Fun & Famous
an ode to larry
The funniest and laziest cat in the world
I, the ultimate cat lover, really thought I knew each and every famous kitty there was on this planet. But apparently there aren’t just famous glamour kitties like Karl Lagerfeld’s Choupette; there are also famous cats with an actual function. May I present you to: Larry, Cameron’s rat catcher.
Yes, I mean British Prime Minister David Cameron. About five years ago, the palace on Downing Street 10 had a rat problem and so they decided to adopt a stray cat – after all, they were the ones that had the most experience with catching rats and mice. So, Larry went from being the insignificant striped stray to the royal cat with a Very Important Duty in the blink of an eye. The British folk embraced Larry. It wasn’t long before Larry posters, fan accounts and paparazzi closed in on Downing Street’s front steps. All just to get a glimpse of his catty highness. He probably even felt too good for Gourmet Gold, knowing that later in the day a freshly steamed piece of salmon would be waiting for him on a porcelain plate. Seriously; Larry had it all.
‘‘Poor Larry, all that pressure to perform… Want to come and live with me? ’
But now it appears that Larry isn’t the active Mouse Chief that the Cabinet Office expected him to be. And the British media have targeted him for being too lazy. The only thing he appeared to be good for was posing for the press, organizing cat fights in the courtyard, testing red carpets and functioning as a fancy Downing Street decoration. Just as important, I would say. But nooo, Larry wasn’t brought in to do that.
As a result, Palmerston moved into Downing Street last month. A black and white cat that will take over the duties of Chief Mouse. And he’s taking it very seriously I might add: he had hardly set foot in the door when he caught his first mouse. And now the press is all over Palmerston, the king of the courtyard. It won’t be long before we’ll find Palmerston mugs and lunchboxes in stores. Poor Larry, all that pressure to perform… Want to come and live with me? I happen to have an in-house cat paradise where you’ll fit in purrrrrfectly.
