Man Without a Mission

Posted on July 12, 2012 by twitmericks

Syria’s man in Baghdad/

Abandoned his leader Assad/

He’s quitting his mission/

His party position/

And ambassadorial pad.

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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/07/2012711205055855.html

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The Pain in Spain… Again

Posted on July 11, 2012 by twitmericks

Thousands of miners in Spain/

Went up to Madrid to complain/

They marched from Asturias/

To show they were furious/

At cuts and austerity pain.

/// http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Spain-police-miners-clash-in-Madrid-protest-3698540.php

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Rebel Yelled At

Posted on July 11, 2012 by twitmericks

A rebellious Tory named Jesse/

Got told by the whips that unless ‘e/

Was Cameron’s mate/

He must leave the estate/

Or else it could get a bit messy.

 
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City Kitty

Posted on July 10, 2012 by twitmericks

Some lobbyists hired by the City/

Had 93 mil in a kitty/

Intended to pay/

So the banks got their way/

With results not amazingly pretty.

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(This one was specially produced in response to this request:  Maeve McClenaghan ‏@MaeveMCC

@twitmericks If I was talented enough I’d give this the limerick treatment. (Full disclosure I worked on it). http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/07/09/revealed-the-93m-city-lobby-machine/

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Peer Pressure

Posted on July 10, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old House full of Lords/

Where time-servers reap their rewards/

Where plans for reform/

Ran into a storm/

To the joy of the ermine-clad hordes

/// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9390519/Lords-reforms-are-a-dead-duck-and-should-be-dropped-say-Tory-rebel-MPs.html

 

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Feisty Tucker

Posted on July 9, 2012 by twitmericks

A senior banker named Tucker/

Gave bosses at Barclays no succour/

Saying fixing the Libor/

Was no shame that I bore/

Twas Mr Bob Diamond, the F-

/// (at this point, Twitter’s 140-character limit cut me off). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304022004577516844019954640.html

 

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Defender in the Box

Posted on July 9, 2012 by twitmericks

A Chelsea defender named John/

Had words with a rival, Anton/

JT denies racism/

The charge that now faces ‘im/

The case of John  Terry goes on.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/09/john-terry-anton-ferdinand-court

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Pipe Down!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a ban upon hoses/

The sort Southern Water imposes/

Although it’s now passed/

I can’t quite be arsed/

To go out & water the roses.

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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/904572-hosepipe-bans-finally-lifted-after-abnormally-heavy-rainfall

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There is a young man from Dunblane/

Whose face betrayed anguish & pain/

After Federer won/

But cheer up everyone/

Next year he can try it again.

 

 

Posted on July 8, 2012 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Serener Serena

Posted on July 7, 2012 by twitmericks

A Wimbledon champ named Serena/

Won out in her favoured arena/

Tall and statuesquer/

Than rival Agnieszka/

Serena played meaner and keener.

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