Monthly Archives: August 2016

Swimmers’ Tale Doesn’t Hold Water

Posted on August 19, 2016 by twitmericks

Old Jimmy, Jack, Gunnar and Ryan/ Are under suspicion of lyin’ – Inventing a robbery/ To cover their yobbery,/ Which Rio police are not buyin’./// http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-swimmers-fabricated-story-robbed-gunpoint/88946508/ Old Jimmy, Jack, Gunnar and RyanAre under suspicion of lyin' –Inventing a robberyTo cover their … Continue reading →

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With God On His Side?

Posted on August 18, 2016 by twitmericks

A Right-wing American pastor/ Who blames any natural disaster/ On God hating gays/ Saw flood waters raze/ The house of which he was the master./// http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tony-perkins-lgbt_uk_57b57280e4b003ab6d0b53e3 A Right-wing American pastorWho blames any natural disasterOn God hating gaysSaw flood waters razeThe … Continue reading →

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Trump Card?

Posted on August 18, 2016 by twitmericks

Republican candidate Trump/ Upset by a poll ratings slump/ Appointed Steve Bannon/ A well-known loose cannon/ To help him win out on the stump./// https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/17/donald-trump-stephen-bannon-breitbart-news-kellyanne-conway Republican candidate TrumpUpset by a poll ratings slumpAppointed Steve BannonA well-known loose cannonTo help him … Continue reading →

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Porkemon Goers

Posted on August 17, 2016 by twitmericks

Some children out Pokemon-hunting/ Were taken aback on confronting/ A pair getting jiggy,/ Each dressed as a piggy,/ Along with appropriate grunting./// http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/mysterious-swedish-couple-dressed-as-pigs-have-sex-cause-traffic-jam-scare-pokemon-go-hunters–bklU8WLJYwZ Some children out Pokemon-huntingWere taken aback on confrontingA pair getting jiggyEach dressed as a piggyEmitting appropriate grunting — … Continue reading →

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General Erection

Posted on August 16, 2016 by twitmericks

A Ukipper seeking selection/ Has lost his fiancee’s affection/ She found a blue pill/ And wonders whom Bill/ Is with while he’s up for erection./// http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ukip-leadership-hopeful-in-cheating-row-as-fianc-e-accuses-him-of-viagrafuelled-infidelity-in-angry-a3321426.html A Ukipper seeking selectionHas lost his fiancee's affectionShe found a blue pillAnd wonders whom … Continue reading →

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Brief Encounter

Posted on August 13, 2016 by twitmericks

It wasn’t just Lineker’s bants/ About going live in his scants/ Although what he sports/ Might well be called shorts/ We finally saw #garyspants./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37074641 It wasn't just Lineker's bantsAbout going live in his scantsAlthough what he sportsMight well be … Continue reading →

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Cannes Ban

Posted on August 13, 2016 by twitmericks

Down on the Riviera in Cannes/ The mayor is imposing a bannes/ On wearing burkinis/ Instead of bikinis – A choice he avoids, as a mannes./// http://www.independent.ie/world-news/french-court-upholds-ban-on-muslim-burkini-on-cannes-beaches-34963127.html Down on the Riviera in CannesThe mayor is imposing a bannesOn wearing #burkinis … Continue reading →

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Long in the Jaws

Posted on August 12, 2016 by twitmericks

There is an extremely old shark/ Who’s lived deep below in the dark/ For such a long time/ That back in her prime/ She might have swum under the Ark./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37047168 There is an extremely old sharkWho's lived deep below … Continue reading →

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Poetic Justice

Posted on August 10, 2016 by twitmericks

A judge who was bearing the brunt/ Of one racist’s verbal affront/ In Chelmsford Crown Court/ Produced her retort:/ “And you are a bit of a cunt”./// https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/10/judge-defendant-john-hennigan-exchange-insults-chelmsford-court A judge who was bearing the bruntOf one racist's verbal affrontIn Chelmsford … Continue reading →

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Rising Trots

Posted on August 10, 2016 by twitmericks

The deputy leader Tom Watson/ Says entrists are carrying plots on/ Declaring Momentum/ Is out to foment ’em/ So Labour must now take the Trots on./// http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/09/trotskyists-young-labour-members-jeremy-corbyn-tom-watson The deputy leader Tom WatsonSays entrists are carrying plots onDeclaring MomentumIs out to … Continue reading →

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