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Twitmericks on R4 pm

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

The BBC PM programme just read out one of my Offside Rule limericks (see below). http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018xw7t

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Ottoman Plotter man?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a top general in Turkey/Not so long retired from work, he/Is under arrest/On a rap he’ll contest/But it all looks decidedly murky. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2308730-384c-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ih8Uo4AS

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One Across – Mental Floss

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man (48)/Whose faculties, sad to relate/Are starting to taper/I read in the paper/(The crossword – before it’s too late!) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/life-ends-at-45-study-reveals-when-our-mental-powers-start-to-diminish-6285644.html

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Swiss Banker causes Rancour

Posted on January 5, 2012 by twitmericks

The head of the Swiss central bank/Devalued the worth of the Franc/His wife made a killing/But he is unwilling/To recognise it’s a bit rank. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df901154-3797-11e1-897b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

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La Redoute – What a Hoot!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by twitmericks

A French fashion firm, La Redoute/Didn’t see a nude man on a shoot/In a panic no doubt/They airbrushed him out/Along with his main attribute http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/04/la-redoute-left-red-faced-after-publishing-photo-of-naked-man-in-children-s-ad-115875-23679465/

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Back on the Train Gang

Posted on January 5, 2012 by twitmericks

The bosses of firm #Trenitalia/Are __ (pick a word for genitalia)/Their ad’s  illustration/Showed race segregation/Inevitably it’s a failure. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/trenitalia-racist-commercial-pulled

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Can one explain the offside rule in a Twitmerick?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by twitmericks

That was the challenge set by the BBC PM programme – well, they said a tweet, but of course it had to be a limerick too. This was my first effort: If one player passes the ball/Going forward the others … Continue reading →

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Rick on a Roll

Posted on January 4, 2012 by twitmericks

Republican hopeful Santorum/I worry will sweep all before ‘im/The anti-gay hawk ‘as/Damn near won the caucus/(Conservative voters adore ‘im) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/history-of-rick-santorum-iowa?intcmp=239

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Nobody Worries about Dobson and Norris

Posted on January 4, 2012 by twitmericks

2 racist killers from Eltham/Deserve prison sentences dealt ’em/At last doing time/For a hideous crime/There won’t be much sympathy felt ’em. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/04/dobson-norris-murder-stephen-lawrence

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St Trinians Will Never Die

Posted on January 3, 2012 by twitmericks

The man who created St Trinians/The vampy, the fat & the skinny ‘uns/Headmaster & girl/Good old Ronald Searle/Has left our earthly dominions. http://www.channel4.com/news/st-trinians-cartoonist-searle-dies-at-91

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