The National Poetry Contest had come down to two semi-finalists: 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.



The Yale graduate steps to 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 Newfie top that, they thought. The Newfoundlander calmly made his way to the microphone and recited:



"ME AND TIM A HUNTIN' WENT, MET T'REE WHORES IN A POP-UP TENT.

DEY WAS T'REE, AND WE WAS TWO, SO I BUCKED ONE, AND TIMBUKTU"!



The Newfie won hands down.