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johnfowles · 07-22-2011, 09:17 AM

OK good one Char
THanks niffer for that elucidation
Brave attempt Jenney
I may not be the only one who having read this article shook my head and was forced to admit that I had hardly any clue what it is about and/or where Gord fits into it (if he does) .My first reaction was that it could be some sort of New Zealand Maori ritual based on my experience of going to two Hangi meals s few years ago.To check on that I did what I usually do I contacted my good friend Mr Google,He in turn passed me on to his best buddy Mr Wiki at:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English
where I read uncomprehendingly
"Haiku in English is a development of the Japanese haiku poetic form in the English language"
yes well what is "Japanese haiku" when it's at home??
Is it an enamel painting?
An illness brought on by too much suchi?
A desease transmitted by geishas?
The other side of Mount Fuji
An antidote to Hari Kari or Kamikaze feelings??
The wife of a shogun??
A street at right angles to the Ginza?
A little coffin shaped hotel room?
A car model by Honda?
saki aged in aspic??
A black belt accessory (after or even before the fact??
I checked out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
but was really none the wiser
Then I saw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system)
which promised to open a "Window" on things with which I am familiar!!
Haiku is a free and open source operating system compatible with BeOS. Its development began in 2001, and the operating system became self-hosting in 2008, with the first alpha release in September 2009, the second in May 2010 and the third in June 2011
See the attachment berlow

07-22-2011, 09:17 AM	#4
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Re: HAIKU - and folk songs.. OK good one Char THanks niffer for that elucidation Brave attempt Jenney I may not be the only one who having read this article shook my head and was forced to admit that I had hardly any clue what it is about and/or where Gord fits into it (if he does) .My first reaction was that it could be some sort of New Zealand Maori ritual based on my experience of going to two Hangi meals s few years ago.To check on that I did what I usually do I contacted my good friend Mr Google,He in turn passed me on to his best buddy Mr Wiki at:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English where I read uncomprehendingly "Haiku in English is a development of the Japanese haiku poetic form in the English language" yes well what is "Japanese haiku" when it's at home?? Is it an enamel painting? An illness brought on by too much suchi? A desease transmitted by geishas? The other side of Mount Fuji An antidote to Hari Kari or Kamikaze feelings?? The wife of a shogun?? A street at right angles to the Ginza? A little coffin shaped hotel room? A car model by Honda? saki aged in aspic?? A black belt accessory (after or even before the fact?? I checked out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku but was really none the wiser Then I saw http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_(operating_system) which promised to open a "Window" on things with which I am familiar!! Haiku is a free and open source operating system compatible with BeOS. Its development began in 2001, and the operating system became self-hosting in 2008, with the first alpha release in September 2009, the second in May 2010 and the third in June 2011 See the attachment berlow Attached Thumbnails