Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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LONDON (AP) - The House of Commons may get a pet. Alarmed by an invasion of mice, British lawmakers filed a petition Tuesday for a cat to patrol the halls of Parliament. The motion was made after mice were spotted in dining rooms and other places in the House of Commons. Eight lawmakers backed the motion seeking relief in the form of a parliamentary cat. “It would be fiscally prudent … to invest in a House of Commons cat to try to tackle this problem,” said the motion.

—I thought this was kinda cute, and a nice break from the terrorist stories . . . Now, if I could only get my Maasai cow . . .

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next thing, they’ll be appropriating funds to get a dog to help rid the House of Commons of the cats which have overrun the place . . .

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I wonder what they will name the cat? Will he/she have a title? :slight_smile: I hope that cat does a better job than my cats.

(Thank goodness for fun news. Yesterday, when they released that the ‘dirty bomb’ guy was being held in Charleston, the entire city practically shut down.)

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I’ve been to London to see the Queen.

Well, the House of Commons, anyway.

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well, to start with, Jack built the house, and it all went down hill from there…

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They’d be better off with a Yorkshire Terrier.

No, seriously. Yorkies are tough little buggers. And EXCELLENT rodent-killers. Jennifer, the Yorkie my gramma had, would kill rats.

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Perhaps, but it’s a cat that may look at a King. Gotta plan for Charles, doncha’ know.

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Totally off topic, but that poem always reminds me of it’s Mad Magazine parody version:

Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?
Under the scapel of Doctor McQueen.
Pussycat, Pussycat, what did he do?
I’ve grown fat and lazy. That should give you a clue.

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Do you think the MPs might stand around egging it on in its search for mice? That would be nice. A bunch of overfed overpaid men yelling “Faster pussycat, kill, kill!”

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Do you think they’d dress the cat up in a silly outfit and powdered wig as well, or just give him a collar with a really large, showy bell?

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Cost of cat food/vet visits/kitty litter, etc. vs. half a dozen mouse traps, string, peanut butter

Is this the result of the Euro?

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Do English cats still have an accent when they sing?

Meowr meowr meowr meowr
meowr meowr meowr meowr
meowr meowr meowr meowr
meowr meowr meowr meowr

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DAMN, Francesca! Why didn’t I think of that for a thread title? You’re too quick for me . . .

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Faster Pussycat - band name.

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I suppose it would make a nice change from the vermin chasing pussy, which seems to be the Parliamentary norm.

Is there any way to bring jodhpurs into this…

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Hehehehe - how true! I’m afraiod I don’t get the "jodhpurs"reference though.
I vaguely thought they already had a cat, or perhaps that is Downing St.

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No, seing as the UK hasn’t adopted the single currency yet :wink:

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“Fiscally prudent” = “Please can we have a pet” Can’t just say they want a cat, have to pretend that they’ve done a full cost/benefit analysis for all rodent removal options.

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lol it IS a band name, and yes they suck. (note just my opinion, they have a decent following)

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What should we name Puss?
Winston Churchill, perhaps?
Or maybe, Uncle Bob? As in, Bob’s your Uncle?

Dizzy, (short for Disraeli?)

Female:
Victoria!