Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 13, 2021

Hands? That’s cheating!

Such a cold thing to do.

And so the battle between good and evil…ish begins.

They’ll probably both go flying.

Angus’s poof is a bit droopy compared to an Elvis full sunflower poof.

Never bring a hiss to a fire extinguisher fight.

Each panel is just so cute!

♡〜٩( ╹▿╹ )۶〜♡ The incorrigible Baba Mouse versus Princess Magnet! Who will prevail? Stay tuned!

The racoon has come for battle!

The breastplate of the armor looks to be vintage Sardine can. The weapon at the back, is potent, powerful, and very, very foamy. (I have it on good authority that good boy and girl cats don’t like foamy)

The headdress appears to be vintage Samurai. Also, is that a skirt of many ties?!

Hah hah! Angus Poof! And teeny tiny toe beans! That’ll show those raccoons!

Rachel Platten: Fight Song

Like a small hiss

And a big poof

It doesn’t seem just

Quite enough,

…….

Like how a single word

Can make a point heard

I might be in a fighting match

But I won’t back down from some masked bandit!

…….

And all those hisses I’m gonna say

Fire extinguishers across the lawn

Racoon princess refuses to leave

But watch me as I roll up my sleeve!

…….

This is my fight song

Take back the lawn song!

You picked the wrong one

To mess around on!

Starting right now I’ll be strong

I’ll play my fight song

And I don’t really care if you try to ignore my hiss

‘Cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me!

Princess Magnet already has a well developed penchant for heavy artillery and exotic headdresses but Mouse has not yet got a truly terrifying hiss or killing snark with which to address her nemesis.

Raccoon? That looks like some oddball character from Mad Max. Although those would be spewing fire rather than fire extinguishers.

Happy Birthday to Denny Wheeler!!!

OT: PepperPlease keep my cat and best friend, pepper, in your prayers today. He is having surgery to remove a tennis ball – sized lump from his leg. Etiology right now is uncertain . Thank you.

Hand lettering for the win!

It greatly enhances the HISSSSSSSSSss experience!

(I don’t expect so, but could the fact that there’s 13 letters in that hiss be deliberate? A little extra bad luck for the offender? Baba (Yaga) in training? Nah, surely it’s just a random thing.)

ftt!

ftt!

ftt!

Angus toe beans! (It’s Tuesday! Gotta give Scaeva incentive to start using that elbow again!)

IT’S A DECLARATION OF WAR!!!!

Mouse was certainly feisty from the get go! Wonder how long it took to get to the armed truce that seems to still prevail today?

Love elaborate raccoon regalia.

Throwdown in the front yard.

Are you ready to RUMBLLLLEEEE?

We have gotten to the heart of the matter

Is it a Tenctonese raccoon?

I wonder about young Mouse’s necklace. I don’t recall seeing it on Baba Mouse. Is the pendant a stone?

OT: Smudge got into my yarn last night and created a truly impressive cat’s cradle in the living room. She got herself tangled up in her own creation this morning and landed on her head several times. I have the sneaky feeling she enjoyed the experience.

IS THAT RACCOON RESORTING TO VIOLENCE!? WHAT HAVE OUR COMIC STRIPS TURNED INTO THESE DAYS?

What is that gold and clear thing in the lower right corner in panel 3??

I am not sure if Mac or PC puff up or hiss at the Raccoons that visit us, but they do paw at the glass. They seem pretty content to just watch the day time animals that show up around the house, but they get a bit more agitated it seems by the night time visitors. Since the racoons don’t usually show themselves around here in the day time so not sure what their reaction would be to them during the day. The other night I think I had a whole family of racoons on my deck. It was after I had taken my contacts out so I couldn’t see them well. I figure some of them were young ones, but it was hard to tell.

…and just like that, we’ve reached a stalemate.

OT: fam pix

Alrighty Mouse, time to roll up your sleeves and get dirty.

Princess Magnet needs one of those “DISPROPORTIONATE RESPONSE” signs for her armor.

Mouse and Magnet,

Mouse and Magnet,

Go together like wet and blanket.

Better run for cover, they like to threaten each other.

by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn – “Love And Marriage”

I thought raccoons were nocturnal.

“Say Hello to my LITTLE (hand held) FRIEND !!!”

(BUT … This might be more ‘Foam Face’ than ‘Scarface’ !!) … :)

I suspect Baba, like old Mr. Benjamin Bunny and cats, thinks nothing whatsoever of raccoons.

You want WAR? Here’s Low Rider

Mouse is the new reporter

This new reporter goes a little farther!

…….

New reporter’s not afraid to take things slower

New reporter’s a real goer!

…….

New reporter knows every street, yeah

New reporter has her news beat, yeah

…….

New reporter don’t take no gas now

New reporter goes slow or fast

…….

Make a catlike hiss, make a catlike hiss

Make a catlike hiss and see

Make a catlike hiss, make a catlike hiss

No fraidy-cat is she!

Angus, no offense, but I think it’s time to deploy the house humans before Mouse gets hurt. Yowl really loudly.

Love the hand lettering. It makes the comic feel more friendly/personal more one on one.

And once you’re dazed and confused aross the street, the vile raccoon will throw the fire extinguisher at you. Then she’ll blame it on a chipmunk. Start a war between outdoor cats and chipmunks that’ll lead to Thimblefist arming himself in the future.

Ftt ftt!

I see Magnet has yet to acquire the tin can watchtowers or her chickadee spies.

I’m not sure who will come out on top of this stand off. Magnet does have a fire extinguisher, but I am sure Baba Mouse has some blistering words and cynicism to fight back with.

Hissy fits!

" ftt! . ftt! . ftt! " …

Don’t have a ’ Fft ’, Angus!! … (I know, I know … Too late!!) … :)

If she fires off that fire extinguisher, she’s more likely to become airborne than hit Baba – those things are hard enough for a trained human to use, let alone a raccoon that it outmasses!

I’m so glad we’re getting to see Angus as he was in life. I wonder if any other member of the RCO gang will show up. Keeping fingers crossed!

Show her who’s boss, Mouse!

Fire extinguishers are notoriously heavy, especially for small animals. I think young Baba Mouse can dodge faster than the raccoon can aim.