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Farewell Remote Father

Posted on May 23, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow, Eugene/ Who invented a handy machine/ A remote control panel /To change TV channel/ (Till then people mostly were lean). /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/may/23/eugene-polley-tv-remote-control?newsfeed=true

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Writing on the Wall for Facebook?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by twitmericks

A number of top US banks/ Are liable now to close ranks/ Over just who was told/ As FB shares were sold/ “Cut and run – before flotation tanks!” /// http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0523-facebook-regrets-2-20120523,0,2596022.story  

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Exhibitionism gets on Zuma’s Wick

Posted on May 22, 2012 by twitmericks

Polygamist Jacob G. Zuma/ A kind of one man baby-boomer/ Says what is obscene is/ A pic of his penis/ Which shows an immense lack of humour. /// http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1502ea54-a3f0-11e1-8878-00144feabdc0.html

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RIP BG

Posted on May 21, 2012 by twitmericks

RIP RG the Bee Gee/ Remembered from Finland to Fiji/ You hosted a freebie/ For ex-PM TB/ Who said today that you were VG. /// http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gAa9hEkHHFDwnP7AYpnP_10vwbpA?docId=CNG.386700dfaa927f55dd254fb2cd66ee80.21

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Fire Sale

Posted on May 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old torch, second-hand/ That sold for 100+ grand/ But many may feel/ The Olympic ideal/ Comes out badly from this tarnished brand. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/sale-of-olympic-torches-on-ebay-ignites-controversy-7769520.html

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Serb Perturbs

Posted on May 21, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man in Belgrade/ Who won a big vote, I’m afraid/ For neighbours suspect/ The new leader-elect/ & the wartime role Nikolic played. /// http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/21/uk-serbia-president-idUKBRE84K0FR20120521 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Nikoli%C4%87

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Abdelbaset, the Libyan asset

Posted on May 20, 2012 by twitmericks

Old Mr Megrahi has died/ The one man successfully tried/ For the Lockerbie terror/ But which was the error/ To free him, or put him inside? /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18139453  

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Chillax? Don’t Do It

Posted on May 19, 2012 by twitmericks

  Dave Cameron likes to “chillax”/ (Or so says a book by two hacks)/ With home karaoke/  But I think that’s hokey/ And really he reads about tax.

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Geeks bearing Gifts?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by twitmericks

Zuckerberg, king of the geeks/ Will be, in a matter of weeks/ Like a zillionaire/ With his big Facebook share/ So will Mr Z bail out the Greeks? /// http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/17/facebook-ipo-key-players

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Summer Lovin’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by twitmericks

Farewell disco queen Donna Summer/ Altho dying now is a bummer/ You’ll sing “I feel love”/ With the angels above/ & maybe duet with Joe Strummer. /// http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16230252

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