Monthly Archives: July 2017

We Need to Talk about Kevin

Posted on July 30, 2017 by twitmericks

The Sunday Times sacked Kevin Myers,/ But might avoid similar hires/ Of hacks spouting views/ Disparaging Jews/ By boycotting Shoah deniers./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40768352  The Sunday Times sacked #KevinMyers,But might avoid similar hiresOf hacks spouting viewsDisparaging JewsBy boycotting Shoah deniers. — Mick … Continue reading →

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Sharif don’t like it

Posted on July 28, 2017 by twitmericks

The Panama leaks brought to grief/ The man who was Pakistan’s chief/ And so for the want/ Of a credible font/ The country is now sans Sharif./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-prime-minister-nawaz-sharif-corruption-supreme-court-disqualified-oust-kicked-out-charges-a7864116.html The Panama leaks brought to griefThe man who was Pakistan's chiefAnd so … Continue reading →

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Scaramouche, can you?

Posted on July 28, 2017 by twitmericks

Scaramucci provoked a fandango,/ Denying it takes two to tango/ For strategist Bannon,/ A fellow loose cannon;/ I ask you – how low can a mango?/// http://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizza/anthony-scaramucci-called-me-to-unload-about-white-house-leakers-reince-priebus-and-steve-bannon Scaramucci provoked a fandango,Denying it takes two to tangoFor strategist Bannon,A fellow loose … Continue reading →

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Space Invaders

Posted on July 27, 2017 by twitmericks

Astronomers told us today/ That matter in our Milky Way/ Is extra-galactical/ Although just what practical/ Difference this makes, I can’t say./// https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141950-half-the-atoms-inside-your-body-came-from-across-the-universe/ Astronomers told us todayThat matter in our Milky WayIs extra-galacticalAlthough just what practicalDifference this makes, I can't … Continue reading →

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Fox not Trusted with Chicken

Posted on July 25, 2017 by twitmericks

The EU gave Liam a kickin/ About chlorination of chicken/ Which Brussels forbids/ But Fox reckons kids/ Will find chlorine sauce finger-lickin./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/25/brussels-attacks-liam-foxs-ignorant-remarks-chlorinated-chicken-eu-trade-deal-us The EU gave Liam a kickinAbout chlorination of chickenWhich Brussels forbidsBut Fox reckons kidsWill find chlorine sauce … Continue reading →

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No Shit!

Posted on July 23, 2017 by twitmericks

There is an old Tory who’s happy/ To say he has not changed a nappy/ For Jacob Rees-Mogg/ Who’s on his 6th sprog/ Has nanny for anything crappy./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jacob-rees-mogg-never-changed-a-nappy-lbc-nigel-farage-nanny-conservatives-a7854791.html There is an old Tory who's happyTo say he has not … Continue reading →

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Dammit, Thanet!

Posted on July 22, 2017 by twitmericks

A local authority, Thanet/ Was UKIP’s, alone on the planet/ Till someone defected/ Because she rejected/ The way fellow Ukippers ran it./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40691149 A local authority, ThanetWas UKIP's, alone on the planetTill someone defectedBecause she rejectedThe way that the Ukippers … Continue reading →

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Too Hot for Spicey

Posted on July 22, 2017 by twitmericks

Sean Spicer abruptly resigned/ Believing himself undermined;/ He got a bit tucci/ When old Scaramucci/ Was brought in to kick his behind./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40687521 Sean Spicer abruptly resignedBelieving himself undermined;He got a bit tucciWhen old ScaramucciWas brought in to kick his … Continue reading →

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Gender Agenda

Posted on July 20, 2017 by twitmericks

Some BBC staff were dismayed/ On learning how much others made/ Especially when/ It turned out white men/ Are rather more handsomely paid./// https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/19/evans-lineker-bbc-top-earners-only-two-women-among-best-paid-stars Some BBC staff were dismayedOn learning how much others madeEspecially whenIt turned out white menAre rather … Continue reading →

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Chopper Copper

Posted on July 19, 2017 by twitmericks

There was a lascivious copper/ Whose conduct was rather improper/ When women got bare/ He’d film from the air/ With one hand controlling his chopper./// https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/18/south-yorkshire-police-helicopter-crew-filmed-people-naked-sheffield-crown-court-told There was a lascivious copperWhose conduct was very improperIf women got bareHe'd film from … Continue reading →

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