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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).

Moving Targets

Posted on October 10, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Tory whose boasts/ Concerning TB-bearing hosts/ Were proven absurd/ And so he averred/ That badgers were moving the posts. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24459424 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/388061146957484032

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The Genuine Particle

Posted on October 8, 2013 by twitmericks

There once were two physicist guys/ Whose boson of very small size/ Was proven by CERN,/ Sufficient to earn/ These fellows a joint Nobel prize.///  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24436781 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/387636366231613440

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“In-Out” Shaken About

Posted on October 6, 2013 by twitmericks

A Tory named Adam Afriyie/ Wants popular voting next year/ On our EU links,/ But everyone thinks/ It’s really about his career. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24417670 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/386857045728575489

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Sins of the (Great-grand)father

Posted on October 5, 2013 by twitmericks

If Ed’s angry Rothermere bashes ‘im/ Targets his father & trashes ‘im/ He coulda said/ So my dad was red – / Your great-granpa flirted with fascism!   ///http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/des-freedman/daily-mail-ed-miliband_b_4024196.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/386470381768302592

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Mail Fail

Posted on October 4, 2013 by twitmericks

Lord Rothermere, boss of the Mail/  Loves a good left-bashing tale/ With brash editorials/ But crashing memorials?/ That’s beyond even his pale. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24379322 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/386065054862307328

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Let them Eat Organic Cotswold Loaves

Posted on October 2, 2013 by twitmericks

The PM, our government’s head/ When asked for the price of cheap bread/ Said let them eat cake/ (Or loaves that I bake/ In my Panasonic instead). ///http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/01/david-cameron-price-of-bread The PM, our government's headWhen asked for the price of cheap breadSaid … Continue reading →

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Obama Drama

Posted on October 1, 2013 by twitmericks

Republicans up on the Hill, Disliking his health reform bill, Are causing some drama For Barack Obama  As federal business stands still.   ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24343698 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/384993194292690944   ** And don’t forget… There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar is out in the … Continue reading →

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Farewell Welfare?

Posted on September 30, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a man with a smirk/ Who reckoned the unemployed shirk/ And so required claimants/ Of benefit payments/ To do some community work. ///http://www.channel4.com/news/work-dole-jobseekers-allowance-george-osborne-conservative https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/384678152607236096

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It’s Good to Talk

Posted on September 29, 2013 by twitmericks

Two fellows, Barack and Hassan/ Who lead the US and Iran/ Had talks on the phone/ Whose positive tone/ May stop the shit hitting the fan. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24304088 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/383903067726700544

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Panel Game

Posted on September 27, 2013 by twitmericks

A top UN climate change panelSays warming created by man’llKeep screwing the weatherTill we get togetherCut carbon & cut out the flannel. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24292615 A top UN climate change panelSays warming created by man'llKeep screwing the weatherTill we get togetherCut carbon … Continue reading →

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