-
Recent Posts
Archives
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Archives
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Categories
Twitter
- A large herd of goats in North Wales Came down from their mountainous trails To romp and cavort Around a resort Unp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 9 hours ago
- Just a reminder, in these dark days of isolation, all my past limericks are online, on a wordpress blog at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- An Aussie put magnets in place To stop him from touching his face; Magnetic force kept 'em Stuck fast to his septum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- RT @Limerick_News: The country acquired an infection Who somehow eluded detection. Now duty demands We all wash our hands Of Trump in the… 1 day ago
- Some specialist retailing hubs Donated disposable scrubs For COVID-19, More usually seen In medical fetishist clubs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
Meta
Monthly Archives: December 2013
2013 The Year That’s Been
The Vatican got a new Pope/ And Uruguay legalised dope/ Lasagne con Pony/ Bye bye Berlusconi/ See everyone next year I hope/// https://twitmericks.com/2013/12/19/twitmericks-review-of-the-year-2013/ … The Vatican got a new Pope & Uruguay legalised dope Lasagne con Pony Bye bye Berlusconi See everyone next year I … Continue reading
It’s All Gone Pete Gong
The New Year award of a gong/ Distinguishes folks who belong./ Establishment names/ Made barons and dames/ But this time it’s all gone Pete Tong. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/pete-tong-proud-to-be-honoured-with-mbe-9031407.html The New Year award of a gong Distinguishes folks who belong. Establishment names Made barons and dames But … Continue reading
Dead Lines: Limerick Obituaries 2013
HERE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO LEFT US THIS YEAR, REMEMBERED IN LIMERICK FORM: Nelson Mandela (July 1918-December 2013) So RIP Nelson Mandela A quite incomparable fella Though back in the day They locked him away Today his approval … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2013, chavez, david frost, junior murvin, lou reed, mandela, obituaries, ray manzarek, ronnie biggs, thatcher
Leave a comment
Cameron in the Kent Countryside
There was an old village in Kent/ To which David Cameron went/ To look at the flood/ But seeking his blood/ The people of Yalding gave vent./// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10539504/David-Cameron-ambushed-on-flood-visit.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/416887128555925504
Enigma Man
IT pioneer Alan Turing,/ Whose legacy’s been so enduring,/ Helped crack the enigma/ But suffered a stigma,/ His gayness subjected to “curing”./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/alan-turing-gets-royal-pardon-for-gross-indecency–61-years-after-he-poisoned-himself-9023116.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415411021621125121 **This another limerick taken from the book – http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Was-Geezer-Called-Caesar/dp/1907554866 **
Denis Caught
Ex-minister Denis MacShane/ Has entered a new world of pain,/ In jail for offences/ To do with expenses,/ His public career down the drain./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25492017 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415111023427743744
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged denis macshane, labour, mps expenses, parliament, politics
Leave a comment
No Pussycats
Two women who formed Pussy Riot/ Are finally off prison diet/ But both put the boot in/ To Vladimir Putin Insisting/ they won’t remain quiet./// http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/world/europe/member-of-russian-punk-band-freed-under-amnesty-law.html?hpw&rref=world&_r=0 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415074809807388672
Anna Fingers Nigel
Ms Soubry has caused some diversion/ With this unexpected assertion:/ If Farage looks pained/ It may be explained/ By digital rectal insertion. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-expects-apology-from-tory-mp-anna-soubry-after-she-says-he-looks-like-somebody-put-their-finger-up-his-bottom-9020769.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414782000277360641
Wynne-Win
A puzzle compiler named Wynne/ Created a grid to fill in/ He came from the Mersey/ And went to New Jersey/ And that is where crosswords begin. /// http://www.channel4.com/news/crossword-centenary-anniversary-cryptic https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414362315446697984
Pastry Case Collapses
Two PAs employed by Nigella,/ Accused of defrauding her fella,/ Alleged she did coke/ And her nasty bloke/ Made them buy his would-be bestsella./// ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25466909 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414075217053368320
