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Blatter in Qatar

Posted on November 9, 2013 by twitmericks

The FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter/
Declared of the World Cup in Qatar:/
Your June is too hot,/
December is not./
On balance I favour the latter.///

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/qatar-wc-2022-should-be-played-in-nov-dec-says-blatter-525633.html

The FIFA head honcho Sepp Blatter
Declared of the World Cup in Qatar:
Your June is too hot,
December is not.
On balance I favour the latter.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 9, 2013

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Trans Bans

Posted on November 7, 2013 by twitmericks

The one type of fat they call trans
Is that which the FDA bans
It doesn’t seem fair
They never would dare
If it was called woman’s or man’s!

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24856146

The one type of fat they call trans
Is that which the FDA bans
It doesn't seem fair
They never would dare
If it was called woman's or man's!

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 7, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fda, trans, trans fat | Leave a comment

A Bigger Splash

Posted on November 6, 2013 by twitmericks

Research into how people piss/

Is summarised roughly like this:/

The distance and angle/

Of genital dangle/

Account for why men often miss.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24820279

Research into how people piss
Is summarised roughly like this:
The distance and angle
Of genital dangle
Account for why men often miss.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 6, 2013

**Buy There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar direct from the publisher: http://www.anovabooks.com/there-was-an-old-geezer-called-caesar (or on Amazon of course!) **

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged pissing, research, science, urination | Leave a comment

Wrekin Havoc

Posted on November 6, 2013 by twitmericks

The Tory MP for the Wrekin/
Was secretly videoed speakin’/
Of how his name seals/
Albanian deals/
And just how much cash he was seekin’.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24827405

The Tory MP for the Wrekin
Was secretly videoed speakin'
Of how his name seals
Albanian deals
And just how much cash he was seekin'.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 6, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conservatives, lobbying, mark pritchard, mps, tories | Leave a comment

Crack Backtrack

Posted on November 5, 2013 by twitmericks

The Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford/
Admits when he got a bit bored/
He may have smoked crack/
A year or so back/
(More details as soon as he’s scored).

///http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-councillors/article15263319/

The Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford
Admits when he got a bit bored
He may have smoked crack
A year or so back.
More details as soon as he's scored

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 5, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged crack, drugs, rob ford, toronto mayor | Leave a comment

Artsy-Fartsy Nazis

Posted on November 5, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a reclusive Bavarian/

Named Gurlitt, an octogenarian/

Who hid lots of art/

That was nicked in the start/

By a murderous totalitarian.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24818541

https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/397701499976822784

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, hitler, nazis | Leave a comment

Morsi’s Law Suit

Posted on November 4, 2013 by twitmericks

Not far from the banks of the Nile/
A highly political trial/
Got into dispute/
About Morsi’s suit/
(The wearing kind, not one you file).///

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb179ba4-4521-11e3-997c-00144feabdc0.html

Not far from the banks of the Nile
A highly political trial
Got into dispute
About Morsi's suit
(The wearing kind, not one you file).

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 4, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged egypt, morsi | Leave a comment

Howdy Saudi

Posted on November 4, 2013 by twitmericks

John Kerry is visiting Saudi/
Essentially just to say howdy/
And mull with the King/
The old Arab Spring/
And how not to let it get rowdy.///

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24799662

John Kerry is visiting Saudi
Essentially just to say howdy
And mull with the King
The old Arab Spring
And how not to let it get rowdy.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 4, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arab spring, iran, kerry, saudi, syria | Leave a comment

Flaming Pharaoh

Posted on November 3, 2013 by twitmericks

When Tutankhamun sadly died/

Embalmers rubbed oil on his hide./

But mummification/

Turned into cremation/

As Tut’s entombed body got fried.///

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/spontaneous-combustion-of-tutankhamuns-mummy.22585023

When Tutankhamun sadly died
Embalmers rubbed oil on his hide.
But mummification
Turned into cremation
As Tut's entombed body got fried.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 3, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archaeology, egypt, luxor, tutankhamun | Leave a comment

Don’t Make Me Laugh

Posted on November 2, 2013 by twitmericks

A prominent comic, Egyptian/

Got top bosses in a conniption/

As leaders found Bassem/

Too ready to sass ’em -/

A satirist’s core job description!

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24784181

A prominent comic, Egyptian
Got top bosses in a conniption
As leaders found Bassem
Too ready to sassem,
A satirist's core job description.

— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) November 2, 2013

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bassem youssef, egypt | Leave a comment

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Blatter in Qatar

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A Bigger Splash

Wrekin Havoc

Crack Backtrack

Artsy-Fartsy Nazis

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Howdy Saudi

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