Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 25, 2023

Yay Baba! Go Granny, Go!

Yea, Baba!

Baba Pounce Mouse and Queen Magnet the Magnificent, Layin’ down the law. His precious beak has been busted by Sir Thimblefist the Mighty! Huzzah!

Why am I not surprised by Wicket’s refusal for medical aid? And Baba Mouse’s nope-you’re-going-to-the-hospital-whether-you-like-it-or-not? Even though she can’t stand him, they’re just like an old married couple. Well, maybe an old divorced couple …

Is Thimblefist blowing the smoke off his thimble-fist?

I wonder if Baba Mouse tied up the five brothers before leaving them at the barn? or maybe they’ve already wrecked the barn, and there’s nothing left to save?

“You don’t need them? Really? Right now I’m on top of you, pinning you to the ground, your beak is broken, my teeth are just fine and you just tried to kill my friend’s granddaughter. Of your current choices, I’d suggest waiting for the people from Quinn Wildlife.”

And our suspicions were correct! Wicket did want the fields! Now the only question is how he managed to get Montague on his side…

What kind of repair can the Quinn Hospital make? A little epoxy?

Grannies United! Baba reminds me of the bit from Monty Python with the “Hell’s Grannies” gang. Google it for a giggle, If you like.

Quinn Wildlife, or Big Mac’s Exotic Barbeque – your choice!

magnet with her arms wrapped protectively around bea! <3 <3

one of the young raccoons here likes the feral cats and always very carefully sits between any ferals who are eating and any other raccoons who come ’round. and the feral cats like to love on that raccoon <3 <3

He’s enjoying the attention from Baba Mouse just a bit too much.

I love that as Wicket’s being squashed, his “mustache” puffs straight out and his tongue protrudes.

Reminder: Don’t mess with us Grannies! We’ve seen it all, we’ve done it all and we will take you down!

Hooray! They got him! Wicked Wicket has big worries now. He’d better behave, or he’ll have more injuries that need tending in the shelter.

Why is Bea in an Oatmeal bag?

It’s her racoon disguise/ armor

Baba loaf!

So you no wants to goes to wildlife centre eh. Okay. You can has the owlternative then. Ah, all this waiting for owl kebab has finally pays off.

I just realized the hilaroius part: Wicket lost here, and lost the war completely.. because of his own ego. Had he just accepted that he lost, that Mag was able to defeat his new puppet army and that at best he’d get the big pink house out of all of this… he coudl’ve come back. He could’ve plotted to scheme another day and come back for another arc. The various critters would be too busy picking up the pieces after this to go after him right away.

But he just coudln’t accept he lost, tried for petty revenge.. and got his mouth broken by thimblefist the mighty. It’s really why Wicket keeps getting hurt: he can’t accept he lost the fields time and time again or that he lost baba. And he likely never will. The only reason he’s not worse off is that Mag and Baba showed him mercy and let him live. And even THEN it’s likely the simple fact he’s not worth it.

Baba Mouse has still got the pounce of a much younger cat. Love that old granny cat! I know she’s happy in the barn, but she can retire on my couch anytime.

Now, the Pink House.

Starship: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now

Standing in the field the friends who never yield

Claim victory over the Wicket one

Standing with the raccoons, the chipmunks and the kittens

All unite together as the Good Guys have done!

…….

(Montague) For a while I went crazy

Who cares about that?

I am back with my friends and won’t ever look back!

I’ll make sure the Wild won’t fall apart!

We can all succeed if we’re heart to heart!

…….

And we can fix this all together

Standing strong together!

Nothing’s gonna stop us now!

And if the enemies attack

We will all fight back

Nothing’s gonna stop us!

Nothing’s gonna stop us now! Oh no!

(Continued Below)

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I love the extras Georgia has packed in this arc, with action descriptors such as in a comic book: “straighten” (Mag’s crown), “Pop” (Thimblefist), and “Pounce” and “Squash” (Baba Mouse today.

Now, hurry and save the Big Pink House and Pucky.

Panel 1 reminds me of the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy throws the water on her.

Nice pounce, Baba! That owl isn’t going anywhere!

I believe Quinn wildlife just found their newest owl ambassador.

Baba does a whole Body of Nope.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Wicket: So it took a combined effort to subdue my namesake descendant.

Beatrixia: It appears to be the case. Have to give him credit, though. He is a clever rogue.

Wicket: But apparently his hunting skills leave something to be desired.

Sophititi: Still, he does make for an interesting story.

Maat-Tilda: There are still a few parts of the story to play out.

Soph: For example, what of the moles?

Tillie: And what about the gumbballs?

Wicket: I think that all remains to be seen.

Ah, so Wicket admits he needs saving. Buddy, we all knew that!

Don’t go breaking my beak

I couldn’t if I tried

Raccoon if I get restless

Owl you’re certainly not kind

Don’t go breaking my beak

And take your weight off of me

Owl when you chased my friend

Ooh, I gave you the one, two, three

Woo hoo

Nobody knows it

When I was down

Montague was your clown

Woo hoo

Nobody knows it

(Nobody knows… it)

Right from the start

Montague gave you his heart

Oh-oh he give you his heart

So don’t go breaking my beak

Don’t go chasing the kit

Don’t go breaking my beak

Let’s just see Quinn Wildlife as your protection from everybody else that would love to use you as a punching bag at the moment, Wicket.

I do believe Baba’s claws are all the way out in panel 3. [sigh] I want to grow up to be just like her!

OT: Georgia’s sad year…

Poor beak! I am sure the wildlife people can help! Queen Mag- you are my role model!!

Ha! Baba’s a solid gal, just like me! Did that to my cousin, once, because he was getting on my nerves! He shouted I’m sorry! Now get off me! After a full minute of trying to throw me off!

Logical, real world question that doesn’t belong here. Who contacted Quinn Wildlife Rehab and told them to come get the owl? And how? One of the cats could dial but all they could say would be, “Meow, meow, meow.”

Newbie questions…what kind of animal is Thimblefist and is that Bea in the oatmeal can?

This can happen the easy way or the hard way. And trust me, Wicket: this is the easy way.

“I didn’t lose, I merely failed to win!”

Baba Mouse must weigh a ton to pin him down. Pretty impressive.

One who cannot acknowledge defeat or error cannot learn from it. Wicket can only succeed at making trouble. He’ll never win.

I’m not going to wait until I read all the comments. Gotta say this. I literally Laughed — cackled loudly — Out Loud. Can’t remember the last time I did that! You rock, Baba.

Is Baba at risk of becoming a Quinn Wildlife resident as well?

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Baba Mouse for the WIN! Who knew she still had that vigorous POUNCE!

A reference worth waiting for!

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Thimble fist the mighty

Yes, leave, Wicket, now!

One of my high school classmates lost his Tuxedo.

And Thimblefist blowing on his thimble like an old-time gunslinger blowing the smoke from his gun!

Yeah, this time, he’s not going to con her. Love the mustache when she sat on him.

I knew I’d see Baba Mouse! Thimblefist did quite the number on old Wicket!

I love Baba’s wry sense of humor! She definitely does not suffer fools. And she has made it quite clear why her farm would never have an owl problem.

Oooh! She done sat on him – lol

Who is going to contact Quinn Wildlife?