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334 points dcminter | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 09:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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martypitt ◴[04 Jul 25 12:29 UTC] No.44463939[source]▶
Rather cutely, "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office" is an official title, dating back to the 16th century:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Of...

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ants_everywhere ◴[04 Jul 25 13:13 UTC] No.44464245[source]▶
> the first one to be given the official title of chief mouser by the British government was Larry in 2011
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1. mnw21cam ◴[04 Jul 25 13:43 UTC] No.44464494[source]▶
That's the difference between the cabinet office and No 10.