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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).

Chavez Checks Out

Posted on March 6, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old man of Caracas/ Who polarised friends & attackers/ Tho many were anti/ The old Comandante/ A lot of the poor were his backers. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/death-of-venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez-leaves-tears–and-a-nation-divided-8521706.html There was an old man of Caracas/Who polarised friends & attackers/Tho many … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Cardinal Sinner

Posted on March 4, 2013 by twitmericks

Cardinal Keith used to say/ Homosexual love’s not OK/ But now his confession/ Conveys the impression/ He may be a little bit gay. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21649475 Cardinal Keith used to say/Homosexual love's not OK/But now his confession/Conveys the impression/He may be a … Continue reading →

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Mr Marlboro Smoked Out?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by twitmericks

Algerian Mukhtar Belmukhtar/ A serial hostage abdukhtar/ Is thoroughly dead/ The Chadians said/ And that is the story they stukhtar. ///http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/03/20133220445557956.html

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Obama Drama

Posted on March 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a Hawaiian Midwester/ Who couldn’t avert a sequester/ Without melding minds/ Or kicking behinds/ His budget continues to fester. ///http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/us-usa-fiscal-obama-idUSBRE92013Y20130301 ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/307866305128722434

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Jumping Thru Hoops

Posted on March 1, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a basketball star/ Whose friendships got rather bizarre/ He went to Pyongyang/ To see Kim & the gang/ Perhaps a dictator too far. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9902340/Basketball-star-Dennis-Rodman-Kim-Jong-un-is-awesome.html There once was a basketball star/Whose friendships got rather bizarre/He went to Pyongyang/To … Continue reading →

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UKIP If You Want To…

Posted on March 1, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old point-dodger’s seat/ Where Lib Dems avoided defeat/ For Tories in Eastleigh/ It got rather beastly/ As UKIP had Cameron beat. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/01/ukip-victory-revulsion-nigel-farage There was an old point-dodger's seat/Where Lib Dems avoided defeat/For Tories in Eastleigh/It got rather … Continue reading →

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Whingeing Bankers Again

Posted on February 28, 2013 by twitmericks

Oh pity the downtrodden banker/ The target of such public rancour/ If only he’d loan us/ Some part of his bonus/ We might just forgive the old w(Twitter 140-character limit reached). ///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c6a5a6aa-8173-11e2-904c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2MDlep0ai Oh pity the downtrodden banker/The target of such … Continue reading →

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Ex-Benedict

Posted on February 28, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow in Rome/ In a church with a bloody big dome/ Who said that’s enough/ Of this papacy stuff/ I’m going to veg out at home. ///http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/us-pope-resignation-obedience-idUSBRE91R0GO20130228 There was an old fellow in Rome/In a church … Continue reading →

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Doubles All Round

Posted on February 27, 2013 by twitmericks

The UK consumption of drink/ Is quite a lot more than we think/ The stuff we admit/ Is only a bit/ Of the booze that we actually sink. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/a-nation-of-secret-boozers-english-people-underestimate-how-much-alcohol-they-drink-8512382.html The UK consumption of drink/Is quite a lot more than we … Continue reading →

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An Italian Walks into a Polling Station…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an Italian comic/ Whose poll rise was quite astronomic/ As voters rejected/ The old unelected/ Supremo of things economic. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/25/beppe-grillo-italy-election-success There was an Italian comic/Whose poll rise was quite astronomic/As voters rejected/The old unelected/Supremo of things economic. — … Continue reading →

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