Monthly Archives: October 2012

Black and White vs Culler

Posted on October 24, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old badger named Brock/ Convicted of damaging stock/ Tho sentenced to death/ He lives to draw breath/ Rescued for now by the clock. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9627975/Badger-cull-delayed-as-minister-blames-weather-and-Olympics.html

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Horses (& Bayonets) for Courses

Posted on October 23, 2012 by twitmericks

Republican Mitt told Barack/ America suffered a lack/ Of ships for its forces./ Barack replied horses/ And bayonets too had dropped back. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/romney-saddled-with-horses-and-bayonets-meme/2012/10/23/7c340d3c-1d14-11e2-b647-bb1668e64058_blog.html

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Morgan’s Organ Trouble

Posted on October 23, 2012 by twitmericks

An ex-Mirror editor, Piers/ Has been a bit naughty, one hears/ It’s alleged that his organ/ Hacked phones under Morgan/ I fear it’ll all end in tears. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20036822

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Shock Verdict

Posted on October 22, 2012 by twitmericks

Seven men who did not spot a quake/ Were jailed for their awful mistake/ But scientists fear/ There’s a precedent here/ For seismology’s no piece of cake. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20025626

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Savile Row

Posted on October 22, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fixer named Jim/ Exposed as a paedophile crim/ It looks like the Beeb’ll/ Regret being feeble/ By shelving a Newsnight on him. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/22/bbc-newsnight-jimmy-savile-scandal

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Horses for (inter)courses

Posted on October 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a very fast nag/ Who had every race in the bag/ But though it seems funny/ He’ll make much more money/ By giving up racing to shag. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/20/frankel-wins-champion-stakes-ascot

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Whip Hand

Posted on October 21, 2012 by twitmericks

The loss of the Tory Chief Whip/ Shows Cameron losing his grip/ Caught up in a web/ By that little word pleb/ Ever since Andrew Mitchell let rip. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20019761

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The Great Train Snobbery

Posted on October 19, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was an MP for Tatton/ Who paid standard fare & then sat on/ A seat up in 1st/ With Mitchell’s outburst/ It forms a familiar pattern. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20008342

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Google in Doo-doo

Posted on October 19, 2012 by twitmericks

Google the king of the search/ Appears less secure on its perch/ Some fool jumped the gun/ With figures unspun/ & shares took a sickening lurch. /// http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219751/Google-shares-suspended-20-drop-profits-accidentally-revealed-early.html

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No Room at the Inn

Posted on October 18, 2012 by twitmericks

A B&B owner in Cookham/ Won’t let rooms to gay men who book ’em/ She says God can’t bear/ A single-sex pair/ But a court said she oughta’ve took ’em. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/18/christian-gay-couple-ordered-pay-damages?newsfeed=true

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