MN's 10th Birthday Party competition - write a Haiku about MN and win a golden ticket. To be judged by the Poet Laureate. (Not kidding!)

[JustineMumsnet]

So... it's our tenth birthday and we're having a party to celebrate on March 2nd. And seeing as we can't possibly fit you all in, we thought it would be nice to have a competition to have 10 Mumsnetters (plus partners) come along. As part of the prize we'll put you up in a London hotel, dress you in Boden (natch) and send you out to dinner at Pizza Express too. Full details here.

All you've got to do is to write a haiku (and we know how good you are at those) which sums up Mumsnet. And the 10 best will win. Simples.

And lest you think we might not pick the right winners, we've got Carol-Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, to judge them for us. So for all those of you who enjoy writing in verse, here's your chance to shine.

Good luck.

I know nothing

I just got emailled an invitation by someone who was probably tutting

I didn't even get an origami rocket

bastards

not even an origami baby?

I'm a bit scared (though excited!) and I fear I may look exactly like a ripe red tomato in the dress I've chosen.

I've decided not to even try to get myself into Boden and will instead turn up in my usual bar-maid-in-slightly-small-dress getup

Thanks Sputnik!

Right, going over to S&B in a mo to try and find a dress or 'equivalent'!

Mum is pending on the babysitting front (tis short notice for a midweek over night) but fingers crossed!

Got to try and explain to my boss tomorrow why I am trying to get out of the training I'm supposed to be on next week without saying the words 'forum' or 'haiku competition' for fear of looking like a twat .

Having palpatations at the thought of a meeja party with educated journalists and politicos and stuff. Feel like I should read the Economist cover to cover in preparation for intellectual conversations on the current Afghanistan operation, or as it is Google HQ should I be researching cloud computing?

Oh god how am going to get through the evening without wanting to throw up on someone? . So, I'll be the one accessorising my Boden with sickness wrist bands...

What is Google HQ? I am imagining a vortex of keywords. Like the Most Haunted Room in the film Poltergeist, that has all sorts of toys spinning wildly in it.

what is cloud computing?
dh reading that atm - thought he was only person in the world.

It's like using the power of lots of remote computers I think. Better brush up!

Just to add that the funniest Haikus that I read on this thread belong to Rhubarb.

Very, very funny.

Wotcha wearing ruby?

well done bumper; that really made me

Coming here a bit late to say how much I enjoyed reading the haikus.

And congratulations to the winners.

Hope you have a brilliant time.

It's at Google HQ

You know they move between departments on scooters and stuff, right? With flashing lights and everything.

It'll be like meeting God.

I'm a bit scared that Google HQ is going to be insensitively lit by flourescent lighting

It's not great for a roomful of middle-aged women, is it?

I hope some bugger can pull the fuse box to pieces and light the place with candles instead

Well I shall be trowelling on my L'oreal primer in case.

In the Swiss HQ they have a slide

oh very gutted.

what, like the Barclaycard advert?

how i long for a slide like that

The party finishes, ahem, a bit early, doesn't it? When we are supposed to go off to Pizza Express? At 5pm?

God, I'd much rather eat at 5 than 9.30. In fact I will probably have to eat at 5 anyway! We don't have to be there dead on time anyway, 'tis not fashionable you know.

The itinerary has relieved me of worrying about how I'm going to get from A to B as it seems we will be going in a Mumsnet pumpkin. This means I can wear my glass slippers wiht my Boden frock instead of stout walking shoes. They are being very generous to us, bless 'em.

I suppose you could say the ten lucky ticket-holders have hitch-haiku'd a lift?

That's it, Ruby. Doubt I will be coming back with a handsome Prince though!

Well my DH can't make it, so I am taking my friend - we're both open to offers from handsome princes