And the LabVIEW Haiku Contest Winner Is...

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@JustinGoeres! His winning entry:

"I program #LabVIEW," / she said, smiling quietly. / He bought the next round.

It was a tough race, as we received 40 entries! Thanks to everyone who submitted a haiku. If you didn't win, start planning how you're going to take down Justin next year.

So, we've picked our favorite, but do you agree? Here are most of the 40 haikus we received - I removed a few entries that didn't quite follow the 5-7-5 rule. Interestingly enough, most of those came in late last night/very early this morning. It's like y'all were drinking or something. Anyway, which one is your favorite?

@AlphaTreo: #lvhaiku A great way to end / the best conference ever / Doctor Kaku speaks.

@pbrooks100: #NIWeek such fun, August in Austin less so. I wish I was there... an #lvhaiku and some #popcorn for my fellow wireworkers...

@MattWhitlockCO: So tired from Six, / Can't be late to the keynote, / Dr. Kaku speaks. #lvhaiku #NIWeek

@lavag: As #LabVIEW does launch / Across the screen, I see the / warming of the orange glow. #niweek #lvhaiku

@lavag: State machine versus / state machine state of the art / shift registers are required. #niweek #lvhaiku

@dnatt: Did you hear about / Darren's awful LabVIEW pun? / It was Quickly Dropped. #lvhaiku #NIWeek

@kennymolc: Beer and food at museum/Artifacts of a great night in Austin/NI Week here's an #lvhaiku!

@branchedlogic: LabVIEW Haiku NOW? / Haiku'd before it was cool / Glad you all caught up #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: The #LabVIEW haikus / come to an end; like a bed, / among the lentils. #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: #NI and #LabVIEW / are in my corner, so how / can I ever lose? #lvhaiku #niweek

@MattWhitlockCO: Dancing Engineers / Is a sight of pure wonder / Only #NIWeek. #lvhaiku #NIWeek

@MattWhitlockCO: I am a VI; / Your text has nothing on me. / I am about time! #lvhaiku #niweek #shameless

@lavag Add-on of the year / Open G tools received, yes! / community rocks! #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: Nigel Tufnel says, / "#LabVIEW Two Thousand and Ten / goes to ELEVEN." #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: "I program #LabVIEW," / she said, smiling quietly. / He bought the next round. #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: The contest is mine! / This #LabVIEW haiku is the -- / Ooh! Have to watch Glee… #lvhaiku #niweek

@JustinGoeres: Good #LabVIEW code, like / words and sunbeams; condense and / The deeper they burn. #lvhaiku #niweek

@kennymolc: Tweets on the keynote screen/I love robots but the Love Hz/Guess it's time for beer. #lvhaiku

@lavag: Web builder UI / Internet data reading / Yes, but can it tweet? #niweek #lvhaiku

@lavag: New LabVIEW feature / connector pane rearrange. / ideas exchange #lvhaiku

@sohum: only 30 mins / left in the haiku contest / its time to haik-weet #lvhaiku #niweek

@sohum: how cool would it be / if #lvhaiku gets to / the top trending list #niweek

@sohum: I just unretired // from #niweek haikuing // must get more #popcorn #lvhaiku

@JustinGoeres: Quick Question: Have you // Switched to #LabVIEW Twenty Ten? // Well, it's about time. #lvhaiku #niweek

@benza87: I like my feature: // Property nodes for classes. // Yay! More haikuers... #lvhaiku #niweek

@sohum: with the new #labview // partners can add licensing // and activation #lvhaiku #niweek

@sohum: looks like there are just // three people making haikus // and of course #popcorn #niweek #lvhaiku

@sohum: LV is LabVIEW // DAQ, MXI, PXI // ...we like acronyms #lvhaiku #niweek

@sohum: #labview 2010 / handles stuff from robot bears / to tesla coil tunes #lvhaiku #niweek

@popcorn_tweets: #LabVIEW Programmer? // I used to work for peanuts; // but now, for #popcorn. #niweek #lvhaiku @niweek

@JustinGoeres: This #LabVIEW Haiku // is self-referential and // has seven S's. #niweek #lvhaiku @niweek

@JustinGoeres: If you had to choose // between #FlipCam and #LabVIEW, // which one would you pick? #niweek #lvhaiku @niweek

@popcorn_tweets: What more can we ask // when #LabVIEW gives us #popcorn // *and* productivity! #niweek #lvhaiku @niweek

@JustinGoeres: #LabVIEW haiku for // a #Flipcam? Still, some will ask: // Is it an iPhone? #niweek #lvhaiku @niweek

@benza87: L V O O P // Makes me happy as can be. // Oops my haiku rhymes ..... #lvhaiku #labview #niweek

@benza87: Hardware talks confuse // that's why you should use #LabVIEW // It makes daq easy #lvhaiku

@benza87: #LabVIEW 2010 // The latest version to date // Came out yesterday ... #lvhaiku #niweek

@benza87: #NIWeek day 2: // FlipCam for the best haiku // I really want it.... #lvhaiku #LabVIEW