[Subtitle: It's about time I get off my ass and crown a winner.]

This year's contest was arguably a bigger success than last year's. Woohoo! I love it when things work out like that.

So after carefully considering all the entries I've chosen as the winner The Bunny for her haiku
Always fucking cold
Limited options year-round
Result? bars galore

Mmm… bars are good.

What's that? Biased? Whaaat? Ok, ok, maybe you're right. I am biased. But how many of you will take your pants off for me if I ask? Alright, alright, I'll pick a different winner.

Bunny for her other haiku
I live for sunshine
Bike, rollerblade, skateboard, jog
Any time of year

What? Still not cool? Damn you people. Where were you when Florida needed you in 2000?

Ok, the really for real winner is
West coast v. Mid-West
Nebraska and Utah, duck!
CAUTION- bad shrapnel.

And how did I settle on this one haiku? Two words, baby: bad shrapnel. I cannot get over that. I smile just thinking about it. Bad shrapnel. I love it. So, the winner gets the promised prize of 500 BlogExplosion credits.

For creativity, general cleverness and just because I can, I'd like to award Honorable Mentions to these haiku:

I live in Cali
which automatically
makes it way better.

Wish they all could be…
nothing rhymes with "the mid-west"
that's the difference.

California dream.
Everything is fake and faux.
Farms are my true love.

Between the palm trees,
And the endless fields of green,
Which state's virtue sings?

California or,
the mid-west? Neither, TEXAS!
The Lone Star is king!

California- UGH.
Better with Keeks and her
mid-western BOOBIES!!!!

Talk about Cali?
Compare it to the mid-west?
I want to lick butt!

We do miss those days
and she rocks but please don't
choose hers this year too

The mid-west versus Cali
Where should I begin?
Turns out that Fish is an Ass.

And I think that about wraps it up. Many thanks to everyone who played along. Let's do this again next year, too.