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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).

Mick Twister

Posted on February 14, 2014 by twitmericks

Mick Twister is an anagram of Twitmericks. Mick writes limericks about the news on Twitter, pretty much daily, as @twitmericks. These are also reproduced below, with links to the relevant news stories. He is the author of There Was an … Continue reading →

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Rover’s Return

Posted on February 14, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Jade Rabbit in space/ Apparently lost without trace/ But as all seemed over/ For Yutu the rover/ The moon bunny contacted base./// http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/jade-rabbit-china-lunar-rover-signs-life https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/434273775714983936

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Slippery Slope

Posted on February 13, 2014 by twitmericks

A Lebanese skier’s nude shoot/ Divided folks back in Beirut/ While ministers flipped/ Supporters all stripped/ And gave her a naked salute. ///http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/12/sport/sochi-2014-jacky-chamoun-topless-photos/ A Lebanese skier's nude shootDivided folks back in BeirutWhile ministers flippedSupporters all strippedTo give her a naked … Continue reading →

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Curly Girly

Posted on February 11, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a child star known as Shirley/ All cheery & dimpled & curly/ She soon had enough/ And did other stuff,/ Her movie career peaking early. ///http://www.latimes.com/la-me-shirley-temple-black-20140211,0,7475592.story#axzz2t16LKkaS https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/433225121218560000

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Rain Mainly On the Plain

Posted on February 11, 2014 by twitmericks

Six weeks of perpetual rains/ Caused flooding along river plains/ The village of Datchet/ The latest to catch it/ With Wraysbury, Windsor and Staines. ///http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-recap-more-flood-3130173 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/433185050100641793  

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Game Over?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by twitmericks

A Vietnamese gamer named Dong/ Decided his life had gone wrong/ So took down his app/ His birds ceased to flap/ (But cynics suspect not for long). ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26114364 A Vietnamese gamer named DongDecided his life had gone wrongSo took down … Continue reading →

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Floody Revenge

Posted on February 10, 2014 by twitmericks

The government cut flood defence/ To minimise public expense/ There then came a flood/ So somebody’s blood/ Is needed to make recompense./// http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/09/floods-environment-agency-chris-smith-hits-back https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/432851465388818432  

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Zoo To-do

Posted on February 9, 2014 by twitmericks

A Danish giraffe is now dead/ To stop them becoming inbred/ The boss of the zoo/ Says that’s what zoos do./ The lions, meanwhile, are well fed. ///http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/09/world/europe/denmark-zoo-giraffe/ https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/432617104701784065

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Cleaned Out

Posted on February 8, 2014 by twitmericks

The fellow who runs immigration/Has tendered his swift resignation/The chap’s misdemeanour/In hiring a cleaner/Required his defenestration. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26101442 The fellow who runs immigrationHas tendered his swift resignationThe chap's misdemeanourIn hiring a cleanerRequired his defenestration. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) February 8, 2014

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Victoria’s Secrets

Posted on February 7, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an American who/ Was taped saying ‘Fuck the EU’,/ ‘That Klitch is a pain’/ And ‘we’ll run Ukraine’/ (So phones get hacked into – who knew?) ///http://www.cbsnews.com/news/victoria-nuland-ambassador-to-ukraine-geoffrey-pyatt-caught-in-leaked-conversation-on-eu/ There was an American whoWas taped saying 'Fuck the EU,That Klitch … Continue reading →

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