Go Forth and Add

Posted on October 30, 2015 by twitmericks
In China a new relaxation/
Of rules to control population/
Allows a new sibling/
Conceived without quibbling/
Through party-approved procreation.///
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Blimp Reaches End of Tether

Posted on October 29, 2015 by twitmericks

A runaway Pentagon blimp/

Slipped anchor, the mischievous imp/

With jets in pursuit/

It looked pretty cute/

But ended deflated and limp.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34660659

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Outrageous Slur

Posted on October 28, 2015 by twitmericks
A liking for whisky and wine/
Allegedly helped create Strine/
Australians slurred,/
An expert’s inferred,/
Because they were boozing like swine.///
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The Hardest Word

Posted on October 25, 2015 by twitmericks

The former PM Tony Blair/

Said look guys, y’ know, to be fair -/

You do what it takes,/

We all make mistakes,/

So , don’t care.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34630380

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Bastian’s Doppelgänger

Posted on October 23, 2015 by twitmericks

A Nazi doll bearing his name,/

Says Schweinsteiger, tends to defame./

The figure’s designer/

Says over in China/

You Germans, you all look the same!///

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/22/bastian-schweinsteiger-nazi-doll-sue

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Bibi’s BS

Posted on October 21, 2015 by twitmericks

It seems Netanyahu’s opinion/

Is Hitler was simply a minion;/

The silly old fart sees/

The head of the Nazis/

As misled by some Palestinian.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34594563

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Menagerie a Trois

Posted on October 17, 2015 by twitmericks

A zookeeper tending to llamas/

Got tangled in amorous dramas/

As one colleague fought/

Another who sought/

The beast caged within his pyjamas.///

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/meerkat-handler-glassed-monkey-expert-6635614

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Splitting the Bill at the Dog and Duck

Posted on October 15, 2015 by twitmericks

A dog and a duck had a fight/

While out for a bevvy one night/

The dicky-bowed duck/

Lost out in the ruck,/

Its beak being worse than its bite.///

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/14/bow-tie-wearing-duck-walks-into-pub-drinks-pint-fights-dog-loses_n_8291582.html

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Anti-Social Network

Posted on October 12, 2015 by twitmericks
A network came in for attacks/
Regarding avoidance of tax/
What no UK profit?/
Oh Facebook come off it/
Brit users are earning you stacks!///
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Klopp to the Kop

Posted on October 12, 2015 by twitmericks

For Liverpool fans at the Kop/

Results were all over the shop/

So Fenway said Brendan/

Your tenure is endin’/

We’re hiring a German named Klopp.///

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