National Debt = How big can it Get?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a very big debt/A scary 1 trillion, & yet/If we keep to this track/& persist cutting back/A recession may be the real threat.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jan/24/uk-national-debt-borrowing-economists?newsfeed=true

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How much Mitt? Just a Bit.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by twitmericks

Ex-governor Romney’s return/Was released amid public concern/He paid 14 %/As his income’s all rent/From investment – he’s no need to earn.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/mitt-romney-tax-returns-released_n_1225247.html

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Cash and Harry

Posted on January 23, 2012 by twitmericks

The ex-Pompey manager, Harry/Ran things like an old cash-and-carry/But what Harry made/And the tax Harry paid/Apparently didn’t quite marry.

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Pouring Trouble on Oiled Waters

Posted on January 23, 2012 by twitmericks

A high council of the EU’s/Decided there’s nothing to lose/By a vote to embargo/#Iran’s oily cargo/(Till Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16674660

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Carolina’s a beaut, For Ex-speaker Newt

Posted on January 22, 2012 by twitmericks

Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker/Republican delegate-seeker/Is out to Stop Mitt/& tho he’s a shit/For Romney it’s now looking bleaker.

http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16154087

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Laura the Explorer

Posted on January 22, 2012 by twitmericks

16-year old yachtswoman Laura/Our new singlehanded explorer/Has circled the earth/From Gibraltar to Perth/As no one so young did before ‘er.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/21/world/americas/st–maarten-teen-solo-voyage/?hpt=hp_t2

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Nail in Brain Causes Slight Pain

Posted on January 21, 2012 by twitmericks

A man shot a nail thru his head/”I feel kinda nauseous”, he said/So he got in the car/And drove off to ER/For an op – lucky not to be dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16663332

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Warnock Bitter over Twitter

Posted on January 21, 2012 by twitmericks

Ex-QPR manager Neil/Believes that he got a raw deal/He blames players’ tweets/Not his team’s defeats/For his sacking. Oh Warnock – get real!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/20/neil-warnock-twitter-qpr-chairman?newsfeed=true

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Farewell Etta, Don’t Forget ‘er

Posted on January 20, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old blueswoman, Etta/I hope that we never forget ‘er/”I’d Rather Go Blind”/”At Last”, “Sunday Kind”/Are not songs you can easily better.

(Apologies to readers for whom ‘Etta’ does not rhyme with ‘better’. My poetic licence application is in the post).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james-dies-73?newsfeed=true

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Half-arsed Arrest

Posted on January 20, 2012 by twitmericks

A man was arrested this week/For possession of Saddam’s butt-cheek/He said: “It’s a farce/It’s only an arse/I’m on a bum rap, so to speak”.

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16152856

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