By Royal Appointment

Posted on June 5, 2013 by twitmericks

The sister-in-law of an heir/

Was hired by Vanity Fair/

But Pippa’s career/

Was also, it’s clear/

Propelled by her own derrière.

///http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/pippa-middleton-lands-column-series-vanity-fair-article-1.1364101

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Singer Stinger

Posted on June 5, 2013 by twitmericks
An X Factor judge named Tulisa/
Is nicked after UK police’re/
Tipped off by the Sun/
So will she be done?/
For now they decide to release ‘er.
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Truly, Bradley, Deeply

Posted on June 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a GI known as Bradley/

Who got into file sharing madly/

The Pentagon freaked/

About what he leaked/

And took the whole incident badly.

 ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/03/bradley-manning-trial-opens-wikileaks
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Oral Evidence

Posted on June 3, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Hollywood actor/

Who said oral sex was a factor/

In giving him cancer/

(The ageing romancer/

It seems still a fatal attractor).

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jun/02/michael-douglas-oral-sex-cancer

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3 Lords-a-Ligging

Posted on June 2, 2013 by twitmericks
There were 3 old men in the Lords/
Who wanted to up their rewards/
When tempted with cash/
They got a bit rash/
& so had to fall on their swords.
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Talking Turkey

Posted on June 2, 2013 by twitmericks

The people now gathered in Taksim/

Are trying to act out the maxim/

The people united/

Will not be divided/

And tell Erdogan no one backs ‘im.

///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/10093974/Turkey-protesters-celebrate-after-police-leave-Istanbul-square.html

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A Mercer Verse

Posted on May 31, 2013 by twitmericks
There was an ex-Tory frontbencher/
Caught up in a lobbying venture/
A bit of a slip/
That cost him the whip/
& may lead to subsequent censure.
 
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Cellar’s Market

Posted on May 30, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a French President fella/

Who sold off the wine in his cellar/

He’ll have to forgo/

The vintage Bordeaux/

And offer Ms Merkel a Stella.

///http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2013/05/2013530102149879224.html

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Going off at Half Cock

Posted on May 30, 2013 by twitmericks

Two diplomats based in Caracas/

Got into a strip venue fracas/

The local police/

Say each pulled his piece/

And one man was shot in the knackers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22699157

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Husband and Husband

Posted on May 29, 2013 by twitmericks

There once were two fellows in France/

Who after a legal advance/

Got married today/

Because, being gay/

Till now they did not have the chance.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22706351

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