Saddle Soap

Posted on November 4, 2012 by twitmericks

Rebekah & Dave, side by side/

Had a quite unpredictable ride/

It was hard to control,/

Texted Cameron (LOL)/

And after his speech, Becky cried.

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Naming No Names

Posted on November 3, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old paedophile Tory/

Who was going to be in a story/ 

On Newsnight last night/

Until they took fright/

So you may as well watch Balamory.

///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9652824/BBCs-Newsnight-airs-claims-of-child-abuse-against-leading-Tory-politician.html

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McShane in Pain

Posted on November 3, 2012 by twitmericks

A Labour MP named McShane/

Has decided he cannot remain/

A report by MPs/

Found him guilty of sleaze/

(Though he swears not for personal gain!)

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/02/denis-macshane-resigns-expenses

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Trick or Coke?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by twitmericks

A party of children in Oldham/

Did as authorities toldham/

When drugs & not sweets/

Were given as treats/

The kids neither took ’em nor soldham.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20172392

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FCO puts Tax into Taxidermy

Posted on November 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old 20ft snake/

That the FCO found it would take/

10 grand to repair/

But stuff it! Why care – /

When our national pride is at stake?

///http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226415/Foreign-Office-cuts-Get-stuffed-William-Hague-spends-10-000-refurbishing-20-foot-anaconda-called-Albert.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Free Vaxevanis, Jail Taxevedas!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by twitmericks

A magazine journo in Greece/

Was nicked by the Athens police/

For publishing facts/

On avoiders of tax/

Let us hope for his speedy release.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/01/greek-lagarde-list-publisher-court

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The MPs are Revolting!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by twitmericks

There were some revolting MPs/

Who voted to cut & not freeze/

A budget in Brussels/

So flexing their muscles/

Without bringing Dave to his knees.

///http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebda7ca6-2391-11e2-bb86-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Av8RgOyM

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New York Stories

Posted on October 31, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a big fire in Rockaway/

The storm tore a boardwalk & dock away/

A levee was broken/

A flood hit Hoboken/

And cars reappeared half a block away.

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Cyclonic Inferno

Posted on October 30, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a tropical storm/

Which merged with a cold front to form/

A cyclone so huge/

It caused a deluge/

That greatly exceeded the norm.

///http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sandy-slams-new-york-new-jersey-washington-region-spared-major-devastation/2012/10/30/5eeab77a-222e-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html

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Sandy Heads for Shore

Posted on October 29, 2012 by twitmericks

Hurricane Sandy could flatten/

New Jersey & bits of Manhattan/

It’s just as we feared/

The coast is now cleared/

Not many more hatches to batten.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20121811

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