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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).

Libyaration

Posted on September 15, 2011 by twitmericks

Sarko and Dave acted nippily/To make the 1st visit to Tripoli/Crowds greeted Nicolas/Flying the tricolour/Hague followed on a bit drippily. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/15/cameron-sarkozy-libya-leader-tripoli

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Not in Nottingham

Posted on September 15, 2011 by twitmericks

A PhD student at Nottingham/Sued the police 4 allotting’im/A role in Al- Qaeda/As this manual-reader/Was studying bombings, not plotting’em. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/15/student-rizwaan-sabir-awarded-payout-of-20k-after-terror-arrest-115875-23421601/

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Gaddafi Sons on the Run

Posted on September 15, 2011 by twitmericks

Saadi, #Gaddafi‘s 3rd son/Unsurprisingly went on the run/He fled to Niger/But he got detained there/And must answer for what he has done. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jv4-zo2k700LTCwh06vixTGrrS3w?docId=CNG.3f504f40e2fa04f86688eb68b5588ddf.a41

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Where’s Walliams?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by twitmericks

A comic who swam a long way/Reached Westminster Pier yesterday/Mr #Walliams, the swimmer/Arrived looking slimmer/But un petit peu fatigué. http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/875275-david-walliams-i-thought-i-might-give-up-on-sport-relief-river-thames-swim

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Howe to get ahead

Posted on September 13, 2011 by twitmericks

Commissioner B Hogan-Howe/Is boss of the Met Police now/It’s all quite political/Hugh Orde was too critical/So Torycop, please take a bow. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/13/policing-london-law-orde-editorial

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Dominatrix effect

Posted on September 13, 2011 by twitmericks

Dominatrix Natalie Rowe/Says #Osborne did coke years ago/But Coulson was nice/& on George’s advice/He was hired (not of course quid pro quo). (tweeted 12/9/11) http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Coulson-39was-behind-spin-over.6835352.jp

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Banking on reform

Posted on September 13, 2011 by twitmericks

In his report, Sir John Vickers/Seeks to rein in city slickers/By making the banks/Maintain reserve tanks/And not be fur-coat-&-no-knickers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/12/unions-criticise-vickers-report

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9/11 Decade

Posted on September 11, 2011 by twitmericks

The attacks of 2001/Were the sign a new time had begun/One of more acts of terror/& war waged in error/Over what the mass killers had done. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/09/20119991319476740.html

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Katia Comingatyer

Posted on September 11, 2011 by twitmericks

A hurricane we have named #Katia/Packs winds with a power to batter yer/So watch out UK/In just over a day/This powerful storm’s comingatyer. (tweeted 10/9/11) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/11/severe-weather-warning-hurricane-katia

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Yellow Peril

Posted on September 9, 2011 by twitmericks

Commissioners at the EU/Have backed off confronting #Irn-Bru/They’ve now gone all mellow/About sunset yellow/The dye for its distinctive hue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-14857275

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