Haiku by a Robot

At the tender age of 9, Nathan Beifuss of California showed that his creation, aptly titled "Haiku by a Robot," fulfilled all of the requirements of a haiku, namely that it has a five-seven-five syllable structure and that it makes no sense whatsoever. Genius!

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What a good haiku.
That kid's got a real talent.
Nine years old, you say?

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Given the picture, it took me a minute before I realized we weren't talking about zippers.

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During Mao's Great Leap Forward, flies were one of the "four pests" that were to be eliminated, along with rats, mosquitoes and sparrows.

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I have a feeling this is not as weird as it seems. The idea is to get rid of ALL the flies, but at the same time, those responsible will not be punished if there are only one or two. So ...in the language of regulations, this ends up sounding silly.

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