Another political expenses scandal...

Baroness Warsi
in visiting the khazi
tipped on expenses an appropriate sum
to wipe her bum.

Fantasy Fodder - Dessert Course #1

No horses were named
making this tiramizoo
to mascarpone


More virtual victuals...

The Return of the Nori

Dan Norris
learned nothing from Horace.
From MP to Mayor he's trimmed his aims;
Mr Norris Changes Trains.

Fantasy Fodder - Fish Course

Damp Squid poached in ink
Sticky baked Stickleback sauce
Soprano Sea Bass


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Fantasy Fodder - Entree

Boot of Wellington
Napoleon Brandy-flamed
with Waterloo Kraut


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Fantasy Fodder - Vegetable Course

Vegetable pies
Champagne and truffle pasties
Sweet couch potatoes


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Fantasy Fodder - American Pizza d'action

Horse head on rye bed
Big Mac-10 uzi over
Electric Chair fries


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Fantasy Fodder - Fisher Course

Spiced skewered Skua
Princess peas with rice pilaus
top rosti mattress


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Fantasy Fodder - Starters

Some loyal toast with 
brie and Frenchman's Kiss pâté. 
Fantasy Fodder.


Ideal for virtual parties on Twitter...

Music to shake the spheres...

Tectonic platelets
Requiem for an Angel
Stirs the heart's magma


or do you prefer


Tectonic platelets
Requiem for an Angel
Moves the heart's dark blood


On listening once more to Requiem for an Angel, by Paul Carr: the first time I've done so in a year.

The bullying of John Lauber

Mitt Romney's
youthful hatred of pink monkeys
may be excused, but
continued denial demands his candidacy go phut!

Spring cleansing

Asma al-Assad,
your husband's bad.
If he loves you, surely he'll stop
draining Syria's blood, drop by drop?


A plea to the President's wife along the lines advocated by Sheila Lyall Grant and Huberta von Voss Wittig (the wives of the UK and BRD Ambassadors to the UN respectively, in yesterday's Times of London).

Exiles - the Diaspora extends...

Slender silver skein
bisects Sol's golden fire pearl
Great Arc of Farewell

Calm down, dear...

Michael Winner.
Assured critic of dinner;
Might he be made a peer
for service soothing skittish Scottish deer?