Jacob’s Escape Ladder

Posted on June 14, 2018 by twitmericks

Rees-Mogg, the hardline Brexiteer,/

Who manages funds over here,/

Has launched one in Dublin/

Where things look less troublin’ -/

Perhaps to be named Project Fear.///

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Cocky Raccoon

Posted on June 14, 2018 by twitmericks

A daring raccoon in St Paul/
Who scaled a 300-foot wall/
Arrived at the top,/
And seeing the drop/
Said: “Jeez, that’s a helluva fall!”///

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/13/619491657/raccoon-is-trapped-in-minnesota-after-capturing-fans-worldwide?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180613

 

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Single Bat

Posted on June 13, 2018 by twitmericks

We have a small species of bat/ 
With quite a confined habitat;/
There’s one of them only,/
And he’s rather lonely,/
So when he dies, that will be that.///

 

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Unreality TV Show

Posted on June 12, 2018 by twitmericks

A televised pair on an isle/

Exchange loving looks as they smile/

And Donald picks Kim/

To couple with him/

Until they break up in a while.///

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Seat of Power

Posted on June 11, 2018 by twitmericks

His very own personal loo/
Accompanied Kim when he flew/
So enemy spies/
Cannot analyse/
The DPRK Leader’s poo.///

 

 

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Who Bankrolls Banks?

Posted on June 11, 2018 by twitmericks

A big Brexit donor named Banks,/

Who funded the Europhobe ranks,/

Insists in discussions/

He said to the Russians:/

“Part share in a goldmine? No thanks!”///

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/09/arron-banks-russia-brexit-meeting

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Trading Insults

Posted on June 10, 2018 by twitmericks

The G7 summit is done/

And Trump’s new trade war has begun/

The other six feel/

If Trump wants a deal/

He’ll have to set up the G1.///

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44427660

This is a revised version of my original limerick, which was written before Trump threw his toys out of the pram. Here’s the first version:

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Armageddon Outta Here!

Posted on June 8, 2018 by twitmericks

A fellow whose air’s charlatanic/

Is telling us all not to panic/

But when meltdown comes/

Will Boris and chums/

Be first to jump off the Titanic?///

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jun/07/boris-johnson-admits-there-may-be-a-brexit-meltdown

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The Backstop’s Here

Posted on June 7, 2018 by twitmericks

To head off a Cabinet split/

With Davis’s threat he would quit/

May had to agree/

That temporaree/

Means just going on for a bit.///

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Shit Runner

Posted on June 7, 2018 by twitmericks

A fellow whose regular jog/

Encompassed a street with no bog/

Would stop for a crap,/

Till caught on a snap/

Completing his exercise log.///

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