Monthly Archives: November 2011

Joe Blow

Posted on November 8, 2011 by twitmericks

Champion boxer Joe Frazier/Had a mighty left hook 2 amaze ya/But he lost in Manila/The world famous Thrilla/To Ali, a bit older but crazier. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/8875841/Joe-Frazier-dies-world-has-lost-great-champion-in-Smokin-Joe-says-Muhammad-Ali.html

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Jacko Quacko

Posted on November 8, 2011 by twitmericks

A doctor who lives in LA/Was done for manslaughter today/He killed Michael Jackson/So now the poor quack’s on/Remand & may have a long stay. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15633030

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Pizza the Action

Posted on November 7, 2011 by twitmericks

Ex-pizza magnate Herman Cain/Is pursued by the past once again/The Republican hopeful/Is apt to be gropeful/Which women find rather a pain. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sexual-harassment-claims-see-herman-cain-slump-in-polls-6258238.html

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Prepare to Meteor Destiny

Posted on November 7, 2011 by twitmericks

Asteroid Yu-55/Is very soon due to arrive/It’s coming quite near/But there’s nothing to fear/It’s expected the earth will survive. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/nov/06/asteroid-yu55-course-close-earth?newsfeed=true

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Storm in a Tee Cup?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by twitmericks

(With a rewrite after a correction). A caddy who hails from NZ/Uttered words he’ll now wish unsaid/About Mr T Woods/He is now damaged goods/& needs new ways of earning his bread. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAakZH3Vk_Jlp2ztzUYVP_mrzPkQ?docId=CNG.51c99c753539f484b515987a01ad6a9f.5 After my original tweet, as above, @AndrewPotterNZ replied … Continue reading →

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Life on Mars?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by twitmericks

6 cosmonauts locked in one place/Pretended that they were in space/They had a good laugh/For a year and a half/But Mars is a different case.

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Coalition to Perdition

Posted on November 5, 2011 by twitmericks

#Greece is to try coalition/To sort out its dire condition/But in the UK/I think we can say/That therein lies the road to perdition.

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Cable Tidy?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by twitmericks

Mr Cable, the MP for Twickenham/Puts bags out with letters to Nick in ’em/A 2nd top min/Is misusing his bin/The govt really keeps pickin’em. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/nov/04/vince-cable-apologises-binned-letters

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Trial Thriller

Posted on November 4, 2011 by twitmericks

The M Jackson trial expectation/Is death caused by oversedation/If the court’s of the view/That doc Murray knew/We anticipate incarceration. (With thanks to @MrRobBeasley) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057295/Michael-Jackson-trial-closing-arguments-His-children-robbed-Conrad-Murray.html?ito=feeds-newsxml  

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Greeks Bare of Gifts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by twitmericks

Papandreou the no. 1 Greek/Went into the chamber to speak/But when he got there/The coffers were bare/So his government’s well up the creek. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15586673

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