Investments in Vestments

Posted on July 26, 2013 by twitmericks

Anglican leaders protest/

At loans with obscene interest/

From Wonga and co/

But how could they know/

That’s where their own church’d invest?

///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1855c6bc-f544-11e2-b4f8-00144feabdc0.html

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Prophet Motive

Posted on July 25, 2013 by twitmericks
The C of E’s banking on Wonga/
Not ripping us off for much longa/
The church’s agenda/
May see off the lenda/
Unless the false profits are stronga.
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23433955
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Weiner’s Wiener Revisited

Posted on July 24, 2013 by twitmericks

Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner/

Whose selfies got ever obscener/

Admitted a pic/

He sent of his dick/

Postdated his first misdemeanour.

///http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/nyregion/allegations-surface-of-explicit-exchanges-by-weiner-after-his-resignation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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Woman Gives Birth

Posted on July 22, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a young woman named Kate/

Who bore an 8-pound neonate/

The wee baby boy’ll/

Grow up as a royal/

Since great-gran’s UK Head of State. 

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413653

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No Courses for Horses

Posted on July 22, 2013 by twitmericks

A horsewoman out on a hack/

Decided to have a Big Mac/

Mcdonalds of course/

Said “we don’t serve horse”./

The nag dropped a big pile of cack.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-23403935

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No Froome For Doubt

Posted on July 21, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Froome/

A cyclist of such va-va-voom/

That he kept to the fore/.

For most of the tour/

And won it, amid Gallic gloom.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23399875

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What the Flock?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old tweeter with scope/

To offer us poor sinners hope/

For purification/

Of shorter duration/

You just have to follow the Pope.

///http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/16/vatican-indulgences-pope-francis-tweets

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A Chequered Career

Posted on July 21, 2013 by twitmericks

There is an old fellow named Bernie/

Who currently needs his attorney/

The boss of F1/

Is now being done/

On bribery charges in Germany.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/17/bernie-ecclestone-bribery-charge

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Texas Drugstore Massacre

Posted on July 12, 2013 by twitmericks
The guards at the senate in Texas
Have tackled a feminist nexus
By acting to stamp on
The terrorist tampon
An action that rather perplexes.
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A Show of Hands in the Dail

Posted on July 12, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Irish TD/

Whose colleague he pawed on his knee/

The louche politician/

Expressed his contrition/

For all this was aired on TV.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23269961

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