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England's most important cat dies :(

This was the only good thing Thatcher ever did.

Blair kicked out the Kitten in 1997


Taken from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4823834.stm


Downing Street cat Humphrey dies

Humphrey the cat
The 10 Downing Street cat Humphrey has died, a spokesman for the prime minister has confirmed.

The black and white feline passed away at the home of a Cabinet Office worker who took him when he "retired".

Humphrey was adopted by Number 10 after wandering into the building as a stray while Margaret Thatcher was PM in 1989.

He moved out six months after Labour's 1997 general election win, with Tony Blair's wife Cherie denying reports her dislike for the animal was to blame.

"I can confirm we have been told that Humphrey sadly died last week some time," a Downing Street spokesman said.

Cherie is such a bitch; I can just picture her screwing up her nose at him when they moved in, despite the fact that it had already been his home for 8 years.

I thought the Blairs moved into the apartments over Number 11 because the Number 10 lodgings 'weren't big enough' - and yet he was still booted out.

And she has a wonky mouth.

Wow, Thatcher did actually do something right. I'm impressed.

Cherie is such a bitch; I can just picture her screwing up her nose at him when they moved in, despite the fact that it had already been his home for 8 years.

I thought the Blairs moved into the apartments over Number 11 because the Number 10 lodgings 'weren't big enough' - and yet he was still booted out.

And she has a wonky mouth.
Yeah, that whore

This proves two things. One will come as a shock. The second won't.

1) Margaret Thatcher had a soul. :eek:
2) Cherie Blair doesn't. :upyours:

Humphrey had a good long life though. One little bout of unpleasantness in 1997, but still.

Pesonally, I think Humphrey is the lucky one. Imagine being stuck in that house with that family! :eek:

And yes, this American as heard of Humphrey. I read a story about him right after he retired. Including a series of budget requisitions for Humphrey's needs. Funny stuff. :)

And yes, this American as heard of Humphrey. I read a story about him right after he retired. Including a series of budget requisitions for Humphrey's needs. Funny stuff. :)

Im not British, but his death was in today's newspaper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey


Humphrey's life story, courtesy of Wiki.

It's tales like these that induce one of those rare occasions where upon I am actually proud to be British.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey


Humphrey's life story, courtesy of Wiki.

It's tales like these that induce one of those rare occasions where upon I am actually proud to be British.

He was employed as a mouser. I find that to be typically British in an eccentric sort of way...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey


Humphrey's life story, courtesy of Wiki.

It's tales like these that induce one of those rare occasions where upon I am actually proud to be British.
yay for Wiki

There should be a postage stamp honoring him.

I also like the fact that the Tories used his leaving in '97 to bash Labour by saying that he had lived happily in a Conservative Number 10 - and that Alan Clarke demanded to know where he was after he left.

Yes, and I think Thatcher helped end the Cold War, which was also good. Oh no! I'm conservative! I'm so horrible!:rolleyes:

Yes, and I think Thatcher helped end the Cold War, which was also good. Oh no! I'm conservative! I'm so horrible!:rolleyes:
dont bring your crazy nonsense in here, we're honoring Humprhey

Yeah, the Russians were all like, "Awww, look at the kitty! Coochie coo! Hey, Ivan, come check out this cutie little puddy-cat! Who's a wuvely puddy cat!" and then Thatcher says, "I see you like my cat. shall we end the cold War?" and they said "OK, sure".

True story.

England's most important cat dies :(

This was the only good thing Thatcher ever did.

Blair kicked out the Kitten in 1997

Taken from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4823834.stm
Wow, Thatcher did actually something right :eek:
Blair should be kicked in the balls. Repeatedly! :mad:

Who cares?
It's a cat.

Yeah, the Russians were all like, "Awww, look at the kitty! Coochie coo! Hey, Ivan, come check out this cutie little puddy-cat! Who's a wuvely puddy cat!" and then Thatcher says, "I see you like my cat. shall we end the cold War?" and they said "OK, sure".

True story.

Star Wars, SDI and Perestroika were merely a series of cover-ups to avoid the Russians any undue embarresment after deciding to end the Cold War after meeting Humphrey.

Yeah, the Russians were all like, "Awww, look at the kitty! Coochie coo! Hey, Ivan, come check out this cutie little puddy-cat! Who's a wuvely puddy cat!" and then Thatcher says, "I see you like my cat. shall we end the cold War?" and they said "OK, sure".

True story.

I was there, thats true

Humprhey single handedly ended the cold war, he also invented toasters

Who cares?
It's a cat.
*slap*

Who cares?
It's a cat.

He was a British institution and a brilliant mouser. As well as the real reason for the Cold War ending - as well as being an undeniably British eccentricity.

dont bring your crazy nonsense in here, we're honoring Humprhey
No I liked the cat. But I also like Thatcher too.

No I liked the cat. But I also like Thatcher too.

Well good. Just don't turn this into a Thatcher debate - please? This is just about Humphrey, nout else.

I... uh... suppose you have to be British to have a real opinion about this one...
*slowly backs out of topic*

Chuck Norris once decided to turn Britain into the 51st state of the US. Then he met Humphrey. After high level negotiations (137 straight hours of combat) it was decided that the status quo would be maintained (Humphrey could eternally dodge roundhouse kicks, but even the Claws o'Steel couldn't harm the Chuckmeister).

*slap*

I have 9 cats myself. They are well taken care of and have wonderfull lives, but they are just cats.
This Humphrey cat, never heard of him, should never had made the news. It is just a cat.

Well good. Just don't turn this into a Thatcher debate - please? This is just about Humphrey, nout else.
Fair enough.

In memorandum
Humphrey
Cat of Former PM Margaret Thatcher
Highly Honored citizen of Britain
Born c. 1988
Died Mar. 2006
Requiescat In Pace

I have 9 cats myself. They are well taken care of and have wonderfull lives, but they are just cats.
This Humphrey cat, never heard of him, should never had made the news. It is just a cat.

It's a British thing. Part of our wonderful eccentricity. We like to hear this sort of thing at times - makes government seem more human, things like that.

I... uh... suppose you have to be British to have a real opinion about this one...
*slowly backs out of topic*
I'm not British, yet i'm the OP
everyone is entitled to an opinion

Fair enough.

In memorandum
Humphrey
Cat of Former PM Margaret Thatcher
Highly Honored citizen of Britain
Born c. 1988
Died Mar. 2006
Requiescat In Pace
You missed his formal title: Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.

I honestly don't give a sh!t about that cat.

I honestly don't give a sh!t about that cat.
I dont give a sh!t about you

i think we sould give it a state funeral like princess Diana had.

The poll must be new.

I voted other, because I only really like hitting blind people. :)

The poll must be new.

I voted other, because I only really like hitting blind people. :)
as long as u dont like hitting kittens

Oh! :eek:

Certainly not.

good

I thought the Blairs moved into the apartments over Number 11 because the Number 10 lodgings 'weren't big enough' - and yet he was still booted out.


Question: who has the right to live in 10 Downing Street as their official residence?

I honestly don't give a sh!t about that cat.

You'll have to go then.

*sends scrotum-seeking attack weasels on a search and destroy mission.*

Question: who has the right to live in 10 Downing Street as their official residence?
Humprhey had more right than the Blairs

This is so wrong there are peole starving all over the world and this cat is living in the prime ministers house with fancy food...this is so wrong.

This is so wrong there are peole starving all over the world and this cat is living in the prime ministers house with fancy food...this is so wrong.

Wrong?

The only part that's wrong is that Humphrey is smart enough to live where the food is while millions of people try to survive where nothing will grow. :p

This is so wrong there are peole starving all over the world and this cat is living in the prime ministers house with fancy food...this is so wrong.
oh it's not just one cat... millions of cats worldwide are kept as "pets"! Dogs too!

This is so wrong there are peole starving all over the world and this cat is living in the prime ministers house with fancy food...this is so wrong.
My cats probabaly, get more food than the average african village, but that's life, nothings equal

I don't give a sh!t about you
Humprhey, Humprho - It's a f_cking dead cat! What'd you expect? There's really more important stuff than a smelly pussy carcass.

You'll have to go then.

*sends scrotum-seeking attack weasels on a search and destroy mission.*
They come close and Franberry can add
another dead animal to the list of mourning!
http://www.gowerbirdhospital.org.uk/images/Gallery/images/1121-33-baby-weasel-in-hand.jpg.jpg
Yes, it's a baby weasel!
And yes, it could go pop the second
one of your weasels shows up!

Humprhey, Humprho - It's a f_cking dead cat! What'd you expect? There's really more important stuff than a smelly pussy carcass.


They come close and Franberry can add
another dead animal to the list of mourning!
http://www.gowerbirdhospital.org.uk/images/Gallery/images/1121-33-baby-weasel-in-hand.jpg.jpg
Yes, it's a baby weasel!
And yes, it could go pop the second
one of your weasels shows up!


I hope a horrible accident happens to you

This is so wrong there are peole starving all over the world and this cat is living in the prime ministers house with fancy food...this is so wrong.

1.) The cat is no longer living.
2.) The cat was not living in the Prime Minister's house.
3.) Are you suggesting that one of these starving people be employed to keep the mouse population down and be fed on catfood?

I hope a horrible accident happens to you

I second this. :p

I hope a horrible accident happens to you
Up till now everything I posted was said in my good, dry, maybe odd humor, and it was just how I honestly feel about a dead cat for which I couldn't care less.

But you have just crossed the fine line of what isn't funny anymore and I expect you to take that back and apologize. Otherwise I'd have to masturbate all night long and you know what He does to kittens everytime I do that! So, go ahead... It's really up to you now to safe those helpless kitties!

I second this. :p
Well, I don't! :D

Up till now everything I posted was said in my good, dry, maybe odd humor, and it was just how I honestly feel about a dead cat for which I couldn't care less.

But you have just crossed the fine line of what isn't funny anymore and I expect you to take that back and apologize. Otherwise I'd have to masturbate all night long and you know what He does to kittens everytime I do that! So, go ahead... It's really up to you now to safe those helpless kitties!
If everytime someone masturbated god killed a kitten, felines would've died out a second after the big bang.

If you were joking, I take it back.
If you werent, then I stand by my comment

If everytime someone masturbated God killed a kitten, felines would've died out a second after the big bang.

If you were joking, I take it back.
If you werent, then I stand by my comment
I was joking. *nods*
I actually like and admire animals and life (yes, even cats although I'm allergic to them) and I couldn't do them harm.
I picked the baby weasel because it was the cutest pic I could find when I picture-googled for "weasel" to counter LP's groin-attackers. (I was actually looking for "I M Weasel" with a helmet).

So, no harm intended and no harm done. But we'll have to see about the survival of the felines :D

And while we're at it - I feel that I should apologize for my harsh words as well, maybe they went a little over the top, too. :(

Well that's nice! :)

When you think how many offspring cats produce though, well, if people didn't... um. Y'know, there'd be cats EVERYWHERE. Think of it as a public service.

Well that's nice! :)

When you think how many offspring cats produce though, well, if people didn't... um. Y'know, there'd be cats EVERYWHERE. Think of it as a public service.
A private public service? Good thinking! :D:D:D

Humane feline population control by autosexual divine intervention, let's say.

I was joking. *nods*
I actually like and admire animals and life (yes, even cats although I'm allergic to them) and I couldn't do them harm.
I picked the baby weasel because it was the cutest pic I could find when I picture-googled for "weasel" to counter LP's groin-attackers. (I was actually looking for "I M Weasel" with a helmet).

So, no harm intended and no harm done. But we'll have to see about the survival of the felines :D

And while we're at it - I feel that I should apologize for my harsh words as well, maybe they went a little over the top, too. :(

Its ok, all forgiven if you really mena your apology, which it sounds liek you do.

I think I speak for all Americans when I say, what the hell are you talking about? And no, I'm not going to click on your silly link!

I think I speak for all Americans when I say, what the hell are you talking about? And no, I'm not going to click on your silly link!

Half the poeple on this thread are American(I assume u're reffering to the USA)
Click on the link, or read the OP

Half the poeple on this thread are American(I assume u're reffering to the USA)
Click on the link, or read the OP

yes but they read it. And I like to make sweeeping generalisations. I also can't spell that word.