The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15264   Message #139858
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
23-Nov-99 - 04:11 AM
Thread Name: Query of U.K. 'catters
Subject: RE: Query of U.K. 'catters
The pink plaque scheme was, I believe, started by the gay community, because it was felt that those commemorated were being overlooked by the 'blue plaquers' (people like English Heritage, National Trust, that sort of group, very traditional, and until last decade, very homophobic apparently....). They tend to commemorate those members of the gay and lesbian community who actively struggled for recognition and the rights of GALS or who were almost exclusively reknowned for leading GAL lifestyles, people like the dear lamented Quentin Crisp, Oscar Wilde and others.

Mudcatters should have a banjo shaped plaque, I think, with a decoration of stars around the edge, depending on how many BS threads they started..... no, that could get out of hand.... how about a cat paw motif? (incidentally, my dear moggy is lying across my wrists, so I can't actually see the keyboard..... good job I touch type....)

Frankie, I didn't realise you were a 'Glader, always wanted to go there, never got the chance yet. Never mind, one day I might. Then I can deliver your chocolate in person. Never did find out what a Hershey bar was actually made of....

I could manage some virtual chocolate??

LTS