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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).

Tuesday July 19, 2011

Posted on July 19, 2011 by twitmericks

Wapping whistleblower Sean Hoare/Will spill NI secrets no more/The man’s sadly died/Who said Coulson lied/Over knowledge of breaking the law. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare

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Tuesday July 19, 2011

Posted on July 19, 2011 by twitmericks

Newscorp defences were cracked/When Lulzsec got in on the act/Sun’s site diverted/& Twitter alerted/As hacking hacks were themselves hacked. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/sun-website-hacked-lulzsec

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Monday July 18, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by twitmericks

It’s getting increasingly grave/For UK Prime Minister Dave/Arrested Rebekah’s/The top guest at Chequers/And Coulson may well be a knave.

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Monday July 18, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by twitmericks

Nelson Rolihlahla #Mandela/Whose global approval rate’s stellar/Has turned 93/Happy birthday from me/For he IS a jolly good fella.   http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/18/us-safrica-mandela-idUSTRE76H3PQ20110718

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Monday July 18, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by twitmericks

So farewell “Honest John” Yates/The latest to exit the gates/Of New Scotland Yard/Shown another red card/As the Met Police disintegrates. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/18/john-yates-met-police-resigns-quits

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Sunday July 17, 2011

Posted on July 17, 2011 by twitmericks

A Chief of Police known as Paul/Is the latest top figure to fall/But tho he resigned/The copper swore blind/He knew nothing about it at all. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Metropolitan-Police-Commissioner-Sir-Paul-Stephenson-Resigns-Amid-Phone-Hacking-Inquiry/Article/200812316032138?lpos=Home_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_16032138_Metropolitan_Police_Commissioner_Sir_Paul_Stephenson_Resigns_Amid_Phone_Hacking_Inquiry

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Sunday July 17, 2011

Posted on July 17, 2011 by twitmericks

Again it’s a victory for Ireland/Rory won the US by a mile and/Today Darren Clarke/Hit it over the park/In golfing there isn’t a higher land http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2011/0717/1224300873209.html

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Sunday July 17, 2011

Posted on July 17, 2011 by twitmericks

The queen of the Wapping red tops/Is under arrest by the cops/Ex-ed Rebekah’s/A long way from Chequers/But she is not where the buck stops http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/17/rebekah-brooks-arrested-phone-hacking-allegations

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Sunday July 17, 2011

Posted on July 17, 2011 by twitmericks

China’s hacked off with Obama/ For seeing the old Dalai Lama/But the two duly met/And talked of Tibet/Making the Lama-Obama-drama calmer http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/16/barack-obama-dalai-lama-white-house

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Saturday July 16, 2011

Posted on July 16, 2011 by twitmericks

Bobby is suing Bucks Fizz/For the name which he says is his/Band, make your mind up/Before u all wind up/Losing out as the dispute fucks biz. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/15/bucks-fizz-legal-dispute-name

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