Turning Mash into Cash

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a young man of Banchory

Whose blog won him riches & glory

The founder of Mashable

Saw it was cashable

Made megabucks, end of story

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9141348/Pete-Cashmore-the-man-behind-Mashable.html

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A Star is Anti-porn

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old woman, Raquel

A top 1960s bombshell

Who now finds it sad

That the world is sex mad

Though it once helped her movies to sell.

 

http://www.theweek.co.uk/entertainment/raunch-culture/45832/sixties-sex-symbol-raquel-welch-slams-era-porn

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Red Top Bust

Posted on March 13, 2012 by twitmericks

A woman from near Chipping Norton

Ex doyenne of tabloid reportin

Is helping the force

(& not with a horse!)

As her odds on imprisonment shorten.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/13/rebekah-brooks-arrested-phone-hacking-investigation?newsfeed=true

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Sarko Son’s Saucy Fling

Posted on March 12, 2012 by twitmericks

There was a garçon from Paree

Who angered the gendarmerie

By bombarding a cop

With last year’s salad crop

To the shame of his pa, Sarkozee.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/sarkozys-tomato-tossing-son-puts-presidents-law-and-order-platform-in-doubt/article2366568/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2366568

 
 
 

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Virgin on the Ridiculous

Posted on March 11, 2012 by twitmericks

An angry Egyptian protester

Took an army virginity tester

To a military court

Where the judge’s report

Unsurprisingly cleared the molester.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/11/world/meast/egypt-virginity-tests/?hpt=hp_t3

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Without a Clegg to Stand on

Posted on March 10, 2012 by twitmericks

Nick Clegg, at a meeting in Gateshead

Opposing a Lib Dem debate said

Oh please do not kill

The old NHS bill

I know it’s OK cos my mate said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17325834

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A Bright Pair of Flares

Posted on March 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old star named the sun

Where powerful storms’ve begun

A sizeable flare

May hit comms here & there

But up to now, no damage done.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9133073/More-solar-flares-to-come-expert-warns.html

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Viral Spiral

Posted on March 9, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man in Uganda

Or Congo or maybe Rwanda

Whose fame has ascended

Since#StopKony trended

Through slick social web propaganda.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/9132991/Joseph-Kony-2012-Obama-administration-congratulates-success-of-campaign.html

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Bad Debts and Bad Bets

Posted on March 8, 2012 by twitmericks

The deal to rework Greece’s debt
Reduces what bondholders get
By “cutting their hair”
Which they find unfair
Is that not called losing a bet?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17294865

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Widows Bin Nicked

Posted on March 8, 2012 by twitmericks

Three women called Mrs Bin Laden

Saw Pakistan’s attitude harden

The widows now held

Will all be expelled

Unless someone buys them a pardon.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17303173

 

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