A Damascene Conversion

President Bashar Assad/

Is losing the few  friends he had/

A highly connected/

Commander defected/

On seeing his leader was bad.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9382417/Syrian-general-defection-seen-as-sign-Bashar-al-Assads-grip-is-slipping.html

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A Fuss on a Bus

There once was a man on a bus/

Who caused an incredible fuss/

For a fake cigarette/

Will apparently get/

Secret smokers arrested on sus.

///http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/05/m6-coach-passengers-evacuated-police?newsfeed=true

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Particle of Faith?

There is a collider at CERN/

Where scientists say they discern/

The genuine article/

Called the God Particle/

Promising much we can learn.

/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18708686

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Frigging Bankers (parental advisory)

A BoE banker named Tucker/

I gather was Diamond’s mucker/

The rate-rigging bankers/

Are great frigging wankers/

This fucker at best is a sucker.

/// http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/03/bob-diamond-memo-barclays-questions?newsfeed=true

Editor’s note: The limerick form traditionally makes full use of our rich Anglo-Saxon linguistic heritage. But for comic purposes it’s sometimes better to hint at the obvious rhyme than to supply it. But a man can be tempted too far. OK. A scandal involving rigging by bankers and a man named Tucker. 

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Diamond’s Not For Ever

There was an old fellow named Bob/

Who found himself out of a job/

Amid public rancour/

The blustering banker/

Admitted there might be a prob.

/// http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/03/uk-barclays-idUKBRE86208Z20120703

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Jim The Kim

There is an old man, Jim Yong Kim/

The World Bank head honcho is him/

He’s plenty to do/

As we’re all in the poo/

& the global prognosis is grim

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To Be This Crap takes Agius

Barclay bank boss Marcus Agius /
Found fixing rates disadvantageous/ 
He quit, but left Bob/ 
Still in the top job/ 
Which many consider outrageous.

/// http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jEjL1iLnCiV0cDsFRLSscUixdpbQ?docId=N0217191341193901961A

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The Reign of Spain

There is an old team known as Spain/

Who just won a title again/

To claim their medallions/

They beat the Italians/

By 4 goals to 0 in Ukraine.

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Court Gets Snippy Over Circumcision

There was a judicial decision/

That’s causing religious division/

A court in Cologne/

Said it didn’t condone/

Religion-based male circumcision.

/// http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/27/circumcision-ruling-germany-muslim-jewish?newsfeed=true

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Tom n Kate’s Farewell Date

Celebrity pair Tom & Katie/
Are not any more quite so matey/
It says in the news/
In which Holmes & Cruise/
Distract us from topics more weighty.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18653268

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