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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).

Wendi’s Blair Itch Project

Posted on February 6, 2014 by twitmericks

There once was a woman named Wendi/ Whose hubby was old and untrendi/ She craved the blue eyes/ The firm butt and thighs/ Of Tony, her sexier friendi. ///http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/05/wendi-deng-i-adore-tony-blairs-butt-and-his-pierce-blue-eyes-4292631/ There once was a woman named WendiWhose hubby was old and … Continue reading →

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Holy Unacceptable

Posted on February 5, 2014 by twitmericks

According to UN research/ Those running the Catholic church/ Let paedophile beasts/ Continue as priests/ While children were left in the lurch./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26044852 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/431097575224004608

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Press for Freedom

Posted on February 5, 2014 by twitmericks

In Egypt the unjust arrest/ Of journalists must be redressed/ So #freeAJstaff/ And on their behalf/ Let all of us loudly protest./// http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201402041841-0023443 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/430987125421379584

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There was an armed faction named ISIS/ Which had an identity crisis/ Disowned by the leader/ Of old Al Qaeda*/ It’s left now to its own devices. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26016318 There was an armed faction named ISISWhich had an identity crisisDisowned by … Continue reading →

Posted on February 3, 2014 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Gove Shows Off His Privates

Posted on February 3, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an old Tory named Gove/ Who said “I am such a fine cove/ If I can contrive it/ So every school’s private/ We’ll all be like I am, by Jove!”   ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26015535 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/430393357655760896

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Sink Estate

Posted on February 3, 2014 by twitmericks

A warning to cars vans and trucks/ If near to High Wycombe in Bucks/ Altho it sounds weird/ A sinkhole’s appeared/ That really quite literally sucks. ///http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/02/02/sinkhole-swallows-family-car_n_4714192.html?utm_hp_ref=uk A warning to cars vans and trucksIf near to High Wycombe in BucksAltho … Continue reading →

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Fightin’ Huyton

Posted on February 1, 2014 by twitmericks

Baroness Morgan of Huyton/ Has quit but is goin down fightin/ She says it was Gove/ Who gave her the shove/ To put someone more to the right in. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26001337 Baroness Morgan of HuytonHas quit but is goin down fightinShe … Continue reading →

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Versed-Case Scenario

Posted on January 30, 2014 by twitmericks

There once were two boozy old Russians/Who got into heated discussions/On poems v prose./A dispute arose/With fatal, for one, repercussions. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25942003 There once were two boozy old RussiansWho got into heated discussionsOn poems v prose.A dispute aroseWith fatal, for one, … Continue reading →

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Grimm By Name, Grim by Nature

Posted on January 29, 2014 by twitmericks

Congressman Michael G Grimm/ Resented folks questioning him/ He told a reporter/ He’d give him no quarter/ But tear the poor chap limb from limb. /// (I used a little poetic licence – here’s what he actually said: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/nyregion/rep-michael-grimm-threat-ny1-reporter.html?_r=0) https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/428572994017845249

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RIP Pete Seeger

Posted on January 28, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an old US musician/ Within a strong protest tradition./ ‘We shall overcome’/ He’d sing and he’d strum,/ Defying the House inquisition. ///http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/28/pete-seeger-dies-aged-94 There was an old US musicianWithin a strong protest tradition'We shall overcome'He'd sing and he'd strum,Defying … Continue reading →

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