Shakespeare died on same day as Billy Bub, and are at the pearly gates.
(I heard this joke around 1980, so I can't claim ownership)
St. Peter at the pearly gates says, "I'm busy, so I'm considering 2 admissions at a time. Tell me a good poem using the word 'Timbuktu'. Whoever has the better poem gets in."
Shakespeare smiles broadly and says, "I am a great poet, so here goes: I went into a foreign land, I saw a sea of burning sand. A caravan was passing through, it's destination, Timbuktu."
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