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Rate-Rigging Bankers Revisited

Posted on February 6, 2013 by twitmericks

The bank that they call RBS/ Was fined for the rate-rigging mess/ This puts a new onus/ On those with a bonus/ To settle for quite a bit less. ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/uk-rbs-libor-idUKBRE91500720130206 The bank that they call RBS/Was fined for the rate-rigging … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing in Westminster

Posted on February 5, 2013 by twitmericks

Tory MPs who disparage/ The government bill on gay marriage/ In votes & in tweets/ Must worry their seats/ Will be pinched by that nice Mr Farage*. ////*Yes, I know it’s pronounced to rhyme with garaaage. But I say that … Continue reading →

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RIP Reg

Posted on February 5, 2013 by twitmericks

RIP Reg from the Troggs/ Who sad to report, popped his clogs/ Mortality found him/ With love all around him/ With Brenda his wife & their sprogs. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/troggs-star-reg-presley-dies-aged-71-8480906.html RIP Reg from the Troggs/Who sad to report popped his clogs/Mortality found … Continue reading →

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Huhne’s Change of Tune

Posted on February 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an MP named Chris Huhne/ Who suddenly altered his tune/ So stop being beastly/ The member for Eastleigh/ Is exiting parliament soon. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21322136 There was an MP named Chris #Huhne/Who suddenly altered his tune/So stop being beastly/The member … Continue reading →

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Hunch proves Correct

Posted on February 4, 2013 by twitmericks

A monarch named Richard the Third/ Has finally been disinterred/ For years left to fester/ Beneath cars in Leicester/ His ID has now been averred. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9846693/Richard-III-skeleton-is-the-king.html A monarch named Richard the 3rd/Has finally been disinterred/For years left to fester/Beneath cars … Continue reading →

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Spain’s Unpopular Party

Posted on February 3, 2013 by twitmericks

Prime Minister Rajoy of Spain/ Denies any personal gain/ But if his accounts/ Contain large amounts/ I wonder how long he’ll remain. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21313211 Prime Minister Rajoy of Spain/Denies any personal gain/But if his accounts/Contain large amounts/I wonder how long he'll … Continue reading →

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Hollande the Grande

Posted on February 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow in France/ Who took a belligerent stance/ He sent in the troops/ To beat rebel groups/ Then flew in to cheer their advance. ///http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/02/president-hollande-arrives-in-mali-to-back-french-troops/ There was an old fellow in France/Who took a belligerent stance/He … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day All Over Again

Posted on February 2, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a groundhog named Phil/ With meteorological skill/ He’s in Punxsutawney/ And though it is corny/ He didn’t predict a long chill.* ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-usa-pennsylvania-groundhog-idUKBRE91106X20130202 There once was a groundhog named Phil/With meteorological skill/He's in Punxsutawney/And though it is corny/He … Continue reading →

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An Unfair Cop

Posted on February 1, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a top woman copper/ Who sadly has now come a cropper/ They sent her to jail/ Over info for sale/ Such conduct considered improper. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21292338 ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/297384371453820928

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Moby Sick

Posted on January 31, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old man with a stick/ Who found a big dollop of sick/ He’ll make money from it/ Because it’s whale vomit/ Egested by old Moby Dick. ///http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4771055/Man-discovers-whale-vomit-worth-100000-on-Morecambe-beach.html There was an old man with a stick/Who found a … Continue reading →

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