Monthly Archives: March 2014

Mad About Vlad

The UKIP boss Nigel Farage/ Has paid an unlikely homage/ Admitting a crush on/ That bare-chested Russian/ The Kremlin’s kick-ass grand fromage. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-vladimir-putin-is-the-world-leader-i-most-admire-9224781.html The UKIP boss @Nigel_Farage Has paid an unlikely homage Admitting a crush on That bare-chested Russian The Kremlin's kick-ass grand fromage. … Continue reading

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Summit for Nowt

In Paris high-level discussions/ Between the US and the Russians/ Concerning #Ukraine/ Have failed yet again/ With globally felt repercussions. ///http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304886904579471933179823314?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304886904579471933179823314.html In Paris high-level discussions Between the US and the Russians Concerning #Ukraine Have failed yet again With globally felt repercussions. — Mick Twister … Continue reading

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Leadership Style

There was a Korean named Kim/ Who said men must all get a trim,/ So sources report,/ To make their hair short,/ But floppy on top just like him. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/north-korean-men-ordered-to-get-kim-jong-uns-haircut-9216998.html There was a Korean named Kim Who said men must all … Continue reading

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Unconscious Humour

Celebrities Gwyneth and Chris/ Dissolved their connubial bliss/ In conscious, they say,/ Uncoupling today,/ Which led to mass taking of piss. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/relationships/10723972/Conscious-uncoupling-break-up-language-explained.html Celebrities Gwyneth and Chris Dissolved their connubial bliss In conscious, they say, Uncoupling today, Which led to mass taking of piss. — … Continue reading

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Mistaken Identity

The ref in an Arsenal game/ Thought Gibbs and the Ox looked the same/ The silly old git/ Has had to admit/ He gave the wrong player the blame. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26711403 The ref in an Arsenal game Thought Gibbs and the Ox … Continue reading

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Getting Bitter with Twitter

Old Tayyip, PM of the Turks/ Is hoping that censorship works/ But tho Twitter’s blocked/ He’s still being mocked./ (I wonder if Erdogan lurks?) ///http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/23/erdogan-turkey-twitter-ban-failure-shows-power-of-internet https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/447777361883578369  

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Chicken Chasseur

There once was a chicken from hell/That roamed the US for a spell/The fierce oviraptor/Was not an adaptor/So didn’t survive very well./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26653799 There once was a chicken from hell That roamed the US for a spell The fierce oviraptor Was not an … Continue reading

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Patronise the Poor, Forty-four

Conservative chairman Grant Shapps/ Knew all about working class chaps/ I gather their lingo/ Is all beer and bingo/ He said, in a notable lapse. ///http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/19/grant-shapps-bingo-and-beer-joke-causes-twitter-storm Conservative chairman Grant Shapps Knew all about working class chaps I gather their lingo Is all beer … Continue reading

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Dodeca Gone

A popular coin named the pound/ Was easy to forge, it was found/ And so they decided/ To make it 12-sided./ So long quid, nice seeing you round. ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/19/uk-britain-poundcoin-idUKLNEA2I00520140319 A popular coin named the pound Was easy to forge, it was … Continue reading

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Space Race

There once was a ripple as space/ Expanded at mindblowing pace/ Now close observation/ Reveals this inflation/ Has left an indelible trace./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26605974 There once was a ripple in space That grew at incredible pace Now close observation Reveals this inflation Has left an … Continue reading

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