Monthly Archives: January 2012

Star Men

Posted on January 8, 2012 by twitmericks

There were 2 old men into space/As Major Tom in Bowie’s case/While Prof Stephen Hawking/Thru mechanised talking/Expounded ideas on the place. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/physicist-stephen-hawking-celebrates-70th-birthday-with-an-eye-to-the-cosmos/2012/01/08/gIQAlgDxiP_story.html http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16144391

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Joan of Arc Still Making her Mark

Posted on January 7, 2012 by twitmericks

France’s top heroine St Joan/Was burned at the stake all alone/Le Pen & Sarkozy/Try to make Jeanne d’Arc cosyWhy can’t they leave her alone?

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Losing cool in Liverpool

Posted on January 7, 2012 by twitmericks

Tom Adeyemi of Oldham/Disliked what an Anfield fan told him/It threatened to kick off/Till manager Dickov/And players came over to hold him

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Michael Brown Going Down

Posted on January 7, 2012 by twitmericks

Lib Dem bankroller Mike Brown/A fraudster of worldwide renown/Who filled their war chest/Is under arrest/To be sent back & then be sent down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16451311

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Big Firm Boobs Again

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

Disgraced implant boss Monsieur Mas/Thinks every unfortunate lass/Who says they feel funny/Is in it for money/The breast man talks out of his ass. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083103/PIP-breast-implant-scandal-Jean-Claude-Mas-accuses-psychologically-frail-women.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Twitmericks, the Toast of the Washington Post

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

Lovely twitmerick slideshow on the wapo blog site. I’ll post a permanent link too. Should really do pix here, but that might slow things down a little. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F3XTdexQZ&h=HAQHq0qYWAQHsljyOXqNyIl7FfLeGumetpDtyQpjBjNEk6A ####################### Which really deserves its own twitmerick: Wapo’s @dabeard has made/A twitmerick … Continue reading →

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Twitmericks on R4 pm

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

The BBC PM programme just read out one of my Offside Rule limericks (see below). http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018xw7t

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Ottoman Plotter man?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a top general in Turkey/Not so long retired from work, he/Is under arrest/On a rap he’ll contest/But it all looks decidedly murky. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2308730-384c-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ih8Uo4AS

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One Across – Mental Floss

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man (48)/Whose faculties, sad to relate/Are starting to taper/I read in the paper/(The crossword – before it’s too late!) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/life-ends-at-45-study-reveals-when-our-mental-powers-start-to-diminish-6285644.html

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Swiss Banker causes Rancour

Posted on January 5, 2012 by twitmericks

The head of the Swiss central bank/Devalued the worth of the Franc/His wife made a killing/But he is unwilling/To recognise it’s a bit rank. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df901154-3797-11e1-897b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

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