TV Dinners

Posted on September 23, 2014 by twitmericks

The government health watchdog NICE/

Dispenses important advice:/

To get a flat belly/

Don’t watch so much telly/

Two hours a day should suffice.///

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29311464

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Mantel Piece

Posted on September 22, 2014 by twitmericks

A popular author named Hilary/

Was put in a media pillory/

For saying of Thatcher/

She itched to dispatch ‘er/

But lacked the required artillery.///

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hilary-mantel-should-be-investigated-by-police-over-margaret-thatcher-assassination-story-says-lord-bell-9746747.html

 

 

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The Great Vow Shift

Posted on September 20, 2014 by twitmericks

Prime Minister Cameron’s vow/

Is causing a bit of a row/

The sweet words he said/

To get Scots in bed/

Are not what he’s offering now.///

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/20/ed-miliband-referendum-conference-david-cameron

 

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If at First You Don’t Secede…

Posted on September 19, 2014 by twitmericks
There was an old SNP leader/
Who wanted to be a seceder/
But when he lost, Alex/
Said bugger this ballix/
I’ll leave it to some other bleeder.///
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The Noes by a Nose

Posted on September 19, 2014 by twitmericks

The vote in the Scots referendum/

To keep UK ties or to end ’em/

Was won by the noes/

From Unst to Melrose/

So now they’re just gonna amend ’em.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29270441

 

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King Crowned

Posted on September 17, 2014 by twitmericks
Plantagenet Richard the Third/
Whose bones expert teams disinterred/
Was hit on the head/
And this made him dead/
Forensic researchers inferred.///
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Decommissioned

Posted on September 17, 2014 by twitmericks

Policing Commissioner Shaun/

Who dug in his heels, has withdrawn/

Though failures in Rotherham/

Seemed not to bother ‘im/

Finally now he is gawn.///

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rotherham-child-abuse-scandal-police-commissioner-resigns-but-takes-no-responsibility-9735313.html

 

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Swede Success

Posted on September 15, 2014 by twitmericks
There was an election in Sweden/
That left Social Democrats leadin’/
The xenophobe right/
Creating a fright/
And old PM Reinfeldt concedin’.///
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Royal Advice

Posted on September 14, 2014 by twitmericks
An old royal monarch named Brenda/
Who’s not meant to do referenda/
Said Think When You Vote/
(Or so goes the quote)/
Betraying a hidden agenda.///
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Never Say Never

Posted on September 12, 2014 by twitmericks

There was an old man who said NEVER/

Accept no concessions whatever/

Until Dr No/

Embraced his old foe/

And joined a peace-making endeavour.///

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/ian-paisley-death-from-fire-and-brimstone-to-a-peace-once-thought-impossible-9730348.html

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