Abdelbaset, the Libyan asset

Posted on May 20, 2012 by twitmericks

Old Mr Megrahi has died/

The one man successfully tried/

For the Lockerbie terror/

But which was the error/

To free him, or put him inside?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18139453

 

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Chillax? Don’t Do It

Posted on May 19, 2012 by twitmericks

 

Dave Cameron likes to “chillax”/

(Or so says a book by two hacks)/

With home karaoke/ 

But I think that’s hokey/

And really he reads about tax.

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Geeks bearing Gifts?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by twitmericks

Zuckerberg, king of the geeks/

Will be, in a matter of weeks/

Like a zillionaire/

With his big Facebook share/

So will Mr Z bail out the Greeks?

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/17/facebook-ipo-key-players

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Summer Lovin’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by twitmericks

Farewell disco queen Donna Summer/

Altho dying now is a bummer/

You’ll sing “I feel love”/

With the angels above/

& maybe duet with Joe Strummer.

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http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16230252

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The Reign in Spain Is Causing UK Pain

Posted on May 17, 2012 by twitmericks

A queen named Sofia of Spain/

Has made it abundantly plain/

As she wants to alter/

The state of Gibraltar/

She won’t come and cheer Liz’s reign.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9270896/Queen-Sofia-to-snub-Diamond-Jubilee-lunch-over-Gibraltar-row.html

 

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The Leaving of Liverpool

Posted on May 16, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Kenny /
Who flew off to Boston and then ‘e/
Got fired by the bosses/
As Liverpool’s losses/
Amounted to 14 too many.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/16/kenny-dalglish-leaves-liverpool-owners

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Howe Could You?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old man named Lord Howe/

Who caused an imperial row/

Saying litre and metre/

Are neater than feet’re/

So Britain must go metric now.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18083345

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Donner und Blitzen!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by twitmericks

Francois Hollande, in a plane/

Was flying in terrible rain/

It got hit by lightning/

But even more frightening/

He kept Merkel waiting in vain! 

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jgzIjIl4jlPqgj63CPKzfwqcyk7Q?docId=N0129801337102501046A

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Who Are You Calling a Pervert?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by twitmericks

Rebekah & hubby Chas Brooks/

Both hotly deny being crooks/

But what’s really hurting/

Is that word “perverting”/

And how, to Sun readers, it looks.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/15/rebekah-brooks-charged-perverting-course-justice

 

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Fail Whale

Posted on May 14, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a big London Whale/

Whose trading was well off the scale/

Until JP bosses/

Uncovered his losses/

He’s now high and dry. Epic fail.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/14/jp-morgan-executives-quit-trading-losses

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