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Who is Larry the cat’s family?

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Bleurfghjj · 06/07/2024 13:41

Just seen mention of Larry the cat making an appearance for the first cabinet meeting. But… does someone live and sleep there continuously with him? Does he have a family? Is he a lone ranger, does he live independently? What’s the deal?

Who is Larry the cat’s family?
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JewelleryCat · 10/07/2024 17:58

I didn’t even know about Atlee until this thread. Yes, I’d say Larry is more famous

SoupDragon · 10/07/2024 16:57

Attlee has official merchandise on the Houses of Parliament website. Larry does not. Surely Larry is the more famous cat!

murasaki · 10/07/2024 16:20

Maybe when they voted to keep the speaker in place, they were really voting for Attlee. He is a fine figure of a cat.

KnittedCardi · 10/07/2024 15:20

Yay. Attlee is back 😁

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murasaki · 10/07/2024 15:20

He was indeed. He stood there in front of it until I noticed. And got some dreamies once I'd returned it to the garden.

He'd make a rubbish Chief Mouser to the Canines 0ffice.

AInightingale · 10/07/2024 14:50

murasaki · 10/07/2024 14:48

True. Big Lionel's only kill brought in to date was a worm.

Good.

Oh god love him, bet he was proud of that worm too.
But yes, a pet cat that doesn't slaughter wildlife is a good thing obviously.

murasaki · 10/07/2024 14:48

True. Big Lionel's only kill brought in to date was a worm.

Good.

AInightingale · 10/07/2024 14:42

AtomicPumpkin · 10/07/2024 11:59

I think Larry's successor should be a ginger, and should be called Eddie in tribute to Mr Sheeran.

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Cat's title is 'chief mouser to the Cabinet Office'. Ginger cats are not renowned for their lightning reflexes. More likely to get stuck in the railings.

AtomicPumpkin · 10/07/2024 11:59

murasaki · 10/07/2024 10:49

We call this the game of nobheads in our house.

Oddly ours is ginger too.

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I think Larry's successor should be a ginger, and should be called Eddie in tribute to Mr Sheeran.

murasaki · 10/07/2024 10:49

Callipygion · 09/07/2024 22:34

We had a ginger cat who would sit at the patio doors and meow to go out. Open the door for her, out she’d go, shut door. Then she’d turn round and sit looking in, meowing to come back in. Open door, in she’d come. Shut door. (You can tell where this is going can’t you? 😂) Puss then sits at door meowing to go out. Open door, out she goes, shut door. She turns round, sits looking in meowing. Open door, puss comes in, shut door. Repeat ad infinitum. 😂

We call this the game of nobheads in our house.

Oddly ours is ginger too.

SoupDragon · 10/07/2024 10:15

Well, he's not wrong 😂

Catsmere · 10/07/2024 10:08

SoupDragon · 10/07/2024 09:47

I have no idea what that is, so no 😂

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Michel de Montaigne was a famous sixteenth century French philosopher. There's a quote from him that's very similar to what you said - "When I play with my cat, who knows but that she regards me more as a plaything than I do her?"

SoupDragon · 10/07/2024 09:47

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 09/07/2024 23:51

@SoupDragon

Do you read Montaigne?

I have no idea what that is, so no 😂

DreamTheMoors · 10/07/2024 03:17

Nextdoor55 · 09/07/2024 18:05

My cat does this. They just change their minds 😂

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I got tired of getting up and down and up and down and up and down…
So I left my slider open a crack for the cats to come and go at their leisure.
And the hunter of the group brought in a live gopher and let it loose — but not before it bit her on the paw.
So I had to catch the gopher and then take the cat to vet to the tune of something like $300 in 1988. And she was a stray I was feeding — who became mine the minute I paid that vet bill.
It was an expensive lesson in laziness.
Gophers have sharp little front teeth 👇

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Catsmere · 10/07/2024 02:19

MannyTeddy · 09/07/2024 23:10

There is a reason why the Egyptians worshipped them! This hasn't changed in their minds either. 😂😂 We are enslaved by 2 cats also and know our place. 🥰🥰

As the great PTerry wrote, "In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."

JulySheWillFlyAndGiveNoWarningToHerFlight · 10/07/2024 01:15

Callipygion · 08/07/2024 16:38

I think that is a fabulous idea! Why has no one thought of that before!

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Like this, perhaps?

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Who is Larry the cat’s family?
MrsSkylerWhite · 09/07/2024 23:57

RaspberryIce · 06/07/2024 13:43
I wonder how old he is. Will he have a state funeral one day”

He’s only 16, years to go. I’m sure he has a certain special someone (or so they all believe 😁)

Runnerinthenight · 09/07/2024 23:55

ToBeOrNotToBee · 06/07/2024 14:52

I do wonder about the H&S at work thing.
I'm quite allergic to cats and can't wouldn't be able to work in that environment.

I'm allergic to cats and I have three!

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 09/07/2024 23:51

@SoupDragon

Do you read Montaigne?

Acapulco12 · 09/07/2024 23:34

I’ve met Larry and he is lovely! He kept himself to himself when I met him (understandably!) but he let me stroke him and was very welcoming. He’s keeping well for a 16 year old!

AInightingale · 09/07/2024 23:26

Or when they are out all day/night, appear frantically meowing at the window, paws up beating on the glass, come in, eat two mouthfuls of food, then head back to the door again to be let out. 🙄

SoupDragon · 09/07/2024 23:16

Callipygion · 09/07/2024 22:34

We had a ginger cat who would sit at the patio doors and meow to go out. Open the door for her, out she’d go, shut door. Then she’d turn round and sit looking in, meowing to come back in. Open door, in she’d come. Shut door. (You can tell where this is going can’t you? 😂) Puss then sits at door meowing to go out. Open door, out she goes, shut door. She turns round, sits looking in meowing. Open door, puss comes in, shut door. Repeat ad infinitum. 😂

This is the cat equivalent of us teasing them with a cat toy. They think they are playing with their pet.

MannyTeddy · 09/07/2024 23:10

There is a reason why the Egyptians worshipped them! This hasn't changed in their minds either. 😂😂 We are enslaved by 2 cats also and know our place. 🥰🥰

Needmorelego · 09/07/2024 22:42

@Callipygion we had a cat that would meow at the backdoor to come in, walk through the house to the front door and then meow to be let out.
There was a side alley outside that she could have used to just walk around 😂🙄