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Money for Old Phone-hacking

Posted on January 19, 2012 by twitmericks

John Jude George Sadie & Ash/And others are all to get cash/From Murdoch & Co/Whose rags stooped so low/As to hack phones pursuing a splash. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/rupert-murdochs-media-company-agrees-to-pay-damages-to-19-high-profile-victims/2012/01/19/gIQAnxaDAQ_story.html

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Don’t Carry on Camping

Posted on January 18, 2012 by twitmericks

In London a senior judge/Says the #Occupy camp has to budge/Its tents & its stalls/From outside St Pauls/As the city folk bear them a grudge. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/city-of-london-wins-bid-to-clear-occupy-protesters-from-st-pauls-cathedral-6291250.html

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Wikipedia, We Need Ya!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a site named Wikipedia/Of much use to public and media/But at Jimmy’s behest/It’s offline to protest/Come back Wikipedia, we nedia! http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/18/wikipedia-blackout-protest?intcmp=239

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Unite & Fight?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A union leader called Len/Says Labour is at it again/The boss of Unite/Thinks they’ve moved to the right/Which was always a matter of when. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/16/ed-miliband-leading-labour-destruction

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For them as have got – A brand new yacht

Posted on January 16, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a Conservative clot/Who wanted – & I kid you not/At a time of recession/And general depression/To purchase the Queen a new yacht. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/15/queen-royal-yacht-diamond-jubilee-gove

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Silent wins Goldens

Posted on January 16, 2012 by twitmericks

The Artist has won 3 awards/From Hollywood prizegiving boards/So give a big paw/For best comedy and score/& best acting without vocal chords. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/16/golden-globes-2012-artist-oscars?newsfeed=true

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A Bad Day for ElBaradei?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by twitmericks

ElBaradei, Nobel peace laureate/Expressed his continuing worry at/Reform’s tardy pace/By leaving the race/Which many Egyptians are sorry at. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f305a0d8-3eda-11e1-a665-00144feab49a.html#axzz1jWg2S98g

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Poor Standards

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

The agency Standard & Poors/Cut 9 Euro member states’ scores/The drop in their status/Reflects a hiatus/In tackling the Euro’s dolours. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/13/eurozone-crisis-france-credit-rating-aaa

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Hole in the Floor Machine

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

Some devious robbers in Manc/Made off with an ATM bank/They dug under the store/Then cut through the floor/Police have so far drawn a blank. http://www.channel4.com/news/tunnel-thieves-rob-a-cash-point-from-underneath

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Howdy Saudi

Posted on January 14, 2012 by twitmericks

So Cameron meets King Abdullah/To make UK-Saudi links fuller/Never mind human rights/When you have in your sights/Lotsa Saudi Arabian moola. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/13/david-cameron-saudi-arabia-ties?newsfeed=true

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