Author Archives: twitmericks

The government says it will do Whatever it takes to subdue This awful pandemic, But drop the polemic And work alongside the EU. #COVID2019 #EU #ventilators #coronavirus #COVID19 https://t.co/Ulyiryt5ER

There is an old fellow who’s been / Confirmed to have COVID-19,/ But why was he tested,/ Health workers protested?/ It helps if your mother’s the queen./// #COVID2019 #PrinceCharles https://t.co/jVDU22Ifqr

The Downing St spinners deny/ That Dominic Cummings said/ ‘Why Lock down our community?/ We’ll get herd immunity -/ So what if some pensioners die?’/// The Downing St spinners denyThat Dominic Cummings said 'WhyLock down our community?We'll get herd immunity … Continue reading →

For World Poetry Day, here’s a departure from limericks. Some experiences on Twitter of weird online shopping substitutions brought to mind Lewis Carroll’s surreal poem A Strange Wild Song – my template here. She thought she bought some tampons from/ … Continue reading →

Republican Senator Burr Was briefed as to what would occur, And sold all his shares, A state of affairs That should see him banged up in stir. https://t.co/9ISb2h3TFl #CoronaCrisis #SenatorBurr #BurrKnew #Burr #GOPCorruptionOverCountry

A skull that has been disinterred In Belgium, researchers averred, Was not that of Yorick, But some prehistoric Yet well-preserved chicken-like bird. https://t.co/JjWaLz6OQT

The spread of the virus has shown It’s one of the worst we have known, A serious crisis, So Johnson’s advice is To maybe try sleeping alone. #CobraMeeting https://t.co/J2WlV0pQ6Z  

Joe Marler is facing a call/ For sanction because in the maul/ He grabbed Jones’s nuts,/ A charge he rebuts,/ Insisting he went for the ball./// Joe Marler is facing a callFor sanction because in the maulHe grabbed Jones's nuts,A … Continue reading →

A piece of equipment that followed/ The movements of pigs as they wallowed/ Went on to ignite/ A load of pig shite/ When pooed, for alas it was swallowed!/// A piece of equipment that followedThe movements of pigs as they … Continue reading →

As all of Australia succumbs/ To panic, expending vast sums/ On scarce toilet tissue,/ One newspaper issue/ Has pages for wiping your bums./// As all of Australia succumbsTo panic, expending vast sumsOn scarce toilet tissue,One newspaper issueHas pages for wiping … Continue reading →