Use this to find hidden haikus in the websites you visit!

URL:
(S) Start with capital letter
(E) End with full stop. (. ? !)
Be precise.

The algorithm works well but it's not perfect, so there will be some mistakes. If you really like a haiku, double check the syllable count with your fingers just to make sure.

The precise option stops the program from guessing the amount of syllables if it isn't in the database. (It's now working!)

The other two options are to limit the results to those that might actually make some sense. The names are self explanatory. "Start with capital letter" only displays those haiku whose first letter is capitalized. "End with full stop" only displays those haiku whose last character is either a period, question mark, or exclamation point. With both on them checked, the results are usually intelligible.

Please only put in files that display text or html. I would rather not have it search through an MP3 or Jpeg for haikus. If the size of the file is quite large, it will take some time to search through the whole thing, so please be patient. With (S) and (E) unchecked you'll be surprised at how many will be returned.

UPDATE (August 20, 2006)
The Precise option is now working. With this on, you will be gauranteed to get correct haikus. However, it will also miss some legitimate haikus as well. The system does not handle acronyms or numbers well at all. It assumes they're all words. For acronyms where the letters are pronouced as a word, like RAM, DIMM, NASA, and NAMBLA, that's fine. But when the letters are said one-by-one like in ABC, USA, PC, and AMD it simply doesn't work. Most abrieviations are a problem as well. I've been trying to think of ways to correct these problems.

It used to be that all numbers were deleted from the text and ignored completely. Now, at least numbers 0 to 10 are converted to their textual counterparts. Any number over that, however, is still ignored.

One more thing: I've put a 600Kb limit on the size of files you can input. This is more to cut down on on the CPU time the program uses than the bandwidth it takes up. I've got plenty of bandwidth, but my CPU usage is limited.

This was made with the help of this guy's code which I then modified for this purpose.