Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for May 12, 2020

If it falls into one of those coffee mugs, every dish, cup, plate, and item of silverware in the house will need to be put into the dishwasher immediately.

Oh my Cat! If it drops down on you unexpectedly, you’re all DOOMED! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN

Aww. Whiskerfest day two! Love the kitties observations. Must be good sized and fast too. Elbiss: “Look. At . It. Go.”

If cats can wrangle a few more spiders, they can race them! The Spider Derby!!

So, Puck, gonna go up and interview it?

That last panel screams suicide faster than I could say suicide. Don’t drop so he could do that

Georgia, you’re spoiling us rotten with all these kitty under-chins!♥

You can tell Georgia loves drawing them looking up. I love looking at them looking up!

They all got their mugs! Extreme enterainment!

Apologies to Blake.

My cat killed a spider once.

Well, Lupin, begin leapin’ and SPLAAAT the spider!

I’m with you, Lupin—if it drops, I’m outta here! Years ago, I glanced away from the TV to find several of the cats of that era staring fixedly at something above my head. I looked up to see a medium-sized black spider descending rapidly toward my nose. Amazing how quickly one can remove oneself from a recliner without putting the footrest down. Not sure I would be able to manage it today!

I love how they’ve gone from holding their Cat Network microphones to Cat Network coffee mugs. Apparently the spider is no longer news, but entertainment (except for Lupin.)

Watching so intently with their coffee mugs in paw…this is so cute and funny and I could stare at it forever. At least until the next strip is up.

The cats don’t need tv. Live action is their entertainment.

I once woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare and sat up and turned on the bedside lamp and dangling from a looong strand right in front of my face was a huge garden spider! That was An even worse nightmare! Even thinking it about now gives me the willies!

My two cats are master spider hunters, and also go after house centipedes. Lord, let a moth get in the house and it’s like twin antiaircraft fire. They even go for bees or wasps that get inside. They go for flies, too, but something about moths seems to make them crazy.

Believe me there are worse things.

Lupin’s cute little pink nose. Adorbs.

Chin scritches for all!

Awwhhh, look at their ears .

Totally with Lupin on this one. “I’m outa here!”

Ceilings, nothing more than ceilings,

Trying hard to spot you on the ceiling above.

Whiskers sticking up on my face,

All waving at you on the ceiling above.

Ceilings, for all my life I’ll feel it.

Wish I’ve never seen you, “Legs”,

You’ll never come again.

Ceilings, wo-o-o ceilings,

Wo-o-o, OK – stay right where you are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbtf9DezqU

Feelings – Morris Albert

Songwriters: Kaiserman Mauricio Alberto / Gaste Louis Felix-marie

Well Elvis, it does have eight legs.

Forewarned is forearmed, and four armed is half of an octopus . . . Or spider.

You notice how they all have BCN Mugs? I really need to go to the Station Gift Shop after my tour.

Why do the first and third frames have no border? Is it to make it seem more like Lupin could leap right out of the page?

To surreal. Had one drop down from the ceiling and try to go up my nose. Fate was not kind to it.

Who do we think is going to eat it?

My head understands that spiders are an important part of our ecosystem, however, I.DO.NOT.LIKE.SPIDERS.. They give me the galloping heebie-jeebies.

OFF TOPIC; PAUL

Paul had his first treatment yesterday. I need to call the oncology department today, as I was not allowed in with Paul yesterday, and I have questions concerning his treatment.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: My royal staff, we appear to have two problems looming. The annual plague of locusts is due to come in a few days, and the curtains in the palace are all in tatters. Maat-Tilda, do you have any suggestions?

Maat-Tilda: Yes, Your Majesty. I know someone who can solve both problems. I would have you meet my friend, Arachna.

The Queen: Welcome dear spider. How can you help us?

Arachna: I can weave fine curtains out of spider silk, and my friends and I can make a meal in no time of the locusts.

The Queen: I had no idea the locusts were edible.

Arachna: Oh, yes Your Majesty. They are high in protein and taste like shrimp.

A few days later

The Queen: These curtains are magnificent. I notice they have been decorated with some exquisite red dots.

Tabith-Isis: Yes, Your Majesty. I chose the best jeweled dots for the occasion.

The Queen: Arachna, you and your spiders have done such a wonderful job. How did you learn the technique?

Arachna: My friends and I learned from the greatest weaver of all, Ma-Cramé

I nearly spewed tea all over my computer when I got to Lupin’s line!

I’m with Lupin; out the window.

Jim Stafford’s on Line Two. Guess what he doesn’t like?

Wait. I thought spiders were considered treats!

I wonder if we will see their eyes this week.

Kitty chins and coffee cups!

Lupin, don’t defenestrate.

this is how most of the people in the Detroit area will look this morning. The Blue Angels will be doing a flyover at 11:30 am EST. to honor all the C-19 heroes. Just a few will have the whiskers.

Panel three is easily the cutest panel in BCN history. XD

The BCN crew has become a gapers’ bloc.

Look, he’s crawling up my wall

Dark and hairy, very small

Now he’s up above my head

Hanging by a little thread

Boris the spider

Boris the spider

Georgia posted a picture of Lupin and Goldie having a stand off and Puck staying out of it:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAErfWnpQkv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I’ll be right behind you, Lupin.

Lupin’s pink little nose!

OT: COVID-19…

Me too, Lupin. Me, too. I’m not the spider weenie I once was. Someone had to stop them so I was the brave one, and I respect them in the wild, but they are dead if they enter the house.

I’m totally with Lupin on this one!

At least one cat knows how to deal with spiders.

Puck should have coffee all over his white shirt. You can’t drink coffee with head tilted up.

Today is Frog Jumping Day. Note that it is NOT Leap Frog day. Those of you who are frogs should jump in celebration (“These Frogs are the good Frogs.”) Those who are not frogs should jump a frog (absolutely nothing like jumping the shark). This is perfectly safe as long as you are not an insect. Note also that you should avoid jumping Phrogs, especially the Big Blue variety, unless you are in love with one …

Posted Laaaate Last Night so I am doing it again:

Assemble the cats. Sit down and look up at the ceiling fan (low speed). Allow your eyes top follow the blade with only the slightest head motion.

15 seconds, then look at the cats. If you did it correctly they will also be following the blades with a slight head motion.

Kittychins … I’m doomed …

“Like” times ten to the twentieth, at least.

Me better cat me go brrrr

Kitty chins!

Don’t do it, Lupin! You’ve got so much to live for.

They’re really getting into the swing of it.

We have a hardwood floor and 3 cats… Any spider foolish enough to descend becomes a ‘cat hockey’ puck.

Kiki is a bug hunter. I’m okay with that. :)

Kind of OT: Freefall 5/13/20

I keep hoping that Lupin will strike his “get the spider” yoga pose:

https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2019/06/09

Breaking News: local news team suffers group “spider-crick” neck injuries!!

Seems like whenever I’m standing on a chair to smush a spider that’s high up, I will miss and it leaps down and starts to run away before I can get it. Hate when that happens!

Are cats arachnophobic?