The minister's cat was called Mary because she couldn't understand how she'd got herself a little kitten



At last one I can do!!!

The ministers cat was called Nebucanezzer (sp??) because he was aiming for the longest name in cat history.

**Well done skyers!!**

The minister's cat was called Obadiah because he had the gift of prophecy.

The Minister's cat was called Paul because he was always writing letters.

The Minister's cat was called Quirinius becuause he wanted to be governor of Syria

The minister's cat was called Reuben because he was the eldest of the litter.

The minister's cat was a strong, long haired cat called Samson!

Thanks berkshire mum for the Felix reference




The minister's cat was called Thomas because he doubted he would get his dinner every day

It was really Bachpensioner who gave the reference - I just used the name.

The minister's cat was called Uriah because he liked to be in the forefront of the battle.

The Minister's cat was called Vajezatha because he was the son of Haman (Esther 9:9)






I am cheating and using the Bible gateway to find these refs!

I am really stuck on "W" - is your Bible gateway any use, BachPensioner? We are spoilt for choice for "Z", but I don't want to jump the gun!

The minister's cat was called Wise Man because he was always leaving little presents on the kitchen floor.

Oh, clever! Wish I'd thought of that.

Yes - wise man is great - all I have come up with is Watchman - not a proper name but not as good as Wiseman.

Bible gateway does not have any topics under X but how about:


The Minister's cat was called eXodus because he was expelled after leaving the little presents on the kitchen floor.

The minister's cat was called Yoseph because he was very young and wasn't able to miaow with clarity yet.

(Bit of a cop-out there... Ok. So now I have a Gardeners' Encyclopedia, a Bible, the Periodic Table of Elements, and The Complete Works of William Skakespeare on the shelf beside my computer. What's the Z person requiring me to add to the collection next? )

The minister's cat was called Zebedee because it always thought that it was time for bed.

What next folks?

Animals?



The minister's cat was like an armadillo because she was very thick-skinned and took no notice of the minister when he told her off

The minister's cat was called Badger as he lived in a burrow under the sink and only came out at night.

The minister's cat was called Cougar, as he had big cat ambitions.

The Minister's cat was called Dingo which caused major psychological problems - wild Australian canine monikers are bound to result in an identity crisis

The minister's cat was called Elephant because he was always packing his trunk...

The minister's cat was called Foxy because he was always raiding the dustbin

The minister's cat was called Giraffe because he had a long neck.

The Minister's cat was called Hedgehog because he was prickly

The minister's cat was called Ibex because he could run and leap fast.

The Minister's cat was called Jaguar because he liked to be a big cat and an expensive car

The minister's cat was called Kiwi becaust it tried to fly and found that it couldn't.

The minister's cat was called Lemur because he had a stripey tail.

The minister's cat was called Mouse because he was frightened of cats.

The minister's cat was called natterjack as he was a right old toad.

The minister's cat was called Octopus because he had 8 legs.

The minister's cat was called Pig an account of its bad manners when eating.

The minister's cat was called Quok because he looked like an obscure breed of wallabe.

The minister's cat was called Ratty because he was also frightened of cats.

The minister's cat was called snake because he used to slide around on his belly.

The Minister's cat was called Three Toed because he liked to SLoth around all day and when challenged about it blamed it on his accident

The minister's cat was called Unicorn because he was a mythical kind of fellow.

The minister's cat was called Viper because he never offered to do ze vashing up!

The Minister's cat was called Wallaby as he liked lying in the pouch

The Minister's cat was called X-ray Fish, as this is the only fish that he'd eat for dinner!

~Wobby~

The minister's cat was called Yak because he talked too much.

The minister's cat was called Zorillo because sometimes she smelt like a skunk



Makes of car? (CE's profile has got loads of them if you're stuck )


The minister's cat was called Allegro because the minister had an ironic sense of humour

The minister's cat was called BMW because he liked to be X-tra cool

EDIT: Oops, my car league tables need updating...

Car Expert

The minister's cat was called Cavalier because he didn't have a round head.

The Minister's cat was called Datsun because the minister was rather staid and old fashioned

The minister's cat was called Espace because he liked to explore the outdoors.

Car Expert

The mimster's cat was called Ferrari because he liked to watch Formula One on TV.

The minister's cat was called Goggomobil because he purred like a small lawn mower.

The Minister's cat was called Honda because he wanted to be thought oriental - as cats are revered in the Orient

The minister's cat wa called Isuzu because that was how he sounded when he purred...