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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

UK exam board offers qualification in wheel clamping 
"First find an automobile,
Then fix a clamp to the wheel;
Demand silly money
And if they get funny,
Threaten to beat 'em with zeal."

Monday, November 29, 2004

Claims of rape, racism, beatings and bullying at Deepcut not followed up 
Many a sick allegation
Stemmed from the investigation
Into Deepcut's deaths,
But who'll pay unless
Police secure corroboration?

Sunday, November 28, 2004

Home Secretary denies fast-tracking Filipina's visa claim 
Did Blunkett, to help his bird's cleaner,
Pull rank in the public arena?
He claims it's all lies...
"Look into my eyes:
I swear that I've not even seen her!"

Friday, November 26, 2004

Minister Margaret Hodge sings praises of nanny state 
Hodge thinks the state should be nanny
In life's every wee nook and cranny,
But this mad madame
Should pack up her pram
And meddle with nowt but her fanny.

Thursday, November 25, 2004

PM takes drugs test at launch of crackdown 
A PM with pious morality
Lambasts all drugs illegality,
But Blair don't need smack
Or cocaine or crack...
He's already far from reality.

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Handful of MPs and celebs hope to impeach Blair over Iraq 
Boris and Freddy Forsyth
Say that Blair lied (and they're right),
But thinking they'll teach him
By trying to impeach him
Sadly, like them, just seems trite.

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Osbournes moan about crime rate following break-in 
Ozzy, the self-styled Dark Prince,
Claims UK crimes make him wince,
And yet this concern is
About just his earnings...
Not turning bats into mince.

Monday, November 22, 2004

Mass protests over Ukraine election fix 
Democrats out in Ukraine
Said no to Russia (again),
And though many dare
To stand in the square,
It might mean they're easily slain.

Saturday, November 20, 2004

Beekeeper Fred Hale, world's oldest man, dies at 113 
A hearty old fella named Hale
Ate honey each day without fail;
Was it 'cos of the bee
That he reached one-one-three,
Or just that life's buzz ne'er went stale?

Friday, November 19, 2004

Banned foxhunters plan mass civil disobedience 
Huntsmen say they'll disobey
All laws that stand in their way...
But turn back the clock:
The same folk said lock
Left-wing protesters away.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Blair and Chirac stress Anglo-French unity 
Britain most truly extends
Welcome to all our French friends...
We loathe all your views,
But love your cheap booze,
So who cares if Tony pretends?

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

CSA boss Doug Smith quits following £500m system fiasco 
Single mums don't find much mirth
In systems that failed from birth...
The millions Smith spent
Could've paid all their rent
From now 'til the end of the Earth.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Smoking to be banned in enclosed public spaces 
Smoking is choking us, damn it!
That's why the Gov's gonna ban it...
So where are the laws
To stop four-by-fours
And folks who are choking the planet?

Monday, November 15, 2004

Colin Powell quits Bush White House 
Cultured Republican, Colin,
Fell foul of colleagues' cajolin'...
They forced out the dove,
'Cos most of 'em love
Seein' the tanks keep on rollin'.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Howard sacks Johnson in wake of Petronella affair 
A tough Tory leader called Mike
Told Boris to get on his bike,
To which he replied,
"The one that I ride?
Great - she knows just what I like!"

Cheney 'fine' after heart scare 
Dick had another heart scare,
And now his doctors declare
His ticker (this time)
Is perfectly fine...
Damn! Life is just so unfair!

Friday, November 12, 2004

Thousands attend John Peel's funeral 
In Bury they're burying John,
With many to mourn that he's gone,
Yet what divine joke
Permits Peel to croak
But lets Noel Edmonds live on?

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies in hospital 
Arafat always desired
Arab lands be reacquired,
But was he the bearer
Of all Israel's terror?
They'll find out, now he's expired.

Bird's Custard up for sale amid dwindling fortunes 
Britain has stopped buying Bird's:
I blame the poncey-food nerds...
Cinnamon-dusted?
Pah! Give us custard -
With starters and seconds and thirds!

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

US Attorney General John Ashcroft quits 
Ashcroft, the Christian right's dream,
Spouts bile that most find obscene,
So let's praise the Lord
He's spurned the reward
Of more time on George Bush's team.

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Dutch mourn at murdered film-maker's funeral 
Film-maker Theo Van Gogh
Felt free to censure and scoff
At Islam's oppression
Of female expression...
Until, that is, they bumped him off.

Liverpool FC legend Emlyn Hughes dies of brain tumour at 57 
Crazy Horse wasn't insane;
He just had that ball on the brain,
And though fans intone
"You'll Ne'er Walk Alone",
The fact is he'll ne'er walk again.

Monday, November 08, 2004

US begins Fallujah offensive amid UN criticism 
Dubya, appointed anew,
Has ordered Iraq War Part II;
'Mid cries of "How could ya?"
He'll flatten Fallujah
And bid any peace hopes adieu.

Saturday, November 06, 2004

Heritage sites waive entry fees today to mark Lotto's 10th birthday 
Today visit Stonehenge for free,
Thanks to the National Lott'ry...
But why must we pay
Ev'ry other day
For what belongs to you and me?

Friday, November 05, 2004

Black Watch soldiers killed in Iraq; more attacks feared 
Yanks, against British advice,
Use force without thinking twice...
Yet Brits' friendly banter
And soft Tam o'Shanter
Don't mean we won't pay the price.

Thursday, November 04, 2004

Reports differ over Arafat's condition 
Is Yasser Arafat dead?
Or in a coma instead?
He's washed up, for sure...
Though he'll dry no more
With that tea-towel on his head.

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Bush victory buoys right-wingers 
W's won four more years,
Playing on hatred and fears,
'Cos plenty of Yanks
Prefer guns and tanks
To liberals and A-rabs and queers.

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

US election too close to call 
America's off to the polls,
Democracy though's full of holes:
Whoever gets in
Will win 'cos of spin
(But if it's George Bush, save our souls!)

Monday, November 01, 2004

BP staff rapped for office sex in wake of £1m-an-hour profit revelation 
While BP is making a killing,
Its staff's after something more thrilling...
Their business is crude,
And they're in the mood
For extra exploratory drilling.

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