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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).

DSK Home but not Dry

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

The man whom they call #DSK/Arrived back in Paris today/No longer accused/Of having abused/A hotel maid, yet discrédité. (tweeted 4/9/11) http://www.euronews.net/2011/09/04/dsk-back-in-france-to-mixed-reception/

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EDL’s Hell

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

The #EDL‘s plan to descend/In numbers upon the East End/Ran into the sand/When marches were banned/And their small static demo was penned. (tweeted 3/9/11) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/03/edl-march-halted-by-police

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Cable Tidy

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

Wikileaks publishes cables/As one way of turning the tables/On secretive leaders/It leaves the poor readers/To wade thru the Augean stables. (tweeted 3/9/11) http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/09/20119214591524307.html

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Till the cow’s come home

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

#Yvonne who escaped from the dairy, a/Spirited cow from Bavaria/Walked into a farm/And will be kept from harm/At a sanctuary in the area. (tweeted 2/9/11) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/02/yvonne-cow-caught-three-months

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Gillard of Oz

Posted on September 5, 2011 by twitmericks

There is a PM known as Julia/Her party’s becoming unrulier/As much of Australia/Decides she’s a failure/She digs in her heels, acting mulier. (tweeted 2/9/11) http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3309255.htm

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Dead Ned

Posted on September 1, 2011 by twitmericks

The body of outlaw Ned Kelly/Of tin hat and ironclad belly/Was finally found/In a hole in the ground/And DNA-matched with a rellie. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/us-australia-kelly-idUSTRE7800UJ20110901

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Dorries’s Worries

Posted on September 1, 2011 by twitmericks

Mid-Beds MP Nadine #Dorries/Apparently has a few worries/On advice and #abortion/They’re out of proportion/She can’t even carry the Tories. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/31/downing-street-uturn-abortion-proposals

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Un-Con-Vinced

Posted on August 31, 2011 by twitmericks

Liberal Democrat Vince/Set out from the start to convince/Dave to take on the banks/But Cam said no thanks/And #Cable has sulked ever since. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h6l_BZyDNO_OvvevtWuzfpQ73MVg?docId=N0104611314769197632A

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Vanessa Parody

Posted on August 31, 2011 by twitmericks

Top UK thespian Vanessa/Likes to confront an oppressor/So Dale Farm travellers/In their Basildon favelas/Can rely on Vanessa, Gawd Bless ‘er. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/30/vanessa-redgrave-dale-farm-travellers?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

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Dashing Blade

Posted on August 31, 2011 by twitmericks

Blade Runner Oscar #Pistorius/Hasn’t been happy and glorious/In Korea’s athletics/His famous prosthetics/Did not end up being victorious. http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/873847-oscar-pistorius-remains-fan-favourite-despite-missing-out-on-400m-final-spot  

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