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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 10-06-06 11:58Poem time
The Australian Poetry Competition had come down to two finalists; a university graduate and an old aboriginal man. They were given a word,then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a poem that contained the word. The word they were given was 'TIMBUKTU'.
First to recite his poem was the university graduate. He stepped to the microphone and said:
Slowly across the desert sand,
trekked a lonely caravan
Men on camels two by two
Destination - Timbuktu.
The ...
The Australian Poetry Competition had come down to two finalists; a university graduate and an old aboriginal man. They were given a word,then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a poem that contained the word. The word they were given was 'TIMBUKTU'.
First to recite his poem was the university graduate. He stepped 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 old aboriginal man top that, they thought. Then the old aboriginal man calmly made his way to the microphone and recited:
Me and Tim a huntin' went
Met three wh0res in a pop up tent
They were three, and we was two
So I bucked one, and Timbuktu
The aboriginal man won.
hope this does not offend,
richard
