A roaming “lion” which caused an extensive police operation after being spotted in a field in Essex is now believed to be a pet cat, with suspects including a ginger cat called Tom
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If it had been a big cat, there was plenty for it to feast on – from the Telegraph again:
London commuters were left fearing their toes may be nibbled by a gang of wild mice on the underground today…
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The sign was a prank, of course; but what I wouldn’t give to have seen hundreds of underground passengers with their trousers in their socks.
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First black tights of the winter. Curse you, August, if that is indeed your real name
Jennifer Williams @JenWilliamsMEN
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You remember I was supposed to be acting this week, for my church’s holiday club for 5-11 year-olds? I was rather glad not to be there yesterday, when I read this Facebook status by my replacement:
Also on Facebook:
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My cousin’s status this morning:
Got really emotional this morning at the petrol station, don’t know why really… just started filling up
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And another one from Facebook:
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Where do you find … all your objects and subjects – amazing .. like that mince on the underground .. they should be more afraid of the rats on some stations.
A relative was once standing on an underground station late at night when a pack of rats ran along the tracks. He said it was the scariest thing he’d ever seen.
I know .. seen them myself – loads of them down there .. only seen them around open stations.
Shudder!
That Public Information sign is hysterical!!
I love harmless pranks like that, don’t you?
Your life seems complicatededly complicated!!!
Not my life – I lifted these from other places. Easy!
The Farringdon Mice notice is funny! I wonder how many passengers actually followed the instructions!
What a hoot!
Jock says: when is Tilly’s book of funnies coming out?
Any profits I might make would be eaten up by copyright payments
That lion story is a bit odd, Tilly. I can’t get my head around the fact that anyone could mistake a cat for a lion. A tiger, yes, but not a lion…
I reckon they had their camera the wrong way round.
Weird, isn’t it? Hysteria, maybe?
I don’t know if this applies to y’all over there, but over here, the spoony one is funnier still, due to a certain cartoon cat we enjoyed as children, who uses this mispronunciation of the plural of mouse: meeces. If we consider the context above, it ends up being pi**ing mice, in our translators. Is that how you intended it? Perfect!
Which cat?
You know, I’m so bad with names anymore — the one that lisped, I think, that said, “Thufferin’ thucotash!” as a mild oath, I think. His mouse line was, “Oooh, I hate them meeces to pieces!”
Sylvester and Tweety!
Maybe I’m wrong. I think that one was always about the bird, never meeces. Hmm. Have to ask my kids.
Or Hubs. 
I hate you meeces to pieces was from Pixie and Dixie, though I can’t remember the name of the cat.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR PUTTING ME OUT OF MY MISERY!
A friend in need is a friend indeed!
And now we know the rest of the story.
Thanks for putting big smiles on my face and making me laugh this morning!!
I’d love to talk with the person who started the Lion rumor!
Just plain funny stuff–every bit of it–but especially the notice about the mice!!
I love bizarre stuff like that
Oh you Brits and your ginger cats. We get alligators here. The officials think they are unwanted pets.
But you’re not in Florida.
I was out in that part of Essex with my camera when loads of people came running down the high street, that’s how I found out about the escaped lion. “Which way did it go?” I asked one of the runners to which he replied: “Well, you don’t think we’re bloody following it, do you?”
Brilliant! Did you get a shot of it?
Nothing that dramatic here in Hawaii…
You have your own drama with hurricanes and volcanoes. I think I prefer fake lions
August is the silly season!
Definitely in the UK! In the States as well?
Oh the story about the mice was quite funny…would have loved to have seen all those folks also.
Tilly–you make me laugh on a daily basis, and I often share your posts with my hub and son. They laugh too. You bring me sunshine, my friend. http://believeanyway.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/ive-got-sunshine-award/
Kate, thank you so much for the award! It’s always nice to be appreciated
I just love the final poster about the lion versus mouse! The story behind it is just great. But the prank about the mice/rats nibbling toes? I’d have a hard time with that one! I’d probably need someone to carry me…no feet down on the ground at all! Debra
Yes, it is a little creepy, when I think about it.
These are funny… I do hate autocorrect!
We have mountain lions here and sometimes people think they just saw a big cat. Well, it would quite a big cat!!! People also see coyotes and think they’re dogs. I swear, those city people…
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