Monthly Archives: January 2012

Nail in Brain Causes Slight Pain

Posted on January 21, 2012 by twitmericks

A man shot a nail thru his head/”I feel kinda nauseous”, he said/So he got in the car/And drove off to ER/For an op – lucky not to be dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16663332

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Warnock Bitter over Twitter

Posted on January 21, 2012 by twitmericks

Ex-QPR manager Neil/Believes that he got a raw deal/He blames players’ tweets/Not his team’s defeats/For his sacking. Oh Warnock – get real! http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/20/neil-warnock-twitter-qpr-chairman?newsfeed=true

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Farewell Etta, Don’t Forget ‘er

Posted on January 20, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old blueswoman, Etta/I hope that we never forget ‘er/”I’d Rather Go Blind”/”At Last”, “Sunday Kind”/Are not songs you can easily better. (Apologies to readers for whom ‘Etta’ does not rhyme with ‘better’. My poetic licence application is … Continue reading →

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Half-arsed Arrest

Posted on January 20, 2012 by twitmericks

A man was arrested this week/For possession of Saddam’s butt-cheek/He said: “It’s a farce/It’s only an arse/I’m on a bum rap, so to speak”. http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16152856

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Bringing Newt into Disrepute

Posted on January 19, 2012 by twitmericks

A Republican hopeful called Newt/Was rocked by domestic dispute/His 2nd ex-wife/By twisting the knife/Brought his name into some disrepute. http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-gingrich-lacks-moral-character-president-ex-wife-135852543–abc-news.html

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Rock around the Bloc

Posted on January 19, 2012 by twitmericks

An MI6 modified rock/Used to spy on the ex-Soviet bloc/Was found by the Russians/Which caused repercussions/But mostly they wanted to mock. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hDelRUuqqZzWZveowPweBZ139Sjg?docId=CNG.0fb295de7a70849d73fba629186f31b5.461

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Money for Old Phone-hacking

Posted on January 19, 2012 by twitmericks

John Jude George Sadie & Ash/And others are all to get cash/From Murdoch & Co/Whose rags stooped so low/As to hack phones pursuing a splash. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/rupert-murdochs-media-company-agrees-to-pay-damages-to-19-high-profile-victims/2012/01/19/gIQAnxaDAQ_story.html

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Don’t Carry on Camping

Posted on January 18, 2012 by twitmericks

In London a senior judge/Says the #Occupy camp has to budge/Its tents & its stalls/From outside St Pauls/As the city folk bear them a grudge. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/city-of-london-wins-bid-to-clear-occupy-protesters-from-st-pauls-cathedral-6291250.html

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Wikipedia, We Need Ya!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a site named Wikipedia/Of much use to public and media/But at Jimmy’s behest/It’s offline to protest/Come back Wikipedia, we nedia! http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/18/wikipedia-blackout-protest?intcmp=239

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Unite & Fight?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A union leader called Len/Says Labour is at it again/The boss of Unite/Thinks they’ve moved to the right/Which was always a matter of when. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/16/ed-miliband-leading-labour-destruction

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