[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.

It's been a year since the last one, so it's time again for the haiku contest! Born out of a search engine hit, last year's contest turned out to be smashing good fun.

Last year my blog was a very different thing than it is now, so we'll need a new theme. Last year it was anilingus, this year it's California vs. the mid-west. This year's prize will be 500 BlogExplosion credits. If you're not interested in the credits, at least you'll also have the respect and adulation of your peers. (Or something like that.)

So here's how it will work. I'll leave the contest open until noon CDT Monday May 1st. To enter, simply leave your haiku in a comment on this post. Anyone may enter. You may enter as many times as you like, but there will be only one winning haiku. Any haiku will be welcome, but only those following the 5-7-5 format and matching the California vs. the mid-west theme will be considered for the prize. You may take either side or neither side in the CA vs. mw foolishness; it won't effect your chances either way.

Ready to 'ku? I'll start it out.

Haiku submission:
just because it tweaks her
CA can suck it.