Today’s comic is most certainly NOT in any way intended to be taken as a real-life event. It is only based on real-life characters. (Loosely based). No such incident has ever occurred in the author’s home.
Full blown ruckus over the baby, Elbis bed I also fear that fluffy baby Pengo is Doomed! And the Girl’s claws in the last panel…..stroke of genius on Georgia’s part. No, this could never happen in real life!
I love the evil look that Elvis gives the Boy as he’s looking out from behind the crib, then pushes Pengo out. Baby penguin or not, when the Girl says he’s gotta go, out he gets.
Oh dear, I didn’t see that coming. Do we need two cradles now, maybe one that looks like a car? By the way the new avatar is Katie, our new ‘boss’. She has been with us for a week now and the moment she arrived, she took over. She has made a complete slave out of Hubby, who adores her. And both hubby and I are being trained and doing well with our training.
My, my, my – we may not be a redhead, but we do have a red-headed temper, don’t we. And are my eyes deceiving me, or is Elvis taking Pengo’s place in the doll cradle in the last panel?
OT: cat19632001 asked me for an update on my two adoptees on yesterday’s strip, but I’ll put it on today’s in case there’s general interest:
NightFury called Nikki (toothless 10yr-old) has settled in like she owns the place. She’s already in charge of feline BladeRunner and canine Ming and co-adoptee Paprika. She’s smelled a couple of ferrets and took them calmly enough, but we still keep her out of Ferrets On The Loose.
Paprika called Peppy (5yr-old tripod) has ongoing digestive trouble. (How to phrase this tactfully—NONE of her poops are well-formed. If she hasn’t overnight-pooped in the litterbox, I’ve learned to put her there in the morning to avoid ‘unpleasantness in the kitchen’.) She’s started a second week of metronidazole, which is supposed to be both an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory for her gut. She just started a trial of i/d to see if easily digested food will help. That’s a problem because she won’t eat it all at once, so I need to remember (NEVER guaranteed!) to pick it up or the others finish it off. Plus she then goes and steals their leftover kibble, which she’s supposed to be on JUST the i/d for a week. She does come out of her safe spot under the kitchen table more often, but she’s still nervous and cautious. I wonder about the adjustment of front-leg-removed tripods (Peppy) versus back-leg-removed tripods (Puck). But she does get around well if it’s very quiet in the kitchen, and she can jump on chairs. I also wonder if her digestion might improve as she gets less nervous, but I don’t think being pilled twice a day is helping her relax about her new home.
To the parents of toddlers out there: Do children that age really leave verbs out of their first sentences like in the last panel? I only remember they usually get the tenses wrong at first, or the conjugations, but usually don’t leave out a verb completely.
Today is Red Rose Day. Why is there a day honoring a communist named Rose? Some obscure Hero of the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War?
Or is it a reference to a disgraced baseball player, who definitely has reason to be red in the face. Interestingly, he’s the first entry when I type “rose” in my electronic dictionary.
… Oh, that rose. No socialist tendencies there, for sure. Roses are the most unfriendly, antisocial flowers I know. In the wild, I refer to them as “nature’s concertina wire.” (My field area in grad school was over-run with them.) We have some along the second front fence that are really nasty, a kind of stealth rose. The stems are covered with hairlike thorns. They go right through everything but leather, penetrate the skin, and break off. Impossible to remove, you just have to wait for them to be encysted and eventually work their way out.
Three hundred known species of rose, tens of thousands of cultivars. Their theme song is “Today your garden, tomorrow the world.” So yes, Robin is correct.
I did not know that the family Rosaceae also includes apples, peaches, plums, cherries, and strawberries. I am not at all surprised to find blackberries included. Our blackberries were planted as a barrier, and they qualify as “nature’s razor wire.” Highly invasive, they are best managed with a flamethrower—every year. Probably hard to kill even with nuclear weapons.
Roses are red, violets are bleu, I’m feeling silly today, how about yew?
Roses come in a plethora of colors, not just red. Violets are … violet, not blue. Therefore the preceding rhyme is untrue. Enough of this thorny subject.
sometime back it appeared that The Girl was more like Lupin instead of Elvis. Well, I think that this dispels that assumption. She’s got Elvis’ clenched fists, huge mouth shouting about injustices and his claws. Taught well, she was.
of course the burning question that everyone wants the answer to: Will the Doll EVER get to sleep in the cradle? we will interrupt our regularly scheduled programs with updates throughout the evening.
The Boy has been taught a valuable lesson he could not learn any other way; DO NOT mess with a female’s babies unless you want a face-full of angry mother!
If it’s for babies, then why did she not very gently remove Elvis and place him on something nice and soft? And I notice the strangling fingers have tunred into three inch long claws.
maggijoseph Premium Member almost 4 years ago
The nurturing has reached a fever pitch.
Petting Machine almost 4 years ago
I see Elvis taking matters into his own paws. Out you go, you stuffed interloper!
Le'letha Premium Member almost 4 years ago
So much for “shhh!”
McColl34 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 4 years ago
And the girl’s baby is dropped on its head so she can strangle her big brother. Meanwhile, El Bif whisks the penguin away from the scene. How sweet!
Jayfbird1969 almost 4 years ago
Awe didn’t realize Pengo was that old. But if the bed is for babies, I guess Elbiss gets an exemption.
OliveO'Sudden almost 4 years ago
Given Pengo’s fluffy appearance, I think the Boy has the right of it. Definitely a baby penguin.♥
mavinminx almost 4 years ago
Leave it to Elvis to take care of the problem.
Sue Ellen almost 4 years ago
Perhaps the boy and girl need to be invited to the next “Heck on the Deck.”
Jungle Empress almost 4 years ago
Neither of you are correct! The bed is for cats named Elbiff.
ikini Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wow! Those people-kitten faces!
Robin Harwood almost 4 years ago
I fear Pengo is doomed.
catmom1360 almost 4 years ago
The faces that the Girl makes is scary.
stairsteppublishing almost 4 years ago
Someone has a temper problem. I would hate to have it directed toward me.
stairsteppublishing almost 4 years ago
Even her fingers are sharp claws.
deadheadzan almost 4 years ago
Full blown ruckus over the baby, Elbis bed I also fear that fluffy baby Pengo is Doomed! And the Girl’s claws in the last panel…..stroke of genius on Georgia’s part. No, this could never happen in real life!
WelshRat Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Elvis, stop taking sides! You’re a responsible journalist!
bluegirl285 almost 4 years ago
I love the evil look that Elvis gives the Boy as he’s looking out from behind the crib, then pushes Pengo out. Baby penguin or not, when the Girl says he’s gotta go, out he gets.
Aucassin almost 4 years ago
Anyway, it’s not for Pengins or babies, it’s for Elbiffs!
TampaFanatic1 almost 4 years ago
I like how Elvis dispatched Pengo while the toddlers were distracted!
Gent almost 4 years ago
Looks like grandpa cat woke up.
David 42 almost 4 years ago
Perhaps The Boy needs an igloo, er, another bed (or a nest?) for Pengo
cat19632001 almost 4 years ago
Meanwhile Puck wisely still stays away.
cat19632001 almost 4 years ago
Check out the cover for “Elvis Puffs Out.” It’s got mice ladies, too!
Snowy&Finlay almost 4 years ago
I can only ponder the girl’s reaction 10 or 15 years from now if these BCN reports mysteriously resurface from the depths of the historical archives.
FrannieL Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Oh dear, I didn’t see that coming. Do we need two cradles now, maybe one that looks like a car? By the way the new avatar is Katie, our new ‘boss’. She has been with us for a week now and the moment she arrived, she took over. She has made a complete slave out of Hubby, who adores her. And both hubby and I are being trained and doing well with our training.
BillJackson2 almost 4 years ago
Life under quarantine…
rs0204 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Looks like only Elbiss is going to get close to the people kitten’s hiss-spit. The rest of the cats have chosen wisely to shelter in place.
diskus Premium Member almost 4 years ago
yow, boy i would retreat, not your territory
Pet almost 4 years ago
Elbiff to the rescue!
No Pengo in baby crib on Elbiff’s watch!
8D
OliveO'Sudden almost 4 years ago
I love Elbiff’s face and motion in the final panel, clearly communicating to Pengo, “You, OUT!”
lsnielson almost 4 years ago
And Elvis back in the bed—“It’s my bed”
I AM CARTOON LADY! almost 4 years ago
People kitten fight! People kitten fight! Get in there and do something, Mom lady cat!
ladykat almost 4 years ago
My, my, my – we may not be a redhead, but we do have a red-headed temper, don’t we. And are my eyes deceiving me, or is Elvis taking Pengo’s place in the doll cradle in the last panel?
Kitty Katz almost 4 years ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
In the Royal Library, where Beatrixia and Elvis-Anum have their offices.
Lupinum: Bea, can you get me the papyrus on ancient song parodies?
Bea: Coming right up.
Puckmosis: Elvis, do you have the Kibble Reports for last month?
Elvis-Anum: Just a minute, I’ll get it.
Sophititi: There’s a papyrus on making sand paintings around here, can you find it, Bea?
Bea: Sure.
Maat-Tilda: Elvis, can you find a papyrus on early kitty fashions?
Elvis-Anum: Hold on, I’ll get it.
Bea: Oh, Elvis, Burt-Ra wanted to know if you can find the papyrus on ancient seedlings.
Elvis-Anum: Everyone comes here to borrow things! What do they think a library’s for?!!
laurac5800 almost 4 years ago
BREAKING NEWS: Local cat reporter assaults penguin
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
Let Elvis serve as arbiter …
cat19632001 almost 4 years ago
From the look on Lupin’s face, you can tell he’s not going anywhere near there.
Ann Wingert Premium Member almost 4 years ago
hehe, Elvis shoving Pengo out. Wonder what would happen if Pengo one day got revenge… iced kitty treats?
tims145 almost 4 years ago
Meanwhile, Elvis is solving the problem of the interloper penguin in his new special cat bed.
misty almost 4 years ago
“A saint was asked, ‘What is anger?’
and gave a beautiful reply:
‘Anger is a punishment we give to ourselves for someone else’s mistake.’"
(quote from unknown wise person)
Granny Roberta almost 4 years ago
OT: cat19632001 asked me for an update on my two adoptees on yesterday’s strip, but I’ll put it on today’s in case there’s general interest:
NightFury called Nikki (toothless 10yr-old) has settled in like she owns the place. She’s already in charge of feline BladeRunner and canine Ming and co-adoptee Paprika. She’s smelled a couple of ferrets and took them calmly enough, but we still keep her out of Ferrets On The Loose.
Paprika called Peppy (5yr-old tripod) has ongoing digestive trouble. (How to phrase this tactfully—NONE of her poops are well-formed. If she hasn’t overnight-pooped in the litterbox, I’ve learned to put her there in the morning to avoid ‘unpleasantness in the kitchen’.) She’s started a second week of metronidazole, which is supposed to be both an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory for her gut. She just started a trial of i/d to see if easily digested food will help. That’s a problem because she won’t eat it all at once, so I need to remember (NEVER guaranteed!) to pick it up or the others finish it off. Plus she then goes and steals their leftover kibble, which she’s supposed to be on JUST the i/d for a week. She does come out of her safe spot under the kitchen table more often, but she’s still nervous and cautious. I wonder about the adjustment of front-leg-removed tripods (Peppy) versus back-leg-removed tripods (Puck). But she does get around well if it’s very quiet in the kitchen, and she can jump on chairs. I also wonder if her digestion might improve as she gets less nervous, but I don’t think being pilled twice a day is helping her relax about her new home.
rroxxanna almost 4 years ago
That is one nervous Pengo in panel 2 — definitely NOT asleep.
Hedgehog almost 4 years ago
Elbiff-Elvis: “Just gonna leave this here”.
belgarathmth almost 4 years ago
To the parents of toddlers out there: Do children that age really leave verbs out of their first sentences like in the last panel? I only remember they usually get the tenses wrong at first, or the conjugations, but usually don’t leave out a verb completely.
wildwind almost 4 years ago
Meanwhile, Elvis has evicted the penguin for usurping his bed.
thecatlady3410 almost 4 years ago
Oh no
scaeva Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Today is Red Rose Day. Why is there a day honoring a communist named Rose? Some obscure Hero of the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War?
Or is it a reference to a disgraced baseball player, who definitely has reason to be red in the face. Interestingly, he’s the first entry when I type “rose” in my electronic dictionary.
… Oh, that rose. No socialist tendencies there, for sure. Roses are the most unfriendly, antisocial flowers I know. In the wild, I refer to them as “nature’s concertina wire.” (My field area in grad school was over-run with them.) We have some along the second front fence that are really nasty, a kind of stealth rose. The stems are covered with hairlike thorns. They go right through everything but leather, penetrate the skin, and break off. Impossible to remove, you just have to wait for them to be encysted and eventually work their way out.
Three hundred known species of rose, tens of thousands of cultivars. Their theme song is “Today your garden, tomorrow the world.” So yes, Robin is correct.
I did not know that the family Rosaceae also includes apples, peaches, plums, cherries, and strawberries. I am not at all surprised to find blackberries included. Our blackberries were planted as a barrier, and they qualify as “nature’s razor wire.” Highly invasive, they are best managed with a flamethrower—every year. Probably hard to kill even with nuclear weapons.
Roses are red, violets are bleu, I’m feeling silly today, how about yew?
Roses come in a plethora of colors, not just red. Violets are … violet, not blue. Therefore the preceding rhyme is untrue. Enough of this thorny subject.
mistercatworks almost 4 years ago
Elvis is trying to look as kittenish as possible.
Smokie almost 4 years ago
I love Elvis pushing the Penguin out.
christineracine77 almost 4 years ago
“Baby” Elbiff Mow Mow wants his bed back, stat!
Gloria Fleming almost 4 years ago
sometime back it appeared that The Girl was more like Lupin instead of Elvis. Well, I think that this dispels that assumption. She’s got Elvis’ clenched fists, huge mouth shouting about injustices and his claws. Taught well, she was.
Sabrina17 almost 4 years ago
I see Elvis took care of the situation. Mommy’s special boy indeed!
willie_mctell almost 4 years ago
Siblings close in age. My brother and sister were a year apart. I was 5 years older. “Fond” memories.
Gloria Fleming almost 4 years ago
of course the burning question that everyone wants the answer to: Will the Doll EVER get to sleep in the cradle? we will interrupt our regularly scheduled programs with updates throughout the evening.
verybadbob almost 4 years ago
My kids were like that when they were little. Now they are both in their mid-30s and best friends.
Nuliajuk almost 4 years ago
Hey, old penguins need naps as well.
almost 4 years ago
There’s only room for one Elbiff.
Steelburner Premium Member almost 4 years ago
The Boy has been taught a valuable lesson he could not learn any other way; DO NOT mess with a female’s babies unless you want a face-full of angry mother!
paulahmurray almost 4 years ago
Ah, you have never had a toddler around.
knight1192a almost 4 years ago
If it’s for babies, then why did she not very gently remove Elvis and place him on something nice and soft? And I notice the strangling fingers have tunred into three inch long claws.
FrannieL Premium Member almost 4 years ago
These comments left me LOL and startling the cat. Everyone was on a roll today.
Natarose almost 4 years ago
It is just a comic after all.
UlfPeterLangenbach almost 4 years ago
Stay tuned, we’ll keep you informed about the floor cats’ humanlings’ proceedings. Over to our guest reporter on-site, El Biffo.
(I regret I don’t speak a word Spanish.)
la_momcat almost 4 years ago
Oh, Elvis!!! The look of outraged dignity in panel two is beyond priceless. And Lupin looks glad to be well out of it.
Erin Pierce almost 4 years ago
this problem was solved in our house by the simple expedient of there never being a moment of time when the doll beds did not have a cat in them
Sionyx almost 4 years ago
The hop-in-the-cradle cats in our family would just curl up next to or on the other occupant of the doll bed. Additional soft! What’s not to like?
DorseyBelle almost 4 years ago
Is not for pengos! Is for kitties! everything is for kitties, especially Siamese kitties!
Mr. Reader almost 4 years ago
elvis: (moves pengo and naps)
this account is dead T~T over 1 year ago
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