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Friday, 11/20/2015 3:47:49 PM

Friday, November 20, 2015 3:47:49 PM

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An oldie:

At the finals of the National Poetry Competition the two finalist were an
unlikely pair. Finalist number one was a Harvard educated professor of
literature and the winner of several previous competitions. Finalist number two was a young Pennsylvania Dutchman who needed help filling
out the entry form.

The final round consisted of each competitor being given the same word and having thirty seconds to complete a verse, using the word.
The Professor went first. The Judge said, " The final word this year is
' Timbuktu' " The Prof. started thinking. Ten seconds went by. Twenty seconds.
The crowd became nervous. After twenty eight seconds the Prof. began,

" Across the hot Sahara sand,
Trekked the dusty caravan.
Men on camels, two by two,
Destination- Timbuktu.

The crowd went wild, there was no way that the Hillbilly Marine would ever top that.

The PA Dutchman was brought on stage. The judge gave the word, " Timbuktu.
The young Dutchman looked to the sky, he thought for 10 - 15 seconds, stepped up to
the microphone, cleared his throat, and began,

" Tim ' en me, a-hunting vent,
Ve met tree girls in a tent,
Now they vas tree and we vas two,
So, I bucked one and Tim Buck Two!

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