Monthly Archives: August 2011

Posted on August 18, 2011 by twitmericks

TV celeb Leslie Ash/Has been given a large wad of cash/To pay off the actor/Cos journalists hacked ‘er/For a ‘Hospital Superbug’ splash. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/18/phone-hacking-leslie-ash-now

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A is for courses

Posted on August 18, 2011 by twitmericks

The annual A level race/For a Brit university place/Got tougher this year/As before it gets dear/Lots of pupils join in on the chase. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/aug/18/a-level-pass-rate-hits-new-high?intcmp=239

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Join the queue, Depardieu

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

An actor from France was in pain/Requiring a pee on a plane/When told “wait a while”/He went in the aisle/Next time, #Depardieu, get a train. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jtZL38nAQXhBsxzW_HfvElYqNoUA?docId=CNG.19ab538295809bec0fdc5b4d386e42f9.451

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Inciting times

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A virtual rioter from Cheshire/Is suddenly feeling the pressure/4 incitement online/He got, not a fine/But 4 years at Her Majesty’s pleasure. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/17/facebook-cases-criticism-riot-sentences

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Clive hacked off

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A royal reporter called Clive/Hacked phones and was eaten alive/His letter implies/That for all of their lies/NI bosses were keen to connive. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/16/phone-hacking-now-reporter-letter

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Growing pains

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

The French and the Germans are both/At zero-ish levels of growth/Sarkozy & Merkel/Are praying their work’ll/Pull Euroland out of this sloth. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/17/angela-merkel-nicolas-sarkozy-summit

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Some udder news now…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by twitmericks

Yvonne, a Bavarian cow/Runs wild with the forest deer now/She cheated the slaughter/And nobody’s caught ‘er/But a honeytrap bull may be how. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/15/cow-fugitive-germany-reward

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Clear your desk, Cesc

Posted on August 16, 2011 by twitmericks

The long-running saga of Cesc/Preoccupied every sportsdesk/But now Barcelona/Is to be his new owner/That’s the end of the transfer burlesque. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/world-football/2011/08/16/cesc-fabregas-finally-completes-barcelona-switch-but-admits-i-wish-i-had-won-more-with-arsenal-86908-23348542/

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Assad sack

Posted on August 14, 2011 by twitmericks

The Syrian port of Latakia/Got shelled as Assad becomes wackier/His power’s unchecked/But you never expect/Your own navy force to attack ya. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/08/201181475734965763.html

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Best of the rest

Posted on August 14, 2011 by twitmericks

A win at the Edgbaston test/Makes England officially best/Out of all national teams/As strange as it seems/We’re better than all of the rest. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/14520639.stm

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