Monday, January 30, 2012

Washroom Wisdom (UPDATED)

(Handprint on back)
Age: 17
Postmark: PA

This week...I know it's hard enough to fit good advice onto a postcard...do you think you can do it in 17 syllables?  The best, most-creative, most informative Haiku (5-7-5) will "win."  The advice can be about anything, though, as always, specific insights are better than general platitudes! 


UPDATE
Thanks to everyone who participated this week!

Honorable Mention

If you have to bike
To distant job interviews,
Bring an extra shirt.

Andy W.


Lock picking's easy.
Use very little pressure
on the tension wrench.

A.J. May


We all pay in time.
How will you clear your conscience?
When your lies unwind.

Krys

2nd Runner-Up

Dialing 911
works the same as if you dial
91111

Michael M.

1st Runner-Up

Have your adventures,
But don't ever forget to
Find your way back home.

Rosie Z.

1st Place

You can never win,
The game of monopoly,
Without taking risks.

Tanzir B.

61 comments:

  1. Don’t procrastinate
    The homework will stack by day
    Until time runs out

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  2. Always do research.
    It won't hurt to double check.
    Cars are expensive.

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  3. Don't eat at the Hans.
    It makes your stomach explode,
    Handschumacher food.

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  4. I live on fourteen.
    The elevator breaks lots.
    Exercise before Drexel.

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  5. You can never win,
    The game of monopoly,
    Without taking risks.

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  6. Nobody’s perfect
    Try to learn from your mistakes
    Live with no regrets

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  7. Drink extra water
    When it's mad hot at Six Flags.
    You don't want to faint.

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  8. Have some respect
    Hold it in at the table
    if not use bathroom

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  9. If someone else jumps
    off the bunk bed, watch. Or
    break arm, chicken pox.

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  10. Have your adventures,
    But don't ever forget to
    Find your way back home.

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  11. Don't procrastinate.
    There will be consequences.
    Your teacher will know.

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  12. A wise man once said,
    "In case of emergency,
    dial Miss September."

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  13. Forgive and Forget
    Never worked for anyone
    I will remember.

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  14. Just find a good book
    Read twenty minutes a day
    It will make you smart

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  15. Sing the day away
    laugh hard till you start to cry
    smile till it hurts

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  16. If you have to bike
    To distant job interviews,
    Bring an extra shirt.

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    1. NY bolt bus will leave you,
      be there fifteen minutes
      early
      always

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  17. Be warned! Live every-
    day as if it were your last.
    'cause it just might be.

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  18. Don't let people stand in your way....
    finish what you started.
    You'll like the rewards!

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  19. Be ridiculous.
    It's better than being boring.
    Think about it.

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  20. Always be yourself.
    Dance like noone is watching.
    Decide your own fate.

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  21. Be kind to others.
    They may not be kind to you.
    But that is on them.

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  23. We all pay in time.
    How will you clear your conscience?
    When your lies unwind.

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  24. Erika Bar-David English 802February 2, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Live every day with hope
    Stay true to those who matter most
    Never say anything is impossible

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  25. If tall, don't tell them,
    How is the weather up there?
    It's never funny.

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  26. Live life recklessly.
    Because if your having fun,
    You've already won.

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  27. When you feel helpless,
    Take a long deep breathe and just,
    Look up to the sky.

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  28. Do your heart a favor
    Exercise every day
    It will thank you

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  29. It's better to regret something you did,
    than something you didn't do.

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  30. Lock picking's easy.
    Use very little pressure
    on the tension wrench.

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  31. Be who you are. Know who you want to be. Do what you dream.

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  32. Do your work and try
    When your time comes, you will strive
    As life passes by

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  33. We see things part
    God sees them in their entirety
    Why don't we trust God?

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  34. Do not judge others
    There could be more underneath
    Get to know them first

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  35. Always tell my mom

    Be there ten minutes early

    She will be on time

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  36. Don't forget your key
    It leads to being locked out
    With no where to go

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  37. Do your work
    Don't be stupid, be patient
    Hard work always pays off.

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  38. Dialing 911
    works the same as if you dial
    91111

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  39. Always trust your gut
    Your decisions should not be
    Swayed by another's

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  40. Change the world with truth.
    It will taste better than a
    Polyjuice Potion.

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  41. Do what you want
    not what they "need".its your life you're living
    it's your chance to lead

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  42. The arrow of time
    Its Numeric. Its Divine.
    Just Don’t Fall Behind

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  43. Always wash your hands
    you do not want to catch an
    unpleasant disease

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  44. Mary Beth WilliamsonFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:17 PM

    Drink a Gatorade
    After a night of drinking--
    My hangover cure.

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  45. Flashing lights brighten
    My eyes widen, and stare deep
    That just made me cringe.

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  46. be willing to go
    take a chance, advance. but learn
    experience all

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  47. Always brush your teeth
    Its beneficial, easy
    Keep on smiling

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  48. Doing homework is
    never fun, but you have to
    to pass your classes.

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  49. Be true to your word
    lying just creates problems
    the truth can solve them.

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  50. Always keep head up
    things can only get better
    live to the fullest

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  51. If nothing goes right
    then you should turn to the left
    now take the new route

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  52. Have respect
    Always show respect
    Respect is beneficial, to advance.
    Always stay true, will decide your fate.

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  53. If you really need it
    Do what you need to get it
    You will be successful

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  54. When you think you have done good on a test, you probably have failed it.

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  55. If you overlook something that is right before your eyes. Then you probably won't see your nose.

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  56. Never do anything
    you would be embarrassed
    to have your grandchildren find out about

    Nancy Price

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  57. Dream without your mind
    Because your mind limits you
    Don't restrain yourself

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  58. drinking coffee is
    good until you become
    addicted to it

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    I really wana thank you for providing such informative and qualitative material so often.

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