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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).

Union Blues

Posted on September 5, 2013 by twitmericks

The GMB leader Paul Kenny/ Has cost Labour one pretty penny/ By telling Ed Mili its/ Member affiliates/ Won’t from now on be as many. ///http://www.channel4.com/news/gmb-union-labour-party-campaigns-ed-miliband-cec https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/375531689591595008 ///

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There Was an Old Geezer…

Posted on September 5, 2013 by twitmericks

Yep, today’s the day. Mick Twister’s debut book, There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar: A History of the World in 100 Limericks is out, and should be in the shops in the UK and, I think, other parts of the world … Continue reading →

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Sun Block

Posted on September 3, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a man with a car/ Who said it is rather bizarre/ That big office tower/ Has used solar power/ To melt my poor jag from afar. ///http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/walkie-scorchie-light-reflecting-londons-2246829 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/374990980140634112

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Spurs Get Baleout

Posted on September 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a Welsh winger named Bale, A chap whose eventual sale Cost Real Madrid 85 million quid Plus pay at the top of their scale. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23538218 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/374473854418046976  

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That Was the Frost that Was

Posted on September 1, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Frost/ A TV man now sadly lost./ Although he was gracious/ He could be tenacious,/ As Nixon found out to his cost. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/374183536086892546 **Five days till UK publication day: http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Was-Geezer-Called-Caesar/dp/1907554866/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375432501&sr=8-1&keywords=mick+twister **

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Famous Seamus

Posted on August 31, 2013 by twitmericks

Farewell to a poet named Seamus/ Whose body of work made him famous/ Reciter, exciter/ And prizewinning writer/ His poems inspire & inflame us. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23898891 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/373732788299505664

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Cameron takes a Hammering

Posted on August 30, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a PM who misread/ The mood of the party he led/ A Commons defeat/ Means Dave must retreat/ And let France bomb Assad instead.///   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23892783 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/373353985844838400 **Book out next week –  September 5 in the UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Was-Geezer-Called-Caesar/dp/1907554866/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375432501&sr=8-1&keywords=mick+twister **

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Rude Limericks

Posted on August 29, 2013 by twitmericks

In a rare departure from my normal posts, here are a few thoughts on the case of the QI limerick. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/29/stephen-fry-paedophilia-limerick-apology-bbc   This is the verse read out by Stephen Fry:   “There was a young chaplain from King’sWho talked about … Continue reading →

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Limerick Licence Upheld

Posted on August 29, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Fry/ Whose limerick made the fur fly./ But the BBC Trust/ Said clerical lust/ In verse is allowed on QI. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-rejects-claim-stephen-fry-trivialised-child-abuse-on-qi-8789553.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/373089504300503040    

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Linguistic Twerk

Posted on August 28, 2013 by twitmericks

A lexicographical work/ Has caused many people to smirk./ Selfie, bitcoin/ And vom are to join/ Along with food baby and twerk. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/will-it-twerk-oxford-dictionary-online-embraces-selfies-geek-chic-and-bitcoins-8786842.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/372768737125863424

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