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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).

Samoa Over the Rainbow

Posted on November 24, 2011 by twitmericks

A football XI that’s the worst/In the world had a victory – its first/American Samoa/Can’t go any lower/But hopes its decline is reversed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15867180

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Clooney Tunes

Posted on November 24, 2011 by twitmericks

G Clooney queries the fitness/Of his being called as a witness/2 ask him how tarty/Was Silvio’s party/& how correct what has been written is. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15856392

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March like an Egyptian

Posted on November 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Protesters in #Tahrir Square/Insist they are going to stay there/Till the army withdraws/So they fight for the cause/Of democracy everywhere. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/22/egypt-protesters-tahrir-square-tantawi

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Knowing Him

Posted on November 22, 2011 by twitmericks

Alan Partridge, whose name is in fact/Steve Coogan, says he has been hacked/Altho he resisted/The media’s twisted/Desire for a Faustian pact. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15842034

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Mind the Pay Gap

Posted on November 22, 2011 by twitmericks

UK executive pay/Is higher than ever today/The marked differential/Now makes it essential/That workers are given a say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15827683

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Hugh Says?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by twitmericks

A Hacked Off campaigner called Hugh/Has got in a bit of a stew/Accusing the Mail/With no evidence trail/He’s really just stating his view. http://www.channel4.com/news/hugh-grant-accuses-mail-on-sunday-in-hacking-inquiry

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Rajoy There!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old bearded Galician/Who won with not much competition/To be PM of Spain/So the Right’s in again/But at least he is a politician. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/20/spain-election-peoples-party-victory

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End Marshal Law

Posted on November 20, 2011 by twitmericks

A Field Marshal who is #Egyptian/Has gone beyond his job description/For unrest to cool/Civilian rule/Must be the required prescription. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/20/egypt-elections-cairo-clahes?newsfeed=true

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Saif & Sound II

Posted on November 20, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old #Saif with a beard/Who said it is just as I feared/The NTC’s caught us/& all our supporters/Appear to have now disappeared.

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Smoking Gun

Posted on November 19, 2011 by twitmericks

Mr Duggan of Tottenham whose shooting/Caused violent riots & looting/Had no gun when he died/So Met police lied/& somebody needs prosecuting.

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