For almost a decade I’d spend
My time writing verses that tend
To bring flashes of joy
And more often annoy
But everything comes to an end
Poetic tributes welcome below.
Author Archives: John Moynes
Italian pensioner Candida Uderzo (above) has had her driving licence renewed at the age of 100
In Italy if you’re alive
For a century and you still thrive
It’s not thought bizarre
To hop in a car
And take yourself out for a drive
Pic: Corriere Del Veneto
Chinese citizens reporting activities that endanger national security who will be given an incentive based on the effectiveness and contribution of their reports, with the maximum amount exceeding 100,000 yuan ($15,000)
In security news the Chinese
Have come up with a jolly good wheeze
If you point out a threat
Your deeds will be met
With some cash that is certain to please
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Elon Musk’s lawyers have written to Twitter accusing it of refusing to provide sufficient information about the number of false users on the service
Elon has started to feel
Unsure about his Twitter deal
So he says they have not
Wiped out the spam bot
And he no longer sees the appeal
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Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara
Well this news is shocking to see
They’re renaming the land of Turkey
As it’s too like the bird
Which seems quite absurd
It was never a problem for me
BBC
The vast majority of protected marine areas in the UK are being “bulldozed” by destructive fishing practices, according to new data
It seems marine scientists wish
That trawlers would leave a few fish
Alone in the sea
They don’t all have to be
Served up to us on a dish
Yahoo
Commercial weed killer is a go-to for many gardeners, but it is not worth the convenience, particularly for pet owners, experts say
Any gardener plagued by a weed
Must take action, it’s widely agreed
But some cures you can get
Can be bad for a pet
So vinegar’s just what you need
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Académie Française, on a quest to ‘preserve the purity’ of the French language, has taken aim at tech and gaming jargon
The Academy rose to proclaim
That while playing a video game
Nobody in France
Should e’er take the chance
Of uttering an English name
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An unwell whale adrift in the River Seine will be euthanised after all plans to guide it back to sea failed
In Rouen they tell a sad tale
Of a sickly and elderly whale
How they tried, tried again
To get it from the Seine,
But these efforts were all doomed to fail
Reuters
Kiwi grandmother Rosemary Penwarden has converted her 29-year-old car into an electric vehicle, which she charges with her own solar panels.
New Zealand fuel prices are
Rising so fast and so far
That one person made
An ingenious trade
And put batteries inside her car
Stuff.co.nz