Tag Archives: china

Mao Look What You’ve Done!

Posted on November 26, 2015 by twitmericks

A chap named McDonnell’s in shtook/ For waving the Little Red Book/ And quoting from Mao/ Without grasping how/ His humorous gesture might look./// A chap named McDonnell's in shtookFor waving the Little Red BookAnd quoting from MaoWithout grasping howHis … Continue reading →

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Go Forth and Add

Posted on October 30, 2015 by twitmericks

In China a new relaxation/ Of rules to control population/ Allows a new sibling/ Conceived without quibbling/ Through party-approved procreation./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34674444 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/660022967779393537

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Bastian’s Doppelgänger

Posted on October 23, 2015 by twitmericks

A Nazi doll bearing his name,/ Says Schweinsteiger, tends to defame./ The figure’s designer/ Says over in China/ You Germans, you all look the same!/// http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/22/bastian-schweinsteiger-nazi-doll-sue A Nazi doll bearing his nameSays Schweinsteiger, tends to defameThe figure's designerSays over in … Continue reading →

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Thongs of Mourning

Posted on April 25, 2015 by twitmericks

The government of the Chinese/ Prohibited mourning striptease./ No man should be stiff/ At funerals if/ He’s not the deceased person, please./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32448416 The government of the ChineseProhibited mourning striptease.No man should be stiffAt funerals ifHe's not the deceased person, … Continue reading →

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Knicker-nicker nicked

Posted on December 23, 2014 by twitmericks

In China a lingerie thief/ Whose bra-burgling beggared belief/ Hid what he was stealing/ And brought down the ceiling/ And that is today’s news in brief./// http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/prolific-underwear-thief-busted-after-ceiling-drops-from-strain-of-around-2000-bras-and-knickers-9940809.html In China a lingerie thiefWhose bra-burgling beggared beliefHid what he was stealingCollapsing the … Continue reading →

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Checking the Pigeonholes

Posted on October 1, 2014 by twitmericks

In China, a land in the East,/ Some 10,000 doves were policed./ Security checked ’em,/ Inspecting each rectum,/ Before they were safely released./// http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/reports-of-beijings-cavity-search-of-10000-doves-ruffle-feathers-in-china/article20873756/ https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/517331518025261056

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Chinese Whispers

Posted on June 4, 2014 by twitmericks

Remembering Tiananmen Square/ Is something Beijing cannot bear/ The party’s unwilling/ To talk of the killing/ And wants the Chinese unaware. ///http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27692365 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/474165099523870721

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Obama-Lama Ding-dong

Posted on February 21, 2014 by twitmericks

President @BarackObama/ Met up with the old @DalaiLama -/ A ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’/ Said China, with loathing,/ Creating a bit of a drama./// http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/21/us-usa-china-tibet-idUSBREA1K01P20140221 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/436924910372679680

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Rover’s Return

Posted on February 14, 2014 by twitmericks

There was a Jade Rabbit in space/ Apparently lost without trace/ But as all seemed over/ For Yutu the rover/ The moon bunny contacted base./// http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/13/jade-rabbit-china-lunar-rover-signs-life https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/434273775714983936

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Semen’s Mission

Posted on December 4, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a PM in mid-term/ Who went to Beijing to affirm/ That UK-bred swine are/ Producing for China Industrial doses of sperm./// http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90d516fc-5cc7-11e3-81bd-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2mVAuhIr9 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/408229260889845762  

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