Just as long as Lupin doesn’t teach Iggy to “wake innocent family and long-suffering roommates for no reason”, then the Hunting of the Socks is a skill worth learning …
This is just.. precious. It’s nice to see this side of Lupin: nurturing, kind.. and still a bit off but you know.. not actively destroying everything in sight or being the bane of Elvis’ existance.
That sentence also finally made me realize why he and Elvis don’t get along: like he and Goldie their two diffrent flavors of oddly intense that don’t go together. Elvis takes himself seriously, often too much, while Lupin only does on Camera and even then it’s not guaranteed he’ll have clothes on. As such Lupin seems to see it as his duty to knock Elvis down a notch while Elvis sees him as the bane of his existance. The two are still brothers at the end of his day but it’s clear if Puck weren’t between them they would’ve fought to the death years ago. or until the woman spray bottled them both for fighting but you get it.
In contrast he gets along well with Iggy and Puck because their calm gentle souls. The intesnity is off. Iggy just goes with the flow and Puck is gentle and kind to everyone (within limits). Iggy needds someone to guide him and while Ora was a decent start, Lupin is a shockingly good fit, getting him to loosen up but as seen here also genuinely trying to teach him and not just teaching him to destroy because it’s what he do, but because he thinks it’s an art worth passing on.
Apropos of nothing, I recently bought a book for my library called The Lion in the Living Room. Nonfiction about the domestication of cats (and how they domesticated us), but it wouldn’t make a bad kid’s book title either!
I always thought cats were “saving them for later.” I also recall the true story of a “high-lighter” (minimalist high altitude hiker and camper) who awoke with a mountain lion raking dirt and debris over him.
This brought back a great memory. Years ago we had a feral cat that lived in our backyard…MaMa Kitty. We fed her, but the birds would always steal her kibble. One day she caught and killed a bird and laid it next to her kibble bowl. They never stole her kibble again.
This is why I buy 12 pair of the same socks and I don’t have to worry about matching pairs. They all match. When they wear out or start to dwindle in numbers I buy 12 more and throw out what is on hand.
OT: Some children at Big Nate are totally bored and discussing trolling tomorrow. Here’s a quote “So far, I think garfield, calvin and hobes, peanuts and breaking cat news should be attacked!” Luckily not that many are that bored so maybe they won’t. If trolls show up, remember to not respond and just red flag.
McColl34 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Lupin knows that if you let the sock population get out of hand, you’ll have an ecological disaster!
dmah Premium Member over 1 year ago
Just as long as Lupin doesn’t teach Iggy to “wake innocent family and long-suffering roommates for no reason”, then the Hunting of the Socks is a skill worth learning …
https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2022/02/27?comments=visible#comments
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
Just being around new boy kitty makes Lupin look years younger.
Crann Bethadh over 1 year ago
No need for the warning. You’ll never find the other socks anyway. Laundry just works like that.
Robin Harwood over 1 year ago
The socks know they are doomed.
FreihEitner Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ooh yeah, fearsome hunter. ;-)
Jacob Mattingly over 1 year ago
This is just.. precious. It’s nice to see this side of Lupin: nurturing, kind.. and still a bit off but you know.. not actively destroying everything in sight or being the bane of Elvis’ existance.
That sentence also finally made me realize why he and Elvis don’t get along: like he and Goldie their two diffrent flavors of oddly intense that don’t go together. Elvis takes himself seriously, often too much, while Lupin only does on Camera and even then it’s not guaranteed he’ll have clothes on. As such Lupin seems to see it as his duty to knock Elvis down a notch while Elvis sees him as the bane of his existance. The two are still brothers at the end of his day but it’s clear if Puck weren’t between them they would’ve fought to the death years ago. or until the woman spray bottled them both for fighting but you get it.
In contrast he gets along well with Iggy and Puck because their calm gentle souls. The intesnity is off. Iggy just goes with the flow and Puck is gentle and kind to everyone (within limits). Iggy needds someone to guide him and while Ora was a decent start, Lupin is a shockingly good fit, getting him to loosen up but as seen here also genuinely trying to teach him and not just teaching him to destroy because it’s what he do, but because he thinks it’s an art worth passing on.
WelshRat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Socks are great to hide behind but must be destroyed!
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
You can see the wiggle in the last panel. You all know that wiggle. It comes just before the pounce.
I have a button that says: sneak, sneak, sneak, sneak, wiggle rear end, sneak, sneak, sneak, sneak, pounce!
Jungle Empress over 1 year ago
Those socks are vicious, you know! The People should be thankful!
Gent over 1 year ago
Of course you has to warns those steenky stinkers to keeps away. It socks to be steenky.
I AM CARTOON LADY! over 1 year ago
As the mighty, House Snow Panther, proudly shows off his kills…the young, Tuxedo Panther, looks on in awe!
rs0204 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I had no idea that my missing socks were culled from the herd.
Makes perfect sense now.
Miss Mina over 1 year ago
Mighty hunter!
Lauren Kramer over 1 year ago
Be glad it was just socks. Our Scruffy was an underwear thief.
Kitty Katz over 1 year ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Lupinium: Iggy, hunting is a noble and necessary skill. The most important things you must learn is how to hunt and where to hunt.
Iggy: Where do we start?
Lupinium: First is to remove these stray objects that threaten to interfere with orderliness and create clutter.
At The Artisan’s Studio
Sophititi: Adobe Style, will you remind Lupinium to return my found objects when he’s done hunting them?
Adobe: Sure thing. And I’ll see if Elvis-Anum is missing any more pens.
Maat-Tilda: Looks like I’m missing a few spools of thread. I’ll have to ask the ladies to procure some more.
Sophititi: Then we’ll give Iggy a tour to show where to avoid thwumping.
cat19632001 over 1 year ago
You think you’re safe in your sock drawer? Think again, socks! Mighty hunters roam the Big Pink House and they’re gonna getcha.
misty over 1 year ago
’Twas some nights before Christmas, when all through the house
Two creatures were hunting, (but no Robber Mouse);
The stockings were spread in the kitchen with care,
In hopes to warn any hose lurking there;
Other cats were nestled all snug in their beds;
While Lupin and Iggy were tracking instead;
And the Woman and Man so warm in their sheets,
With no visions of soon waking up to cold feets.
’Til they heard Lupin exclaim, ere he filled them with fright—
“Happy hunting to us, and to all a good night!”
- A Visit from St. Nicholas – Clement Clarke Moore
Katzen1415 over 1 year ago
Yes, Lupin! Now teach him to roar like a mighty hunter! It’s late at night, the absolute perfect time for it.
Le'letha Premium Member over 1 year ago
Apropos of nothing, I recently bought a book for my library called The Lion in the Living Room. Nonfiction about the domestication of cats (and how they domesticated us), but it wouldn’t make a bad kid’s book title either!
**Guardians of the galaxy huge fan + star-lord pc over 1 year ago
Lupin hates socks
alreadyinuse over 1 year ago
In the grand timeline did Lupin actually get to meet the kittens?
DorseyBelle over 1 year ago
Yes, Lupin, the socks should be scared, very scared.
Denny Wheeler Premium Member over 1 year ago
This strip is so very Lupin. Of course, so are the ones with Fluffapurrus Rex, the tiny horse, and several others.
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
You all laugh, but a cornered sock can be a ferocious fighter!
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Normally the sock carcasses would be well-hidden so as NOT to warn the other socks. :)
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The kitten sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The kitten sleeps tonight
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
Near the dryer, the peaceful dryer
The kitten sleeps tonight
Near the dryer, the quiet dryer
The kitten sleeps tonight
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling,
The socks put up no fight.
Hush, my darling, don’t fear, my darling,
The socks put up no fight.
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
Weeheeheehee dee heeheeheehee weeoh aweem away
Cat food server over 1 year ago
And here we were blaming the dryer for missing socks; good job at deflecting suspicion, cats
Red Bird over 1 year ago
Pretty impressive, Lupin. Now sock it to them!
anomalous4 over 1 year ago
OT: Still no news…
scaeva Premium Member over 1 year ago
I always thought cats were “saving them for later.” I also recall the true story of a “high-lighter” (minimalist high altitude hiker and camper) who awoke with a mountain lion raking dirt and debris over him.
anomalous4 over 1 year ago
OT #2: The further adventures of Lou: Gravity sucks, LOL!
Charles Freeman Premium Member over 1 year ago
Meanwhile, among the socks:
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
After the people purchase the BPH, I wonder if they will replace the kitchen lino?
katey11 over 1 year ago
I love how Iggy’s smile and fang change sides. (And Lupin’s fangs!)
Louise gen over 1 year ago
This brought back a great memory. Years ago we had a feral cat that lived in our backyard…MaMa Kitty. We fed her, but the birds would always steal her kibble. One day she caught and killed a bird and laid it next to her kibble bowl. They never stole her kibble again.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
Twist ties and cable ties.
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
The disappearance of the socks now has me wondering: what became of my towels?? Three whole towels, gone!
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
OT: update on the little bit
miscreant over 1 year ago
This is why I buy 12 pair of the same socks and I don’t have to worry about matching pairs. They all match. When they wear out or start to dwindle in numbers I buy 12 more and throw out what is on hand.
metagalaxy1970 over 1 year ago
OOOOOOHHHHH the fangs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mine thankfully, do not hunt socks. I’d be in big trouble since I have about 3 weeks worth of socks to wear…..asrialfeeple over 1 year ago
This will start off your weekend right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkez3oL6s4
knight1192a over 1 year ago
Some fierce hunter. And the undead is taking lessons from Lupin?
mepowell over 1 year ago
OT: Some children at Big Nate are totally bored and discussing trolling tomorrow. Here’s a quote “So far, I think garfield, calvin and hobes, peanuts and breaking cat news should be attacked!” Luckily not that many are that bored so maybe they won’t. If trolls show up, remember to not respond and just red flag.
siebela over 1 year ago
Is that Mooch’s Little Pink Sock? He’ll be miffed…