An American fellow named Bob/
Decided to outsource his job/
The software designer/
Hired someone in China/
While he looked at cat vids, the slob.
///http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/lazy-genius-verizon-catches-us-developer-outsourcing-his-work-to-china-20130116/
There once was a very old horse/
Providing a very cheap source/
Of meat in a burger/
What happened to Shergar?/
They sold him in Tesco of course!
///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9805497/Horse-meat-burgers-came-from-Europe-suppliers-say.html
A woman who works for BA/
Has won her court battle today/
So now UK bosses/
Can’t say no to crosses/
But can say don’t be anti-gay.
///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/christian-woman-wins-landmark-religious-discrimination-case-as-echr-rules-british-airways-were-wrong-to-force-her-out-of-her-job-for-wearing-a-cross-8451747.html
HMV got in the red/
As shoppers went online instead/
Now His Master’s Voice/
Has no other choice/
The old dog lies down and plays dead.
///http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/entertainment-giant-hmv-goes-into-administration-8451438.html
Ruby the heart-stealing dancer/
Was wooed by an elderly chancer/
Now he’s on trial/
Which could take a while/
He has a few charges to answer.
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21010660
A pup-chucking man from Bavaria/
Showed local Hells Angels his bare rear/
The bottom-exposer/
Escaped on a dozer/
In future he oughta be warier.
///NB. The story on which this is based popped up on Twitter, FB etc today, but actually dated from July 2010! Oh well.
Jihadis from Ansar al-Deen/
Laid waste to the Timbuktu scene/
They ruled with the gun/
Abolishing fun/
And anything they thought unclean.
///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/16/mali-rebels-instability-violence?newsfeed=true
A movie director named Quentin/
Found media questions tormentin’/
He said he would shut/
Mr G-Murthy’s butt/
But Krishnan was quite unrelentin’.
///http://www.channel4.com/news/quentin-tarantino-im-shutting-your-butt-down
https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/2897
///86447676989441
There is an old fellow named Nick/
Whose onesie is getting some stick/
The target of scorn/
Clegg says it’s unworn/
(I hope so, he’d look a right dick!)
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20969473
There is an old Union Flag/
That’s causing a fair bit of ag/
There’s major disquiet/
About when to fly it/
In Belfast – hey bull, meet red rag!
///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20954910
