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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).

Saif and Sound

Posted on November 19, 2011 by twitmericks

The rebels got #Saif al-Islam/After more than just one false alarm/It seems a fair cop/In that unlike his pop/He suffered no serious harm. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8901065/Saif-Gaddafi-arrested-in-desert-after-month-long-hunt-by-Libyas-new-government.html

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Wood Ya Believe it?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by twitmericks

The movie star Natalie Wood/Died of causes not well understood/Now 30 years later/An investigator/Will see who was up to no good. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-11-19-natalie-wood-20111119,0,29805.story

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Winter in the City

Posted on November 18, 2011 by twitmericks

An office of bank UBS/In the City of London, no less/Is occupied now/Which may explain how/They’ll stay warm through the winter, I guess. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/18/occupy-london-protesters-ubs-bank

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Blatt the Pratt

Posted on November 18, 2011 by twitmericks

Sepp #Blatter got egg on his face/Making misguided comments on race/But no need to worry/He now says he’s sorry/Tho many say he’s a disgrace. http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2011/11/2011111813457191143.html

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Don’t get Fuelled Again

Posted on November 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A budget airline, Comtel Air/Found a way of increasing the fare/They made passengers pay/For the fuel – 20K/Before they could fly anywhere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15762127

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City of Angles

Posted on November 17, 2011 by twitmericks

The Corporation of London/Has not so surprisingly turned on/The #Occupy ranks/On behalf of the banks/From whom I believe it gets funding. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/16/occupy-london-eviction-notices-tents?newsfeed=true

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FIFA Madness

Posted on November 16, 2011 by twitmericks

That funny old man Mr Blatter/Says racist abuse doesn’t matter/Shake hands, it’s a game/Nobody’s to blame/Says SB, who’s as mad as a hatter. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/latest/2011/11/16/blatter-no-racism-in-football-115875-23566724/

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Martin’s Partin’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by twitmericks

The ex-England manager, Martin/Does not any more have his heart in/The mixture of boozing/Dwarf-racing and losing/Our RWC team took part in. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/martin-johnson-quits-as-england-manager-6262905.html

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Bored and Border

Posted on November 15, 2011 by twitmericks

The fellow who ran UK borders/Whose sudden departure so floored us/Says tho he resigned/As he was undermined/He was in fact following orders. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/15/brodie-clark-theresa-may-reputation?newsfeed=true NB: Brodie Clark is an anagram of I lack border, but don’t hold that against him!

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Park Life

Posted on November 15, 2011 by twitmericks

                            The protest in Zuccotti Park/Was cleared under cover of dark/For the NYSE/By the NYPD/For whom it’s a low-water mark.   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/nyregion/police-begin-clearing-zuccotti-park-of-protesters.html    

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