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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).

Handy Andy

Posted on August 26, 2011 by twitmericks

The News of the World saw that Andy/In No. 10 might come in handy/They kept him in gravy/Tho working 4 Davy/For Coulson it was fine & dandy. (tweeted 23/8/11) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/23/watchdog-investigate-payments-andy-coulson  

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Dead Sirte

Posted on August 26, 2011 by twitmericks

There is a dictator from Sirte/His picture’s been ground in the dirt/He lost his support/He oughta be caught/Before even more folk get hurt. (tweeted 22/8/11) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/bodies-pile-up-as-search-for-gaddafi-intensifies-2344148.html  

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Saif as houses

Posted on August 26, 2011 by twitmericks

#Gaddafi‘s son Saif al-Islam/Finds himself in a bit of a jam/He went and got caught/By the rebels he fought/And frankly, I don’t give a damn (tweeted 21/8/11) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0823/1224302862670.html

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Will Gaddafi duck out?

Posted on August 21, 2011 by twitmericks

Muammar #Gaddafi of #Tripoli/Is out to remain there, principally/But as rebels rise/It’ll be no surprise/If he has to get out a bit nippily.

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Short sentence

Posted on August 21, 2011 by twitmericks

A mother locked up by the courts/For having a nicked pair of shorts/She herself didn’t steal/Was freed on appeal/According to latest reports

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Defection spreads

Posted on August 21, 2011 by twitmericks

A Libyan called Abdulsalam/Who once was Gaddafi’s right arm/Has gone and defected/That wasn’t expected/And adds to the Colonel’s alarm.

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Storm in a tea party

Posted on August 21, 2011 by twitmericks

Tea Party stalwart Christine/Is quite the TV drama queen/When Piers Morgan harried/On gays being married/ She stormed off & made a big scene

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Posted on August 18, 2011 by twitmericks

TV celeb Leslie Ash/Has been given a large wad of cash/To pay off the actor/Cos journalists hacked ‘er/For a ‘Hospital Superbug’ splash. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/18/phone-hacking-leslie-ash-now

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A is for courses

Posted on August 18, 2011 by twitmericks

The annual A level race/For a Brit university place/Got tougher this year/As before it gets dear/Lots of pupils join in on the chase. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/aug/18/a-level-pass-rate-hits-new-high?intcmp=239

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Join the queue, Depardieu

Posted on August 17, 2011 by twitmericks

An actor from France was in pain/Requiring a pee on a plane/When told “wait a while”/He went in the aisle/Next time, #Depardieu, get a train. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jtZL38nAQXhBsxzW_HfvElYqNoUA?docId=CNG.19ab538295809bec0fdc5b4d386e42f9.451

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