A very old bank called Natwest/
Left customers most unimpressed/
As technical glitches/
Sequestered their riches/
Now Hester’s investors protest.
A very old bank called Natwest/
Left customers most unimpressed/
As technical glitches/
Sequestered their riches/
Now Hester’s investors protest.
There is an Australian mare/
Whose talent is really quite rare/
She’s got what it takes/
So the Jubilee Stakes/
Were hers, by a nose in the air.
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A mathematician named Turing/
Whose legacy now keeps enduring/
Helped crack the Enigma/
But suffered a stigma/
His gayness subjected to “curing”.
/// http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/23/alan-turing-honoured-google-doodle
There is an old festival site/
They call it the Isle of Wight/
Where the cars are all stuck/
In a torrent of muck/
& the people are knee-deep in shite.
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OK, so not quite a commission, but this was a special that premiered on ABC Sydney Radio 702. They did a small feature on Twitmericks earlier in the week, which I was unable to take part in as I was fast asleep, but this morning I got up early to join in a chat about Black Caviar and contribute a twitmerick on the subject:
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A horse known as Black Caviar/
Is Ascot’s new thoroughbred star/
The equestrian wonder/
Who comes from Down Under/
Is pulling in crowds from afar.
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There once was a British PM/
Who decided he had to condemn/
The avoidance of tax/
But inherited stacks/
Which had minimal tax paid on them.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18528082
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/20/cameron-family-tax-havens
There was an MP named Louise/
Who thought microblogging a breeze/
But her intervenshn/
Is full of pretenshn/
The twitterverse broadly agrees.
/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18518162#TWEET162210
The poor Ecuadorian mission/
Has been put in a tricky position/
An Australian blond/
Having broken his bond/
Dived in to avoid extradition.
There is quite a wealthy comedian/
Apparently rather a greedy ‘un/
Despite making cracks/
On avoidance of tax/
His dash to offshore was a speedy ‘un.
/// http://www.channel4.com/news/jimmy-carrs-tax-avoidance-prompts-twitter-backlash
There is a rich club named G20/
Uniting the nations of plenty/
With others, like BRICS/
To lighten the mix/
And make the affair more big-tenty.