Votes for Kim in

Posted on March 10, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Korean named Kim/
Whose win wasn’t what you’d call slim/
With zero dissent/
One hundred per cent/
Reportedly voted for him.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26483940

 

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A Bit of an Error

Posted on March 8, 2014 by twitmericks
There was an old man from Japan/
Who said you have got the wrong man/
Satoshi’s my name/
But I’m not to blame/
If all Bitcoin’s shit hits the fan*.///
 
 
*Twitter version ‘If Bitcoin-wise shot hits the fan’. This one’ is 141 characters.
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Loss Vegas

Posted on March 7, 2014 by twitmericks

A fellow who blew all his cash/

In Vegas while out on the lash/

Has sued the casino/

For selling the vino/

That made him so terribly rash.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26476980

 

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Improper Copper

Posted on March 7, 2014 by twitmericks

There once was a Met police copper/

Who did something rather improper/

To public abhorrence

He spied on Ms Lawrence –

The latest policing jaw-dropper.

///http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/06/stephen-lawrence-theresa-may-inquiry-police

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No Sanctions Please, We’re British

Posted on March 4, 2014 by twitmericks

A paper drawn up for discussions/

Has warned of severe repercussions:/

If Britain is rash/

We may lose the cash/

Invested by plutocrat Russians.

///http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/03/uk-seeks-russia-harm-city-london-document

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No Biffs, No Butts

Posted on March 2, 2014 by twitmericks

When Pardew was sent to the stand
& made to pay 1 hundred grand
He said I am gutted
I shouldn’t have butted
In future I’ll just use my hand.

///http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/hull-1-newcastle-4-alan-pardew-issued-100000-fine-and-given-formal-warning-by-club-after-astonishing-clash-with-david-meyler-9162628.html

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Crimea River

Posted on March 1, 2014 by twitmericks

A fellow named Vladimir Putin/
And folks in Ukraine are disputin’/
The fate of Crimea/
But Russia’s idea/
Of arguing might involve shootin’.///

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/01/crimea-crisis-threat-russian-intervention-ukraine-mounts

 

 

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Skewer Cure

Posted on March 1, 2014 by twitmericks

In Egypt the generals keep tabs/
On HIV using kebabs./
A chap from the army/
Says though it sounds barmy/
It’s cheaper than treatment with jabs.

///http://www.cairoscene.com/ViewArticle.aspx?AId=2526

 

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Optic Perv

Posted on February 28, 2014 by twitmericks
The programme they call Optic Nerve/
Let GCHQ spies observe/
The webcams of Brits/
Displaying their tits/
So agents could have a good perv.
 
///http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo
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Gox on Rox

Posted on February 26, 2014 by twitmericks

A Bitcoin exchange named Mt Gox/

Is now, it appears, on the rocks/

As somewhere to stash/

A large sum of cash/

It wasn’t exactly Fort Knox.

///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3384bd52-9ea5-11e3-8663-00144feab7de.html

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