Monthly Archives: July 2012

Richy Havens

Posted on July 22, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a v wealthy elite/ That’s able to safely secrete/ Tens of trillions of quid/All tax-free & well-hid/ Thanks to banks being very discreet. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/21/global-elite-tax-offshore-economy

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King of the Jungle Dethroned

Posted on July 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old monarch in Spain/ Who went for a hunt on the plain/ He’s now being shunned/ By the wildlife fund/ For causing poor elephants pain. /// http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/spains-king-juan-carlos-ousted-as-honorary-world-wildlife-fund-president-after-elephant-hunt/2012/07/21/gJQAsyAC0W_story.html

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Dunramblin’ in Dunfermline

Posted on July 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man in the nude/ Whom Scottish policemen pursued/ They nicked him in Fife/ For leading his life/ Not covering bits seen as rude. /// http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176625/Naked-rambler-Stephen-Gough-arrested-3-days-walking-6-years-jail.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Pussy Punks v Putin

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a punk band, Pussy Riot/ Whose members refuse to be quiet/ On trial 4 disputin/ The power of Putin/ Like many, the sisters won’t buy it. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/20/pussy-riot-jailed-six-months?newsfeed=true

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Minister’s Dirty Laundry

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twitmericks

A minister known as Lord Green/ Appears to be not very keen/ To discuss his CV/ Running HSBC/ When it helped to make drug money clean. /// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/invisible-minister-lord-green-who-ran-hsbc-dodges-questions-over-scandal-7960150.html

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A Fair Cop?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by twitmericks

The trial of a TSG copper/ Has found he did nothing improper/ It could cause a storm/ The geezer’s got form/ And may yet in time come a cropper. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9404721/Ian-Tomlinson-what-jury-didnt-know-about-Pc-Simon-Harwood.html

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Busted are the Cheesemakers

Posted on July 18, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an Italian food-seller/ Whose fortune is in mozzarella/ Police say it stinks/ He has mafia links/ And adulterates cheese, the bad fella. ///  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18880321

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Buckles Under Pressure

Posted on July 17, 2012 by twitmericks

Security boss Mr Buckles Was given a rap on the knuckles/ He agreed G4S/ Had created a mess/ But was “shocked”, which provoked hollow chuckles.

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We’re Gonna Miss Yer Jerry

Posted on July 16, 2012 by twitmericks

A banker named Jerry del Missier/ Told Diamond “I don’t wanna diss yer/ But fixing the rate/ Was your idea mate/Deny it, I’ll only get pissier”. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/16/barclays-del-missier-bob-diamond-libor

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Korea Damage

Posted on July 16, 2012 by twitmericks

A General from North Korea/ Is suddenly out on his ear/ We don’t rightly know/ If he purged Ri Yong-Ho/ But Kim Jong-Un’s a wrong ‘un, I fear. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18851703

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