I love that the cats are answering her rhetorical question and she probably has no idea what they’re saying. Lupin’s hanging upside down from the upper window sash is so Lupin! How appropriate it is that Lupin is the one suggesting boundaries.
Sounds like something a fighter pilot would say: "So then, just when he was about to pull the trigger, I pulled an Inverted Lupin, and . . . BAM! I was on his tail!
When we fill the bird feeders the back yard gets really noisy. They put the word out to the whole neighborhood. But when it gets eerily quiet you can usually look up and see a hawk in the area.
Upside down Lupin, wow! Toe beans galore on glass, squeee!! Rare New England usage of the Southern vernacular “y’all,” wow… But my fave detail today has to be Goldie’s genteel pearl-clutching gesture that accompanies her gasp.
During mating season jays can be quite aggressive. One of them harassed my cat Johnny Depp, one time too many. A big crowd of noisy jays came to the “funeral” but he didn’t care. He right felt he was under no obligation to let birds peck him on the head with impunity.
Here in northern California it’s acorn season, and we have a HUGE scrub oak in our neighbor’s back yard. Here, it’s not jay vs. jay; it’s jays vs. squirrels. “Shriek! Shriek!” “Chitter chitter chitter!” From dawn till dusk.
Birds are believed to be the last remaining dinosaurs. Whenever I hear the earsplitting shrieks of a blue jay or magpie, I try to imagine the same noise scaled up to an Allosaurus size body.
Thank Cat the kids aren’t there. To quote Captain America, “Language!” I have blue jays, but they are so territorial that they never squabble. My back yard is no bird land for them, and I only see them during snows when surviving by eating my seed is more important than the squabbles.
A little while ago, I was watching the hummingbirds attack each other at my window feeder, and a large yellow swallowtail butterfly barely escaped the dogfighting going on. Not cool, guys.
I was sorry to see the end of August’s line-up of BCN’s cats reading, but September has pirates! Puck’s peg leg, swoon. And a bonus of baby Elvis as the pirate ballerina!
McColl34 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Language! This is a family strip! Somebody get Tommy over there to counsel or mediate (or scare them away simply by his size), or something!
Le'letha Premium Member about 3 years ago
Or subtitles, amirite Lupin???? >:D
fullmoondeb Premium Member about 3 years ago
UDLwTBoG!! (Upside down Lupin with toe beans on glass!)
Sue Ellen about 3 years ago
I love that the cats are answering her rhetorical question and she probably has no idea what they’re saying. Lupin’s hanging upside down from the upper window sash is so Lupin! How appropriate it is that Lupin is the one suggesting boundaries.
deadheadzan about 3 years ago
My guess is it’s a love triangle gone horribly wrong!
Ruth Brown about 3 years ago
I told you that blue jays were bad news.
Brian Premium Member about 3 years ago
Lupin can read beaks too? He is talented.
Lady Bri about 3 years ago
I thought blue birds were supposed to be all about happiness, not bedroom drama! ;p
Jungle Empress about 3 years ago
GASP! They’re using grawlix! Somebody break them up, quickly!
stairsteppublishing about 3 years ago
My grandfather hated them with a passion. Too noisy and mean.
McColl34 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Look! It’s an Inverted Lupin!
Sounds like something a fighter pilot would say: "So then, just when he was about to pull the trigger, I pulled an Inverted Lupin, and . . . BAM! I was on his tail!
DennisinSeattle about 3 years ago
Pretty soon, the feather plucking will commence.
WelshRat Premium Member about 3 years ago
Lupin the stick on Garfield…
sugordon about 3 years ago
So much to love here: Puck answering the woman’s question, upside down Lupin, and the gasp in the final panel
Robin Harwood about 3 years ago
Deplorable, but not surprising. I hear birds using that sort of language to each other all the time.
Robin Harwood about 3 years ago
And it might be a political debate, Puck. Or a philosophical discussion about metaphysics.
GSD Mom Premium Member about 3 years ago
Good morning. We are killing a bit of time before we head over to the hospital; what better place than here
Gent about 3 years ago
Reminds me of some noisy neighbours. And I used to get popcorn too to listens to their free broadcast.
lauradolan about 3 years ago
When we fill the bird feeders the back yard gets really noisy. They put the word out to the whole neighborhood. But when it gets eerily quiet you can usually look up and see a hawk in the area.
Trespassers W about 3 years ago
So much to love today, but my favorite bit is Puck’s “I can’t tell if this is a love triangle or a failed business venture.”
Miss Mina about 3 years ago
I love Lupin in the first panel! Cat of Adventure!
DorseyBelle about 3 years ago
Upside down Lupin, wow! Toe beans galore on glass, squeee!! Rare New England usage of the Southern vernacular “y’all,” wow… But my fave detail today has to be Goldie’s genteel pearl-clutching gesture that accompanies her gasp.
Kitty Katz about 3 years ago
Meanwhile Back on the Nile
Adobe Style: Aurelia and I go way back. Her whole family are golden sheep.
Aurelia: Yes, we’re just a day’s journey by camel.
Jason: So simple. I’ve spent my whole life as a sailor, I didn’t even think to go by land.
Aurelia: Well, come with us when we go back to Afar. It’s shearing time anyway.
Jason: Thanks, I’ll do that.
Enter Lupinium and several insects
Lupinium: Your Majesty, please give us a few minutes to set up.
Queen Catshepsut the Golden: I just love the tiny circus!
Maat-Tilda: So shiny!
Jason: I’ve sailed the seven seas, and at last I found the Golden Fleas!
David Jones Premium Member about 3 years ago
Just now, had four beautiful Blue Jays arguing things out at our backyard platform feeder.
Michael G. about 3 years ago
Keep us updated, Puck!
rs0204 Premium Member about 3 years ago
I can so picture corporeal Lupin hanging upside down off a window sash. Such a classic Lupin move.
By the way, I believe Jason…and I think Jason is a liar.
Zoomer&Yeti about 3 years ago
Not sure why, but “Failed business venture” cracked me up! :-)
Flapjack omelette about 3 years ago
This is my #1 favorite bcn comic. About half of the comics are. The rest are #2 on the list
prrdh about 3 years ago
I hope BCN isn’t broadcasting this. That’s not FCCable language.
diskus Premium Member about 3 years ago
Release the cats!
ladykat about 3 years ago
Have Trevor amble over and WOOF at them.
scyphi26 about 3 years ago
It’s serious now—they’re starting to pull out the big bird words.
Zoomer&Yeti about 3 years ago
This arc is BEAKIN’ hysterical!!!
The Wolf In Your Midst about 3 years ago
“I think they- no, they couldn’t have- they DID! They flipped us the bird!”
SunflowerGirl100 about 3 years ago
Lupin never met a boundary he didn’t try to cross. He thinks boundaries are for the birds!
japerry7 about 3 years ago
I hear bluejay fights and I just assumed it was a love triangle. It never occurred to me it could have been a failed business venture
Nougat about 3 years ago
Someone get this comic strip into featured
Catlover1029 about 3 years ago
How is Lupin in that position!?!?
anomalous4 about 3 years ago
It’s a good thing Lupin’s fully dressed, or language wouldn’t be the only censorship issue!
Plods with ...™ about 3 years ago
Jay 1: What’s your name?
Jay 2: Tony
Jay 1: Yeah? Well %#* you Tony!
…. Search TikTok what’s your name.
mistercatworks about 3 years ago
During mating season jays can be quite aggressive. One of them harassed my cat Johnny Depp, one time too many. A big crowd of noisy jays came to the “funeral” but he didn’t care. He right felt he was under no obligation to let birds peck him on the head with impunity.
DorothyHeydt about 3 years ago
Here in northern California it’s acorn season, and we have a HUGE scrub oak in our neighbor’s back yard. Here, it’s not jay vs. jay; it’s jays vs. squirrels. “Shriek! Shriek!” “Chitter chitter chitter!” From dawn till dusk.
Teto85 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Like my house whenever there is a jaybird fight. All cats to the windows. Tails flicking and even getting into a pouncing readiness wiggle.
Denny Wheeler Premium Member about 3 years ago
LUPIN?!?! On about boundaries? I didn’t think he knew the concept.
Kitsrulz53 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Exactly!
Nuliajuk about 3 years ago
Birds are believed to be the last remaining dinosaurs. Whenever I hear the earsplitting shrieks of a blue jay or magpie, I try to imagine the same noise scaled up to an Allosaurus size body.
marilynnbyerly about 3 years ago
Y’all, Lupin is Southern! Gasp!
Thank Cat the kids aren’t there. To quote Captain America, “Language!” I have blue jays, but they are so territorial that they never squabble. My back yard is no bird land for them, and I only see them during snows when surviving by eating my seed is more important than the squabbles.
A little while ago, I was watching the hummingbirds attack each other at my window feeder, and a large yellow swallowtail butterfly barely escaped the dogfighting going on. Not cool, guys.
AndrewSihler about 3 years ago
Bluejays have an attitude, all right.
panille about 3 years ago
Why can’t it be both? Blue Jays: beautiful to look at, not to listen to.
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
I’m surprised that any language surprises cats considering some of the things cats have said to me.
Daeder about 3 years ago
From what I’ve seen, this is basically every bird to every other bird most of the time.
ikini Premium Member about 3 years ago
“Gasp!”
knight1192a about 3 years ago
Yeah, that last panel sounds like blue jays alright. And hummingbirds, hummers swear enough to make a blue jay blush with shame.
ikini Premium Member about 3 years ago
I was sorry to see the end of August’s line-up of BCN’s cats reading, but September has pirates! Puck’s peg leg, swoon. And a bonus of baby Elvis as the pirate ballerina!
LrdSlvrhnd about 3 years ago
I love Lupin clinging upside-down to the window.
KL about 3 years ago
“A love triangle or a failed business venture—” BWAHAHAHAHA!
about 3 years ago
Boy, their language is very colorful.
Miri Tallstag about 3 years ago
Is lupin reading their beaks?
NyahNyahNyah about 3 years ago
I know that this was 11 days ago, but I just re-read this strip. With that last panel, I just realized that Lupine is a Southern Cat!
La Gata Loca almost 3 years ago
LUPIN knows what boundaries are?