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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).

Hyperactive in your Phones

Posted on November 14, 2011 by twitmericks

A private detective called Glenn/Who hacked into phones now and then/Has shown the inquiry/An itemised diary/Of whom he did jobs for & when. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/14/phone-hacking-ni-staff-glenn-mulcaire

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The Full Monti

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an Italian called Mario/Who supplanted an ageing lothario/Appointed pro tem/As Italian PM/He replaces the old impresario. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15713985

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No Tory Arse

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

Tory MP Patrick Mercer/Whose comments get ever perverser/Says Cameron’s an arse/His rule is a farce/And noone since Gladstone’s been worser. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/11/13/tory-mp-patrick-mercer-rants-at-worst-pm-david-cameron-115875-23557437/

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Arrivederci Berlusconi

Posted on November 13, 2011 by twitmericks

#Berlusconi has finally quit/After decades of acting the twit/He leaves for posterity/A dose of austerity/And Italy knee-deep in shit.

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Out of Their League

Posted on November 12, 2011 by twitmericks

The Arab League vote for suspension/Of Syria shows an intention/To pressure Assad/Before things get so bad/That it leads to US intervention.

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Rugger Buggered

Posted on November 11, 2011 by twitmericks

An old rugby player called Mike/Has been ordered to get on his bike/For a princess’s hubby/His actions were grubby/& rather ungentlemanlike. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/nov/11/mike-tindall-fine-england-rfu

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Perry Pathetic

Posted on November 11, 2011 by twitmericks

A Republican hopeful called Rick/has been getting a fair bit of stick/He got in a state/In a TV debate/And ended up looking a dick. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15677595

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James and the Giant Porky

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

A senior Murdoch called James/Is making preposterous claims/The idea he thought a/Rogue one-off reporter/Was hacking got shot down in flames. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/10/james-murdoch-myler-crone?newsfeed=true

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What a Banker

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

A veteran Greek central banker/Won out after 5 days of rancour/They named the PM as/Lukas #Papademos/So the ship of state has a new anchor. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/world/europe/greek-leaders-resume-talks-on-interim-government.html

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Sexual (Abuse) Ealing

Posted on November 10, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old abbot of Ealing/Who misunderstood fellow feeling/To get out of jail/The abuser jumped bail/Depriving his victims of healing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/nov/09/monks-schoool-abuse-st-benedict-ealing?newsfeed=true

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