Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Poetry contest

Poem from the UP!

The contest came down to two contestants:

1. A Yale graduate
2. An Upper Michigander ( a Yooper, if you will)

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 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 Yooper top that, they thought.

The Upper Michigander calmly stepped up to the microphone and recited:

"ME AND TIM A HUNTIN WENT,
MET THREE WHORES IN A POP UP TENT.
DEY WAS TREE, AND WE WAS TWO
SO I BUCKED ONE, AND TIMBUKTU".

The Yooper won, hands down!

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