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Let Them Eat Porridge

Posted on December 8, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative peer/ Who said it’s not food being dear/ The thing is the poor/ Can’t cook any more/ Just let them eat porridge, not beer./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-baroness-poor-people-go-hungry-because-they-dont-know-how-to-cook-9910671.html There was a Conservative peerWho said it's not food being dearThe … Continue reading →

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UKIP Nip Slip

Posted on December 6, 2014 by twitmericks

The leader of UKIP disparages/ Breastfeeding women in Claridges/ “Maybe just warn ‘er/ To sit in a corner” -/ Such the position of Farage is./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30342953 The leader of UKIP disparagesBreastfeeding women in Claridges"Maybe just warn 'erTo sit in a … Continue reading →

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Hyperbollocks

Posted on December 5, 2014 by twitmericks

The Chancellor’s busy defending/ Proposals for cutting back spending./ Censuring verbally/ Others’ hyperbole*,/ He notes the world isn’t ending./// http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/04/bbc-defends-what-osborne-calls-hyperbolic-coverage-of-spending-cuts The Chancellor's busy defendingProposals for cutting back spending.Censuring verballyOthers' hyperbole,He notes the world isn't ending. — Mick Twister (@twitmericks) December … Continue reading →

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Political Illegitimacy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by twitmericks

From studying Richard the Third/ Geneticists say they’ve inferred -/ Can you imagine it? -/ Secret Plantagenet/ Bed-hopping may have occurred./// http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/02/king-richard-iii-dna-cousins-queen-ancestry From studying Richard the ThirdGeneticists say they've inferred –Can you imagine it? –Secret PlantagenetBed-hopping may have occurred. — … Continue reading →

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Striker Stricken

Posted on December 1, 2014 by twitmericks

Emmanuel Adebayor/ Insists his performance is poor/ Because of the malice/ Of his mother Alice/ Whose curse explains why he can’t score./// http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/emmanuel-adebayor-brother-claims-tottenham-striker-brainwashed-by-spiritual-healers-into-believing-mother-put-juju-curse-on-him-9895945.html Emmanuel AdebayorInsists his performance is poorBecause of the maliceOf his mother AliceWhose curse explains why he can't … Continue reading →

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An Upstanding Member

Posted on November 30, 2014 by twitmericks

I bring you a cock and bull story/ Of how Penny Mordaunt, a Tory/ Discussed poultry flocks,/ Inserting some cocks/ And causing a minor furore./// http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mp-penny-mordaunt-smutty-cock-commons-speech-dare-9893411.html I bring you a cock and bull storyOf how Penny Mordaunt, a ToryDiscussed poultry … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Store

Posted on November 28, 2014 by twitmericks

Black Friday’s a day in the year When retailing norms disappear & legions of coppers Police angry shoppers For flatscreen TVs are less dear. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30241459 Black Friday's a day in the yearWhen retailing norms disappear& legions of coppersPolice angry shoppersFor … Continue reading →

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Tory Turns the Air Blue

Posted on November 27, 2014 by twitmericks

Ex-cabinet minister Mellor/ Berated a cab-driving feller/ In language most rude/ From which we conclude/ He’d sampled Her Majesty’s cellar./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/david-mellor-under-pressure-to-apologise-to-the-cabbie-he-called-a-smartarsed-little-b-9882960.html Ex-cabinet minister MellorBerated a cab-driving fellerIn language most rudeFrom which we concludeHe'd sampled Her Majesty's cellar. — Mick Twister … Continue reading →

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St Louis Blues

Posted on November 25, 2014 by twitmericks

The news that a cop in Missouri/ Is not to be charged by a jury/ For having shot down/ Unarmed Michael Brown/ Has led to explosions of fury./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30190224 The news that a cop in MissouriIs not to be charged by … Continue reading →

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Crappy Christmas

Posted on November 24, 2014 by twitmericks

A Christmas fair crafted by Laurence/ Was shut amid public abhorrence/ The grotto was crappy/ The children unhappy/ And rain kept on falling in torrents./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/laurence-llewelynbowens-christmas-attraction-closes-children-leave-in-tears-after-father-christmas-caught-smoking-and-drinking-9878594.html A Xmas fair crafted by LaurenceWas shut amid public abhorrenceThe grotto was crappyThe children … Continue reading →

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