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Dirty Words Twitter Haiku Contest Winners

5 words, 7 weekly finalists, 5 winners
Thanks to everyone who entered our "dirty words" haiku contest. We invited you to write haiku based on each dirty word TriMet is trying to eliminate from our civic vocabulary. Each of the five weekly winners received a 1-month Adult All-Zone TriMet pass. In addition, this summer, the winning haiku will be displayed on 400 TriMet buses.
And the winners are . . .
Greenhouse gasCommuting alone? |
PollutionCommunity sits
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WasteTraffic jam with toast |
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It's been a fun contest. See below for the other finalists in each category.
Greenhouse Gas
Biodiesel Fuel |
Reduce greenhouse gas |
My greenhouse gas mask |
Greenhouse gas used to |
We commute by Max | Stop to smell a Rose |
Pollution
"Pollution," she drawled, |
mass transit commute |
On buses and MAX |
TriMet’s solution |
Greener lifestyle hint |
Reduce pollution |
Waste
Drove to work today. |
Commuting today? |
haste makes waste, take MAX |
Follow TriMet’s lead |
One driver per car? |
Why waste time and gas |
Inefficiency
Fuming in traffic. |
Inefficiency |
A car carries five. |
One person per car |
Leave the car at home |
Buses, MAX and WES |
Congestion
Bumper to bumper, |
Through the train window |
Congestion question? |
If we use TriMet |
What is congestion; |
Congestion question: |
