Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 31, 2018

Saved by Freddie!

Freddie to the rescue—still saving kitties from the after life. Puck is safe in her ghostly arms! Standing ovation!

:’) I always cry at happy endings!

Thank cat it’s not his time! Also, look how horrified Elvis is!

Puck is finally saved! This calls for a celebration!

Also, Happy Halloween!

I think Elvis is reverting back to “I don’t see Anything!”

I love a good ghost story, by which I mean a story featuring good ghosts, and there are few ghosts more good than Tillie and Freddie.♥

So, five transparent kitties, plus Freddie, plus the mouse.

Hooray! More cookies for Freddie as a reward for her wonderful act in saving Puck.

Also, hooray for Agatha, looks like she went to tell Freddie.

Is Elvis crying? Or is he going back to trying to ignore the existence of ghosts now that Puck is safe and sound.

Oh, and we have ghosts affecting physical objects again. Thrice here as Freddie unlocks the evil steamer, it appears that after the click the steamer lid is at an angle suggesting Freddie is opening the trunk, and then she hold’s Puck in her arms. Who was it that suggested in a reply to one of my posts about ghosts being able to affect physical objects that maybe it had to do with what they could lift when alive? Think you were right.

So Freddie speaks Mouse, or Agatha is a very good mime to convey “Pucky’s in the steamer trunk!”

And it looks like all the cats can see Freddie (Lupin and Figaro saw her in 2015). I wonder what the requirements to see the not quite live residents are?

Oh, forgot in my last post. HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERBODY!!!! Wish I both remembered the HTML coding for color and knew if that’s one of the HTML codes that works here, would be nice to have the letter in orange and black.

Hooray for ghostly thumbs! Oh, and thank you for telling Pucky he’s not going to be “joining” you… :-O

Yaaaayyy!!!

Greetings and big smiles to all of you! I’m new here and just want to say how much I love this strip, and certainly this arc.

How VERY sweet!!

Agatha did know somebody with thumbs! Go Golden Mouse!

Looks like Freddie is wearing fuzzy slippers. Might as well be comfortable if you are going to be hanging around for decades!

Oh Georgia, you’ve gone and done it again! You created another heartwarming Halloween story! I’m crying now just like how I cried at the ending of the other Halloween story!

Sweet Puck safe again and in the arms of A GHOST!! And, we again have the pleasure of toe beans.

They still have to get back down to the kitchen. Safe trip!

I knew everything would turn out all right. Said so all along.

Why isn’t Puck falling through Freddie’s arms?

I’m definitely not ready to loose Pucky toe beans yet.

The last frame is the sweetest thing that I have ever seen in a comic. Superb work there Georgia!!

Is Puck going to model his new clothes?

“Stab, stab, stab” – yay, the pointer didn’t break. Now Puck can make a trunk chart and be able to point out the relevant details. ;)

My goodness. Is that a smile from the Crabby Tabby?

Freddie saves another one!!

NO Pucky, it is not your time! Oh! All the feels in this one! Now, I’m wondering if Freddie left the door to the dumb waiter opened by accident.. we did see her in the kitchen at the beginning of this. Hmmmm….

I think that Elvis might be crying in relief! Or maybe, just like me, he’s gotten a little something in his eye. Attics can be dusty you know! I’m just (sniff)..so…PROUD and HAPPY!!! (ssnniFF). Way to go team with a special call out to the ever resourceful Agatha! Puck was so brave! Elvis and Tabitha worked together! Pucky is ok!

Heck…sniff…where did all this dust come from? I’ll take a break till I can see clearly again…

“We’d love to have you stay…” reminds me of a story.

I boarded with a widow a few decades ago. One day she said that she had a dream about her husband. He was sitting on the back of a UPS truck. After a brief conversation he invited her to join him. “No thank you,” was her reply. Oh, Puck, I am glad it was not your time, either.

Ghost Mouse saves the day by getting someone who can save the day! Puck, floating in a sea of spirits.

And though we would love to have you stay,

But it’s not your time today,

Though you know that we all love you,

And if any trouble should arise,

From both sides of the skies

We’re all coming to the rescue

Keep smiling, keep shining

Knowing you can always count on “we,”

That’s what friends are for

For good times and for bad times

We’ll be on your side forevermore,

‘Cause Pucky, that’s what friends are for

Puck: Oh you came and rescued me,

Friends I only now can see

I don’t know how I can thank you

And now, for the times when we’re apart,

I will always know I have,

Friends on both sides of the rainbow,

I’ll keep smiling, keep shining,

You know you can always count more (that’s for sure)

That’s what friends are for.

For good times, and for bad times

I am on your side forevermore,

‘Cause that’s what friends are for,

That’s what friends are for.

Dionne Warwick and Friends: That’s What Friends are For

Meanwhile, Megan was giving Tre-C more advanced lessons in Reading Comprehension, and took some time to throw in a few key phrases in Dog (particularly their slang). It all, Megan felt, would help “round” Tre-C out. And oh, how the tabby loved to read. The classics, Sci-Fi, even the occasional Harlequin Romance (“Go easy on those…” Megan would jokingly caution her). And the day to day work went on.

“So you see how the colors appear on the screen, Kitten? You can select different cities and see what the “climate” is in real time. And you know I’m not talking about the weather, right?” “Yeah… kinda figured. But what causes the color changes?” “I can’t explain how the software works, it was a gift, to my specs, from someone I did a favor for. To simplify, it shows the ratio of good vs bad in a certain area. I’ll give you an example- use the scroll and move to a view of DC. What do you see?” Tre-C looked a the map; the question answered itself. “Red. A whole lot of red.” “Exactly! That graphic shows that there is more bad going on in that area than good. In this case, a lot more.” Megan sighed, and for the first time Tre-C thought she looked tired. But Megan immediately perked up, “Now look here.” “British Colums in Canada, and it’s kind of yellowish green. Does that mean there’s more good than bad that’s happening there?” “You’re catching on quickly, Kitten. But there is so much more to what I… we do. Let’s take a break, though. We can pick up something at the “Litter”. Unfortunately the Cat News Network isn’t on the air now- must be some technical issue. You know, ghosts in the machine, or some such…”

British Columbia, dammit!

I’m sniffling.

Those are tears of joy!❤️❤️❤️❤️

And, hopefully, Pucky, it won’t be your time for a LONG time now.

Okay, sitting at my desk, grinning like an idiot. People walking by and wondering what I am looking at. Excellent Halloween Special Georgia. HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!

I certainly hope we have more of Hepburn & Tracy…err, I mean Tabitha and Elvis. Well done you two.

I think Freddie has a special connection to the family and cats in the Big Pink House because of what they did in the last Halloween special. Putting Tillie with Freddie forever…Adios Gato Gato…Bye bye Mow Mow!

I adore this conclusion! Thank you for the stories this October.

Georgia set this up so beautifully a week ago when we saw that Freddie could open the Cookie Bunny and swipe a cookie. We got the first clue at the beginning of the month, when we first saw the Cookie Bunny and heard its rattle-rattle. Well done!

Good morning and Happy Hallowe’en, orbsters and orbabies! I am imagining Elvis’ “wait” in a soft whisper, and then he and Tabitha holding their breath while they wait for Freddie to open her trunk, and then Elvis crying tears of joy in the last panel because his dear friend is safe. And where, in blithering blue blazes, are Lupin and Sir Figaro Newton????!!!!!!

Way to go Freddie’s ghost thumbs! I’M LOVING THIS SOOOO MUCH! Happy Hallowen!

I love Tabitha’s approach; when in doubt, just keep stabbing! Hahaha! Yay! Freddie to the rescue! It makes sense, if she can open a cookie jar she can open a trunk lid. Puck looks so content in the last panel when she is holding him.

If Freddie could handle this, why did Tillie summon the mortal cats to help?

Way to go, Freddie! Her love for felines saves yet another kitty – even from beyond the grave! Georgia, this is an EXCELLENT Halloween story, kudos and hats off to you!

And indeed Agatha did bring a fetch. :)

A great Samhain to all, in and out of the Orb.

Happy, Happy, Happy Halloween!

New client today. Twice, two hours a shift.

After the 2nd shift im going to visit my client that fall a lot.

He fell Monday evening and was taken to the hospital by an ambulance crew.

They show up, even if the Fire Department doesn’t.

All my clients today get a full sized candy bar.

Happy Halloween to you all, and to all of your furbabies as well!

Well, we now know for sure: the gang lives in the Big Pink Haunted House.

Happy Halloween everybody. And Georgia, oh, sorry, Bert, what an amazing reconstruction job on that lost tape ;)

Tabitha is smiling! And Elvis is crying! Tears of joy?

If you missed it, the boys pajama pins are now available individually.

Wow!

Too many Ghosts, Right? Too many Ghosts, anyone? Anyone?

(Puff) AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I thought about sharing my own personal “it’s not your time” story, and maybe I will someday, but this strip also reminded me of this song. It should be criminal that this song – and, come to that, this artist – didn’t make it past country radio’s gatekeepers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPYHEpVJq84

welp looks like they can rest in peace

Is Tabitha tickling Pucky’s toe beans with the pointer??

Elvis is overcome with release of the motion, the dam broke. of course don t expect him to admit it later. Mr cool

Happy halloween everyone

I was thinking they would have to find a way to get the woman to go to the attic. I didn’t think the spirits could actually grab and move things.

Ahhhh, that is PRECIOUS! Happy Halloween everyone!

Just celebrated Samhain with a gift for myself of a BCN mug from Zazzle. I got the “Joys of Reading” mug in frosted glass. Looking forward to many cups of morning tea while catching up with BCN.

What a sweet ending to this story.

I love the thought that there’s such a warm welcome waiting for the boys when they eventually cross the rainbow bridge.

Finally free!

Thank you Georgia….Thank you for the perfect happy ending on this Halloween which would have been my Mom’s 105 birthday…..We lost two kitties this year…my beautiful little Ester at 22 and sweet Gracie way too soon at 15….your story line has been a wonderful diversion and has really touched home….Again..Thanks !……….k

And the same back to you and yours

YOU MADE ME CRY (again!)

Happy Halloween from Michael Myers. (REALLY! I have the best name for today)

awe :) that is so sweet

Yay! Puck is saved! Thanks, Georgia, for the great new Halloween story.

Happy Halloween to You and your family Georgia. happy Halloween to Elvis, Lupin and puck too!

Happy Halloween to the whole BCN Mega Orb!!

I am weeping. In part thankful it’s not Puck’s time. In part because it was time for one of my boys a couple of weeks ago.

Awwww, this made me tear up a little.

Also, today seems like the day to mention that my much-loved and much-missed Smoke, who passed away a few years ago, came to visit many times after her death. I used to feel her hop onto the bed and curl up right where she slept every night, against my stomach (our current beasties, Finn and Molly, were not allowed in our bedroom at night at the time, because they didn’t let us sleep). And a few times I saw a little black cat perched on the windowsill waiting for me when I was coming home from work. We’ve moved a few times since then, and she doesn’t visit anymore. I hope it’s because she’s satisfied that the kitties we have now are taking good care of us, and not that she can’t find us since we moved away. I hate to think of her looking for us at our old apartment and wondering where we went.

Happy Halloween. What a lovely story. May it be many years before Puck, or anyone else, joins the crew at RCO network.

Hooray! :)

OMC! Elvis with his paws to his eyes in the last panel. Tears of relief. Made me tear up too!

I don’t typically comment on the strip, but the look on Pucky’s face in the last panel is making me cry. He looks so happy to see Freddie, it’s like she’s his person, too.

Happy Halloween to all here also. It’s such a loving community. I miss our twitch chats/drawing.

This actually made me tear up. Yay for Freddie!

d’awwwww

The ghost mouse brought Freddie.

What a purrfectly wonderful way to end Pucktober…

p.s. LOVE Freddie’s fuzzy slippers!

AWWWW! This is my new favorite story :)

Happy Halloween to you too Georgia, also to the kitties & kiddies & also your man!!!

The look on Elvis’ face in the last panel

Thank you Georgia, the Sunday space heater stories and the daily adventure helped make this month that much better. Werefloof, LOL!

Kudos to Freddie for the rescue and to Georgia for a great story!

Happy Halloween. Very original way of doing Halloween.

Elvis’ expression in panel 4 is priceless!

Happy Howl-o-Ween, everyone!

GoComics puts some strips on the front page, and today there are Halloween comics. When I just logged on (6:06 CDT) the top; ’toon was Swan Eaters.

Everybody loves Puck! :3

Wow. 345 likes! 369 comments! If the GoComics server crashes, at least we know what caused it!

Oh God, that is just so great. I doubt if anyone reading this has a dry eye.

Ms. Dunn, I absolutely LOVE your comic strip! I just started reading it in the last 2 weeks & it is wonderful, in fact today’s brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much!

Every day the Mrs and I fall further in love with this strip. There is a reason why it is at the very top of our feeds.

And here I go crying at another holiday special

That’s part happy, part really creepy….

Tabitha: Nothing is working! [STAB STAB STAB]

Elvis: …Wait.

Freddie: [Click]

We’d love to have you stay. But it’s not your time.

Believe it or not, I missed this yesterday. Elvis crying with relief just melted my heart.

I am glad Puck was OK, but why didn’t Freddie save him earlier? Would have saved me days of distress….

@Georgia Dunn: Is there any reality to this story? Maybe Pucky didn’t climb all the way to the attic, but was the pink house owned by this kind woman?

from what i see, elvis’ expression is saying: “TOO MANY GHOSTS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” and yet, he is still dignified.

Elvis in the final panel!