ruined game – they think guys …
don’t know [expletive] about
[expletive] … well
“The guys, who don’t know (expletive) about (expletive), according to a lot of basketball people, they finish Sunday and then they have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and they play Saturday,” Auriemma said. “But there’s a lot of people in the women’s basketball community that think they’re smarter than that. So whoever came up with this super regional stuff — and I know who they are — ruined the game.
Geno Auriemma, The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Coach commenting on the NCAA Women’s Tournament super regional schedule in a press conference on March 28, 2025.
In commenting on word play, I have not thought about how EXPLETIVE should figure into the count when composing a haiku.
I know I know I know, Haiku is more about what American kids learned in 3rd grade, a grouping of 5 -7 – 5 syllables …
But you can read my What Is … section for a discussion on that and what I do.
Bottom line, my blog, my rules so end around back to using expletive …
Does it count for 4 or for the 1 or maybe 2 or even 3 syllables of the expletive that was deleted.
As I mentally try to fill in the blanks, I am sure that I am coming with more and more coarse terms than Coach Auriemma used.
And counted expletive for 4.
As for use of language, Mr. Bill Veeck would say, if you want to limit your vocabulary to about seven words, use profanity.
However as Mr. Mark Twain said, there are so damn few words everyone understands.
Like the cook said, when Admiral Halsey called him out to thank him a great dinner, “Ah horseshit Admiral, You don’t have to say that”
No Haiku For You 