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Enigma Man

Posted on December 24, 2013 by twitmericks

IT pioneer Alan Turing,/ Whose legacy’s been so enduring,/ Helped crack the enigma/ But suffered a stigma,/ His gayness subjected to “curing”./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/alan-turing-gets-royal-pardon-for-gross-indecency–61-years-after-he-poisoned-himself-9023116.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415411021621125121 **This another limerick taken from the book – http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Was-Geezer-Called-Caesar/dp/1907554866 **

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Denis Caught

Posted on December 23, 2013 by twitmericks

Ex-minister Denis MacShane/ Has entered a new world of pain,/ In jail for offences/ To do with expenses,/ His public career down the drain./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25492017 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415111023427743744

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No Pussycats

Posted on December 23, 2013 by twitmericks

Two women who formed Pussy Riot/ Are finally off prison diet/ But both put the boot in/ To Vladimir Putin Insisting/ they won’t remain quiet./// http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/world/europe/member-of-russian-punk-band-freed-under-amnesty-law.html?hpw&rref=world&_r=0 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/415074809807388672

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Anna Fingers Nigel

Posted on December 22, 2013 by twitmericks

Ms Soubry has caused some diversion/ With this unexpected assertion:/ If Farage looks pained/ It may be explained/ By digital rectal insertion. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-expects-apology-from-tory-mp-anna-soubry-after-she-says-he-looks-like-somebody-put-their-finger-up-his-bottom-9020769.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414782000277360641    

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Wynne-Win

Posted on December 21, 2013 by twitmericks

A puzzle compiler named Wynne/ Created a grid to fill in/ He came from the Mersey/ And went to New Jersey/ And that is where crosswords begin. /// http://www.channel4.com/news/crossword-centenary-anniversary-cryptic https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414362315446697984

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Pastry Case Collapses

Posted on December 20, 2013 by twitmericks

Two PAs employed by Nigella,/ Accused of defrauding her fella,/ Alleged she did coke/ And her nasty bloke/ Made them buy his would-be bestsella./// ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25466909 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/414075217053368320

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Twitmericks Review of the Year 2013

Posted on December 19, 2013 by twitmericks

News, Who was Whos, and Breaking Taboos: It’s the… TWITMERICKS REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2013 (A very selective take on the year’s events). WORLD AFFAIRS: It was a year of change in papal people and in who ran Iran, of … Continue reading →

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Peer-to-pier – Facebook User Tries Stumbleupon

Posted on December 18, 2013 by twitmericks

A woman who walked by the quay/ Was glued to her phone on FB/ But couldn’t update us/ Regarding her status/ Because she fell into the sea./// http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/18/woman-falls-off-pier_n_4465527.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/413319417108254720  

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Biggs V the Pigs

Posted on December 18, 2013 by twitmericks

Old Ronnie Biggs helped rob a train;/ Imprisoned, he got out again./ He then did a bunk/ And sang as a punk/ While Slipper pursued him in vain./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ronnie-biggs-dead-great-train-robber-dies-aged-84-9012029.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/413259202878910465  

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To Helmand and Back

Posted on December 17, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a UK politician/Who said the Afghanistan mission/Had been a success/In spite of the mess/And ongoing war of attrition./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25410994 There was a UK politicianWho said the #Afghanistan missionHad been a successIn spite of the messAnd ongoing war of … Continue reading →

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