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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).

McShane in Pain

Posted on November 3, 2012 by twitmericks

A Labour MP named McShane/ Has decided he cannot remain/ A report by MPs/ Found him guilty of sleaze/ (Though he swears not for personal gain!) ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/02/denis-macshane-resigns-expenses

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Trick or Coke?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by twitmericks

A party of children in Oldham/ Did as authorities toldham/ When drugs & not sweets/ Were given as treats/ The kids neither took ’em nor soldham. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20172392

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FCO puts Tax into Taxidermy

Posted on November 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old 20ft snake/ That the FCO found it would take/ 10 grand to repair/ But stuff it! Why care – / When our national pride is at stake? ///http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226415/Foreign-Office-cuts-Get-stuffed-William-Hague-spends-10-000-refurbishing-20-foot-anaconda-called-Albert.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Free Vaxevanis, Jail Taxevedas!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by twitmericks

A magazine journo in Greece/ Was nicked by the Athens police/ For publishing facts/ On avoiders of tax/ Let us hope for his speedy release. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/01/greek-lagarde-list-publisher-court

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The MPs are Revolting!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There were some revolting MPs/ Who voted to cut & not freeze/ A budget in Brussels/ So flexing their muscles/ Without bringing Dave to his knees. ///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebda7ca6-2391-11e2-bb86-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Av8RgOyM

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New York Stories

Posted on October 31, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a big fire in Rockaway/ The storm tore a boardwalk & dock away/ A levee was broken/ A flood hit Hoboken/ And cars reappeared half a block away. ///

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Cyclonic Inferno

Posted on October 30, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a tropical storm/ Which merged with a cold front to form/ A cyclone so huge/ It caused a deluge/ That greatly exceeded the norm. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sandy-slams-new-york-new-jersey-washington-region-spared-major-devastation/2012/10/30/5eeab77a-222e-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html

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Sandy Heads for Shore

Posted on October 29, 2012 by twitmericks

Hurricane Sandy could flatten/ New Jersey & bits of Manhattan/ It’s just as we feared/ The coast is now cleared/ Not many more hatches to batten. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20121811

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Effing Ref

Posted on October 29, 2012 by twitmericks

A football team known as the Blues/ Whose captain’s been known to abuse/ & use the odd eff/ Accuses the ref/ Whose sending-offs helped it to lose. ///http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ref-clattenburg-will-be-sacked-if-he-racially-abused-mikel-says-jeff-winter-8230274.html

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A Touch Obvious

Posted on October 28, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old star of glam rock/ Whose arrest isn’t too big a shock/ As he sang Touch Me There/ Mr G, to be fair/ Always pointed direct at his (Twitter 140-character limit reached). ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20114378

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