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Liar, Liar…

Posted on April 4, 2018 by twitmericks

Old Boris the would-be high-flier/ Is known as a frequent supplier/ Of dubious fallacies,/ Forensic analyses/ Revealing his pants are on fire./// Old Boris the would-be high-flierIs known as a frequent supplierOf dubious fallacies,Forensic analysesRevealing his pants are on fire.https://t.co/U2Y46hMyTI#BorisJohnson … Continue reading →

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Bungling Boris

Posted on November 7, 2017 by twitmericks

A woman in jail in Iran/ Risks even more time in the can/ Because of the work/ Of Boris the jerk,/ A deeply incompetent man./// https://www.ft.com/content/24b3a740-c307-11e7-b2bb-322b2cb39656 A woman in jail in IranRisks even more time in the canBecause of the … Continue reading →

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Priti Vacant

Posted on November 7, 2017 by twitmericks

A minister off on a mission/ Met Israel’s top politician/ But Priti Patel/ Neglected to tell/ Her bosses, a foolish omission./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41890436 A minister off on a missionMet Israel's top politicianBut Priti PatelNeglected to tellHer bosses, a foolish omission.#priti #Patel … Continue reading →

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Rudyard to Comprehend

Posted on September 30, 2017 by twitmericks

Old Boris, whose gaffes are bizarre,/ Thought Kipling the thing for Myanmar,/ Reciting a poem/ Intended to show ’em/ The empire was better by far./// https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/30/boris-johnson-caught-on-camera-reciting-kipling-in-myanmar-temple Old Boris whose gaffes are bizarreThought Kipling the thing for Myanmar,Reciting a poemIntended to … Continue reading →

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Sister Act

Posted on April 27, 2017 by twitmericks

Blond Boris the mop-headed Mister/ Has lost the support of his sister,/ She’s dumped the FM/ To be a Lib Dem/ And fully-fledged Brexit resister./// https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/apr/27/rachel-johnson-joins-lib-dems-and-may-stand-in-general-election-member-tory-brexit Blond Boris the mop-headed MisterHas lost the support of his sister,She's dumped the FMTo … Continue reading →

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Prosecco Diplomacy

Posted on November 17, 2016 by twitmericks

This – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37995606 – was a story with two parts, but I couldn’t fit Boris Johnson’s sally and the Italian minister Carlo Calenda’s response into one limerick, so I just went with the former.   But then, rather marvellously, @pseudomonas made up for … Continue reading →

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Boris Has Cake and Eats it

Posted on October 16, 2016 by twitmericks

A mop-headed minister who/ Campaigned for a pro-Brexit view/ Had days before written/ A piece saying Britain/ Was better off in the EU./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37670091 A mop-headed minister whoCampaigned for a pro-Brexit viewHad days before writtenA piece saying BritainWas better off … Continue reading →

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Conservative Catfight

Posted on July 22, 2016 by twitmericks

Poor Larry the Number 10 Cat/ Has come off the worst in a spat/ With FCO’s Palmerston./ Though no great harm is done/ Boris and May need a chat./// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/21/larry-the-cat-treated-by-vet-amid-turf-war-fracas-with-rival-pal/ When Boris got up off his futonAnd put a respectable … Continue reading →

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Boris Bounces Back

Posted on July 14, 2016 by twitmericks

The man running foreign affairs/ Writes humorous verse that compares/ The leaders of Turks/ To goat-fucking jerks./ The satirist wryly despairs./// Look Theresa, if you’re going to start giving top jobs to offensive limerick-writers, make me an offer, OK? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/14/boris-johnson-life-xenophobic-gaffes … Continue reading →

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Borexit Strategy

Posted on July 1, 2016 by twitmericks

There once was an ex-London mayor/ Shambolic, with shaggy fair hair/ Who led us to Brexit/ Then ran for the exit/ With everything up in the air./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36672591 There once was an ex-London mayorShambolic, with shaggy fair hairWho led us … Continue reading →

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