Category Archives: Uncategorized

War Cabinet

Posted on June 5, 2014 by twitmericks

The Tories are in disarray,/ A war between Govey and May/ About Trojan horses,/ Academy courses,/ And who will be leader one day. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27711245 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/474556079075241985

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

There was an old sergeant named Bowe/ Whom Taliban fighters let go/ The deal caused a drama/ For @BarackObama,/ Accused of abetting the foe./// http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27692636 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/474255549853212672

Posted on June 4, 2014 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Chinese Whispers

Posted on June 4, 2014 by twitmericks

Remembering Tiananmen Square/ Is something Beijing cannot bear/ The party’s unwilling/ To talk of the killing/ And wants the Chinese unaware. ///http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27692365 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/474165099523870721

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Public Exposure

Posted on June 3, 2014 by twitmericks

An Instagram rebel named Scout,  By letting it all just hang out To back #FreeTheNipple Created a ripple And lots of exposure, no doubt. ///http://news.sky.com/story/1274601/instagram-reacts-to-scout-willis-topless-protest An Instagram rebel named Scout, By letting it all just hang outTo back #FreeTheNippleCreated a rippleAnd … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Juan King Off

Posted on June 2, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow in Spain/ Who after a 40-year reign Said ‘Being a king Just isn’t my thing – The reign in Spain’s mainly a pain’.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mucky Habits

Posted on May 31, 2014 by twitmericks

A man with a slurry fixation/ For sexual gratification/ Is down on his luck,/ His passion for muck/ Resulting in incarceration. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27643702 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/472824085161201664

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Loss of Memory

Posted on May 30, 2014 by twitmericks

The new Google privacy setting/ Affords us a chance of forgetting/ And neatly dispenses/ With former offences/ That muck up our positive vetting./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27631001 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/472416418705973248    

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Gist to the Mill

Posted on May 30, 2014 by twitmericks

Lord Chilcot will give us the gist/ Of Dubya & Blair’s little tryst:/ They walked in the park/ They talked of Iraq -/ Poor Tony just couldn’t resist. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10863405/Full-account-of-Tony-Blairs-exchanges-with-George-Bush-on-Iraq-war-to-be-kept-secret.html (OK, so Chilcot’s talking about written conversations, I’ve just made it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Google Drive

Posted on May 29, 2014 by twitmericks

Commissioning google to drive/ And keep us unhurt and alive/ Relies on the trope/ To travel in hope/ Is better than just to arrive. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-in-the-car-business/2014/05/28/3191d5d6-e6bf-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html Commissioning google to driveAnd keep us unhurt and aliveRelies on the tropeTo travel in hopeIs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Peer Pressure

Posted on May 28, 2014 by twitmericks

A Liberal Democrat peer/Said ‘Clegg is a loser, I fear/But if we were able/To ditch him for Cable/It might save our bacon next year’. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27604131 A Liberal Democrat peerSaid 'Clegg is a loser, I fearBut if we were ableTo ditch … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment