Monthly Archives: April 2018

Ruddy Awful

Posted on April 29, 2018 by twitmericks

The member for Hastings and Rye/ Has bid the Home Office goodbye;/ Unable to handle/ The Windrushgate scandal,/ And caught by a Ruddy great lie./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43944988 The member for Hastings and RyeHas bid the Home Office goodbye;Unable to handleThe #Windrushgate … Continue reading →

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Korea Progress

Posted on April 29, 2018 by twitmericks

The meeting between Kim Jong-un/ And counterpart President Moon/ Began a peace drive,/ But can it survive/ The hand of the orange-faced loon?/// The meeting between Kim Jong-unAnd counterpart President MoonBegan a peace drive,But can it surviveThe hand of the … Continue reading →

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Funky Puzzle

Posted on April 27, 2018 by twitmericks

A devious crossword designed/ To tease and to tickle the mind,/ Arouse and perplex,/ Is better than sex, But a hard one is so good to find./// A devious crossword designedTo tease and to tickle the mind,Arouse and perplex,Is better … Continue reading →

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Amber Warning

Posted on April 26, 2018 by twitmericks

The Tory MP Amber Rudd/ Whose name is increasingly mudd/ Protects Mrs May/ But day after day/ Her statements turn out to be crudd./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/26/amber-rudd-stumbles-toward-total-ineptitude-over-windrush The Tory MP Amber RuddWhose name is increasingly muddProtects Mrs MayBut day after dayHer statements … Continue reading →

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Gathering Stormy

Posted on April 26, 2018 by twitmericks

Some comments the POTUS has made/ Confirm Stormy Daniels was paid/ By Cohen for Trump/ To save Donald’s rump/ And silence the porn star he laid./// https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-for-first-time-that-cohen-represented-him-in-stormy-daniels-case/2018/04/26/43c48962-4951-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html?utm_term=.6d47567dac98 Some comments the POTUS has madeConfirm Stormy Daniels was paidBy Cohen for TrumpTo … Continue reading →

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Blast Off!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by twitmericks

Some science that may entertain us/ Is news of an odour most heinous/ Like sulphurous farts/ Detected in parts/ Of air very close to Uranus./// Some science that may entertain usIs news of an odour most heinousLike sulphurous fartsDetected in … Continue reading →

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Pyjama Drama

Posted on April 23, 2018 by twitmericks

When viewing a tense, edgy drama/ Loose clothing may make you feel calmer/ But one NZ cinema/ Insists the bare minima/ Of standards preclude the pyjama./// When viewing a tense, edgy dramaLoose clothing may make you feel calmerBut one NZ … Continue reading →

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Happy B-Earthday

Posted on April 22, 2018 by twitmericks

To keep us aware of the worth/ Of this little planet called Earth/ They gave it a day/ Though no one can say/ Precisely the date of its birth./// To keep us aware of the worthOf this little planet called … Continue reading →

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Fast as Duck

Posted on April 21, 2018 by twitmericks

A miscreant caught on a snap/ By a Swiss police roadside speed trap/ Was no car or truck/ But rather a duck/ With superfast turbo-charged flap./// A miscreant caught on a snapBy a Swiss police roadside speed trapWas no car … Continue reading →

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Nothing Succeeds Like Succession

Posted on April 20, 2018 by twitmericks

The transfer of power’s begun/ The Commonwealth speaking as one/ And by some coinc-/ -idence naming a prince/ Who happens to be the Queen’s son./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43840710 The transfer of power's begunThe Commonwealth speaking as oneAnd by some coinc–idence naming a … Continue reading →

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