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Sarky gets Narky

Posted on October 24, 2011 by twitmericks

Nico Sarkozy of France/Took exception to Great Britain’s stance/He told David Cameron/Please not to yammer on/About how to run Euro finance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/23/cameron-sarkozy-euro-debt-crisis?newsfeed=true

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Libya-ration Day

Posted on October 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Announcing the end of hostilities/The NTC hides its fragilities/Amid celebration/Of Liby-eration/The factions are still rather ill-at-ease. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8844535/NTC-leaders-lead-celebrations-as-Libya-declares-liberation.html

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Ball Wringers

Posted on October 21, 2011 by twitmericks

The Reverend Dean of St Pauls/Says having a camp by its walls/Is putting off tourists/And upsetting chorists/The Occupy lot reply “Balls!” http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/21/occupy-london-stock-exchange-cathedral-plea

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Cold Warrior Gaddafi

Posted on October 21, 2011 by twitmericks

Libya’s modern-day Caesar/Now lies on a slab in a freezer/His power  stripped bare/No more gladhanding Blair/Nor making eyes at Condoleezza. http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5E7LL1D220111021

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Gerry Ad ’em

Posted on October 20, 2011 by twitmericks

Gerry Adams, a man from Belfast/Has got rid of guns in the past/So he’s advised #ETA/That it’d be better/To lay down their weapons at last.

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Certain Death In Sirte

Posted on October 20, 2011 by twitmericks

Gaddafi was shot dead in Sirte/As he hid in a hole in the dirt/In life he was shitty/But I think it’s a pity/The man wasn’t captured unhurt. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111020111520869621.html

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Nothing But the Truth?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by twitmericks

It’s one thing to go undercover/& take a protester as lover/For a cop to resort/To a false name in court/& perjure himself’s quite another. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/19/police-undercover-officers-court-perjury-claim?newsfeed=true

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Essex, is This The Only Way?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by twitmericks

The violent scenes at Dale Farm/Risk causing serious harm/They’ve got rather frazzled on/Both sides in Basildon/Time for a wee bit of calm? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-defend-dale-farm-eviction-tactics-2372769.html

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From Russia with Love

Posted on October 19, 2011 by twitmericks

A Russian called Ekaterina/Who worked in the Commons arena/Is busy denying/She was in fact spying/On the Lib Dem MP who was seein’ er. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/879005-lib-dem-s-lover-ekaterina-zatuliveter-fighting-deportation-after-spy-claims

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Barnes Storming Win

Posted on October 18, 2011 by twitmericks

The 2011 #Booker Prize/Was not an enormous surprise/That spinner of yarns/Mr Julian Barnes/Won at last after numerous tries. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/18/booker-prize-julian-barnes-wins

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