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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).

What’s in Store, George?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by twitmericks

The Chancellor’s big budget test Is not just to cut or invest The hints he is dropping All point to more shopping GB doing what we do best? http://www.itv.com/news/sunday-trading-law-shelved-for-olympics85476/

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The Man Who Knew Too Much

Posted on March 18, 2012 by twitmericks

A man named Abdullah Senussi Has info that could be quite juicy So who gets to try Old Gaddafi’s chief spy Is a critical question, I do see. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/20123185162842242.html

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Camp Guard Dies Unmourned

Posted on March 17, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old Nazi named John Who escaped but was tried later on They put him inside & he finally died & I can’t say I’m sorry he’s gone. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/9150184/Nazi-war-criminal-John-Demjanjuk-dies-aged-91.html

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Jase’s Disgrace

Posted on March 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A charity founder named Jason Not one you can call self-effacin’ Was found semi-nude  Being publicly lewd In a manner that may be disgracin’. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/kony-2012-campaigner-detained

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Clooney Tunes

Posted on March 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A prominent Hollywood star Was arrested alongside his pa Joined by his old man #Clooney took on Sudan A more challenging role than ER.  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/03/george-clooney-and-father-nick-clooney-stand-with-the-sudanese-arrested-at-embassy/    

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C of E See’s Not Easy, You See

Posted on March 16, 2012 by twitmericks

(NB: This was the limerick that got @twitmericks’s twitter following over the 1,000 mark). There was an old man with a beard Who said it is just as I feared The ethical schism In Anglicanism Has grown – time that … Continue reading →

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Making a Splash in Doha

Posted on March 16, 2012 by twitmericks

The Vice-chairman of the FA/Had fun in Qatar yesterday/He said booze was cool/Then he fell in a pool/Undermining his point, you might say.

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New Order for Syria?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by twitmericks

  Amid widespread public disorder As refugees flock to the border Assad, the old sod Puts on his iPod Chris Brown, Right Said Fred & New Order

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Sachs Appeal

Posted on March 14, 2012 by twitmericks

A penitent Goldman Sachs banker Resigned in revulsion & rancour Saying clients were conned By the bank demi-mond He couldnt’ve been any franker. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/14/goldman-sachs-greg-smith-reaction?newsfeed=true

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Two Little Boys…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by twitmericks

There were two playfellows at Eton Who over the years went on meetin’ What happened to them? One’s now the PM And the other’s a suspect in Weetin’. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9142094/Arrests-of-Rebekah-and-Charlie-Brooks-cast-shadow-on-David-Camerons-arrival-in-US.html

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