Monthly Archives: January 2012

For them as have got – A brand new yacht

Posted on January 16, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative clot/Who wanted – & I kid you not/At a time of recession/And general depression/To purchase the Queen a new yacht. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/15/queen-royal-yacht-diamond-jubilee-gove

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Silent wins Goldens

Posted on January 16, 2012 by twitmericks

The Artist has won 3 awards/From Hollywood prizegiving boards/So give a big paw/For best comedy and score/& best acting without vocal chords. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/16/golden-globes-2012-artist-oscars?newsfeed=true

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A Bad Day for ElBaradei?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by twitmericks

ElBaradei, Nobel peace laureate/Expressed his continuing worry at/Reform’s tardy pace/By leaving the race/Which many Egyptians are sorry at. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f305a0d8-3eda-11e1-a665-00144feab49a.html#axzz1jWg2S98g

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Poor Standards

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

The agency Standard & Poors/Cut 9 Euro member states’ scores/The drop in their status/Reflects a hiatus/In tackling the Euro’s dolours. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/13/eurozone-crisis-france-credit-rating-aaa

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Hole in the Floor Machine

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

Some devious robbers in Manc/Made off with an ATM bank/They dug under the store/Then cut through the floor/Police have so far drawn a blank. http://www.channel4.com/news/tunnel-thieves-rob-a-cash-point-from-underneath

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Howdy Saudi

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

So Cameron meets King Abdullah/To make UK-Saudi links fuller/Never mind human rights/When you have in your sights/Lotsa Saudi Arabian moola. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/13/david-cameron-saudi-arabia-ties?newsfeed=true

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Who’s the smallest of them all?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by twitmericks

One paedophryne amauensis/A frog half the size of 10 cents is/Maybe the most tiny/Live being that’s spiny/Unless a wee fish less immense is. http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/12/worlds-smallest-frog-discovered-is-smaller-than-a-dime/

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Dirty Des & Express Excess

Posted on January 12, 2012 by twitmericks

The boss of the Daily Express/Admits a degree of excess/In some stories it ran/Such as Madeleine McCann/And the death of a certain princess. http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16147663

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Semper Fuckwits

Posted on January 12, 2012 by twitmericks

There were a few US marines/Who were captured on camera in scenes/In which desecration/Was by urination/(Such disciplined killing machines). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16524419

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Berkshire Hunt’s Cunning Stunt

Posted on January 12, 2012 by twitmericks

The Chair of the Old Berkshire Hunt/Sam Cameron’s dad, can be blunt/Saying northern MPs/Wanna trash Chiltern trees/So stop HS2. What a stunt! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9008760/Cameron-father-in-law-in-HS2-attack.html

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