.
-- Hana in The Shire, Middle Earth

I can't do haiku
I will always get them wrong
Oh, wait. Never mind.
-- Randy in Bradley, Illinois

run ThinkGeekHaiku
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
I hate debugging
-- Aaron in Simi Valley, California

Some haiku are strange
They don't make very much sense
A series of tubes
-- Sean in Eugene, Oregon

Spam in my inbox.
Can I really help this guy?
From Nigeria?
-- Timothy in Peterborough, England

I love the tech life
It lets me IM the guy
Sitting next to me
-- Akela in San Francisco, California

the sun warms my face
it is a lovely....ding dong
wait, I have IM
-- Rhett in Hammond, Louisiana

Client with no specs.
Wants results in two weeks time.
Must. Not. Kill. Must. Not.
-- Shane in River Ridge, Louisiana

TPS reports.
Didn't make a coversheet.
See you here Sunday.
-- Dan in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

I hate dungeons, but
I guess beauty's in the eye
of The Beholder.
-- Kat in Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Mac hates popcorn
I dropped some on the keyboard
It kernel panicked
-- Derek in Hoboken, New Jersey

two words never heard
in polite conversation
Microsoft Vista
-- Dave in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire

There once was a boy with mind quick
And ThinkGeek dot com he did trick.
They expected to find,
Haikus in a line.
What they got instead was a lim'rick
-- Alex in Melbourne, Australia

jIba' Quo'nos-daq
qeqtaHvIS tIQqu' lurDech:
tlhIngan Haiku!
Translation:
I sit here on Quo'nos
Practicing the ancient tradition:
Klingon Haiku.
-- Dale in Redding, California