A survey has found a large majority of Spaniards prefer tortilla de patatas with onion
I honestly wasn’t aware
That in Spain if a cook were to dare
To rashly include
Onions in the food
Then some people’s tempers would flare
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Tag Archives: John Moynes
A new survey says Dublin is the second-most ‘coffee-obsessed’ capital in the world, but the quality is lower than many cities
Dublin’s the city to go
To if you’re looking for Joe
But do we pass the test
For brewing the best?
I’m sorry, the answer is no
Texas statehouse Democrats flew out of the state to block Republicans from passing new voter ID laws
In Texas the Democrats said
That all their lawmakers have fled
They’re not cowards, they note
They’re protecting the vote
So the GOP’s plans are now dead
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Richard Branson on board his Virgin Galactic flght as it reached the ‘edge of space’
The tedious plutocrat Rick
Is currently feeling quite slick
As he’s just won the race
To almost reach space
Which he thinks is a rather neat trick
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British Brexit secretary Lord David Frost says he wants a “consensual approach” to resolving issues around the Northern Ireland protocol
Lord Frost cannot understand why
The protocol signed for NI
Turned into a mess
Well this is my guess:
Boris said that it wouldn’t apply
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Plans to transport 13 savannah elephants from Howletts Wild Animal Park (above) in England back to the wild in Africa have come unstuck
A charity over in Kent
Quite proudly announced their intent
To send, on a plane
Elephants home again
But failed to seek Kenyan consent
Pic: The Aspinall Foundation
British MPs say Irish nationals should be allowed to become British citizens without paying the £1,330 fee fee or taking a test
If you’ve been champing at the bit
To officially become a Brit
Well several MPs
Say “do so with ease”
If you’re Irish and also a twit
Alamy
The so-called ‘sausage wars’ have been used used by its opponents as a symbol of all that is wrong with the Northern Ireland protocol
The details of a large trade deal
Are things that most normal folk feel
Are rather a bore
So they call it a war
In the hope it might have some appeal
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Meanwhile…
Today is the ninth birthday of A Limerick A Day. https://t.co/NivKWV3AC5
— John Moynes (@JohnMoynes) July 6, 2021
Nine years!
Happy birthday, John!
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims to end to Covid rules On July 19 despite ‘scientists’ warnings’
In England there’s people who long
For a leader, decisive and strong
Who will boldly say
That he’s having his way
Without thinking what could go wrong
Sky News
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson (right) is aiming to beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (left) into space by nine days
The tedious billionaires’ race
Is now starting to pick up pace
It isn’t just spin
Soon someone will win
And be the first arsehole in space
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