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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).

Defeated on Points

Posted on February 3, 2012 by twitmericks

The energy minister Chris When living in conjugal bliss Gave his points to his wife. Due to marital strife He must pay now for being remiss. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/feb/03/chris-huhne-expected-resign-charges-speeding  

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Punxsutawney Phil Predicts a Big Chill

Posted on February 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a groundhog named Phil/Who had an unusual skill/I know it sounds corny/But in Punxsutawney/They say he predicts a long chill. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/groundhog-day-2012-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-6-more-weeks-of-winter/2012/02/02/gIQA9Hb7jQ_blog.html

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Floating Network? It May Yet Work

Posted on February 2, 2012 by twitmericks

A big social network, FB/Filed an IPO with SEC/Which means in the end/It must choose which to friend/The Nasdaq or NYSE. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/02/02/facebooks_new_stock_ticker_why_not_like_or_poke/

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Mark the Nark

Posted on February 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a protester named Mark/It later emerged was a nark/And while undercover/He took the odd lover/While keeping them all in the dark. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9055209/Undercover-police-not-banned-from-sleeping-with-targets.html

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Was it Worth It, L’Oreal?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a #L’Oreal ad/That a watchdog decided was bad/They airbrushed poor Rachel/To look like a facial/So innocent punters were had. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-rachelweisz-loreal-idUSTRE8100ZD20120201

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Mitt Emerges from the Shit

Posted on February 1, 2012 by twitmericks

Gingrich, Santorum & Paul/Have now got their backs to the wall/As insults got torrider/Romney won Florida/In which it is winner takes all. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dirty-fight-sees-romney-emerge-as-clearcut-favourite-after-florida-victory-6297722.html

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Fred’s Dishonourable Discharge

Posted on January 31, 2012 by twitmericks

A once noble Knight named Sir Fred/Minus title, is just Fred the Shred/Liz took it away/& back in the day/She mighta said Orf With His Head. http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/fred_goodwin_has_knighthood_cancelled_and_annulled_1_2088118

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Wade a Cheek

Posted on January 31, 2012 by twitmericks

A very old man from Dakar/Despite an electoral bar/Is standing again/As he wants to remain/In power till his last hurrah. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/01/201213164550413279.html

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Banker feels Rancour

Posted on January 30, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old banker named Hester/Whom some politicians’d pester/To give up his bonus/”OK, as you own us”/Agreed the reluctant investor.

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Sins of Commission

Posted on January 30, 2012 by twitmericks

The European Commission/Should have to be asked for permission/Before Athens spends/So Merkel contends/Amounting to fiscal submission. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-rejects-german-plan-to-surrender-economic-control-6296564.html

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