Turns out we had one extra book sitting around for the Hamburger America Burger Haiku Giveaway. So we have six winners instead of five! They are, in no particular order:
dark brown salty crust
right amount of pink inside
sizzle juicy drip —benzado
The judges say: A perfect portrait of the perfect burger.
You once were a cow
Now you are a burger
Tasty little cow —UncleTupelo
The judges say: Fun and wickedly dark—from the cow's standpoint. If haikus had titles, this one's would be "Bwahahahah."
this is Mc Nuggets
i said i want a Big Mac
fix your intercom —maqloubeh
The judges say: We've all been there, man. Amen.
Fresh from the butcher,
When almost rare, good moist beef,
Seasoned, stands alone —LunaPierCook
The judges say: Right on. The best burgers need little more than seasoning.
Pastures of cows & steer
Fields of golden wheat
A Burger is Born —Q80 BurgerBelly
The judges say: Simply beautiful. Captures not only the spirit of burgers but the spirit of America at its best, as well.
Family cookout
Behind me, sizzle and smoke --
I can see burgers —EatingInTranslation
The judges say: Evocative of Memorial Day and summer weekends in general.
Thanks to everyone who entered. And it is clear we will have to hold a burger limerick contest soon!
George: I really liked this one, too, and it was near the top in our voting. I'm really sorry I didn't ask you to help judge; just figured you'd be busy. Anyway, I just looked on the bookshelf here and see that I've got yet another copy of HA I could part with, so I'll send that to Hunnyoil. Thanks for dropping by and checking out the haikus.
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9 Comments:
Well, that goes right next to the copy of "Perfect Scoop" I won last year. Thanks, gang!
LunaPierCook at 7:20PM on 05/27/08
Thanks for playing, LPC. The burger limerick was masterful. That's the next level....
Adam Kuban at 7:24PM on 05/27/08
I still love that one by someone that went juicy juicy juicy juicyjuicy . . . . :)
Karen Resta at 7:58PM on 05/27/08
Fun!
Christina at 6:36AM on 05/28/08
WOW. Thanks for doing this, Adam. Very impressive response and so many great haikus! My personal favorite was by Hunnyoil:
Oh, the smell
A Burger on the grill
All is Well
Hamburger America at 7:57AM on 05/28/08
George: I really liked this one, too, and it was near the top in our voting. I'm really sorry I didn't ask you to help judge; just figured you'd be busy. Anyway, I just looked on the bookshelf here and see that I've got yet another copy of HA I could part with, so I'll send that to Hunnyoil. Thanks for dropping by and checking out the haikus.
Adam Kuban at 8:32AM on 05/28/08
Right on. Well deserved...
Hamburger America at 8:37AM on 05/28/08
My personal favorite was the Kobe beef one :-)
tacroy80 at 11:22AM on 05/28/08
I am so excited!!
I NEVER win ANYTHING!!!
Thank you very much~
Hunnyoil at 9:27PM on 05/28/08