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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).

Whistle While You Twerk

Posted on August 27, 2013 by twitmericks

An ex-Disney starlet named Miley/ Desired to be rated more highly/ Her semi-nude twerking/ Apparently working/ Her coverage now outstrips Kylie. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23847366 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/372429954270912512

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The Cull of the Wild

Posted on August 27, 2013 by twitmericks

The badger that hides in its set/ Apparently poses a threat/ Of bovine consumption/ Or that’s the assumption/ So must be dispatched, with regret. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23845851 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/372330130355417089

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Congratulations… and Urinations

Posted on August 27, 2013 by twitmericks

A team after winning the Ashes/ May hold a few victory bashes/ But even caught short/ A cricketer ought/ To walk off the field when he slashes. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/10266131/Ashes-2013-ECB-urged-to-examine-claims-England-urinated-on-Oval-pitch.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/372268881030565888  

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Bo Xilai Nouveau

Posted on August 26, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old man from Chongqing/ Whose wife and his aide had a fling,/ A fact Bo Xilai/ Believes explains why/ His deputy opted to sing./// http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/26/bo-xilai-trial-ends https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/372010151860912128 **  A History of the World in 100 Limericks is out on … Continue reading →

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Dream Scenario

Posted on August 25, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a man with a dream/ That there might be equal esteem/ And similar rights/ For blacks and for whites/ To this day a powerful theme. ///http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/24/20154281-thousands-turn-out-at-march-rally-honoring-mlks-legacy-organizers-say?lite https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/371407150859317248 ** More like this in A History of the World … Continue reading →

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The Womanning of Manning

Posted on August 22, 2013 by twitmericks

Ex-Bradley, now Chelsea Manning/ Is doing some future life planning/ And has it in mind/ To be reassigned/ In gender terms, i.e. unmanning. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23798253 Ex-Bradley, now Chelsea ManningIs doing some future life planningAnd has it in mindTo be reassignedIn gender … Continue reading →

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Bradley Treated

Posted on August 22, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a fellow who spied,/ But not for the enemy side./ It all turned out badly/ For young private Bradley,/ Who got 35 years inside. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/judge-to-sentence-bradley-manning-today/2013/08/20/85bee184-09d0-11e3-b87c-476db8ac34cd_story.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/370462397607460864 ** A History of the World in 100 Limericks is out … Continue reading →

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Plane Crazy

Posted on August 21, 2013 by twitmericks

A strongman they call Volkan T/ Stripped off after taking some E,/ Got on Merkel’s plane/ And went quite insane,/ But was it on CCTV? ///http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/man-in-underpants-partied-in-german-government-jet-for-angela-merkel-a-917494.html A strongman they call Volkan TStripped off after taking some E,Got on Merkel's planeAnd … Continue reading →

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Get Shorter (RIP Elmore Leonard)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by twitmericks

An old US author named Elmore/ Believed simple writing can tell more/ His westerns & crime/ Revealed over time/ It may also help you to sell more. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23765850 An old US author named ElmoreBelieved simple writing can tell moreHis westerns … Continue reading →

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Trial on the Nile

Posted on August 20, 2013 by twitmericks

A former VP named El Baradei/ Thought killing protesters barbarity*/ He let down the side/ So now will be tried/ For lack of command solidarity. /// (Apologies for stretching the rhyme there!) http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/20/mohamed-elbaradei-facing-court-case https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/369921337604599808 ** A History of the World … Continue reading →

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