Monthly Archives: September 2011

UBS40 Time

Posted on September 25, 2011 by twitmericks

A senior #UBS boss/Has quit cos the bank made a loss/After Kweku Adoboli/Made trading go wobbly/And shareholders got a bit cross. (tweeted 24/9/11) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/25/bank-chief-quits-over-1-5bn-loss-115875-23443929/

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Particles of Faith

Posted on September 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Our notion of cause & effect/Could be comprehensively wrecked/The thing’ll unravel/If particles travel/At faster than light, I suspect. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783264/Speed-of-light-broken-an-experts-view.html

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Armageddon Out of this Band

Posted on September 22, 2011 by twitmericks

REM’s rock n roll poet/Who’s aging & starting to show it/Split the band up online/& tho I feel fine/It’s the end of the world as we know it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2040188/REM-split-31-years-thank-fans-listening.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Take a Hike

Posted on September 22, 2011 by twitmericks

2 men, Josh Fattal & Shane Bauer/Whose hike in Iraq went so sour/Are out of Iran/After years in the can/Next time go for a walk on the Gower.

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F***ing while Rome Burns

Posted on September 20, 2011 by twitmericks

The downgrade of Italy’s rating/Berlusconi finds so aggravating/But Silvio let/Italy build up debt/While the old goat was off fornicating. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14993848

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Lib Dem Bones

Posted on September 20, 2011 by twitmericks

LD supporters in Birmingham/Bemoan Tory plans tho affirming’em/But as opposition/Beats this coalition/At least there is no 2nd term in’ em. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/20/huhne-hits-out-tory-slavering-tax-cuts

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Head to Head

Posted on September 19, 2011 by twitmericks

Rital and Ritag from Khartoum/Emerged fully joined from the womb/A long operation/Achieved separation/Giving both girls a bit more headroom. http://www.facingtheworld.net/real-stories/rital–ritag

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Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by twitmericks

A President known as Barack’s/Got a radical programme for tax/So a millionaire/Has to pay his fair share/It beats giving welfare the axe. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/19/obama-deficit-plan-tax-hike

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DSK Screwed

Posted on September 19, 2011 by twitmericks

A serial shagger from France/Was accused as we all looked askance/Now #DSK‘s sorry/But his no. 1 worry/Is he’s screwed his political chance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14967295

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Lebedev’s Punchy Discussion

Posted on September 19, 2011 by twitmericks

An ex-KGB billionaire/Hit a rival tycoon live on air/The fist-swinging Russian/Curtailed the discussion/To knock a co-guest off his chair. (tweeted 18/9/11) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lebedev-strikes-russian-tycoon-over-tv-insults-2356874.html

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