Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
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Receipt Haikus

grind shopping items names and make haikus
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Inside the suitcase
Flapping along the hinges
The pigeons unfold

This is one of dozens of Haikus I wrote a few years ago.
(for a public performance event that was part of Dublin's Culture night)

Receipt Haikus are created in a different way by the cash register till at the point of payment. For a small extra fee that goes to a charity, your receipt will emerge featuring a Haiku composed of and featuring at least some of the items on your purchase list. The Haiku is generated instantly by the payment device, even if it has a human operator. Your unique Haikus appear at the bottom of the till receipt on a detachable section so you can save them as collectable items.

if only the waits
had a deckchair provided
Godot takes his time

xenzag, Sep 30 2025

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       [+]; and does this mean that there is finally an application of AI that [xenzag] approves of?
pertinax, Sep 30 2025
  

       I think this could be achieved without the use of ai. Basic computing power should be sufficient, or possibly even a person remotely creating the Haikus who was quick off the mark. The ones I wrote only took a few mintues each, and I'd never composed any before. Imagine what a Haiku master could achieve.
xenzag, Oct 01 2025
  

       A haiku master
Adds unseasonable chill
To grocery costs.
pertinax, Oct 01 2025
  
      
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