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Gear Failure

Posted on May 2, 2014 by twitmericks

A chap who presented Top Gear/  Said “Now I’ve been rumbled I fear/ But if I sound humble/ Explaining my mumble/ I might just remain in the clear” ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27253880 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/462224714371719168

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Old Tat

Posted on November 12, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old broadcaster who/Decided to get a tattoo/Upon his right shoulder/Perhaps when he’s older/He’ll get his left buttock done too. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24906132 There was an old broadcaster whoDecided to get a tattooUpon his right shoulderPerhaps when he's olderHe'll get … Continue reading →

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Paxman’s Extra Hairtime

Posted on August 12, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old man with a beard/ Who said it is just as a feared/ The punters on Twitter/ Are having a titter/ And reckon I look a bit weird. ///http://inagist.com/search?q=Beard%20Liberation%20Front%20Press%20Release%2012th https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/367043434034368516

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Patten of Denial

Posted on July 10, 2013 by twitmericks

The head of the BBC Trust/ Appears to be rather nonplussed/ That over-large payoffs/ Accompanied layoffs/ But surely these things were discussed? ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23253276 The head of the BBC TrustAppears to be rather nonplussedThat over-large payoffsAccompanied layoffsBut surely these things were … Continue reading →

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Hall of Infamy

Posted on June 17, 2013 by twitmericks

BBC star Stuart Hall/Preyed upon girls who were small/Just over a year/In prison, I fear,/Makes most people ask “Is that all?” //http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22932222 BBC star Stuart HallPreyed upon girls who were smallJust over a yearIn prison, I fear,Makes most people ask … Continue reading →

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Johnson Has a Mair

Posted on March 24, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old BBC anchor/ Accomplished at pulling a flanker./ By raising past crimes/ From previous times/ He made Boris look a right wanker. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9950748/Boris-Johnson-not-true-that-I-am-a-nasty-piece-of-work.html There was an old BBC anchorAccomplished at pulling a flanker.By raising past crimesFrom previous … Continue reading →

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Now Then, CBeebies!

Posted on January 20, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a repeat on CBeebies/ That gave the DG heebie-jeebies/ Its awful transgression/ A Savile impression/ By character Max from the Tweenies. /// There was a repeat on CBeebies/That gave the DG heebie-jeebies/An awful transgression/A Savile impression/By character Max … Continue reading →

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Never mind the Pollards

Posted on December 19, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a Newsnight report/ That editors chose to abort/ A fellow from Sky/ Was asked to find why/ And called it a cock-up, in short. ///http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/19/jimmy-savile-scandal-bbc-branded-incapable ///https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/281515194008604673

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Hall Answers the Call

Posted on November 22, 2012 by twitmericks

There was an old fellow named Hall/ Who got an emergency call/ To be the DG/ Of the old BBC/ Left vacant by Entwistle’s fall. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20451825

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Laid off and Paid off

Posted on November 12, 2012 by twitmericks

Entwistle’s severance pay/ Is well over 400K/ We should perhaps mention/ Twice that for his pension/ Makes 24,000 a day.  ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9671132/Threat-to-Lord-Patten-as-BBC-chief-George-Entwistle-gets-1.3m-pay-off.html

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