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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  00:10:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The Elephant Man

Picture yourself in Victorian England. High society flocks to see a figure so bizarre it's hardly recognizable as human. But thanks to the empathy of a doctor and a handful of charitable folk against the threat of exploitation, the poor man is finally shown some respect and affection.

David Lynch turned the true tale into a film. Can you construct an accompanying haiku?



Here are the rules.

Please enter, vote and lurk as long as you like. Only, send your votes to me by 2100 hours FWFR time on Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009.

Sludge 
"Charlie Don't Serf!"

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  00:57:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Merrick said it best:
"I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!
I am a human..."

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MguyXXV 
"X marks the spot"

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  07:09:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
"That man's a monster!"
Hurt inside, John Merrick knew,
that man's a monster.
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  10:53:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote


In London's Fog, Freaks'
Humanity revealed by
The 23rd Psalm

Edited by - Beanmimo on 11/16/2009 13:54:53
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  10:54:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This side-show freak may
look strange, but under the bumps
he's weirdly charming.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  11:56:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Heffalump disarmed
Queen Vic, but he's sick and tired
Of being on show.



Edited by - BaftaBaby on 11/12/2009 11:57:27
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clay 
"Viewer discretion is revised."

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  17:11:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Merrick, misshapen,
Mistreated, maligned, emerged
Meritorious.
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Montgomery 
"F**k!"

Posted - 11/12/2009 :  20:03:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Michael Jackson bought
his bones. But Merrick was not
another "Bubbles."



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rockfsh 
"Laugh, Love, Cheer"

Posted - 11/13/2009 :  17:15:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Poor deformed human
In life, a circus freak
In death, Jackson's prize
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MguyXXV 
"X marks the spot"

Posted - 11/16/2009 :  14:39:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm not an animal: I voted (*sluuurp*).
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Montgomery 
"F**k!"

Posted - 11/17/2009 :  22:13:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Voted. Now quit chasing me down those London streets.
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clay 
"Viewer discretion is revised."

Posted - 11/18/2009 :  05:44:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This strange MerrickAll
Of commemorative haiku
I have viewed--voted!
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 11/18/2009 :  07:12:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
voted
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 11/18/2009 :  16:36:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks, all for your votes. And so, it was decided to reveal the exhibit for all to see. No, don't turn away. Assistants porting smelling salts are available at every exit to revive the faint-hearted. Ready ... Remove the tarpaulin ... drumroll ... ta-da!













AT THREE with 7 points












charming her way over the bumps











it's the sweet charmer Chocolate Lady [2,1,2,2]






















AT TWO with a monstrous 10 points












He's no animal











it's hunky MguyX [3,2,2,3]













AND











AT NUMERO UNO with a gorgeous 11 points












Mr Alliteration himself











it's the perfectly formed and adored clay [3,2,3,3]












congratulations clay - now make your speech and git us another film to haiku to, too!


Edited by - BaftaBaby on 11/18/2009 16:37:44
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"

Posted - 11/18/2009 :  16:44:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Nice one clay, i thought you had that one in the bag over the head!!
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clay 
"Viewer discretion is revised."

Posted - 11/18/2009 :  20:15:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks, friends! I am honoured or honored, depending on where you are.

I'll take an hour, and do my best to come up with a suitable movie for our five-seven-fives . . .
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