Monthly Archives: December 2014

2014 in Review 4 – Funny Old World

Posted on December 31, 2014 by twitmericks

To finish my limerick review of the year, here are a few of the weird and wacky stories that made me laugh at some point. If there’s a common thread running through them, I guess it’s sex. Links follow to remind … Continue reading →

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Unhappy Old Year

Posted on December 31, 2014 by twitmericks

Good riddance to 2014/ When ISIS appeared on the scene;/ Ebola, Ukraine,/ A vanishing plane -/ A merry old year YOU have been./// Good riddance to 2014 When ISIS appeared on the scene; Ebola, Ukraine, A vanishing plane - A merry old year YOU … Continue reading →

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Flawed Fraud Trial

Posted on December 30, 2014 by twitmericks

Navalny was always disputin’/ The power of President Putin/ But such opposition/ Amounts to sedition/ Which plainly demands prosecutin’. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30630635 Navalny was always disputin' The power of President Putin But such opposition Amounts to sedition Which plainly demands prosecutin'. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) December … Continue reading →

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#FreeAJStaff

Posted on December 30, 2014 by twitmericks

Three AJE journos in jail Have been there a year on the nail They have to go free And Sisi must see It’s all been one big epic fail./// (NB: Look behind the mask for a rare Hitchcockian cameo appearance … Continue reading →

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2014 In Review 3: Weird Science

Posted on December 28, 2014 by twitmericks

So what did we learn about the world in 2014? We learned that a comet can be caught, Richard III was a bastard, and neanderthals invented the paleo diet. We also learnt that… Fish, such as dace do it, Even … Continue reading →

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2014 In Review pt2: ISIS crisis

Posted on December 28, 2014 by twitmericks

Part Two of my Limerick Review looks at a few highlights of world events in a year when Crimea seceded and Islamic State succeeded in carving chunks from Iraq and Syria, but couldn’t decide what its own name was – … Continue reading →

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Baby Don’t Go

Posted on December 27, 2014 by twitmericks

Because of repairs I’m afraid Your train is severely delayed. The roads are quite icy, So driving is dicy – It might just be best if you stayed!      

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2014 In Review: UK Politics

Posted on December 26, 2014 by twitmericks

2014 IN LIMERICKS: UK POLITICS It was the year when Scotland said Yesbutnobut and UKIP won its first MP – but had to tell party members to stop tweeting shit. Cameron took a hammering, Warsi got arsy and Ed lost … Continue reading →

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Sell Sex Please, We’re British

Posted on December 26, 2014 by twitmericks

Great Britain has taken the chance/ To grow to be bigger than France/ Illegal narcotic/ And also erotic/ Transactions allowed this advance./// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11313327/Britain-edges-past-France-on-world-stage.html Great Britain has taken the chance To grow to be bigger than France Illegal narcotic And also erotic Transactions allowed this … Continue reading →

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Happy Limerickmas

Posted on December 26, 2014 by twitmericks

Here’s seasonal limerick greetings Good luck with familial meetings I hope you have time For reason and rhyme & copious drinkings & eatings./// Slightly delayed posting this as a result of aforementioned consumption. Happy Christmas/New Year from Mick Twister – … Continue reading →

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