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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).

Bah!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

A security court in Manama/Has put 20 docs in the slammer/For daring to treat/People hurt on the street/Can we have international clamour? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15105270

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Driving Reign

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

A woman from #Saudi, Shaimaa/Was arrested for driving her car/She was to be lashed/But, somewhat abashed/The King said that’s going too far. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/29/saudi-woman-lashing-king-abdullah

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Sub No Way

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

An egocentric Argentinian/Has lost City fans’ good opinion/Called on as a sub/#Tevez turned down his club/And rejected Mancini’s dominion. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2042734/Carlos-Tevez-refuses-play-3-car-police-escort-Man-City-striker.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Banned(Rih)anna

Posted on September 28, 2011 by twitmericks

The sight of curvaceous #Rihanna/Removing her skimpy bandana/Was enough to alarm a/Reserved Ulster farmer/So much he proceeded to ban ‘er. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2011/09/28/you-can-t-get-them-out-here-devout-christian-farmer-tells-rihanna-to-cover-up-after-she-strips-off-in-his-field-for-raunchy-video-86908-23451354/

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Greeks bearing Gifts?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by twitmericks

Papandreou the PM of Greece/Is in Germany seeking release/Of cash from the coffers/(Perhaps if he offers/Them Mykonos on a long lease?)

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All the King’s Women

Posted on September 27, 2011 by twitmericks

The #Saudi Arabian king/Latching onto the whole Arab Spring/Is to enfranchise women/But not to vote him in/(He won’t want a negative swing).

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Putin the Butin

Posted on September 25, 2011 by twitmericks

Wannabe President Putin/Likes huntin, fishin n shootin/I’m sceptical Vladimir/Would win if we ‘adimir/Will Russians again vote the brute in? http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16076405

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UBS40 Time

Posted on September 25, 2011 by twitmericks

A senior #UBS boss/Has quit cos the bank made a loss/After Kweku Adoboli/Made trading go wobbly/And shareholders got a bit cross. (tweeted 24/9/11) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/25/bank-chief-quits-over-1-5bn-loss-115875-23443929/

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Particles of Faith

Posted on September 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Our notion of cause & effect/Could be comprehensively wrecked/The thing’ll unravel/If particles travel/At faster than light, I suspect. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783264/Speed-of-light-broken-an-experts-view.html

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Armageddon Out of this Band

Posted on September 22, 2011 by twitmericks

REM’s rock n roll poet/Who’s aging & starting to show it/Split the band up online/& tho I feel fine/It’s the end of the world as we know it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2040188/REM-split-31-years-thank-fans-listening.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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