The newly-elected centre-right government (New Democracy-EPP) in Greece has vowed to implement a smoking ban law in enclosed public places, which has existed since 2008 but never took effect.
It seems like a bit of a joke
That Greek politicians could smoke
All day long at work
With an arrogant smirk
That would make other citizens choke
John Moynes
Pic: Shutterstock
A school of Great White sharks have made their home in Montery Bay, California
The Pacific can be a delight
But while swimming you may get a fright
Look over there, hark!
It’s a rather large shark
And it’s hungry, it’s great and it’s white
John Moynes
New British prime Minister Boris Johnson at Number 10 Downing Street yesterday
As Johnson appoints his new crew
The Irish all fear if it’s true
We’ll be sent by Patel
To Connaught or Hell
Or else starve, so what else can we do?
John Moynes
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A section of the Grand Canal in Inchicore, Dublin 8 has been drained due to the partial collapse of a sewer.
Canals, you’d be tempted to think
Would not disappear in a blink
But a faulty storm drain
Which collapsed, may explain
What would make a whole waterway sink
John Moynes
Pic: RTÉ
Irish writer Colm Toibin has caused a backlash after telling a Guardian interviewer: “I can’t do thrillers and I can’t do spy novels.”
A writer who’s widely adored
Has said that he’s always ignored
A book about crime
Which just wastes his time
And makes him feel sleazy and bored
John Moynes
Snail slime in Thailand sold as anti-aging serum can fetch up to $58,200 per kilo
The mucus that comes from a snail
Is something they reckon can’t fail
To make your skin glow
Does it work? I don’t know
But it fetches a nice price on sale
John Moynes
Pic: AFP
They’re making a film about cats
So they’ve put out a trailer and that’s
Causing fury online
As some think the design
Is so bad that it’s driving them bats
John Moynes
A handwritten menu provided for passengers in business class on Indonesia’s national airlines
In business class you may feel
A nice menu should come with your meal
If it’s written by hand
Then sneering is banned
And the cops will pursue you with zeal
John Moynes
Pic: Ruis Vernandez
US Military chiefs have been ordered to reveal if the Pentagon created and spread Lyme disease
It seems like a rather mean trick
To fiddle about with a tick
And then set it free
While trying to see
If it will then make people sick
John Moynes
Pic: Allmed
What word did you learn first by reading before you realized you were pronouncing it wrong the whole time?
— Andree Lau (@alau2) July 8, 2019
If you have to say out loud a word
You’ve seen written but still haven’t heard
Just give it a go
A mistake, you should know
Will at worst sound just faintly absurd
John Moynes
