Monthly Archives: October 2017

Job Blow for Weinstein

Posted on October 9, 2017 by twitmericks

  Dear Harvey, I have a scenario/ Concerning a would-be lothario/ Who’s sacked when accused/ By those he’s abused:/ The Fall of a Film Impresario./// http://www.npr.org/2017/10/09/556606122/weinstein-company-fires-co-founder-harvey-weinstein Dear Harvey, I have a scenarioConcerning a would-be lotharioWho's sacked when accusedBy those he's … Continue reading →

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Mayday Call

Posted on October 6, 2017 by twitmericks

The ex-Tory chairman Grant Shapps/ Has told Number 10 that perhaps/ Prime Minister May/ Should call it a day/ To head off the party’s collapse./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/06/tory-ministers-privately-agree-theresa-may-should-go-says-grant-schapps The ex-Tory chairman Grant ShappsHas told Number 10 that perhapsPrime Minister MayShould call it … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister Suspect

Posted on October 5, 2017 by twitmericks

There was an old man named Sir Ted/ Of whom the police have now said/ He’d be down the station/ For interrogation/ If only he wasn’t so dead./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41503143 There was an old man named Sir TedOf whom the police … Continue reading →

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Writing on the Wall for May

Posted on October 4, 2017 by twitmericks

  Theresa May’s fight to survive/ Was broadcast from conference live;/ She had a bad cough/ The wall said F off/ And May got a P45./// https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-may-handed-p45-form-as-prankster-lee-nelson-interrupts-tory-conference-speech-a3650431.html Theresa May's fight to surviveWas broadcast from conference live;She had a bad coughThe … Continue reading →

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PR Disaster

Posted on October 4, 2017 by twitmericks

  There once was a crazy old man/ Who went on a trip to San Juan/ He threw paper towels/ And spoke through his bowels/ About his recovery plan./// https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-helps-suffering-puerto-ricans-by-throwing-paper-towels-at-them_us_59d3db64e4b0218923e5b4f7 There once was a crazy old manWho went on a … Continue reading →

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Riding Einstein’s Wave

Posted on October 3, 2017 by twitmericks

Researching how space-time behaves/ Secured what a scientist craves,/ The big physics prize,/ For three U.S. guys/ Who found gravitational waves./// https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/03/nobel-prize-physics-discovery-gravitational-waves-ligo Researching how space-time behavesSecured what a scientist craves,The big physics prize,For three U.S. guysWho found gravitational waves — … Continue reading →

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Block the Vote

Posted on October 1, 2017 by twitmericks

The Catalan bid for secession/ Was greeted by force and aggression/ The state Civil Guard/ Is going in hard/ Believing the answer’s repression./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41461032 The Catalan bid for secessionWas greeted by force and aggressionThe state Civil GuardIs going in hardBelieving … Continue reading →

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