Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for November 25, 2020

Tell Elvis he’s a Time Lord (it’s close enough for quickie cosplay work)!

Elvis the Merciless!

Mr. Angry Fussy Paws looks a bit like Ming The Merciless. Leave it to Elvis to be a grumpy old kitty.

Lupin with a glue gun? Oh no! This will not end well.

Loving all the 80s speak! :D Dude! This is heavy!

Nana appears to be in need of some gravity boots!

Say hi to Nana, Elvis, like Momma’s Good Boy.

If Elvis is Ming, is Lupin Buck Rogers?

Elvis the merciless. Sophie’s got him down pat.

Seriously, Dude! Rad space cape! You got it goin’ on!

Nana’s attempt to communicate is … Robin?

Elvis’s disliking his outfit… makes me think of Mark Hamill. In 1980 Star Wars was VERY popular. On a German TV show they had Mark Hamill in a Disco gold outfit that was very current with that time… but was an embarrassment to the image of futuristic Luke Skywalker. Mark Hamill has mad many a comment on how much he didn’t like that costume!

Elvis, that space cape is far more stylish than anything The Mekon wore. And I’m pretty sure even Sophie would have difficulty whipping up a levitating chair on short order.

(For the benefit of the culturally deprived, here is an introduction to the greatest villain of all.

http://www.dandare.org/dan/aliens/mekon.htm)

But I’m a bit baffled by Lupin’s comments. The phrase “complain too much” just doesn’t make sense. It is logically impossible.

Elvis as Ming from the Flash Gordon movies.

Is Lupin wearing a hoodie? He’s soooooo cute. This whole strip is delightful.

Everything Elvis does is dignified except for that outfit!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Elvis-Anum: Thank you, Sophititi, for this lovely new outfit. What inspired you to make it?

Sophititi: I was visualizing what the future might be like. These outfits are in hopes of things becoming better.

Enter Puckmosis

Puckmosis: Thanks for the new outfit, Sophititi. How do I look?

Sophititi: Oh, it looks better than I Imagined! I think the future is looking bright!

Enter Lupinium

Lupinium: Love the brown suit and this floppy hat. It makes me feel like going out and having adventures. But what do you call these things we wear around our necks?

Sophititi: I call it a tie, Lupinium. I made one for each of you. And I made a skirt and blouse for Beatrixia. Now please excuse me as I make an outfit for the Queen.

Elvis-Anum: (To Puckmosis and Lupinium) These clothes are nice, but they’ll never catch on.

No wonder poor Elvis is mad. That silly costume is ridiculous. What’s he supposed to be Ming the merciless?

I want to see Beatrix’s rad space kitten outfit.

Elvis, Pucky, Lupin, hey, Goldie, Thanksgiving Day

The Man, Woman and crew: Boy and Girl, and Pengo, too

Violet, Agnes, ’Tasha, Alice, making crime pay

Fluffy Tommy, artsy Sophie, too, she’s his cute boo

Warm thoughts, good cheer, almost ’bye to a difficult year

Stuffing, sweet rolls and that green bean casserole

Apple pie, space dudes, meow gun, gratitude

Hope it’s a full-fillin’ day, what else do we have to say

We didn’t start the zoom cast

It was always streaming

Since the taters’ been steaming

We didn’t help the Nana

No, we didn’t right her

But we did invite her

We didn’t start the zoom cast

But when we are gone

Will it still stream on, and on, and on, and on…

(Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire)

Love ❤️ the rad space cape on Elvis! It’s so him even though he pretends it’s not dignified enough!

OT. Yen

Space Cats with “Meow” Lasers? Finally, something in 2020 is making sense!

Great Instagram again from Georgia

https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_gONtpIqU/?igshid=891yougpoxe7

And in the background of one photo you can see one of the famous Elvis thwarting cake plates with dome! (And cake)

Three cheers for Sophie’s space suit creations! They’re a good compliment to the Cranberry Space Goo!

ok i think i speak for everyone here when i say this: i need to make my cats this

For 10 points and control of the Board, my answer is: Elvis is Ming The Merciless from Flash Gordon.

Did I get it?

That is such a rad space cape! Stop scowling, Elvis, and look majestic!

So I guess our favorite black cat is PUCK Rogers? :-)

Lupin, you could glue his mouth shut. I wanna do upside down zoom.

The Nana’s eyebrows are signaling that, by panel four, she’s getting frustrated. Burt needs to jump in here and fix things quickly.

He looks like he ought to be the villain of an old school black and white pulp sci-fi show. :P

Elvis the Merciless.

At first, I thought that Elvis was, Dr. Strange! but I see everyone is right about him being, Ming!

“Flash Gordon” is the epitome of the “so bad it’s good” movie. And Max von Sydow’s performance as Ming (plus the singular soundtrack) is what gets it there.

Also, to all our American orbsters, Happy Thanksgiving!

‘Elvis the Merciless’, just accept that you ROCK the LOOK! … Now, as ‘Emperor’, all need now is a THRONE !!! …

Elvis (as Ming): … “OH! The couch will work nicely as a THRONE !!”

Lupin with ‘Meow Gun’ (as Flash or Buck?): “Don’t MAKE me use this!!” :)

Although my dog Ming is not named for the Flash Gordon villain, when he is being particularly arggle-bargly I do call him Ming The Merciless.

hey. Elvis. you got a super cool cape. don’t complain.

Elvis looks like Ming of Mongo.

i just bought a bcn morning desk shirt! it arrived today

What it might look like if Gent hosted an American style Thanksgiving:

https://www.gocomics.com/liz-climo-cartoons/2020/11/25?ct=v&cti=1473561

Elvis, you are rockin’ the Ming the Merciless cape!

Well done with the costumes Sophie.

Is Elvis dressed as Ming?

OT: My TARDIS, etc.

Off-topic, but in keeping with this week’s theme:

im sorry Elvis! I didn’t mean to ruin your hair!

i am sorry is that cat Elvis!

Love the person trying to Zoom who’s sideways and upside-down. :-)

Is Elvis dressed as Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon?

Today is:

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: What bugs me is that this is still a problem—and has created another problem, gender discrimination against men. Neither is acceptable in a truly civilized, truly human, being. Violence does not have to be physical, either. It can be, and in our society and others, often is, psychological. And if this doesn’t stop, I’m going to bang some heads together … (Had to insert a little humor, as this is a grim subject.) However, that nicely illustrates the core of the problem: emotion. “Do nothing in anger,” is one of the greatest bits of wisdom ever uttered.

Blackout Wednesday: a.k.a. “Drinksgiving.” Apparently very popular with college students, and possibly much more popular with the general population in these times. However, since you shouldn’t be going anywhere, anyway, stay home and get well buzzed. (Jules! You’re on! Is he warm enough to fly, yet?) The perfect day to drink and not drive.

National Jukebox Day: The good news is that they still exist, and still look pretty much the same, even though the modern ones no longer contain records. Sure beats Muzak™ (emphasis on the "ak"—"Mars Attacks" but more subtly …

Tie One On Day: NOT related to “Blackout Day.” This refers to aprons, and is very apropos to the day before Turkey Day. The tradition is to bake something, wrap it in a clean apron with an encouraging note, and give it to someone down on their luck or having a hard time. To all those here in such circumstances, I send a virtual tin of Double Damned Chocolate Chip Cookies (Weapons Grade), apron, and encouraging note: Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down! (A book by Sandra Boynton, both funny and encouraging.)

Elvis may be a grumpy old cat, but don’t forget that he is still dignified.

Does Elvis’s costume remind anyone else of Ming The Merciless from Flash Gordon?

Well done Sophie, your space suits are awesome!

Elbiff you look like Ming the Merciless, that is certainly not undignified.

Sophie has really outdone herself.

Elvis, the clothes don’t make the cat. The cat makes the clothes. Own that amazing costume Sophie has fashioned for you and you will imbue it with your dignity.

Something happened to my avatar, it has rotated 90 degrees and I haven’t done a thing.

Lupin, you call those lame things Ming the Merciless threw back for being so uncool rad? You and Sophie both need to look up rad space suits.

Facebook Announcement from Georgia "I have bad news, good news, and hopefully great news— The bad news: This is the second year I’ve tried to break down the 2016 ‘Our IX Lives’ Christmas special for newspapers… I just don’t think it can happen. We’d lose a lot of the details and fun bigger moments, like the cardboard car chase and Laundry Canyon. I may share link to the original strips online here and on Twitter this season with readers, but I just don’t think it’s going to work in newspapers. Hopefully we will get it into print in a future book! I’m sorry if you’ve been looking forward to it, I was too. But this means… The good news: This means a new Christmas special is coming!!! Look for it to start the first week of December! The great news: Ok, I’m a little nervous about this one because it’s not quite done yet, but I’ve been working hard and I’m pretty sure it’s going to happen… It looks like we WILL have a 2021 BCN calendar! It should go into the Zazzle shop around the second week of December. I wish it could be sooner, but that’s realistically when I can (hopefully!!) finish up the artwork for it. This means I will be postponing my originals sale until January or February of 2021, because I can’t tackle mailing out paintings & prints AND artwork for the 2021 calendar in December. We can always have the originals sale, but we’ve got a pretty hard deadline when it comes to New Year’s Day In the next couple of weeks I’m hoping to add the Christmas 2020 holiday cards and mugs to the Zazzle shop. And Beatrix’ “It’s been the week from HECK, in a year or straight up POOP” commemorative 2020 ornaments, magnets, and mugs. And I will be adding masks to the Zazzle shop too! Yes—MASKS! And (hopefully! EVERYONE THINK GOOD THOUGHTS! CLAP IF YOU BELIEVE!! 2021 calendars!!

Aww ! The space outfits are the greatest!

Oh! It’s a glue gun space laser. That makes sense.