Khartoum Caper

Posted on June 15, 2015 by twitmericks

There is an old man from Sudan/
Whose summit’s not going to plan/
A judge will decide/
If he should be tried/
As ICC shit hits the fan.///
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/court-orders-sudan-bashir-remain-south-africa-150614142140266.html

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Lander Ahoy!

Posted on June 14, 2015 by twitmericks

A lander asleep on a comet/
Like something from Wallace and Gromit/
Has now reawoken/
And finally spoken/
So data may soon be got from it.///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33126885

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The Oldest Swinger in Town

Posted on June 14, 2015 by twitmericks

A French fellow named Dominique/
Pursued as a pimp by le flic/
Was cleared of procuring,/
For one so alluring/
Requires no seduction technique.///
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/dominique-strauss-kahn-acquitted-in-pimping-trial

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Rachel Discrimination?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by twitmericks

A woman presenting as black/
Is getting a whole lot of flak/
Her parents say Rachel/
Was never biracial/
And they knew her quite a way back.///
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/12/us/washington-spokane-naacp-rachel-dolezal-identity/

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Out for the Count

Posted on June 12, 2015 by twitmericks

Farewell then Sir Christopher Lee/
Who died this week aged 93./
Your films were spectacular -/
Wicker Man, Dracula,/
Lord of the Rings… RIP.///
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/christopher-lee-dead-live-updates–legendary-actor-passes-away-at-the-age-of-93-10312947.html

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War and Piece

Posted on June 11, 2015 by twitmericks

The Belgians have taken the chance/

To stick up two fingers at France/

A coin now on view/

Will mark Waterloo/

Which halted old Boney’s advance.///

http://www.thelocal.fr/20150609/belgium-coin-france-waterloo-napoleon

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Lab Rat

Posted on June 10, 2015 by twitmericks

A scientist Fellow named Hunt/
Said sorry for being so blunt./
Make labs, said Sir Tim,/
For her or for him,/
But everyone cried: What affront!///
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33077107

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Assets Under Law

Posted on June 10, 2015 by twitmericks

A court via video saw
A rambler appear in the raw.
His case was laid bare,
The evidence there
Revealing the ass that’s the law.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/09/naked-rambler-stephen-gough-makes-history-nude-court-appearance

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Gulliver’s Travails

Posted on June 9, 2015 by twitmericks

The #HSBC CEO/
Saw dividends getting too low/
So Gulliver shrank/
The world’s local bank/
And let 50,000 staff go.///
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/hsbc-strategy-idINKBN0OP0A320150609

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‘Eard ‘oo won?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by twitmericks

Supporters of President Erdogan
Switched to a radical Kurd who won
13 per cent.
(If you lament
Rhymes like that, here’s an absurder one).
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33047047

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