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Joking Apart

Posted on June 27, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a fella whose tweet/ Fell foul of the boys with flat feet/ Fined for a joke/ The Doncaster bloke/ May wish he had just hit delete. //// http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/feb/08/judgment-reserved-twitter-threat-appeal

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No Blasts From The Past

Posted on June 27, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man in Belfast/ Whose pals were behind the odd blast/ But he and Liz shook/ So we’ll now overlook/ McGuinness’s IRA past.  /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18607911

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Springtime for Qaeda (+ link to radio item)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by twitmericks

This one was read out at the end of the World at One – 44.30 minutes in:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b01k1n24 There once was an Arabic Spring/ Which most people thought a good thing/ Now MI5’s leader/ Says more Al Qaeda/ Is one … Continue reading →

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RIP Lonesome George

Posted on June 25, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Galapagos tortoise/ Who sired no sons & no daughters/ The last of his kind/ Old Lonesome George pined/ He’s stiff now but that’s rigor mortis. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18574279

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England Put On The Spot

Posted on June 25, 2012 by twitmericks

England got beaten by Italy/ & tho it was not done so prettily/ The better side won/ So an inquest’s begun/ Into why we do spotkicks so shittily. /// http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2012-england-head-home-as-penalty-jinx-strikes-yet-again-7879839.html

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Systems of Mursi

Posted on June 24, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow named Mursi/ Who after a long contro-versy/ Has won an election/ & yet on reflection/ Perhaps he won’t hold power per se.  

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Banker Rancour

Posted on June 24, 2012 by twitmericks

A very old bank called Natwest/ Left customers most unimpressed/ As technical glitches/ Sequestered their riches/ Now Hester’s investors protest. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18547149

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Back to Black Caviar

Posted on June 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an Australian mare/ Whose talent is really quite rare/ She’s got what it takes/ So the Jubilee Stakes/ Were hers, by a nose in the air. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/18554323

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Enduring Turing

Posted on June 23, 2012 by twitmericks

A mathematician named Turing/ Whose legacy now keeps enduring/ Helped crack the Enigma/ But suffered a stigma/ His gayness subjected to “curing”. /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/23/alan-turing-honoured-google-doodle

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Isle of Shite

Posted on June 22, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old festival site/ They call it the Isle of Wight/ Where the cars are all stuck/ In a torrent of muck/ & the people are knee-deep in shite. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-festivals/9348572/Isle-of-Wight-Festival-goers-forced-to-sleep-in-cars-as-rain-chaos-continues.html

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