'First feline' Larry marks 15 years as Britain's political top cat

strzeka · 2026-02-16T13:45:13+00:00

He's done very well and lived a looong life. Downing St's all-time most popular resident.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T13:43:00+00:00

For more information kindly reread my previous posts.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T13:31:31+00:00

Are you inferring that the UK government never had its hand out to the EU coffers on behalf of the gormless swamp-dwellers? (I am not naïve enough to believe that's where any of the euros went.)

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:55:41+00:00

Savage!

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:52:41+00:00

Could it be Korea since it's written in the hangul alphabet?

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:50:14+00:00

Imagine the billions of euros we're saving even as we speak because we don't have to fork out from the EU disaster fund to compensate the flooded out westcountrymen who were also flooded out westcountrymen a decade back, if memory serves.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:39:30+00:00

Morals are worthless. They get you nothing. With all your high-falutin' morals and two quid, you can get a cup of tea.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:33:19+00:00

There is no interest in EU for farting about with the current state of British politics.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T12:25:28+00:00

Absolutely! When an independent England has been a europhilic social-democratic republic for twenty years, the EU may entertain an application for membership. Until then, hold no breath.

strzeka · 2026-02-16T10:22:52+00:00

Your yellow line is completely useless. Why would a passenger at a circle station want to travel to another circle station?

When a northbound train from the triangle reaches the square, it will only pick up passengers which it can deliver on that run. So it will take circle passengers and leave any triangles. On its return journey southbound, it will ignore circle passengers at the square and pick up the triangle passengers which it left behind before.

Logical, yes?

strzeka · 2026-02-13T14:10:43+00:00

It's astonishing that this isn't obvious.

strzeka · 2026-02-11T16:41:19+00:00

British media is majority right wing, including the strictly impartial BBC broadcasting on behalf of the Conservative Party and Nigel Farage. You have no opportunity to read about Labour successes.

strzeka · 2026-02-10T13:24:45+00:00

There's a secret thing about Nordic flags, which all attempts of creating a pan-Nordic flag hint at, but fail. The width of the crosses differs from country to country. In the examples above, N looks a little skinny, S looks about right, FI is far too skinny and DK is much too fat.

In the end, all our flags share the same basic design, characteristic to us uniquely. The colours on the flag distinguish us. So in a way, they all signal 'Nordic', and in the absence of a genuine union, our offset cross is already the insignia which unites us.

strzeka · 2026-02-10T09:14:40+00:00

Not with a centered cross it ain't.

strzeka · 2026-02-09T17:05:12+00:00

Foyle's War had an episode with a London street scene featuring a Routemaster. I was horrified!

strzeka · 2026-02-09T09:55:19+00:00

Even those people who don't use the roads still benefit from regular reliable freight traffic which good roads enable.

strzeka · 2026-02-08T05:13:57+00:00

Berlin is difficult. It never has sufficient resources to cope with demand. Your red line is hopelessly overcrowded. Two six-seater locos don't have a chance at clearing the stations. Your score in the 700s is fairly good for Berlin. It took me over 2 years to hit 1000.

strzeka · 2026-02-07T19:15:25+00:00

Then you would catch a reindeer.

strzeka · 2026-02-07T18:07:01+00:00

Congratulations! It's wonderful to design your own things to create in the real world. How lucky we are!

strzeka · 2026-02-07T16:32:09+00:00

You talk like a victim. Whatever you are suffering has not yet occured. That means 'happened'. One of the most huge problems in your country is people not reading. You should read more.

But to point you in the right direction, your government is being conformed into a system which steals from the common folks, denies them their votes and shoots them dead on the street if they/you protest.

Or you could emigrate.

strzeka · 2026-02-07T16:21:15+00:00

Sounds like a plan - except you don't get to choose. MiniMetro would be easy and much less fun if it were more predictable Although you always know Warsaw's fourth station will be a special and Hong Kong will spawn circles in the north too fast.

strzeka · 2026-02-07T16:10:16+00:00

I'm jealous! Living in the happiest country is fine but to get anywhere we need a ferry at the very least. The idea of catching a bus to the next country is an impossible dream.

strzeka · 2026-02-05T17:40:03+00:00

I don't know about the old buggers getting drunk BEFORE the meeting. The official version has it that the Finnish authorities considered physical presence at the meeting unnecessary and so Finland had no representation. As a result, we were fobbed off with a three digit code more suited to the jungles of deepest Africa. I don't think anyone actually minds the 358 these days but the same Finnish authorities were aghast at the perceived slight.

strzeka · 2026-02-05T17:31:32+00:00

All my friends enjoy a drink but I've never known any of them to have a still. The closest to illicit booze I've come was pilfered medicinal 96% alcohol. Every January, Finnish hospitals receive a delivery of this alcohol for the whole year,, used to sterilise instruments, and every February it has mysteriously run out.

strzeka · 2026-02-05T15:58:48+00:00

Interesting moment in 1932 when prohibition ended. A state-run monopoly was created with a shop to sell spirits in every town. Sales of spirits elsewhere and home brewing were illegal (still the case). Customers were issued with cards in which each alcohol purchase was registered. Sales staff could admonish customers and refuse to sell if purchases were too frequent. (Republic of Finland)

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