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The Battle of the Number Plate

Posted on October 4, 2014 by twitmericks

The cast and the crew of Top Gear/ Have fled Argentina in fear/ A Falklands-themed plate/ Made locals irate/ So Clarkson was out on his ear./// http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/03/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-argentina-number-plate_n_5926026.html The cast and the crew of Top GearHave fled Argentina in fearA Falklands-themed plateMade … Continue reading →

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Isolated Islanders

Posted on March 12, 2013 by twitmericks

There once was a British possession/ Where vote after vote in succession/ Was pro status quo/ Just 3 voted no/ For Argentine rule, or secession? ///http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/03/who-are-falklands-three There once was a British possession/Where vote after vote in succession/Was pro status quo/Just … Continue reading →

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Thirty Years War

Posted on April 2, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a far-off archipelago A war zone, a 30-year spell ago Briefly Argentina’s And renamed Malvinas The Falklands saw many a feller go. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/01/falklands-war-thatcher-30-years?newsfeed=true

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