Kliban's Cats Comic Strip, October 16, 2012 on GoComics.com

Adam Nedens(Snoopster) said, 8 months ago

Windy City Chicago Cats

I wonder if the “windy city” gets 100 mph winds like the Northwest Pacific coast gets at least once every winter?

orinoco womble said, 8 months ago

It was called the Windy City originally, I am told, because their politicians were full of hot air, not necessarily because of the wind off the lakes…which is pretty fierce in winter, I’ll admit.

Alphaanddelta said, 8 months ago

Thank God he’s carrying his winter weight. Wait, my 2 cats always have winter weight.

N7326 Foxtrot said, 8 months ago

Yea…..I have been out in that wind off of Lake Michigan in January…..not enough clothes in the world to keep you warm on the ramp at O’hare airport.

masterskrain said, 8 months ago

I rather like the flying cow, and the can of Chicken Beer.
It looks like ANYWHERE on the Great Plains during the Spring, or the Fall.
Try driving a lightly loaded semi on an East-West interstate with a 45 M.P.H. wind out of the North! NOT FUN!

LafInLarry said, 8 months ago

Looks just like that here today.
Here being a couple of hours south of Chicago.

As for the Chicago wind discussion above, here’s the first couple of verses (but the first two lines are what counts) of Steve Goodman’s A Dying Cubs Fan’s Last Request:
By the shore’s of old Lake Michigan
Where the “hawk wind” blows so cold
An old Cub fan lay dying
In his midnight hour that tolled
Round his bed, his friends had all gathered
They knew his time was short
And on his head they put this bright blue cap
From his all-time favorite sport
He told them, “Its late and its getting dark in here”
And I know its time to go
But before I leave the line-up
Boys, there’s just one thing I’d like to know

Do they still play the blues in ChicagoWhen baseball season rolls aroundWhen the snow melts away,Do the Cubbies still playIn their ivy-covered burial groundWhen I was a boy they were my pride and joyBut now they only bring fatigueTo the home of the braveThe land of the freeAnd the doormat of the National League