Baath Party Man Throws in the Towel

Posted on March 8, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was an old Damascene

Who said “All the things I have seen

Convince me Assad

Is incredibly bad

What a silly oil minister I’ve been!”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17295748

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Mitt by Mitt

Posted on March 7, 2012 by twitmericks

Republican Governor Mitt

Is winning the race bit by bit

It was too tight to mention

But come the convention

It won’t be so evenly split.

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Uncon-Vince-d

Posted on March 7, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Cable

Who sat at the Cabinet table

Then said in a letter

He’d like to do better

But Cameron leaves him unable.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17276201

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Hector the Defector

Posted on March 7, 2012 by twitmericks

A prominent hacker named Hector

Appears to have been a defector

The bizarre FBI

Was running a spy

Who’s alleged to be Lulzsec’s director.

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Let The Nose Have It

Posted on March 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an Egyptian whose nose

Drew his time as MP to a close

To the Salafist party

Cosmetic means tarty

(To look at the leaders, it shows)

 

http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/egyptian-salafi-mp-gets-boot-over-nose-job-415609

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Rory’s Glory

Posted on March 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a young golfer named Rory

Who’s suddenly basking in glory

He’s world no. 1

& the boy’s just begun

It’s only the start of the story.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/how-rory-mcilroy-became-king-of-the-world-16127098.html

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Abu Qatada and a Man in Amman

Posted on March 5, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a man in Amman

Who had an ingenious plan

He said to Teresa

Just send us the geezer

We’ll treat him as nice as we can!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/abu-qatada-talks-in-jordan-positive-says-theresa-may-7537115.html

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Haarde Lessons

Posted on March 5, 2012 by twitmericks

A former Icelandic PM

Who didn’t quite manage to stem

The crash on his isle

Is now up for trial

Should others be learning from them? 

http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16182474

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Putin the Boot in Again

Posted on March 4, 2012 by twitmericks

The triumph of President Putin

Which some of his foes are disputin

Was not unexpected

But now he’s elected

Will Putin be puttin the boot in?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17252190

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TTFN, AVB

Posted on March 4, 2012 by twitmericks

A manager named AVB

Was sacked by his team, CFC

But the way that the Blues

Sack the boss when they lose

Is now getting a bit OTT. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17250464

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