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Sil’s 36 Mil Bill

Posted on December 28, 2012 by twitmericks

(I don’t normally play fast and loose with the stress of words as I have done here with “alimony”, but the rhyme was otherwise irresistible. And of course, “billionaire” needs the full four syllables.) The billionaire Berlusconi/ Is hardly what … Continue reading →

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Pick-up Artiste

Posted on December 24, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a magician named Paul/ Who once had a hitcher in thrall/ The girl Daniels kissed/ Was totally pissed/ Which doesn’t surprise me at all. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/thank-god-it-didnt-get-too-passionate-tv-magician-paul-daniels-tells-of-scare-after-kissing-schoolgirl-8430922.html There was a magician named Paul/Who once had a hitcher in thrall/The girl … Continue reading →

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Omnishambles & Jubilympics: Mick Twister’s Review of 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by twitmericks

MICK TWISTER’S LIMERICK REVIEW OF 2012 It was the year of the Omnishambles and the Jubilympics, when Savile unravelled and Mitchell cried “Stitch-up”. We had plebs versus whips, celebs versus zips, medals for Tweddle and Ennis – and Murray in … Continue reading →

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Wayne’s World

Posted on December 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old gunman named Wayne/ Whom many consider insane/ He reckons it’s cool/ To arm every school/ And that’d stop kids getting slain. ///http://www.salon.com/2012/12/23/nras_wayne_lapierre_call_me_crazy/ There is an old gunman named Wayne/Whom many consider insane/He reckons it's cool/To arm … Continue reading →

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Carry On Mario

Posted on December 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow named Mario/ Who says he can see a scenario/ Where dodging the poll/ Need not end his role/ As PM – in fact, al contrario. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20831638 There is an old fellow named Mario/Who says he … Continue reading →

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Papal Pardon

Posted on December 22, 2012 by twitmericks

The head of the old Holy See/ Has pardoned an ex-employee/ An act of betrayal/ Condemned him to jail/ But now the Pope’s butler is free. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20824814 The head of the old Holy See/Has pardoned an ex-employee/An act of betrayal/Condemned … Continue reading →

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Gun Lobby Shoots itself in Foot

Posted on December 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old gun lobby group/ That, finding itself in the soup/ Said: “Don’t spoil our fun/ Give each school a gun”/ How low can the NRA stoop? ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20815130 There was an old gun lobby group/That, finding itself in … Continue reading →

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It’s Not the End of the World

Posted on December 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a doomsday prediction/ In which few had any conviction/ It owed less to Mayans/ & more an alliance/ Of hippies & Hollywood fiction. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20803579 There once was a doomsday prediction/In which few had any conviction/It owed less … Continue reading →

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Never mind the Pollards

Posted on December 19, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a Newsnight report/ That editors chose to abort/ A fellow from Sky/ Was asked to find why/ And called it a cock-up, in short. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/19/jimmy-savile-scandal-bbc-branded-incapable ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/281515194008604673

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Rigging Bankers Revisited

Posted on December 19, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Swiss bank, UBS/ That got itself into a mess/ For fiddling the figures/ The lending rate riggers/ Paid 1.5 billion, no less. ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/uk-ubs-libor-idUKBRE8BI00L20121219 There was a Swiss bank, #UBS/That got itself into a mess/For fiddling the figures/The … Continue reading →

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