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About twitmericks

There is an old fellow called Mick/Who's been penning the odd limerick/I admit he's no Keats/But he does them in tweets/So to follow, you just have to click. https://twitter.com/#!/twitmericks "The limerick master of the twitterati" (The Guardian).

Bunga Bunga to Bingo Bingo

Posted on May 9, 2014 by twitmericks

A former PM from Milan/ Avoided a spell in the can,/ The elderly perv/ Electing to serve/ By chatting up somebody’s gran. ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/09/uk-italy-berlusconi-idUKKBN0DP0M720140509 A former PM from MilanAvoided a spell in the can,The elderly pervElecting to serveBy chatting up somebody's … Continue reading →

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Bank Error

Posted on May 8, 2014 by twitmericks

A giant among UK banks/ Is sharply reducing its ranks/ Employees of Barclay/ Will now be told starkly/ To leave risky trades to the Yanks. ///http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/08/barclays-restructuring-idUSL6N0NU1LJ20140508 A giant among UK banksIs sharply reducing its ranksEmployees of BarclayWill now be told … Continue reading →

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Ying Out of Luck

Posted on May 7, 2014 by twitmericks

The acting PM in Bangkok/ Was up on a charge in the dock/ Removed from her post/ Now Yingluck is toast/ The judge put her head on the block. ///http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/07/thai-court-orders-yingluck-shinawatra-resign https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/464054350416183296

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Packer Whacker

Posted on May 6, 2014 by twitmericks

The media mogul James Packer/A billionaire Bondi bushwhacker/Swapped blows like a loon/With fellow tycoon/Dave Gyngell, his pal turned attacker. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/billionaire-fight-club-heavyweight-australian-businessmen-james-packer-and-david-gyngell-square-up-9324492.html A media mogul James PackerA billionaire Bondi bushwhackerSwapped blows like a loonWith fellow tycoonDave Gyngell his pal turned attacker — … Continue reading →

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Nero to Zero

Posted on May 6, 2014 by twitmericks

A coffee chain called Caffe Nero/ Paid company taxes of zero./ But Big Steve the poet/ Let everyone know it – / A new social media hero./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27156985 A coffee chain called #caffenero Paid company taxes of zero.But Big Steve … Continue reading →

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Nero to Zero

Posted on May 6, 2014 by twitmericks

A coffee chain called Caffe Nero/ Paid company taxes of zero./ But Big Steve the poet/ Let everyone know it – / A new social media hero./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27291283 A coffee chain called #caffenero Paid company taxes of zero.But Big Steve … Continue reading →

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Man With two Cocks Arrested

Posted on May 5, 2014 by twitmericks

A feather-clad artist in France/  Was fined for performing a dance/ Intended to shock/ In which a live cock/ Was tied to the end of his lance./// http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/SA-artist-found-guilty-of-exhibitionism-after-dancing-with-a-rooster-tied-to-his-penis-20140505 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/463316466037952512

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A Spinning Man*

Posted on May 5, 2014 by twitmericks

A writer from Wales, Dylan Thomas/ Burst onto the page with wild promise,/ A turner of phrase/ In poems and plays,/ At just 39 taken from us. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-27257613 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/463307741793382400   *The title is taken from Dylan Thomas’s poem Prologue, and … Continue reading →

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Farage Fightback

Posted on May 4, 2014 by twitmericks

When UKIP was under attack/ Old Nigel prepared to fight back/ We’re clearly not racist/ He said, on the basis/ That some of our people are black/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27274621 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/463003549342105600  

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Max Security Jail

Posted on May 2, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Max/ Who fed celeb stories to hacks/ He spun & he lied/ But now he’s inside/ He’s just good for penis-size cracks./// http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/max-clifford-jailed-eight-years-3487739 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/462249110293450752  

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