Monthly Archives: November 2011

Out of Their League

Posted on November 12, 2011 by twitmericks

The Arab League vote for suspension/Of Syria shows an intention/To pressure Assad/Before things get so bad/That it leads to US intervention.

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Rugger Buggered

Posted on November 11, 2011 by twitmericks

An old rugby player called Mike/Has been ordered to get on his bike/For a princess’s hubby/His actions were grubby/& rather ungentlemanlike. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/nov/11/mike-tindall-fine-england-rfu

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Perry Pathetic

Posted on November 11, 2011 by twitmericks

A Republican hopeful called Rick/has been getting a fair bit of stick/He got in a state/In a TV debate/And ended up looking a dick. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15677595

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James and the Giant Porky

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

A senior Murdoch called James/Is making preposterous claims/The idea he thought a/Rogue one-off reporter/Was hacking got shot down in flames. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/10/james-murdoch-myler-crone?newsfeed=true

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What a Banker

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

A veteran Greek central banker/Won out after 5 days of rancour/They named the PM as/Lukas #Papademos/So the ship of state has a new anchor. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/world/europe/greek-leaders-resume-talks-on-interim-government.html

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Sexual (Abuse) Ealing

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old abbot of Ealing/Who misunderstood fellow feeling/To get out of jail/The abuser jumped bail/Depriving his victims of healing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/nov/09/monks-schoool-abuse-st-benedict-ealing?newsfeed=true

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Poppy Cock

Posted on November 9, 2011 by twitmericks

FIFA has OK’d the #poppy/After MPs and royals got stroppy/The press deemed it shoddy/But football’s world body/Provided a lot of good copy. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2059446/FIFA-poppy-row-England-wear-armband.html

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May be in Trouble?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by twitmericks

The Home Secretary, Theresa/Is having a row with a geezer/She says Brodie Clark/Kept her in the dark/But he says he tried hard to please ‘er. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/politics/article-24007663-border-chief-brodie-clark-quits-as-pressure-mounts-on-theresa-may.do

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Nukes Just In

Posted on November 9, 2011 by twitmericks

The IAEA says Iran/Has been working for years on a plan/To get stuff that’s fissile/Attached to a missile/But doesn’t yet think that it can. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-report-cites-secret-nuclear-research-by-iran/2011/11/08/gIQAS3MS1M_story.html?wprss=

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Heigh Ho Silvio

Posted on November 8, 2011 by twitmericks

There is an old man from Milan/Who’s hung on as long as he can/Now every last crony/Has ditched #Berlusconi/His career as PM’s down the pan. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/08/us-italy-idUSTRE7A72NG20111108

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