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Occupational Hazard

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

100s of marchers who sat on/The road on a bridge in Manhattan/Are under arrest/But the wave of protest/Is just part of a nationwide pattern. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP57cb335e189240dfaa9e71161080fff2.html

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Bad Luck Yingluck

Posted on October 3, 2011 by twitmericks

Ms Yingluck, a sister to Thaksin/Joins Twitter & somebody hacks in/The Thai PM’s feed/Was hijacked indeed/Time Shinawatra went back 2 faxin? http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20111003-302932.html

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Not Everybody Must Get Stoned

Posted on October 2, 2011 by twitmericks

The coffee shop laws in Maastricht/Get steadily ever more strict/A caff selling pot/To a tourist who’s not/Belgo-German is apt to get nicked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15134669

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Fiery Tyrie?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by twitmericks

The Chair of the Treasury Committee/Finds government policy bitty/MP Andrew Tyrie/Tho well short of fiery/Shows Osborne et al little pity. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8800825/Leading-Tory-Andrew-Tyrie-attacks-Coalition-economic-plans-for-growth.html

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Cat Burglar

Posted on October 1, 2011 by twitmericks

The wife of an MP in Britain/Who kidnaps his mistress’s kitten/Requires condemning/& yet Christine Hemming/At least is impressively smitten. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8799627/MPs-wife-guilty-of-stealing-love-rivals-cat.html

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Know thy Yemeni

Posted on September 30, 2011 by twitmericks

A wanted American-Yemeni/Considered a number one enemy/Was killed in his car/By a drone from afar/Underlining US world hegemony. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/30/anwar-al-awlaki-yemen?newsfeed=true

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Rubbish Policies

Posted on September 30, 2011 by twitmericks

Mr Pickles, Minister for Trash/Uncovered a wee bit of cash/To buy weekly collection/And promote re-election/By ensuring a Daily Mail splash. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043512/Eric-Pickles-pledges-250m-PAY-councils-dump-fortnightly-bin-collections.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Rio on Losing Side

Posted on September 30, 2011 by twitmericks

The ex-England captain, no less/Got into a kiss-n-tell mess/I hope Rio Ferdinand/Can now see a bird in ‘and/Is better than two in the press.

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Bah!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

A security court in Manama/Has put 20 docs in the slammer/For daring to treat/People hurt on the street/Can we have international clamour? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15105270

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Driving Reign

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

A woman from #Saudi, Shaimaa/Was arrested for driving her car/She was to be lashed/But, somewhat abashed/The King said that’s going too far. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/29/saudi-woman-lashing-king-abdullah

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