The Unconventional Gazette
April 9, 2014
The National Poetry Contest had come down to two finalists - a Yale graduate and a Redneck.
They were given a single word, then allowed two minutes to come up with a poem containing that word. The word they were given was "TIMBUKTU."
The Yale graduate stepped up the microphone and 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 Redneck top that, they thought.
The Redneck calmly made his way to the microphone, and recited:
"ME AND TIM A HUNTIN' WENT,
MET THREE WHORES IN A POP-UP TENT.
DEY WAS THREE, AND WE WAS TWO
SO I BUCKED ONE, AND TIMBUKTU"
Unfortunately for the Yale graduate, the Redneck won hands down.
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