Not So Shipshape

A ship in the Indian Ocean

On losing its power of motion

Was towed into port

In a Seychelles resort

But the company’s screwed, I’ve a notion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17216437

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Grayling’s Temporary Job?

Government intern Chris Grayling

Whose policy’s utterly failing

Blames devious Trots

And anarchist plots

For the fact that he isn’t prevailing.

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

 

 

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Murdoch Most Foul

A News International boss, James

Made rather improbable claims

That he hadn’t a clue

What his journalists do

& now his career’s up in flames.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108198/James-Murdoch-quits-boss-News-International-latest-blow-scandal-hit-publishers.html

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You Want a Pony or a Larger Mount?

There once was a very old horse

Who after some years in the force

Was lent to Ms Brooks

Who had cops on the books

A fact unrelated of course.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/9110913/Scotland-Yard-lent-police-horse-to-Rebekah-Brooks.html

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The Best Force Money Can Buy

Police DAC Susan Akers

Laid into the Fleet St lawbreakers

But had less to say

About those in their pay,

The Met’s own brown envelope takers.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2012/feb/27/leveson-inquiry-sue-akers-sun-media-video?newsfeed=true

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Rainbow Warrior Princess

A warrior princess called Xena

Has recently gone somewhat greener

Her Lawless protest

Has led to arrest

For trespass or such misdemeanour.

http://www.nst.com.my/latest/actress-lucy-xena-warrior-princess-lawless-arrested-in-oil-ship-protest-1.52696

 

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Little Big Man

There is an old man from Nepal/Who is almost unfeasibly small/At 22 inches/He easily pinches/The record as shortest of all.

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Aussie Rules

An Oz politician named Rudd

& another whose name is now mud

Fought over who rules

The winner was Jules

But I wonder was that just 1st blood?

 

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/rudd-will-keep-punching–in-pms-defence-20120227-1tx66.html

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Silence is Golden

The Artist, a film without speech

Emerges as rather a peach

A man hating talkies

A dog wanting walkies

And glamorous femme show their reach.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17174678

This is in fact a limerick I wrote last month for @thelimerickreview, which reviews films in limerick form. Can’t quite remember whether I tweeted/posted it at the time, or after the Golden Globes, so apologies if this is a repetition, but the film has of course now scooped five Oscars.

 

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Murdoch Puts Out SOS

There once was a paper, The Sun

Which appeared every day except one

Now hot off the press

Is NI’s SOS

At least until Murdoch gets done.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/10113551

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