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Balls on the Floor

Posted on November 28, 2016 by twitmericks

If progress in politics stalls/ Don’t sit around waiting for calls/ Rebrand yourself slickly/ By going on Strictly/ And learning to do the Ed Balls./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38123174 If progress in politics stallsDon't sit idly waiting for callsRebrand yourself slicklyBy going on … Continue reading →

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London’s Burning

Posted on November 27, 2016 by twitmericks

A wealthy old scion of punk,/ Deciding nostalgia was bunk,/ Constructed a pyre/ And set it on fire/ Destroying his parents’ old junk./// https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/26/punx-not-dead-joe-corre-burns-memorabilia-worth-5m-on-thames A wealthy old scion of punk,Deciding nostalgia was bunk,Constructed a pyreAnd set it on fireDestroying his … Continue reading →

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Havana Top Banana

Posted on November 26, 2016 by twitmericks

There was an old man with a beard/ Who said it is just as I feared/ Those CIA blokes/ Put bombs in my smokes/ And other stuff even more weird./// So farewell Fidel Castro. I did a new version of … Continue reading →

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Cold Store War

Posted on November 26, 2016 by twitmericks

In Iceland v Iceland a claim/ Relating to use of their name/ Pits cold Nordic land/ Against foodstore brand/ Whose nomenclature is the same.//// https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/24/government-of-iceland-to-challenge-retail-chain-iceland-over-name-use In Iceland v Iceland a claimRelating to use of their namePits cold Nordic landAgainst foodstore … Continue reading →

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Pants on Fire

Posted on November 25, 2016 by twitmericks

An e-cigarette conflagration/ Erupted at Grand Central Station/ It burst like a rocket/ Inside a man’s pocket -/ At least that was his explanation./// (OK – after seeing the video, I’m not going to doubt this man’s story!) https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2016/nov/25/e-cigarette-explodes-in-mans-pocket-in-new-york-video https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/801914322070990850

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Sheer Loonacy

Posted on November 22, 2016 by twitmericks

Canadian bird the gray jay,/ To popular shock and dismay,/ Is national bird/ Though loons were preferred/ By most people having a say./// http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gray-jay-national-bird-canadian-geographic-rom-ornithologist-1.3856361 Canadian bird the gray jay,To popular shock and dismay,Is national birdThough loons were preferredBy most people … Continue reading →

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Primary Tricolors

Posted on November 20, 2016 by twitmericks

Republican voters in France/ Rejected the Sarkozy stance/ Of aping Le Pen/ To stop the FN/ And hold back the far-right advance./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38047046 Republican voters in FranceRejected the Sarkozy stanceOf aping Le PenTo stop the FNAnd hold back the far-right … Continue reading →

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Theatre Critics

Posted on November 19, 2016 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Pence/ Whose Broadway excursion got tense,/ The cast of the drama/ (More into Obama),/ Refusing to sit on the fence./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38039286 There was an old fellow named PenceWhose Broadway excursion got tenseThe cast of … Continue reading →

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White (Supremacist) House

Posted on November 18, 2016 by twitmericks

The Donald’s appointment of Sessions/ Enforces initial impressions/ That being a racist/ Is now the main basis/ For cabinet level progressions./// https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/18/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-trump-cabinet The Donald's appointment of SessionsEnforces initial impressionsThat being a racistIs now the main basisFor cabinet level progressions. — … Continue reading →

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Prosecco Diplomacy

Posted on November 17, 2016 by twitmericks

This – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37995606 – was a story with two parts, but I couldn’t fit Boris Johnson’s sally and the Italian minister Carlo Calenda’s response into one limerick, so I just went with the former.   But then, rather marvellously, @pseudomonas made up for … Continue reading →

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