Monthly Archives: April 2013

A Bit of a Bubble

Posted on April 11, 2013 by twitmericks

A virtual coin called a bit Turned into an overnight hit But buy turned to sell The currency fell & holders were left in the shit. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22105322 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/322328613502472194

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

One Hump or Two?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by twitmericks

A camel from old Timbuktu/  Is causing a hullabaloo./  It seems someone conned/  Poor Francois Hollande/  Whose gift ended up in a stew. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22089457 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/322044628608118785

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Biggus Dickus

Posted on April 10, 2013 by twitmericks

In London forensic analysis/  Of old Roman houses and palaces/  Uncovered a horde/  Of carefully stored/  Good luck charms of fists & of phalluses. ///http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/citys-roman-remains-rival-pompeii-experts-marvel-at-treasures-found-in-excavations-for-new-office-block-8566834.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/322002610339082240

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Forget Paris

Posted on April 9, 2013 by twitmericks

A teen police aide, Paris Brown/ Reluctantly had to step down/ Acute twitterhoea/ Destroyed her career/ And gained her unwelcome renown. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/09/paris-brown-stands-down-twitter https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/321635220711415808

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Thatcher Dispatched

Posted on April 8, 2013 by twitmericks

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher/ A leader of eminent stature/ Whose rule was decisive/ But also divisive/ Could not overrule the dispatcher. ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/321297733916966912

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Young Offender

Posted on April 7, 2013 by twitmericks

A teenage adviser from Kent/ Who boasted her youth was misspent/ On finding her tale/ A splash in the Mail/ Declared that was not what she meant. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-22057246#TWEET712854 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/320990919400771584

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gene Genius

Posted on April 6, 2013 by twitmericks

A teenage inventor named Fred/  Whose brother has hair that is red/  Has made a machine/  To show up the gene/  That shows how such colouring’s bred.   http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/teenage-scientist-builds-dna-machine-1814377   https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/320570052548120576

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Rich Get Richer

Posted on April 6, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a tax reform which   Reduced the top rate on the rich   The wealthy get more   Instead of the poor   A reverse redistributive switch. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-accuses-government-of-squeezing-single-parents-while-the-rich-get-tax-breaks-8562795.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/320549544171560961

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Whingeing Bankers Again

Posted on April 5, 2013 by twitmericks

There once were 3 senior bosses Who made us all pay for their losses MPs say the men Should not bank again Because of the mess that HBOS is. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/04/bankers-brought-down-hbos https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/320087947477131264

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s the Matter?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There is some dark matter in space/ It’s scattered all over the place/ It now seems albeit/ We cannot quite see it/ We may have detected a trace. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/an-end-to-our-darkest-secret-scientists-close-to-explaining-dark-matter-8559007.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/319709062373724161

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment