I miss Dr. Josh and Dr. Neal so much it hurts. It literally hurts.
It's been 25 weeks since we've had a puzzler. (not that we're counting, or anything.)
I've been flying solo for what seems like forever It's been so long that even God is tired of being my co-pilot. (I think it's because I talk so much.)
Even CrazyBob has forgotten about me. (so much for promises not to forget the little people.)
So here's what we're going to do. ...
Haiku.
I'll give
Java t-shirt(s) to the author(s) of a Haiku that captures the ache and despair that one has to cope with when they've been abandoned for more than 25 weeks (not that anybody's counting).
Five t-shirts; five winners; totally free; postage included.
Just to remind you:
- Haiku is only three lines.
- The first line is five syllables.
- The second line is seven syllables.
- The last line is back to five syllables.
- No rhyming is required.
Don't your eyeballs hurt?
You think so fast that you must
Get dizzy a lot.
here's another one:
I mourn the time I
Chose to watch TV instead
Of reading a book.
(That's actually not mine. Somebody else wrote that one -- sort of; the first one's mine though.)
So even though neither of these Haikus deal with the bitter pain of abandonment, I would have awarded prizes to those because I like them. So we're actually not going to get "technical" about enforcing the rules on this one. (not that we ever do, really.)
Enter to win by posting a comment to this blog entry containing your Haiku.
And please feel free to go ahead and pre-order Java Puzzlers. I find that does wonders when it comes to lifting the spirits, actually.
:-)
bon weekend, people!
bon Memorial Day weekend!
mary
infinity beckons now
an echo of you
Posted by Kris Schneider on May 27, 2005 at 07:02 PM PDT #
A Java puzzler to crack.
Hey guys, please come back!
Posted by Damien Evans on May 27, 2005 at 07:15 PM PDT #
Posted by Karthikeyan.B on May 27, 2005 at 11:05 PM PDT #
the silence is deafening
please come back with more
Posted by Andrew Taylor on May 27, 2005 at 11:36 PM PDT #
the silence is deafening
please come back with more
Posted by Andrew Taylor on May 27, 2005 at 11:37 PM PDT #
The weeks I have spent alone
Then love can find me.
Like all things in life. If you can believe in it, it can become true. :)
Hey!
My second phrase here,
is just another haiku.
Damn! So is this one!
Crappy birthday to me :)
Posted by Tom on May 28, 2005 at 12:08 AM PDT #
Posted by Anand Jain on May 28, 2005 at 12:20 AM PDT #
CrazyBob you too dont remember us now
please come back, will you
Posted by Anand Jain on May 28, 2005 at 12:21 AM PDT #
Posted by Karthikeyan.B on May 28, 2005 at 01:09 AM PDT #
Posted by Karthikeyan.B on May 28, 2005 at 01:15 AM PDT #
25Weeks ago,175Days ago,4200Hours ago,
252000Minutes ago,15120000Seconds ago,
Wow....!!!!!!!!!!Wat a Very good Haikhu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
</h5>Posted by Karthikeyan.B on May 28, 2005 at 01:30 AM PDT #
Hi Mary, Thank you for your Appreciation.Here is My HAIKU.<center>HAIKU ON NATURE</center> <img src="http://web-japan.org/nipponia/image/haiku01.jpg" height=200 width=300> </img> <center>HAIKU ON POND</center> <img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/91/5440/640/b8.jpg" width=300 height=200></img> <center>Personal Life</center> <img src= "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/91/5440/640/1.jpg" width=300 height=200></img>
Posted by Suresh S on May 28, 2005 at 03:46 AM PDT #
Try to plan JavaOne
Used Schedulebuilder
and felt too the pain?
Userfriendly NO!
Give last year's version back
and I am happy!
planning is a pain
without a time-based view
what session is now?
A gap to fill now?
what session do i choose?
what are the options?
Mary Mary could you help
And pull some strings for us
to improve this damn .....
Attendees unite
and give your feedback too
JavaOne must be top!
Posted by Klaasjan Tukker on May 29, 2005 at 02:17 AM PDT #
Posted by John Corrigan on May 29, 2005 at 05:09 AM PDT #
Hours drop like rain
Time in still rippling pools
Drown in Stroh's Ice Cream
Code the geek output
Cursor flash awaiting keys
Puzzle tests NetBeans
Days to weeks to months
Down the trail for those now gone
"Is this seat taken?"
Posted by Craig Maloney on May 29, 2005 at 12:28 PM PDT #
Posted by Peter Allday on May 31, 2005 at 12:17 AM PDT #
My heart longs for the doctors!
And their Axe spray smell.
Oh the pain! The pain!
There is no Puzzler to boot!
Twenty-five weeks gone.
Without them I'm lost!
Crazy Bob: I long for you
Alone I'm so blue
Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Promise to make homemade stew
If I can see you
Posted by Jacqueline in Saskatchewan on May 31, 2005 at 08:12 AM PDT #
Immersed in worthy ventures
</strong>Mary's without a brain-teaser
How will she ever choose the next winner?
Posted by will on May 31, 2005 at 11:30 AM PDT #
Gripped by worthy tasks
</strong>Puzzle-less
Who's the next winner?
Posted by will on May 31, 2005 at 11:40 AM PDT #
Puzzles everywhere.
In books, on web, all around
Why none for Mary?
or...
<u>Puzzler Scorned</u>
No puzzles to share?
Fine! I'll go to JavaOne
And find some myself!
...which of course leads me to ask...
Given my past posts
How can you expect me to
Use only three lines? :)
Posted by Dave K. on May 31, 2005 at 01:25 PM PDT #
YOU GUYS ROCK!
you're so awesome. thank you so much for playing along. I sent Dr. Josh and Dr. Neal a representative sampling of your work.
Hopefully that will help get the puzzler to come back. No pressure or anything.
I'm going to pick the winners soon. Thanks again, so much, for playing along.
mary
Posted by mary on June 01, 2005 at 09:39 AM PDT #