Thankful to be cancer-free! Thankful for Tre-C and Megan, and the ability to write about them. Thankful for the Orb, and all the Orbsters who have so graciously let me in and have enjoyed my stories. Thankful for the roof over my head and the food in my belly. Thankful that, even with just my SSI, I can still peel off a few bucks for a charity. And I thank the Lord and Lady (and the muses) for it all. Every day.
Let anybody else grab Elvis’ ear like that and see what happens. (Well, the Woman might get away with it with nothing more than an offended look, but I don’t suggest any experimentation to find out.)
I’m thankful that I now know what this Thanksgiving thing is. When we were kids, we saw references to it in American comics. We didn’t understand what it was. The turkey dinner suggested that “Thanksgiving” was a weird American word for Christmas. (We knew Americans called lots of things by the wrong name or by some weird word no-one else used.) But it was pretty clear from other comics that the Americans did, in fact, know the right word for Christmas. So we had no explanation for Thanksgiving. It was part of the general weirdness of Americans.
In my later years I learned what it was about. Those comics finally made some sort of sense.
“What did you do that got you out?” “Well, Max, I must have still been thinking of my home when I entered the Stream, because I was drawn forward, then lightly to the right. Did you feel the pull in there? Kind of like a strong breeze or an ocean current?” Max immediately replied; “Sure did! Never been in the ocean, but I understand the reference.” “That’s why I call it the Slipstream.” Maxie’s eyes were locked upon Megan’s. “Is it hard to go against the Stream?” “Well, Max, that’s the really strange part. If you were to stop right where you were and think of where you just came from, he stream would flow back the way you were thinking of. It will still ‘lead’ you even if you change direction.” Maxie just nodded. “So after walking a bit, my vision got fuzzy- just for an instant. When it cleared I was only a few hundred feet from my home. As you just experienced, it’s a very short trip but it has a memorable finish…”
Happy Thanksgiving to the American neighbours! And especially to Georgia and her family for bringing all of us together from all over the world to enjoy a comic about cats :)
Awww! All the feels especially Pucky with Buzzy Mouse thankful for friendship! Bless! Hope his fuzzy companion never gets stolen away from him ;-) t’would be a tragedy! (glaring at the scampering, shifty mice in the first panel) ♥
I have an odd thing that I am newly thankful for today.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was food bank day. As I was standing in line, I overheard some of the other people talking about their phone bills. I’m guessing that they must have cell phones, because they were saying that they had a data cap… and that they were not supposed to be able to go over that limit. Yet every month, they did just that, which brought their monthly bill from $100 to $165.
I had been unhappy about my own phone bill, which is a few cents over $85. It has been this high ever since I tried to reduce it last year, only to learn that the phone company will only sell their services in a bundle (I had wanted to only have basic phone service, internet, and caller ID, I had thought that if I only had those three services, that my bill should go down). After learning about the excessive phone bills those other people have, I am very grateful that mine is not that high.
I am also very grateful that my phone bill will not be going any higher since I am now on a program that guarantees that my fees will remain the same as long as I live in the same place. I had gone with this program because no matter what I did, my phone bill was going to be higher than it had been.
I am thankful for hubby, our 8 adult children, the fur babies, and the Mega Orb. I am cooking today for my friend family of 10 and a separate meal for 40 at the community soup kitchen. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
Happy US Thanksgiving everyone. Too much to list so will just use my hubs favorite quote “Make gratitude your attitude!” Blessings of all types to you all.
Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I’m always down with a harvest celebration. And I’m thankful for the opportunity to be thankful, because I’ve truly been blessed. But the historical events surrounding “The First Thanksgiving” have always skeeved me out. The kindness shown the Pilgrims by the peoples of the First Nations was eventually repaid with genocide. That’s the kind of thing that is heavy on one’s heart.
Back to the point, gang! Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow orbsters in the U.S. of A. Let’s all count our blessings, wherever we live. That’s what Thanksgiving is supposed to be about, my rest-of-the-world orbsters. Being thankful for what we have, remembering those who don’t have, and sharing what we do have with family, friends and the “angels unaware”. Live long and prosper!
Good morning, and a very, very happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the U.S. May you happily overdose on Turkey, the Macy’s parade, and football!!
I have to be off shortly to catch the bus to go for an eye exam. It is currently 0F (-17C) here, so I will bundle up and actually wear something to cover my ears. I’m pretty sure that between Paul and me, there is a tuque or three hanging around the coat closet.
I am Thankful for the BCN family. Also for my 3 angels. Please be careful what you feed your pets today. I bought a turkey leg that I cooked with no seasoning and pulled all the meat off the bone. And I made some tuna catnip cookies (https://www.petful.com/food/simple-homemade-tuna-catnip-cookies/) for desert. I know I spoil them, but, no grands at my house this year. They went to the other grandma’s house. :(
I’m very thankful for this BCN family, especially you, Georgia, for sharing your family and your talent with us. You’ll never know how many lives you’ve touched and how much joy and laughter you’ve given us. Sometimes BCN is the only bright spot in some of our days. Happy Thanksgiving & my love to you, your family, furry and not so furry. Also sending prayers of comfort for The Man and for all of our family suffering loss and every other kind of pain. Happy Thanksgiving!
Those little Robber Mice are certainly up to their tricks. I wonder if we will see everything they’ve ‘borrowed’ show up at Christmas time, in the barn maybe, for the other animals of course. Stay tuned.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I hope you all have a happy, safe day full of reasons to feel thankful! Thank you so much for reading our comic and spending time chatting here together! I’m so thankful for all of you, this sweet little space we’ve created to love cats, make jokes, and tell stories, and that I get to create ‘Breaking Cat News’ for you!!! Much love to you and yours from our home to your home!!!
I’m off to join a few of my cousins. We’re meeting at a different restaurant this year. I hope we don’t get lost on the way! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Happy Thursday to the rest of the world.
Remembering my dad’s favorite blessing before a meal, “There’s the taters; there’s the meat. All you hungry sinners, sit down and eat. AMEN!”
My dad insisted that if God didn’t have a sense of humor, He’d never have invented the human race.
I’m thankful the fire extinguisher worked. It was chilly in the living room last night so my daughter plugged in a small space heater. Unfortunately she plugged it into the same power strip as the TV. A few minutes later there were sparks shooting out of the wall outlet behind the bookshelves that the power strip was plugged into. I hollered for help and grabbed the fire extinguisher while she got everything unplugged as fast as possible and I sprayed the outlet. Everything seems to be fine except for the one fried outlet. Even the books that were getting hit by the sparks weren’t singed.
And yes, I found a store that was open and have replaced the fire extinguisher.
I am thankful for the life I have currently, as well as for the experiences that brought me to this point … hard times make you grateful for your blessings!
You guys inspired me to make my very first cranberry sauce (I’m almost 65)! So thanks for that! Also, I’m thankful for the amazing moon rise I just saw on my twilight walk in 13 degree temperatures just now. Leaves that fall after a ten-inch snowfall, then get bathed in snowmelt, then get flash-frozen by temps in the teens make an amazing edgy crunch underfoot. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and happy Thursday to everyone else!
Thank you, Georgia. You and the boys have helped get me through the worst two years of my life. I wish you and all your friends, family, and readers (and cats!) a beautiful holiday season and year to come.
The new restaurant served chunky cranberry sauce that had bits of apple and an undertone of orange. It was edible, but I missed my cranberry space goo!
Thankful my family is under one roof (for a few days), safe and sound. Thankful the fur people are all healthy and happy. Thankful to be home from work with my feet up and a hot toddy in hand. Thankful for all my co-workers who brought one of the best pot luck Thanksgiving feasts on the face of the earth. Thankful that my surgery is next week, cuz I’m (literally) on my last leg :-). And thankful that, as a border dweller, I get TWO Thanksgivings every year!
I am thankful to Georgia for delighting us every day with news that’s important to cats, because cats are very important! And to the Orbsters, my dear friends, my family, and everyone who has stood by me and helped in my current crisis, I believe I will find a way and a home! With my beautiful fluffy kitty cat (who is reporting on the benefits of sleep right now)! My mom always said God works through people. You do not have to be Christian or any religion to know that spreading kindness and love and helping people who are in need, even just a few dollars or your old clothes to Savers or whatever, is when we are at our most God-like. Amen, that’s my Thanksgiving prayer.
cat19632001 over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to the residents of the Pink House and our BCN family here.
cat19632001 over 5 years ago
Elvis – you do realize that you look adorable, right? And I love the ♥ right beside you on the mashed potato bowl.
Jungle Empress over 5 years ago
I have to second Puck; I’m thankful for friendship as well. Though, having the power of invisibility would be cool, too.
Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Americans! Be sure to share the love with your furbabies!
cat19632001 over 5 years ago
Is Lupin making a turkey pawprint picture?
over 5 years ago
I’m thankful for all the laughs and thrills we share together in BCN every day. Here’s to many more.
(Happy Thanksgiving!)
DennisinSeattle Premium Member over 5 years ago
Breaking Cat News: First images of Cranberry Space Goo planet:
https://i.imgur.com/Zgg3sE7.jpg
Cleementine over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to all my U. S. cousins. Don’t forget to feed the cat. (Never mind, the cat will remind you!)
PoodleGroomer over 5 years ago
I am thankful that I can tie a double Windsor and a bow tie.
skykey over 5 years ago
Thankful to be cancer-free! Thankful for Tre-C and Megan, and the ability to write about them. Thankful for the Orb, and all the Orbsters who have so graciously let me in and have enjoyed my stories. Thankful for the roof over my head and the food in my belly. Thankful that, even with just my SSI, I can still peel off a few bucks for a charity. And I thank the Lord and Lady (and the muses) for it all. Every day.
knight1192a over 5 years ago
We don’t do the whole “what are you thankful for” bit around here.
stairsteppublishing over 5 years ago
Thankful for Georgia who brings us so much joy each day, fellow cat lovers who share and care about BCN loyal readers, and of course our fur-people.
cat19632001 over 5 years ago
This has to be the most murinely oblivious household in America.
McColl34 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Let anybody else grab Elvis’ ear like that and see what happens. (Well, the Woman might get away with it with nothing more than an offended look, but I don’t suggest any experimentation to find out.)
McColl34 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I hope the Toddler was thankful for his crayons.
Robin Harwood over 5 years ago
I’m thankful that I now know what this Thanksgiving thing is. When we were kids, we saw references to it in American comics. We didn’t understand what it was. The turkey dinner suggested that “Thanksgiving” was a weird American word for Christmas. (We knew Americans called lots of things by the wrong name or by some weird word no-one else used.) But it was pretty clear from other comics that the Americans did, in fact, know the right word for Christmas. So we had no explanation for Thanksgiving. It was part of the general weirdness of Americans.
In my later years I learned what it was about. Those comics finally made some sort of sense.
Robin Harwood over 5 years ago
Are the robber mice stealing crayons?
skykey over 5 years ago
“What did you do that got you out?” “Well, Max, I must have still been thinking of my home when I entered the Stream, because I was drawn forward, then lightly to the right. Did you feel the pull in there? Kind of like a strong breeze or an ocean current?” Max immediately replied; “Sure did! Never been in the ocean, but I understand the reference.” “That’s why I call it the Slipstream.” Maxie’s eyes were locked upon Megan’s. “Is it hard to go against the Stream?” “Well, Max, that’s the really strange part. If you were to stop right where you were and think of where you just came from, he stream would flow back the way you were thinking of. It will still ‘lead’ you even if you change direction.” Maxie just nodded. “So after walking a bit, my vision got fuzzy- just for an instant. When it cleared I was only a few hundred feet from my home. As you just experienced, it’s a very short trip but it has a memorable finish…”
poppet bear over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to the American neighbours! And especially to Georgia and her family for bringing all of us together from all over the world to enjoy a comic about cats :)
WelshRat Premium Member over 5 years ago
…and the Robber Mice are thankful no-one sees them.
Lady Bri over 5 years ago
Awww! All the feels especially Pucky with Buzzy Mouse thankful for friendship! Bless! Hope his fuzzy companion never gets stolen away from him ;-) t’would be a tragedy! (glaring at the scampering, shifty mice in the first panel) ♥
amethyst52 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I’m thankful for all my friends on these forums! Thank you for including me in the Orb. Bless you all! XOX
ctlum over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am thankful for family and for discovering the wonderful BCN mega orb! You are all awesome!
Kim Metzger Premium Member over 5 years ago
Is there a cats’ table just like there’s a kids’ table in many houses?
ikini Premium Member over 5 years ago
The autumnal leaf under Georgia’s name (oak, maybe?). The toddler’s sharp new duds and his sippy cup. Puck’s facial expression. [Happy sigh]
Maizing over 5 years ago
I have an odd thing that I am newly thankful for today.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was food bank day. As I was standing in line, I overheard some of the other people talking about their phone bills. I’m guessing that they must have cell phones, because they were saying that they had a data cap… and that they were not supposed to be able to go over that limit. Yet every month, they did just that, which brought their monthly bill from $100 to $165.
I had been unhappy about my own phone bill, which is a few cents over $85. It has been this high ever since I tried to reduce it last year, only to learn that the phone company will only sell their services in a bundle (I had wanted to only have basic phone service, internet, and caller ID, I had thought that if I only had those three services, that my bill should go down). After learning about the excessive phone bills those other people have, I am very grateful that mine is not that high.
I am also very grateful that my phone bill will not be going any higher since I am now on a program that guarantees that my fees will remain the same as long as I live in the same place. I had gone with this program because no matter what I did, my phone bill was going to be higher than it had been.
Biskits over 5 years ago
I am thankful for hubby, our 8 adult children, the fur babies, and the Mega Orb. I am cooking today for my friend family of 10 and a separate meal for 40 at the community soup kitchen. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
arolarson Premium Member over 5 years ago
Happy US Thanksgiving everyone. Too much to list so will just use my hubs favorite quote “Make gratitude your attitude!” Blessings of all types to you all.
Robin Harwood over 5 years ago
It’s today, isn’t it? Happy Thanksgiving to you weirdos.
Fiona D Premium Member over 5 years ago
Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I’m always down with a harvest celebration. And I’m thankful for the opportunity to be thankful, because I’ve truly been blessed. But the historical events surrounding “The First Thanksgiving” have always skeeved me out. The kindness shown the Pilgrims by the peoples of the First Nations was eventually repaid with genocide. That’s the kind of thing that is heavy on one’s heart.
LadyPeterW over 5 years ago
Back to the point, gang! Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow orbsters in the U.S. of A. Let’s all count our blessings, wherever we live. That’s what Thanksgiving is supposed to be about, my rest-of-the-world orbsters. Being thankful for what we have, remembering those who don’t have, and sharing what we do have with family, friends and the “angels unaware”. Live long and prosper!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
Happy thanksgiving everyone.
JamesMargerum over 5 years ago
I agree that a family needs being thankful for cats.
ladykat over 5 years ago
Good morning, and a very, very happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the U.S. May you happily overdose on Turkey, the Macy’s parade, and football!!
I have to be off shortly to catch the bus to go for an eye exam. It is currently 0F (-17C) here, so I will bundle up and actually wear something to cover my ears. I’m pretty sure that between Paul and me, there is a tuque or three hanging around the coat closet.
ladykat over 5 years ago
And oh, I almost forgot, thank you Georgia, for this very special strip which never fails to bring a smile to my day.
ALEXANDRIDISJASON over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)
Catmom over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good nap!
kittylover.truitt over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving!
Smokie over 5 years ago
I am Thankful for the BCN family. Also for my 3 angels. Please be careful what you feed your pets today. I bought a turkey leg that I cooked with no seasoning and pulled all the meat off the bone. And I made some tuna catnip cookies (https://www.petful.com/food/simple-homemade-tuna-catnip-cookies/) for desert. I know I spoil them, but, no grands at my house this year. They went to the other grandma’s house. :(
Nicki's ZoMcYo over 5 years ago
And I am thankful for awesome comics like Breaking Cat News, that I get to share with my family. Happy Thanksgiving, fellow BCN readers!
diskus Premium Member over 5 years ago
Oh the young one. The force is very strong with her.
Gloria Fleming over 5 years ago
I’m very thankful for this BCN family, especially you, Georgia, for sharing your family and your talent with us. You’ll never know how many lives you’ve touched and how much joy and laughter you’ve given us. Sometimes BCN is the only bright spot in some of our days. Happy Thanksgiving & my love to you, your family, furry and not so furry. Also sending prayers of comfort for The Man and for all of our family suffering loss and every other kind of pain. Happy Thanksgiving!
FrannieL Premium Member over 5 years ago
Those little Robber Mice are certainly up to their tricks. I wonder if we will see everything they’ve ‘borrowed’ show up at Christmas time, in the barn maybe, for the other animals of course. Stay tuned.
drmickeyg over 5 years ago
Thank you, Georgia, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
BluebelleCat over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Georgia Dunn creator over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I hope you all have a happy, safe day full of reasons to feel thankful! Thank you so much for reading our comic and spending time chatting here together! I’m so thankful for all of you, this sweet little space we’ve created to love cats, make jokes, and tell stories, and that I get to create ‘Breaking Cat News’ for you!!! Much love to you and yours from our home to your home!!!
Fiona D Premium Member over 5 years ago
Does anybody know how Newton is?
metagalaxy1970 over 5 years ago
Is that a rolling pin that robber mouse has? And a green bean?
noreenklose over 5 years ago
@ Georgia and ALL my BCN fan friends
H A P P Y
T H A N K S G I V I N G ! ! !
https://pics.me.me/tahu-for-you-happy-thanksgiving-thankful-for-you-happy-thanksgiving-7515732.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/sugarsword14/72414404/1839/1839_900.jpg
anomalous4 over 5 years ago
What’s that red stuff in the striped bowl? Can’t be Cranberry Space Goo…
willie_mctell over 5 years ago
Elvis, for some reason, loves kittens.
Martin 78 over 5 years ago
And a Blessed Thanksgiving to You and Yours.
kangtourcat over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving!
scaeva Premium Member over 5 years ago
May you all have a safe and happy holiday. You folks are the best (even weirdos like Robin. =^>)
Sue Ellen over 5 years ago
I’m off to join a few of my cousins. We’re meeting at a different restaurant this year. I hope we don’t get lost on the way! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Happy Thursday to the rest of the world.
Remembering my dad’s favorite blessing before a meal, “There’s the taters; there’s the meat. All you hungry sinners, sit down and eat. AMEN!”
My dad insisted that if God didn’t have a sense of humor, He’d never have invented the human race.
Font Lady Premium Member over 5 years ago
I’m thankful the fire extinguisher worked. It was chilly in the living room last night so my daughter plugged in a small space heater. Unfortunately she plugged it into the same power strip as the TV. A few minutes later there were sparks shooting out of the wall outlet behind the bookshelves that the power strip was plugged into. I hollered for help and grabbed the fire extinguisher while she got everything unplugged as fast as possible and I sprayed the outlet. Everything seems to be fine except for the one fried outlet. Even the books that were getting hit by the sparks weren’t singed.
And yes, I found a store that was open and have replaced the fire extinguisher.
mountaingreenery. over 5 years ago
Happy U.S Thanksgiving to all.
Ruth Brown over 5 years ago
Oh, Elvis. (heart) Truer words were never spoken.
GSD Mom Premium Member over 5 years ago
I am thankful for the life I have currently, as well as for the experiences that brought me to this point … hard times make you grateful for your blessings!
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 5 years ago
Thank you for the great job that you do every day.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 5 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving Y’all
la_momcat over 5 years ago
You guys inspired me to make my very first cranberry sauce (I’m almost 65)! So thanks for that! Also, I’m thankful for the amazing moon rise I just saw on my twilight walk in 13 degree temperatures just now. Leaves that fall after a ten-inch snowfall, then get bathed in snowmelt, then get flash-frozen by temps in the teens make an amazing edgy crunch underfoot. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and happy Thursday to everyone else!
KL over 5 years ago
Thank you, Georgia. You and the boys have helped get me through the worst two years of my life. I wish you and all your friends, family, and readers (and cats!) a beautiful holiday season and year to come.
Sue Ellen over 5 years ago
The new restaurant served chunky cranberry sauce that had bits of apple and an undertone of orange. It was edible, but I missed my cranberry space goo!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 5 years ago
Nice light day.
One early client for to hours.
Mid morning nap.
Early afternoon dinner at my bosses home.
Quiet afternoon and evening with Sweetheart.
That is acceptable. :)
BillJackson1 over 5 years ago
Cooked a turkey (had a lot of offers to help taste it), made sweet potatoes in the crock pot, went to my daughter’s and ate too much.
Erin Pierce over 5 years ago
Thankful my family is under one roof (for a few days), safe and sound. Thankful the fur people are all healthy and happy. Thankful to be home from work with my feet up and a hot toddy in hand. Thankful for all my co-workers who brought one of the best pot luck Thanksgiving feasts on the face of the earth. Thankful that my surgery is next week, cuz I’m (literally) on my last leg :-). And thankful that, as a border dweller, I get TWO Thanksgivings every year!
Aspen_Bell over 5 years ago
I am thankful to Georgia for delighting us every day with news that’s important to cats, because cats are very important! And to the Orbsters, my dear friends, my family, and everyone who has stood by me and helped in my current crisis, I believe I will find a way and a home! With my beautiful fluffy kitty cat (who is reporting on the benefits of sleep right now)! My mom always said God works through people. You do not have to be Christian or any religion to know that spreading kindness and love and helping people who are in need, even just a few dollars or your old clothes to Savers or whatever, is when we are at our most God-like. Amen, that’s my Thanksgiving prayer.
sgs13 over 5 years ago
Being fairly new to BCN, I was wondering what The Orb is?
57BelAir over 5 years ago
Elvis has a family that needs him….I love that.
PetsAmazeMe over 3 years ago
I don’t know another comic we’re the creator comments. This is awesome
Fennec! at the Disco about 1 year ago
The Robber Mice are thankful for inattentive artists at the kids’ table.