Banker Rancour

A very old bank called Natwest/

Left customers most unimpressed/

As technical glitches/

Sequestered their riches/

Now Hester’s investors protest.

/// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18547149

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Back to Black Caviar

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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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/18554323

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Enduring Turing

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

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Isle of Shite

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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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-festivals/9348572/Isle-of-Wight-Festival-goers-forced-to-sleep-in-cars-as-rain-chaos-continues.html

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The Wonder from Down Under

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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http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/an-inch-will-do-it-for-trainer-expecting-to-dine-out-on-black-caviar-win-20120621-20r1k.html

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Tax Attacks

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

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Too Daft to Menshn

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

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Assange Quits for Quito

The poor Ecuadorian mission/

Has been put in a tricky position/

An Australian blond/

Having broken his bond/

Dived in to avoid extradition.

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Carr Tax Down

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

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G20-20 Vision

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.

///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18508651

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