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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).

A Damascene Conversion

Posted on July 6, 2012 by twitmericks

President Bashar Assad/ Is losing the few  friends he had/ A highly connected/ Commander defected/ On seeing his leader was bad. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9382417/Syrian-general-defection-seen-as-sign-Bashar-al-Assads-grip-is-slipping.html

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A Fuss on a Bus

Posted on July 5, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a man on a bus/ Who caused an incredible fuss/ For a fake cigarette/ Will apparently get/ Secret smokers arrested on sus. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/05/m6-coach-passengers-evacuated-police?newsfeed=true

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Particle of Faith?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a collider at CERN/ Where scientists say they discern/ The genuine article/ Called the God Particle/ Promising much we can learn. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18708686

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Frigging Bankers (parental advisory)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by twitmericks

A BoE banker named Tucker/ I gather was Diamond’s mucker/ The rate-rigging bankers/ Are great frigging wankers/ This fucker at best is a sucker. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/03/bob-diamond-memo-barclays-questions?newsfeed=true Editor’s note: The limerick form traditionally makes full use of our rich Anglo-Saxon linguistic heritage. … Continue reading →

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Diamond’s Not For Ever

Posted on July 3, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Bob/ Who found himself out of a job/ Amid public rancour/ The blustering banker/ Admitted there might be a prob. /// http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/03/uk-barclays-idUKBRE86208Z20120703

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Jim The Kim

Posted on July 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man, Jim Yong Kim/ The World Bank head honcho is him/ He’s plenty to do/ As we’re all in the poo/ & the global prognosis is grim

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To Be This Crap takes Agius

Posted on July 2, 2012 by twitmericks

Barclay bank boss Marcus Agius /Found fixing rates disadvantageous/ He quit, but left Bob/ Still in the top job/ Which many consider outrageous. /// http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jEjL1iLnCiV0cDsFRLSscUixdpbQ?docId=N0217191341193901961A

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The Reign of Spain

Posted on July 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old team known as Spain/ Who just won a title again/ To claim their medallions/ They beat the Italians/ By 4 goals to 0 in Ukraine.

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Court Gets Snippy Over Circumcision

Posted on July 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a judicial decision/ That’s causing religious division/ A court in Cologne/ Said it didn’t condone/ Religion-based male circumcision. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/27/circumcision-ruling-germany-muslim-jewish?newsfeed=true

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Tom n Kate’s Farewell Date

Posted on June 30, 2012 by twitmericks

Celebrity pair Tom & Katie/ Are not any more quite so matey/ It says in the news/ In which Holmes & Cruise/ Distract us from topics more weighty. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18653268

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