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Buffett’s Full of Beans

The billionaire Mr Buffett/ Instructed his money men “Stuff it!/ Invest all my means/ On buying baked beans/ I’ll fart myself daft til I snuff it!” ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21470073 The billionaire Mr Buffett/Instructed his money men Stuff it!/Invest all my means/On buying … Continue reading

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Checker gets his Pecker in a Twist

An old rock’n’roller named Chubby/ Says HP has made his name grubby/ Its app Chubby Checker/ Assesses a pecker/ To see if it’s lengthy or stubby. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/14/chubby-checker-sues-hewlett-packard ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/302082157453647874

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Black Bute-y

There is an old drug known as bute/ For horses whose pain is acute/ It got into meat/ Through human deceit/ Whodunnit is still in dispute. ///http://news.sky.com/story/1052077/horsemeat-bute-found-in-carcasses-in-uk There is an old drug known as bute/For horses whose pain is acute/It … Continue reading

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Slugs, Sea and Sex

A slug of the nudibranch genus/ Is able to cast off its penis/ Then grow one at will/ A wonderful skill/ That makes up for said organ’s weeness. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21431678 A slug of the nudibranch genus/Is able to cast off its … Continue reading

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Korea Break

There was a young fellow named Kim/ Who felt a bit out on a limb/ So he made a big bang/ At a site near Pyongyang/ And got the world looking at him. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21429544 There once was a fellow named … Continue reading

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Phony Pony

There once was some beef that was phony/ Belatedly found to be pony/ But tho they can ban yer/ From eating lasagne/ Did anyone test cannelloni? ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21406778 There once was some beef that was phony/Belatedly found to be pony/But tho … Continue reading

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Papal Twitter Quitter

There was an old Catholic Pope/ Who felt he could no longer cope/ The papal big hitter/ Had newly joined Twitter/ Which isn’t the reason, I hope. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304 ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/300950956500201472

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Snakes Alive!

There once was a Year of the Snake/ When Chinese folk all took a break/ And Celine Dion/ Was asked to be on/ In Mandarin – quelle pièce de cake! ///http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/02/201321061512698235.html There once was a Year of the Snake/When Chinese … Continue reading

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For a Few Billion Euros Less

The EU agreed at a summit/ The budget can fall, if not plummet/ A few billion less/ Looks good in the press/ But Eurocrats won’t have to slum it. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21386818 The EU agreed at a summit/The budget can fall, if … Continue reading

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A Cove named Gove

There was an old fellow named Gove/ Who had to back down, the poor cove/ So many excoriate/ His baccalaureate/Govey’s reform plans unwove. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/teachers-welcome-exam-uturn-as-gove-faces-commons-grilling-8484652.html There was an old fellow named Gove/Who had to back down, the poor cove/So many excoriate/His … Continue reading

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