The networks this week will forsake
Recession and war and the quake
Till the royals are wed
They’ll be offering bread
And circuses while we eat cake.
—-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by coverage of the Royal Wedding.
Obama for months wouldn’t mention
The federal shortfall’s ascension;
But now he proposes
Big cuts as he closes
The deficit in his attention.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by President Obama’s speech on reducing the federal deficit.
The female reporters can’t gain
Fair access because an arcane
Club culture lets guys
Get all the best lies
To master Augusta’s domain.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by Bergen Record reporter Tara Sullivan being denied access to the men’s locker room after the Masters at Augusta National.
Glenn Beck led the Tea Party flock
To Fox with conspiracy talk;
The shepherd’s now leaving
And leaves behind grieving
Purveyors of gold and of chalk.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by Glenn Beck and Fox News parting ways
Southwest grounded planes to allay
Concerns now that passengers pray
They don’t end up grabbin’
Their seats when the cabin
Converts to a cabriolet.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by safety concerns about Boeing’s older 737s
To prove he’s a tough ex-Marine
Bob Parsons will slaughter and preen;
Since behaving humane
Is outside the domain
Of egos so elephantine.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by the Go Daddy CEO’s hunting trip
Obama tonight explains why
The aircraft restrictions apply
To Gadhafi alone
Since the call for a zone
For Syria’s one that won’t fly.
-Limerick by John Dillon
When questions to Chris Brown pertain
To beatings he cannot refrain
From venting frustration
Through defenestration
So fans on the street feel the pane.
-Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by Chris Brown’s Monday appearance on “Good Morning America”
A bet that a buyout could stop
Verizon from staying on top
With its iPhone 4G
Has left AT&T
Now praying that this call won’t drop.
—Limerick by John Dillon, inspired by the news that AT&T is buying T-Mobile.
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