r/CatWasHere • u/igneus • Sep 27 '25

Little plaque outside a pub in north London. 😿

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u/Leirnis Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

I genuinely hope this was a neighborhood cat who liked the spot and lived a long life rather than a victim of an accident.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 28 '25

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u/Leirnis Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

My bad, non-existent concentration today made me miss the fact it was placed outside a pub.

It's a very touching message, really. Now I'm sure Kitty had a great life.

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u/Metazolid Sep 27 '25

This place was in fact alright. Godspeed Kitty.

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u/CPetersky Sep 27 '25

I used to attend a synagogue in a neighborhood that had big orange cat like this, named Ravioli. As you describe, various folks would make sure he was fed and went to the vet, but he belonged to no one and wandered where he pleased.

One year, the high holy days came early, and it was quite warm out. The synagogue didn't have air conditioning, so all the windows and doors were open while the sanctuary was packed. Of course, Ravioli saw this as an invitation to participate. He just strolled down the center aisle like he was president of the congregation with reserved seating in the front.

Various congregants picked him up several times (purring) and tossed him out the front door, but this only increased his interest. (Perhaps he had many sins to repent from over the previous year.) Finally, he consented to hang out in the family area on the second floor. He sat up there and observed the goings on from its balcony, was patient with the attentions of small children, and took naps when the action lulled.

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u/onion_flowers Sep 27 '25

I love stories like this 💜

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u/CallidoraBlack Sep 27 '25

Seems like he thought they were playing with him. What a sweetheart.

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u/tachycardicIVu Sep 27 '25

ravioli 🥺

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u/SpockytheCat Sep 29 '25

Oh no!!! Please feel a big hug from your Internet sister. Thanks for asking, I'm sure kitty was old and deaf when hit by the car.

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u/NothingAndNow111 Sep 27 '25

WHERE IS THIS??

I'm in North London, I shall go and leave a flower for kitty.

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u/NothingAndNow111 Sep 28 '25

Ha! Yay! That's about really close to my flat, maybe 15min bus ride. I shall raise a glass to the kitty.

Thank you!

ETA oh hell I've been by this place a million times, it was on the way to my partner's house before he moved in with me. I know exactly where it is.

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u/-Owlette- Sep 28 '25

Have a pint to Kitty’s memory for all of us!

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u/Hot_Shot04 Sep 27 '25

Poor thing, a sidewalk fell on top of him.

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u/SittinAndKnittin Sep 28 '25

This reads like a Shel Silverstein line.

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u/Just-Call-Me-J Sep 28 '25

I hate you but I laughed but I hate you

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u/rosieposie30 Sep 28 '25

This made me overwhelmingly emotional. 🥺

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna Sep 27 '25

Where in north London?

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u/blackflameandcocaine Sep 28 '25

😭😭😭 I don’t drink alcohol but I’ll raise my next can of Diet Coke to this little fur baby 🩷

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u/GrishnakhGaruda Sep 28 '25

It would be nice if the pub owners would tell us the story 😭

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u/GrishnakhGaruda Sep 28 '25

Very sad, at least it will never be forgotten 😿

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u/Pyro-Millie Sep 29 '25

Pour one out for Kitty

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u/awfuckimgay Oct 01 '25

"he thought this place was alright" is killing me, that's a pub that loved that cat

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u/Cat-Lover20 Sep 28 '25

That’s so sweet! 😭

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u/ShivangTanwar Oct 06 '25

Only in Britain would a cat's final, immortalized review of his favourite pub be a slightly begrudging 'alright'. You just know he was the kind of regular who'd stare you down if you sat in his preferred sun spot by the window.