Timbuktu

Timbuktu

The contest had been fierce, but the field had finally been narrowed down to the 2 greatest poets on Earth. One - an Oxford educated English Lord, the other a red-necked American from Ohio. The observers couldn't believe how far this Ohioan had gotten in the competition.

The chief judge of the contest stood and said, whosoever provides us with the best poem which uses the word "Timbuktu" shall be named the Greatest Poet on Earth.

The English Lord went first. He stood before the enthralled audience and began his oration

As I look upon this strange land,

And gaze upon the burning sand,

A caravan came into view,

Bound, no doubt for Timbuktu.

The crowd went wild. What an outstanding poet this man was. Not a soul in the assembled throng doubted that he would win the contest.

After the crowd died down, and with a short pause just for good measure, the Ohioan climbed up to the stage and looked at the Englishman with awe. He then lifted the old ball cap from his head, looked to the ground and scratched his head. He then looked up to the audience and began -

Me and Tim a huntin went,

Met three ladies in a pop-up tent.

They was three, and we was two,

So I bucked one, and "Tim Bucked Two"