Jewish haiku are poetic parodies, based on the 5-7-5 syllable form of Japanese haiku, sometimes combined with traditional Jewish noodging (pestering, carping). Many of these poems were first published in "Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom" (Harmony Books, 1999) by David M. Bader. Although they are called haiku and consist of three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively, these short poems have more in common with senryū or zappai than with real Japanese or English haiku. The following are examples of humorous Jewish haiku: