The National Poetry Contest had come down to 2 semi-finalists:
A Yale graduate, and an Alabaman.
They were given a single word, and then allowed two minutes to come
up with a poem that contained the word.
The word they were given was 'TIMBUKTU'.
First to recite his poem was the Yale graduate. He stepped up to the
microphone & said:
"SLOWLY ACROSS THE DESERT SAND
TREKKED A LONELY CARAVAN.
MEN ON CAMELS, TWO BY TWO
DESTINATION - TIMBUKTU".
The crowd went crazy! No way could the 'Bama boy top that, they thought.
The Alabaman calmly made his way to the microphone and
recited:
"ME AND TIM A HUNTIN' WENT,
MET THREE WHORES IN A POP-UP TENT.
THEY WAS THREE, AND WE WAS TWO,
SO I BUCKED ONE, AND TIMBUKTU!"
"The Alabaman won hands down."
Robin
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