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Clooney Tunes

Posted on March 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A prominent Hollywood star Was arrested alongside his pa Joined by his old man #Clooney took on Sudan A more challenging role than ER.  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/03/george-clooney-and-father-nick-clooney-stand-with-the-sudanese-arrested-at-embassy/    

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C of E See’s Not Easy, You See

Posted on March 16, 2012 by twitmericks

(NB: This was the limerick that got @twitmericks’s twitter following over the 1,000 mark). There was an old man with a beard Who said it is just as I feared The ethical schism In Anglicanism Has grown – time that … Continue reading →

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Making a Splash in Doha

Posted on March 16, 2012 by twitmericks

The Vice-chairman of the FA/Had fun in Qatar yesterday/He said booze was cool/Then he fell in a pool/Undermining his point, you might say.

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New Order for Syria?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by twitmericks

  Amid widespread public disorder As refugees flock to the border Assad, the old sod Puts on his iPod Chris Brown, Right Said Fred & New Order

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Sachs Appeal

Posted on March 14, 2012 by twitmericks

A penitent Goldman Sachs banker Resigned in revulsion & rancour Saying clients were conned By the bank demi-mond He couldnt’ve been any franker. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/14/goldman-sachs-greg-smith-reaction?newsfeed=true

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Two Little Boys…

Posted on March 14, 2012 by twitmericks

There were two playfellows at Eton Who over the years went on meetin’ What happened to them? One’s now the PM And the other’s a suspect in Weetin’. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9142094/Arrests-of-Rebekah-and-Charlie-Brooks-cast-shadow-on-David-Camerons-arrival-in-US.html

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Turning Mash into Cash

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a young man of Banchory Whose blog won him riches & glory The founder of Mashable Saw it was cashable Made megabucks, end of story http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9141348/Pete-Cashmore-the-man-behind-Mashable.html

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A Star is Anti-porn

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old woman, Raquel A top 1960s bombshell Who now finds it sad That the world is sex mad Though it once helped her movies to sell.   http://www.theweek.co.uk/entertainment/raunch-culture/45832/sixties-sex-symbol-raquel-welch-slams-era-porn

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Red Top Bust

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

A woman from near Chipping Norton Ex doyenne of tabloid reportin Is helping the force (& not with a horse!) As her odds on imprisonment shorten. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/13/rebekah-brooks-arrested-phone-hacking-investigation?newsfeed=true

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Sarko Son’s Saucy Fling

Posted on March 12, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a garçon from Paree Who angered the gendarmerie By bombarding a cop With last year’s salad crop To the shame of his pa, Sarkozee. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/sarkozys-tomato-tossing-son-puts-presidents-law-and-order-platform-in-doubt/article2366568/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2366568      

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