Crumbs! FT journos aren't very mouseproud

Heartfelt thanks to The Guardian's always excellent Media Monkey for alerting us to a serious problem over at the Financial Times, and without doubt the week's big media story... the FT has got mice. 

And we're not talking about the computer peripherals, we're talking rodents - furry little critters (right).

It seems the hard-working hacks at the FT barely have time to step away from their desks to snack or take lunch. 

Crumbs!

And the habit of eating at their desks is resulting in crumbs lying around, which in turn is attracting mice and rats into the office for an easy feed.

In a very 'of our times' crackdown on 'fat cattery' (let us be the umpteenth to crack that most obvious of puns) the powers that be within the FT have decided against employing a moggy to discourage their night-time raiders.

"Thanks for all the cat suggestions last time," wrote FT managing editor, Lisa MacLeod in an internal memo. "It was agreed that having a cat eating half-poisoned mice might not be sensible. And some people are allergic to cats."

"Half poisoned"? You would have thought an organisation such as the FT would understand the obvious false economy there.

Of course, if the mice had any sense of self-preservation they'd go all 'Tailor of Gloucester' on the FT and the paper's hard-worked hacks would come in to the office to find their copy already written for them. But no.

Comments

[Dave]

I bet they're well cheesed off at the FT, these vermin really take the biscuit!

[Chris P.]

You joke, but if this lead to an office closure and journalists unable to do their jobs (or worse still, suing over illness or infestation) it could put a real ro-dent in their profits.

[Joe Cox]

wow, do some people still leave the office for lunch?! that takes me back.

[Walt Disney]

Oh, do stop taking the Mickey

[Anon]

This must be a good sign, right?

The FT must be the only newspaper in London the rats aren't deserting right now!

They must have travelled along the river from Wapping, having deserted Admiral Murdoch's HMS Paywall.

[Clare]

Clearly the cleaners at the FT aren't doing a very good job. They want to have a word with mousekeeping.

[Grammar Boy]

I think you'll find mouse-style dictates the 'FT' is always written in full, and then shortened throughout.

[Chris Harding]

This should be reported to the FT's Skirting Board.
(PS thanks for the MouseProud name-drop)

[TMB]

...no worries Chris (I literally have no idea who MouseProud are... but a pleasure nonetheless)