Why Shakespeare was the Greatest

My favourite column in the New Paper is the nett buzz.

After reading the anecdote below, readers will understand the reason. Will post more of this net buzz in future in case some of you miss it.

WHY SHAKESPEARE WAS THE GREATEST

English bards William Shakespeare and Lord Byron both entered a poetry contest in 1621.

Their task was to compose a poem using the name of the famous city, Timbuktu, in the west African country of Mali.

Lord Byron was the runner -up with this clever and respectable entry:

Here I stand on burning sand,
Gazing across the desert land.
Lo and behold, a caravan in view,
Its destination: Timbuktu.

And here was the winning entry from the master himself, William Shakespeare:

Tim and I a -hunting went,
We spied three maidens in a tent.
As they were three and we were two,
I buck one and Tim buck two.

Now you cn see why Shakespeare was the greatest.

- Spotted by Larry Haverkamp