Thursday, July 2, 2020

Timericks from stories by Catherine Lucey, Paul J. Davies, Natasaha Khan and Joyu Wang

Tim Torkildson, creator of the 'timerick,' and President of the Sonja Henie Fan Club.



With Mount Rushmore Visit, Trump to Emphasize History, and Court Controversy.
@catherine_lucey

Under Rushmore's frigid stare/Trump will bleat with great fanfare/Bragging of his contributions/to a crowd of Lilliputians/George and Tom and Teddy too/Lincoln also will boo-hoo/at the notion of this clown/holding their old office down.




How Wirecard Went From Tech Star to Bankrupt.
@PaulJDavies

Fictitious income is a ploy/that some people will annoy/when investing in a firm/with the scruples of a worm/Sound investments are as sparse/as a hedgehog who can parse/Don't let your hard earned dough abscond/Buy yourself a Savings Bond.


New Hong Kong Security Law Prompts Rise in Self-Censorship.
@natashakhanhk    @joyuwang


In Hong Kong on eggshells they walk/they no longer are free to talk/To put up a poster/puts them in the toaster/as they sweat it out in the dock.




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