Monthly Archives: August 2012

Seoul Trader

Posted on August 25, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a tech business from Seoul/ Which got in a bit of a hole/ Rival firm Apple/ Won their legal grapple/ As a US court said Samsung stole. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/apple-patents-were-violated-by-samsung-jury-rules/2012/08/24/d4e44b2a-ee3b-11e1-afd8-097e90f99d05_story.html

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Terror Error

Posted on August 24, 2012 by twitmericks

When murderous acts of insanity/ Are justified from Christianity/ Just as with Islam/ We must stand arm in arm/ Proclaiming our common humanity.  /// (Note: this was originally tweeted on July 22, 2011 after Breivik’s killings, but I don’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Murdochs Most Foul

Posted on August 24, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old Murdoch named Liz/ Who got in a bit of a tizz/ Elisabeth blames/ Her kid brother James/ For wrecking the family biz. ////http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/aug/23/elisabeth-murdoch-mactaggart-lecture

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The Old Drug Pedaller?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by twitmericks

A top US cyclist named Lance/ Accused of drug use to enhance/ His speed in the saddle/ Is up creek sans paddle/ & may lose his 7 Tours de France. ////http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/lance-armstrong-says-wont-fight-anti-doping-agency-023420676–finance.html

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Fresco Grotesco

Posted on August 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was an ageing Señora/ Who fancied she was a restorer/ She got an old fresco/ & made it grotesco/ & the church it was in rather poorer. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/elderly-woman-who-destroyed-19thcentury-spanish-fresco-says-i-didnt-do-it-secretly-8076528.html

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Nadir’s Nadir

Posted on August 23, 2012 by twitmericks

Businessman Asil Nadir/ Is going to jail for 10 year/ Once loved by the City/ He stole from the kitty/ And this time he can’t disappear. ////http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19352531

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Royal Revelations

Posted on August 22, 2012 by twitmericks

Prince Harry, the tertiary heir/ Appears on the Internet bare/ But during the frolics/ He covers his bollix/ & treats the crown jewels with care. //// http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/21/prince-harry-naked-photos-nude-vegas-hotel-party/

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Akin Won’t Pull Out

Posted on August 21, 2012 by twitmericks

Republican hopeful Todd Akin/ Whose concept of rape is breathtakin/ Refuses to quit/ Tho knee-deep in shit/ In a crapstorm that’s of his own makin. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19335083

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Water Pity

Posted on August 21, 2012 by twitmericks

American swimmer Diana/ Tried to swim to the Keys from Havana/ But jellyfish stings/ Bad weather & things/ In the end made her no longer wanna. ///http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-cuba-swim-idUSBRE87K0J120120821

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George’s Position on Coition

Posted on August 21, 2012 by twitmericks

The Galloway sexual position/ Requires no prior permission/ Before each insertion/ (Not everyone’s version/ Of mutual consent in coition). ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/aug/20/george-galloway-julian-assange-rape

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