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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).

Blackberry power?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The riots in London don’t stem/From the tensions of us against them/Forget sociology/Blame the technology/Twitter, FB, BBM. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14442203

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I unpicked a riot

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

Pundits are busy disputing/The causes of riots & looting/Nicking TVs from shops/Won’t convey to the cops/Any anger at Mark Duggan’s shooting

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Live riot

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The riot in N17/Was available live on your screen/#tottenham seen through the haze/Of a bus set ablaze/Via satellite link from the scene.

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China crisis

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The S&P risk on a bond/From the government over the pond/Is now AA+/Which is causing a fuss/As the Chinese believe they’ve been conned.

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Bean in an accident?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The accident-prone Mr Bean/Has crashed his McLaren machine/The real-life star/Was OK, but the car/Was carried in bits from the scene. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/06/rowan-atkinson-left-shaken-but-not-stirred-after-his-mclaren-f1-supercar-crash-115875-23323183/

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Global Collapse

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The global collapse in share prices/Means capitalism in crisis/Another recession/In such quick succession/Is bound to mean new sacrifices.

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Kitchen fission

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

A dabbler in nuclear fission/Is under police inquisition/The boffin, a Swede/Was about to succeed/But he foolishly asked for permission. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/03/atom-splitting-attempt-swedish-kitchen

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Nuclear meltdown

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

The Cumbrian plant making Mox/Never quite got off the blocks/But now it’s gone under/It’s making me wonder/Just what’ll become of the stocks. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/8680072/Failing-Sellafield-fuel-plant-shuts-after-losing-Japan-orders.html

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Nile trial

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old man from the Nile/Of odious crocodile smile/But as every dictator/Should sooner or later/ #Mubarak is now standing trial. http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/mubarak-s-trial-gives-the-arab-spring-a-new-twist-1.848522

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Heartificial

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

40-year-old Matthew Green/Has a heart like no other you’ve seen/It’s made out of plastic/Hooked up by elastic/To a portable pumping machine. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/aug/02/father-artificial-heart

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