Monthly Archives: November 2011

Don’t get Fuelled Again

Posted on November 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A budget airline, Comtel Air/Found a way of increasing the fare/They made passengers pay/For the fuel – 20K/Before they could fly anywhere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15762127

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City of Angles

Posted on November 17, 2011 by twitmericks

The Corporation of London/Has not so surprisingly turned on/The #Occupy ranks/On behalf of the banks/From whom I believe it gets funding. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/16/occupy-london-eviction-notices-tents?newsfeed=true

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FIFA Madness

Posted on November 16, 2011 by twitmericks

That funny old man Mr Blatter/Says racist abuse doesn’t matter/Shake hands, it’s a game/Nobody’s to blame/Says SB, who’s as mad as a hatter. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/latest/2011/11/16/blatter-no-racism-in-football-115875-23566724/

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Martin’s Partin’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by twitmericks

The ex-England manager, Martin/Does not any more have his heart in/The mixture of boozing/Dwarf-racing and losing/Our RWC team took part in. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/martin-johnson-quits-as-england-manager-6262905.html

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Bored and Border

Posted on November 15, 2011 by twitmericks

The fellow who ran UK borders/Whose sudden departure so floored us/Says tho he resigned/As he was undermined/He was in fact following orders. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/15/brodie-clark-theresa-may-reputation?newsfeed=true NB: Brodie Clark is an anagram of I lack border, but don’t hold that against him!

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Park Life

Posted on November 15, 2011 by twitmericks

                            The protest in Zuccotti Park/Was cleared under cover of dark/For the NYSE/By the NYPD/For whom it’s a low-water mark.   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/nyregion/police-begin-clearing-zuccotti-park-of-protesters.html    

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Hyperactive in your Phones

Posted on November 14, 2011 by twitmericks

A private detective called Glenn/Who hacked into phones now and then/Has shown the inquiry/An itemised diary/Of whom he did jobs for & when. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/14/phone-hacking-ni-staff-glenn-mulcaire

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The Full Monti

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an Italian called Mario/Who supplanted an ageing lothario/Appointed pro tem/As Italian PM/He replaces the old impresario. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15713985

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No Tory Arse

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

Tory MP Patrick Mercer/Whose comments get ever perverser/Says Cameron’s an arse/His rule is a farce/And noone since Gladstone’s been worser. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/11/13/tory-mp-patrick-mercer-rants-at-worst-pm-david-cameron-115875-23557437/

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Arrivederci Berlusconi

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

#Berlusconi has finally quit/After decades of acting the twit/He leaves for posterity/A dose of austerity/And Italy knee-deep in shit.

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