Nokiastalgia

Posted on February 27, 2017 by twitmericks

The Nokia 3310/
Was popular long ago when/
A phone was a thing/
For using to ring/
Your friends or play Snake now and then.///

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/26/nokia-3310-is-back-and-it-even-has-snake

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La La Boo-boo

Posted on February 27, 2017 by twitmericks

The best film award in LA,/
Presented by Warren and Faye,/
Won top prize for bloopers,/
PricewaterhouseCoopers/
Creating complete disarray.///

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/27/pricewaterhousecoopers-issues-sincere-apology-for-oscars-blunder

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Making a Meal of it

Posted on February 26, 2017 by twitmericks

A poor presidential beginner/

Was anxious to look like a winner./

He hated when folks/

Told anti-Trump jokes/

So guess who’s not coming to dinner?///

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-not-going

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Nuttall Scuttled

Posted on February 24, 2017 by twitmericks

The voters in pro-Brexit Stoke/
Rejected the UKIP top bloke/
Contriving to scuttle/
The plans of Paul Nuttall/
Whose future has gone up in smoke.///

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/02/defeat-stoke-beginning-end-paul-nuttall

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Ranieri Fox Off

Posted on February 24, 2017 by twitmericks

A manager’s just got the chop/

Who took his team right to the top/

For under Ranieri/

This season got hairy/

With Leicester at risk of the drop.///

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/23/claudio-rainieri-sacked-leicester

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Planet Ahead

Posted on February 23, 2017 by twitmericks

Astronomers scanning the skies/

Saw 7 rocks roughly earth’s size/

Go round a pink sun/

That’s called Trappist-1,/

A place to go if our sun dies.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39034050

OK, I toyed with taking this one in a political direction, but played it straight in the end. But Steve Clarke (@alpha_ginge) has helpfully offered the alternative last line:

A haven from Mr. Trumps lies.

Which seems to work pretty well too.

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Milo, Lie Low!

Posted on February 22, 2017 by twitmericks

There was a provoker named Milo/

Much-loved in his ultra-right silo/

Till he said a bloke/

Who gave boys a poke/

Was not in his book paedophilo.///

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-milo-yiannopoulos-resignation-analysis-20170221-story.html

 

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Pie Case Opened

Posted on February 21, 2017 by twitmericks

The FA is questioning why/
Wayne Shaw ate a second-half pie;/
The keeper at Sutton,/
Turned televised glutton,/
Denies placing bets on the sly.///

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/21/sutton-united-wayne-shaw-fa-betting-rules

 

 

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Scandinavian Myth

Posted on February 20, 2017 by twitmericks

 

The Donald caused incomprehension/
By picking out #Sweden for mention/
Attacking fake news/
But choosing to use/
A story that’s total invention.///

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/donald-trump-faces-wave-of-mockery-on-social-media-after-sweden-attack-comments-a3471051.html

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Tinker, Cayla, Soldier, Spy

Posted on February 18, 2017 by twitmericks

For anyone tempted to get/
A doll that can access the net/
The Germans advise/
They could become spies/
And pose a security threat.///

Germans warned to DESTROY Cayla, network-connected doll that spies on children

 

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