Kickstarter

Namekuseijin · 02-19-2014, 04:47 PM

I'm thinking about Kickstarting my next haiku. I'm bidding for $5000, how about it? Show me your support

the joke is over. thank you for your common sense

here's the haiku it inspired:

rain forests down -
tree drops on ash and smoke
the sky overcloud

.

Katsunami · 02-19-2014, 04:57 PM

You're drunk?

DiapDealer · 02-19-2014, 05:05 PM

I'm not really sure
Seems a good idea, but
Time will tell I guess.

Namekuseijin · 02-19-2014, 05:40 PM

hey, why not? Everyone else is doing it for whatever pet projects that will never see the light of day after it's got enough money already...

a haiku is perfectly doable and I can promise it to be my masterpiece

Bricorn · 02-19-2014, 06:14 PM

I kickstarted a Norton Commando for several years. I'm done.

Namekuseijin · 02-20-2014, 07:41 AM

Oh, boy

Warms my heart to see mankind still seems to have a bit of common sense left. Though I'm a bit worried for those 2 poor souls who would give away their money for such a project.

MichelleLouring · 02-20-2014, 07:42 AM

Throw in you doing a kickboxing match with a grizzly bear and I'm in!

doubleshuffle · 02-20-2014, 07:55 AM

It's too cheap, hence not really trustworthy. If you were taking 17k, one per syllable, I might believe you're confident enough you can pull off a real quality haiku. 5k screams amateur. Perhaps you could post a sample syllable.

Namekuseijin · 02-20-2014, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

It's too cheap, hence not really trustworthy. If you were taking 17k, one per syllable, I might believe you're confident enough you can pull off a real quality haiku. 5k screams amateur. Perhaps you could post a sample syllable.

here it goes:

rain

eschwartz · 02-20-2014, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

Oh, boy

Warms my heart to see mankind still seems to have a bit of common sense left. Though I'm a bit worried for those 2 poor souls who would give away their money for such a project.

Well, they DID admit they're nuts, so at least there's some hope.

And the sample syllable doesn't fill me with confidence -- It seems somewhat amateurish and low-quality.

Namekuseijin · 02-20-2014, 04:32 PM

hmm, that's bad

guess it'll take me some weeks to retrace my steps. and I was this close to getting to "drops"... I'll update my roadmap...

eschwartz · 02-20-2014, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

hmm, that's bad

guess it'll take me some weeks to retrace my steps. and I was this close to getting to "drops"... I'll update my roadmap...

So cliche...

doubleshuffle · 02-20-2014, 05:36 PM

Well, I must say I find that sample syllable quite teasing. Rain is such a time-honored topos in haiku that offering it as a sample sends mixed messages.

How to decide whether the author is a skilled and seasoned haikusmith at the height of his powers, who will not stoop to offering some fancy novelty syllable in order to attract attention and show off, but demonstrates calmly that he is firmly rooted in an old and cherished tradition - or whether he really has nothing better to offer than the blandest old cliché, to which he will have nothing to add but some stupid frog jumping into a pond or some petal-like faces in the bloody subway?

If only we knew...

Namekuseijin · 02-20-2014, 05:43 PM

well, no Kickstart nor the dream of easily becoming a millionaire

this one goes for free:

.

rain forests down -
tree drops on ash and smoke
the sky overcloud

.

doubleshuffle · 02-20-2014, 05:48 PM

That is actually pretty good. Perhaps you should have kept up your campaign...

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02-19-2014, 04:47 PM	#1
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	Kickstarter I'm thinking about Kickstarting my next haiku. I'm bidding for $5000, how about it? Show me your support the joke is over. thank you for your common sense here's the haiku it inspired: rain forests down - tree drops on ash and smoke the sky overcloud . Last edited by Namekuseijin; 02-20-2014 at 05:57 PM.

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02-19-2014, 04:57 PM	#2
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	You're drunk?

02-19-2014, 05:05 PM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,040 Karma: 199464182 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm not really sure Seems a good idea, but Time will tell I guess.

02-19-2014, 05:40 PM	#4
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	hey, why not? Everyone else is doing it for whatever pet projects that will never see the light of day after it's got enough money already... a haiku is perfectly doable and I can promise it to be my masterpiece

02-19-2014, 06:14 PM	#5
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	I kickstarted a Norton Commando for several years. I'm done.

02-20-2014, 07:41 AM	#6
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	Oh, boy Warms my heart to see mankind still seems to have a bit of common sense left. Though I'm a bit worried for those 2 poor souls who would give away their money for such a project.

02-20-2014, 07:42 AM	#7
MichelleLouring Owl Lady Posts: 34 Karma: 23716 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Denmark Device: Android Tablet	Throw in you doing a kickboxing match with a grizzly bear and I'm in!

02-20-2014, 07:55 AM	#8
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,940 Karma: 185392166 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	It's too cheap, hence not really trustworthy. If you were taking 17k, one per syllable, I might believe you're confident enough you can pull off a real quality haiku. 5k screams amateur. Perhaps you could post a sample syllable.

02-20-2014, 04:32 PM	#11
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	hmm, that's bad guess it'll take me some weeks to retrace my steps. and I was this close to getting to "drops"... I'll update my roadmap...

02-20-2014, 05:36 PM	#13
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,940 Karma: 185392166 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Well, I must say I find that sample syllable quite teasing. Rain is such a time-honored topos in haiku that offering it as a sample sends mixed messages. How to decide whether the author is a skilled and seasoned haikusmith at the height of his powers, who will not stoop to offering some fancy novelty syllable in order to attract attention and show off, but demonstrates calmly that he is firmly rooted in an old and cherished tradition - or whether he really has nothing better to offer than the blandest old cliché, to which he will have nothing to add but some stupid frog jumping into a pond or some petal-like faces in the bloody subway? If only we knew...

02-20-2014, 05:43 PM	#14
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	well, no Kickstart nor the dream of easily becoming a millionaire this one goes for free: . rain forests down - tree drops on ash and smoke the sky overcloud .

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02-20-2014, 05:48 PM	#15
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,940 Karma: 185392166 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	That is actually pretty good. Perhaps you should have kept up your campaign...