Monthly Archives: April 2017

100 Days That Failed to Shake the World

Posted on April 29, 2017 by twitmericks

The POTUS’s first hundred days/ Saw many Trump plans hit delays,/ His ban at the border/ Held up by court order,/ The wall by the snag of who pays./// https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/28/trumps-first-100-days-what-has-president-trump-done-so-far/?utm_term=.3734179c9b0e The POTUS's first 100 daysSaw many Trump plans hit delays,His … Continue reading →

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Strong Doubts

Posted on April 29, 2017 by twitmericks

Theresa’s a strong stable leader,/ They say, to explain why we neader;/ So strong and so stable,/ And yet so unable/ To go debate those who’d succeader.///  http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/general-election-news-tv-debates-petition-theresa-may-jeremy-corbyn-a7702911.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/858297203244376065

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When You Gotta Go – You Gotta Go!

Posted on April 28, 2017 by twitmericks

A passenger thrown off a jet/ Was possibly made to regret/ That feeling a need/ He went off and peed/ Instead of just sit and get wet./// http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/columnists/jim-stingl/2017/04/26/stingl-need-pee-gets-man-kicked-off-delta-flight-milwaukee/100885528/ A passenger thrown off a jetWas possibly made to regretThat feeling a … Continue reading →

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Sister Act

Posted on April 27, 2017 by twitmericks

Blond Boris the mop-headed Mister/ Has lost the support of his sister,/ She’s dumped the FM/ To be a Lib Dem/ And fully-fledged Brexit resister./// https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/27/rachel-johnson-joins-lib-dems-and-may-stand-in-general-election-member-tory-brexit Blond Boris the mop-headed MisterHas lost the support of his sister,She's dumped the FMTo … Continue reading →

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Where There’s Muck There’s Brass*

Posted on April 26, 2017 by twitmericks

A clothing firm’s making a buck/ From jeans ready-coated in muck/ For no small expense/ But people with sense/ Exclaim “What the actual fuck?!?”/// *Old Yorkshire saying that seems apposite here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/26/nordstrom-is-selling-jeans-caked-in-fake-dirt-for-hundreds-of-dollars/?utm_term=.b85c3b43aef9 A clothing firm's making a buckFrom jeans ready-coated … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Hand for Women

Posted on April 26, 2017 by twitmericks

Ivanka defended her dad/ Insisting Trump’s record’s not bad/ As women’s supporter,/ For he gave his daughter/ Each one of the jobs she has had!/// https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/25/ivanka-trump-w20-summit-berlin-angela-merkel Ivanka defended her dadInsisting Trump's record's not badAs women's supporter,For he gave his daughterEach … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Noos

Posted on April 25, 2017 by twitmericks

The fellow behind Wikipedia/ Is entering into the media/ To counter fake news -/ Though some may amuse,/ You know where such stories will ledia./// https://www.wikitribune.com/ https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/856919409419538432

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Nasty Nastase

Posted on April 24, 2017 by twitmericks

Romanian Ilie Nastase/ Got rather unpleasantly arsy/ He’s now been suspended/ And those he offended/ Did not find the flowers that classy*./// *With apologies to those who pronounce Nastase differently, or get arsy about whether class and arse rhyme! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39684332 … Continue reading →

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Right Turn

Posted on April 23, 2017 by twitmericks

Another Le Pen has a chance/ Of being next leader of France;/ Fillon and Hamon/ Are backing Macron/ To head off the far-right advance./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39686993 Prompted by @ArmandDAngour on Twitter to do one on Mélenchon too, I decided this was … Continue reading →

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Eel Feel That!

Posted on April 22, 2017 by twitmericks

A man put an eel up his butt/ Which made its way into his gut/ Although constipation/ Was his explanation/ The case is not open and shut./// http://shanghaiist.com/2017/04/20/live_eel_constipation_cure.php https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/855868770220482561

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