The Comic Strip That Has A Finale Every Day by John "Scully" Scully for September 29, 2022

How to Use Timbuktu!

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A priest and a shepherd from Australia participate in a TV game. After answering all the questions, there is a tie. So both are given one final assignment. It is to write a poem in three minutes, using the word “Timbuktu”. (It is city in Africa).

The priest returns with the fruit of his inspiration:

“I was a father all my life,

I had no children, had no wife,

I read the bible through and through

on my way to Timbuktu … "

The poem makes a great impression, and the priest smells a sweet victory. But then comes the shepherd, with his winning masterpiece:

“When Tim and I to Brisbane went

We met three women cheap to rent.

They were three and we were two,

So I booked one and Tim Booked Two … "