Some boffins in Bath now surmise
That they’ve worked out a way for two guys
To make a new life
Without needing a wife
Will this win them a Nobel Prize?

John Moynes

Norwegian black metaller and town councillor Fenriz

Most metal stars who seek a thrill
Turn to bottle or powder or pill
But I’m shocked to say
That up in Norway
They’re councillors, against their own will.

John Moynes

Pic: Pitchfork

An entry in the Belfast High School yearbook

If you decide to take a look
At a Belfast High School yearbook
Be careful, the sight
Of some very far right
Opinions may leave you quite shook.

John Moynes

Pic: Belfast Telegraph

There’s a lot to be said for cheap meat
If you’re looking for a nice treat
But try to avoid
Any cops you’ve annoyed
And shop somewhere far from their beat.

John Moynes

Pic: Press Association

No one thought that we could, but somehow
We’ve survived forty years without Mao
To him all is owed
And to stray from his road
Is something that can’t be allowed.

John Moynes

Groom Brian Kelly (left) and his missing Best Man Ed Costello, 1973

Many years ago when Brian wed
He was backed up by his best man Ed
But Ed had to go
And Brian wants to know
Where his old friend now lays his head.

John Moynes

Stephen Donnelly TD

Now everyone’s gagging to know
Where Donnelly’s planning to go
Will Stephen be startin’
A new deal with Martin
Or has Shane Ross stolen the show?

John Moynes

Rollingnews

Yesterday: Stephen Gonnelly

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a ballistic rocket launch at an unknown location.

On Monday it’s lovely to see
North Korea have gone and launched three
Missiles of some kind
Kim Jong-un will find
He’s had his revenge on the sea.

John Moynes

Pic: Reuters

Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan President

Some people in Tashkent have said
Islam Karimov might be dead
But they’re all a bit scared
To have the news aired
So they’re leaving him there in his bed.

John Moynes

Pic: Associated Press

Mexiican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump in Mexico City yesterday

In Mexico Trump said the wall
Is going to be built after all
But he didn’t say
Who is going to pay
I guess we’ll find out in the fall.

John Moynes

Pic: New York Times