Monthly Archives: October 2011

Nothing But the Truth?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by twitmericks

It’s one thing to go undercover/& take a protester as lover/For a cop to resort/To a false name in court/& perjure himself’s quite another. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/19/police-undercover-officers-court-perjury-claim?newsfeed=true

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Essex, is This The Only Way?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by twitmericks

The violent scenes at Dale Farm/Risk causing serious harm/They’ve got rather frazzled on/Both sides in Basildon/Time for a wee bit of calm? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-defend-dale-farm-eviction-tactics-2372769.html

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From Russia with Love

Posted on October 19, 2011 by twitmericks

A Russian called Ekaterina/Who worked in the Commons arena/Is busy denying/She was in fact spying/On the Lib Dem MP who was seein’ er. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/879005-lib-dem-s-lover-ekaterina-zatuliveter-fighting-deportation-after-spy-claims

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Barnes Storming Win

Posted on October 18, 2011 by twitmericks

The 2011 #Booker Prize/Was not an enormous surprise/That spinner of yarns/Mr Julian Barnes/Won at last after numerous tries. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/18/booker-prize-julian-barnes-wins

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Fox in Stocks

Posted on October 18, 2011 by twitmericks

Now that top civil servant Sir Gus/Has done looking into the fuss/About Liam Fox/I say bring back the stocks/And let him be pelted by us. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/18/liam-fox-damning-verdict-failure-judgment

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Rose Again

Posted on October 18, 2011 by twitmericks

The reunion of the Stone Roses/Will be a success, one supposes/If John, Ian, Mani/& Reni are canny/And control what they put up their noses. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/18/stone-roses-reunion-comeback-gigs?newsfeed=true

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Shalit Come to Pass?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by twitmericks

#Shalit says he hopes his release/By Hamas will help to increase/The pacification/Of Israel’s relation/With Gaza, and so advance peace. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/10/gilad-shalit-israel-peace-agreement.html

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Bigot Deal

Posted on October 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A Glaswegian man aged 28/Is Her Majesty’s newest inmate/The bigot was tried/And got 8 months inside/For #Facebook sectarian hate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15333744

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BlackBerry Jam

Posted on October 17, 2011 by twitmericks

#BlackBerry hopes a new app/Will make up for its being so crap/But the chances are slim/As the company, RIM/Has a huge credibility gap. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/uk-researchinmotion-idUKTRE79G17I20111017

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St Paul’s-up

Posted on October 16, 2011 by twitmericks

The team occupying the City/When it came down to the nitty-gritty/Made errors procedural/So they’re in a cathedral/And not LSX. What a pity. Occupy London: Are We Free To Protest Or Is This A Police State? – OpEd

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