Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 17, 2022

Sunday funday :)

Why even have a dress if it doesn’t have pockets?

Pucks face ❤️

Blep?

A few toe beans, a couple of puffy tails, a big pink toothy yawn, and a majestic blep — let the squeeing commence!

Love Puck’s and Elvis’s tail poofs in response to the man’s sneeze!

Puck’s & Elvis’ responses to the sneeze are priceless…

In general, I’ve found that a cat’s response to a human sneeze is “I’m outta here!!!” at maximum acceleration.

Is the woman originally from the midwest? Just wondering where the “heck yes” comes from….not in this strip but “heckin” reminded me of that expression she uses….

OMG. I got “ooo, big yawn” from my mother who said it to her parakeets! Now I say “big yawn” and “big stretch” to Foxy! I thought she made it up! I’m now guessing I’m not the only one who says “are you gonna bite?” and/or “Now don’t you bite.” Parakeets add that to their repertoire very early. “Now don’t you bite. OW! Shame on you.”

Everything in the bottom row is basically an instinctual response at this point.

Oh, poor Elvis! So startled by the Man’s sneeze he tossed the mic to get comfort from the Woman! I love that both Elvis and Puck poofed up, too. And Elvis’ expression in the final panel is almost “Yes, People do have some very inane sayings. We tolerate them anyway.”

Poor Elvis! My dad’s sneezes are also loud enough to scare kitties!

And that’s a good blep. :P

Elvis the blepper.

Elvis stretched so well his ears curled!

ELvis! Swoon swoon. Sooo cute.

Much to squeee about here.

“Thanks, it has pockets” is probably the funniest single quote from this strip since “Elvis hopped the train straight to Buttertown”.

I’m such a radical that I think women should be allowed to have pockets and men should be allowed to carry a bag, and I can’t believe there’s an argument about it.

I’ve only had one cat who would let me hold her the way the Man is holding Pucky.

I’m just curious what the heck the blepping is all about? And the stretching? And am I missing something?

“Thanks! It has pockets!” is the only response to compliments about dresses.

Sneeze was benign but it opened up their eyes

Way outta line

Life is demanding without understanding

Blep was divine and it brought up squees and sighs

It was sublime

Google’s gonna drag us up

To get into the times where we belong

No FOMO for each craze that comes along

- Jenny Berggren / Malin Berggren / Jonas Berggren / Ulf Ekberg – The Sign – Ace of Base

The woman is so adorable. Pockets are one of the most important things, so obviously they have to be pointed out. As times change, so does the content of those pockets.

The Woman Pocket contents 101:

First married – Drawing pencils, old receipts, chapstick, cat treats, Altoids, phone

Children Arrive – Extra binkies, tissues/wipes, one diaper, Cheerios, cat treats, drawing pencils, phone

Children, Older – Hand sanitizer, tissues/wipes, snack crackers, cat treats, bandaids & Q-Tips, drawing pencils, phone

Currently in Pockets – Face masks, tissues/wipes, more hand sanitizer, bandaids, Altoids, shopping list, chapstick, cat treats, drawing pencils, phone

There’s cuteness overload in today’s strip.

Completely off topic: Today would have been mine and Paul’s 7th wedding anniversary. At this time 7 years ago, my MIL and I went to pick up my flowers only to find that the order was wrong when we got back to the house. I told MIL not to raise a fuss about it, SIL and niece and I fixed the bouquet the way I wanted it, and the wedding proceeded as planned. All that mattered was the love.

Elvis stretched his toes! Now, that’s a THOROUGH stretch!

I think Elvis wishes the Woman were wearing the dress that has a pocket for him. Also, I kind of hate that calling that blep makes so much sense. It’s utter nonsense, yet completely comprehensible.

Lupin, you forgot a few like…….Whazzup? or for the lazy the shorter Sup? Repeating this greeting back is quite appropriate.

Then there is west coast Hey bro!, and down south Howdy! A response of Yo, is quite acceptable.

For more intimate friends there is the always popular, How’s it hanging? Truly intimate friends will respond with Low and to the left, or High and to the right, depending on the situation.

Now if you are meeting Snoop Dogg, Waddup or Gang Gang would be appropriate. Be prepared for a response ending in -izzle.

If you are having a truly Ghetto day then one could use, What it do, or What the lick.

Of course if you are greeting someone from Jamaica then Wagwan would be quite appropriate. Nottin Maan would be a common response.

The best one is, What a pretty kitty you have!!! & Oh look, pockets full of kitty treats!!!

A blep? That doesnt seem to fit the action, seems more like a sound. I have heard it called kitty toungue

everyone’s tail floofs up at the sneeze!

“How’s it goin’?”

“Sideways. Why should today be any different?”

“Sup?”

“What?”

“What’s up?”

“Sup?”

“No thanks, I just ate.”

In my book, that’s a mlem, not a blep.

“Blep”? Was ist das Blep?

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Violet-Ifa: We’ll be heading over to Cosmo’s Nursery to ensure a safe time travel back to Tommy’s time.

Tommy: I’m gonna miss you all. I’ve had a wonderful time here in Ancient Egypt. And I’m so glad to have met you, Thomios.

Thomios: Somehow I don’t think this is the last time we’ll meet.

Puckmosis: Before you leave, we have a little parting gift.

Tommy: A chef’s apron! How lovely!

Sophititi: Tillie and I designed the embroidery.

Maat-Tilda: We consider it a labor of love.

Elvis-Anum: I wrote out the hieroglyphs.

Tommy: Wonderful! What do they say?

Lupinium: They say “Pet the chef.”

That Elvis can blep.

More dresses should have more pockets.

And as I typed the above comment Odinsdottir just gave me a big BLEP. Good girl.

Elvis’ reaction was the reaction that Vlad always gave me when I sneezed. I always told him, sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.

Censoring? This is BCN, what are they hiding?

Having just purchased not one, but 2 dresses with pockets I can truthfully say they are almost as awesome as a good blep!

Cultural differences: “Peter, Paul and Mary” were on tour in Japan. During a meeting with Japanese record company bigwigs, one of them sneezed. Peter said, “Gesundheit.”

The record executive asked through the interpreter, “What did you say?”

“Gesundheit. God bless you. It’s what we say when someone sneezes.” After the translation finished, he continued, “What do you say when someone sneezes?”

The translated answer came back, “We say, ‘Excuse me’.”

OT

Puck yawning looks like a little jack-o-lantern.

My mom was part of the generation of women who wore “house dresses” while doing their chores. When it got harder and harder to find house dresses, she would wear muu muus. Both always had pockets. She would always keep tissues in her pockets. Sometimes i would forget to check the pockets before doing laundry. If I was lucky, there would be a perfectly laundered and intact tissue in the dryer load. If not, there would be tissue crumbs clinging to most of the clothes. After she passed, I did one last load of her laundry before donating clothes to her favorite senior center. When I took them out of the dryer, I found one last perfectly laundered and intact tissue.

I don’t WANT to tell people how I am and I’m not going to say fine.

OK. Right before I read the “big yawn” line, I yawned. Now I did so twice more. Coincidence?!

“Ya-wun” is what we say when our cats yawn.