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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).

Hilary in the Pillory

Posted on February 19, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a writer named Hilary/ Whom newspapers put in the pillory/ A lecture on Kate/ Provoked tabloid hate/ And Cameron’s heavy artillery. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/19/kate-hilary-mantel-duchess-cambridge There once was a writer named Hillary/Whom newspapers put in the pillory/A lecture on Kate/Provoked … Continue reading →

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IDS Gets a Rocky Ride

Posted on February 18, 2013 by twitmericks

A minister named IDS/ Is getting a rather bad press/ Folks in geology/ Want an apology/ Will he stack shelves as redress? ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/18/geologists-iain-duncan-smith-shelf-stacking A minister named IDS/Is getting a rather bad press/Folks in geology/Want an apology/Will he stack shelves as … Continue reading →

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Cameron’s Teenage Kicks

Posted on February 17, 2013 by twitmericks

Cameron hopes One Direction/ Will give him a better election/ (I think that’s the word/ But if I have erred/ I may have to make a collection.) ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21488990 Cameron hopes One Direction/Will give him a better election/(I think that's the … Continue reading →

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Hit and Miss?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a big boulder from space/ That scattered all over the place/ And left a big crater;/ Another’s due later- / Perhaps they were having a race. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/2012-da14-a-close-call-for-asteroid-big-enough-to-flatten-london-8496325.html There was a big boulder from space/That scattered all over the … Continue reading →

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Buffett’s Full of Beans

Posted on February 15, 2013 by twitmericks

The billionaire Mr Buffett/ Instructed his money men “Stuff it!/ Invest all my means/ On buying baked beans/ I’ll fart myself daft til I snuff it!” ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21470073 The billionaire Mr Buffett/Instructed his money men Stuff it!/Invest all my means/On buying … Continue reading →

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Checker gets his Pecker in a Twist

Posted on February 14, 2013 by twitmericks

An old rock’n’roller named Chubby/ Says HP has made his name grubby/ Its app Chubby Checker/ Assesses a pecker/ To see if it’s lengthy or stubby. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/14/chubby-checker-sues-hewlett-packard ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/302082157453647874

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Black Bute-y

Posted on February 14, 2013 by twitmericks

There is an old drug known as bute/ For horses whose pain is acute/ It got into meat/ Through human deceit/ Whodunnit is still in dispute. ///http://news.sky.com/story/1052077/horsemeat-bute-found-in-carcasses-in-uk There is an old drug known as bute/For horses whose pain is acute/It … Continue reading →

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Slugs, Sea and Sex

Posted on February 13, 2013 by twitmericks

A slug of the nudibranch genus/ Is able to cast off its penis/ Then grow one at will/ A wonderful skill/ That makes up for said organ’s weeness. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21431678 A slug of the nudibranch genus/Is able to cast off its … Continue reading →

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Korea Break

Posted on February 12, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a young fellow named Kim/ Who felt a bit out on a limb/ So he made a big bang/ At a site near Pyongyang/ And got the world looking at him. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21429544 There once was a fellow named … Continue reading →

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Phony Pony

Posted on February 11, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was some beef that was phony/ Belatedly found to be pony/ But tho they can ban yer/ From eating lasagne/ Did anyone test cannelloni? ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21406778 There once was some beef that was phony/Belatedly found to be pony/But tho … Continue reading →

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