Shakin' Shortby The Hillbilly Dude
Should I go and say hello?
I'll shake him instead.
★ Like the old sayin' goes: never terrify your heroes. ★
Origin
This haiku nods to the tale told in Martin Short Was Shook, in which I think I scared the fire out of him.
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