Monthly Archives: December 2014

Sit-on Protest

Posted on December 12, 2014 by twitmericks

Protesters from various places/ Engaged in erotic embraces/ Expressing their scorn/ For new laws on porn/ By publicly sitting on faces./// https://news.vice.com/article/protesters-fight-against-harsh-uk-porn-laws-with-a-massive-face-sitting Protesters from various placesEngaged in erotic embracesExpressing their scornFor new laws on pornBy publicly sitting on faces. — … Continue reading →

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Air Traffic Jammed

Posted on December 12, 2014 by twitmericks

As traffic control out of Swanwick/ Is now by and large electranwick/ A technical glitch/ Is more than a hitch -/ The chaos ensuing is chranwick./// http://news.sky.com/story/1390974/flights-cancelled-after-traffic-control-glitch As traffic control out of SwanwickIs now by and large electranwickA technical glitchIs … Continue reading →

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Known Unknowables

Posted on December 12, 2014 by twitmericks

John Brennan of Langley, VA/ Defending the poor CIA/ Said nobody knows/ If torturing foes/ Has helped to keep terror at bay./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30437804 John Brennan of Langley, VADefending the poor CIASaid nobody knowsIf torturing foesHas helped to keep terror at … Continue reading →

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Roger Rogered

Posted on December 10, 2014 by twitmericks

A Ukip official named Bird,/ Accused of harassment, averred/ ‘I’m not some old flasher,/ I slept with Natasha -/ I swear hanky-panky occurred!’/// Ukip sex pest row: Do these text messages prove Roger Bird is innocent? A Ukip official named … Continue reading →

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Torture of Liberty

Posted on December 10, 2014 by twitmericks

A prominent Senate committee/ Found CIA methods weren’t pretty/ With sleep deprivation/ And rectal hydration/ Declared ineffective and shitty./// A prominent Senate committeeFound CIA methods weren't prettyWith sleep deprivationAnd rectal hydrationDeclared ineffective and shitty. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) December 10, … Continue reading →

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I Want Candy

Posted on December 10, 2014 by twitmericks

For Tory MP Nigel Mills/ Committee proceedings lacked thrills/ He found Candy Crush/ Brought more of a rush/ Than parliamentary bills./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30375609 For Tory MP Nigel MillsCommittee proceedings lacked thrillsHe found Candy CrushBrought more of a rushThan parliamentary bills. — … Continue reading →

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Let Them Eat Porridge

Posted on December 8, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative peer/ Who said it’s not food being dear/ The thing is the poor/ Can’t cook any more/ Just let them eat porridge, not beer./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-baroness-poor-people-go-hungry-because-they-dont-know-how-to-cook-9910671.html There was a Conservative peerWho said it's not food being dearThe … Continue reading →

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UKIP Nip Slip

Posted on December 6, 2014 by twitmericks

The leader of UKIP disparages/ Breastfeeding women in Claridges/ “Maybe just warn ‘er/ To sit in a corner” -/ Such the position of Farage is./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30342953 The leader of UKIP disparagesBreastfeeding women in Claridges"Maybe just warn 'erTo sit in a … Continue reading →

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Hyperbollocks

Posted on December 5, 2014 by twitmericks

The Chancellor’s busy defending/ Proposals for cutting back spending./ Censuring verbally/ Others’ hyperbole*,/ He notes the world isn’t ending./// http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/04/bbc-defends-what-osborne-calls-hyperbolic-coverage-of-spending-cuts The Chancellor's busy defendingProposals for cutting back spending.Censuring verballyOthers' hyperbole,He notes the world isn't ending. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) December … Continue reading →

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Political Illegitimacy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by twitmericks

From studying Richard the Third/ Geneticists say they’ve inferred -/ Can you imagine it? -/ Secret Plantagenet/ Bed-hopping may have occurred./// http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/02/king-richard-iii-dna-cousins-queen-ancestry From studying Richard the ThirdGeneticists say they've inferred –Can you imagine it? –Secret PlantagenetBed-hopping may have occurred. — … Continue reading →

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