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Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
 
The National Poetry Contest had come down to 2 semifinalists:
A Yale graduate, and a Newfoundlander.

They were given a single word, 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 Newfie top that, they thought. The Newfoundlander 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 Newfie won hands down...
 

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