Monthly Archives: October 2011

Rouble Trouble

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

Russian tycoon Berezovsky/Said Abramovich ripped him offski/It ended in court/Where the oligarchs fought/In a 3 billion dollar face-offski. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/boris-berezovsky-roman-abramovich-square-off-in-multibillion-dollar-lawsuit-over-oil-deal/2011/10/03/gIQAtyzlHL_story.html

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Hello Helle

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

The Danish Prime Minister, Helle/Is the 1st one who isn’t a feller/She knew how to win/& to get voted in/Tho pa-in-law Neil couldn’t tell ‘er. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/02/denmark-red-bloc-alliance?newsfeed=true

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Occupational Hazard

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

100s of marchers who sat on/The road on a bridge in Manhattan/Are under arrest/But the wave of protest/Is just part of a nationwide pattern. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP57cb335e189240dfaa9e71161080fff2.html

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Bad Luck Yingluck

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

Ms Yingluck, a sister to Thaksin/Joins Twitter & somebody hacks in/The Thai PM’s feed/Was hijacked indeed/Time Shinawatra went back 2 faxin? http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20111003-302932.html

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Not Everybody Must Get Stoned

Posted on October 2, 2011 by twitmericks

The coffee shop laws in Maastricht/Get steadily ever more strict/A caff selling pot/To a tourist who’s not/Belgo-German is apt to get nicked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15134669

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Fiery Tyrie?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by twitmericks

The Chair of the Treasury Committee/Finds government policy bitty/MP Andrew Tyrie/Tho well short of fiery/Shows Osborne et al little pity. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8800825/Leading-Tory-Andrew-Tyrie-attacks-Coalition-economic-plans-for-growth.html

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Cat Burglar

Posted on October 1, 2011 by twitmericks

The wife of an MP in Britain/Who kidnaps his mistress’s kitten/Requires condemning/& yet Christine Hemming/At least is impressively smitten. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8799627/MPs-wife-guilty-of-stealing-love-rivals-cat.html

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