Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for September 21, 2024

Sir Figaro has the right idea. Observe and report. Unless it turns into a ZOMBIE PUMPKIN! Then it’s every cat for themselves!

How can one know for sure that anything is immortal? After all, time has not yet ended . . . something could still happen to it.

McDonalds will be following the pumpkin closely to find new ways to get a hamburger to last over 100 years…

Hard-hitting investigative journalism.

It will live with the dust bunnies!

Love the field notes journal in the last panel

OT: ESPAÑOL

I’m assuming that Tabitha and Sir Figaro are accomplished, fluent speakers of the feline variety of Spanish (most likely a variety of Catalan.) But Burt, being a barn cat, is not a native speaker. He’s doing a great job with the closed-caption word balloons and snarky running commentary, but he’s really more of an audiovisual dude than translator. Maybe there would be a way to let Tabitha review and edit the tape before broadcast. On the other hand, Burt’s imperfect translations might prompt greater viewer engagement and get some idea whether there’s enough of a Spanish-speaking audience to warrant ads in that language.

One of our baby pumpkins hid till Spring, dried out and became a most excellent rattley cat toy.

Las calabazas en miniatura tienen una vida media radiactiva de 100 años.

Also, Georgia, I’m so curious as to Tabitha and Sir Figaro’s backstory! Their woman seems to be anglophone (I could be wrong) and they live in Rhode Island. How did Tabitha become fluent in so many languages (including iirc, squirrel)? And Sir Figaro only speaks Spanish. Were they rescued from the harsh climate of Patagonia? Did they survive an earthquake in Mexico City? Did they sneak into a baggage compartment in Spanish Sahara? Was their first woman a grandmother from Sevilla who moved into a retirement home? Inquiring minds!

I hope we get future visits with the pumpkin under the couch.

“…tiny ageless solstice squash, Spanish speaking cats!! Weird Science”

¡Muchas gracias Tabitha y Sir Fig para sus reportaje muy informativo! (Go easy on me “star Spanish pupils,” and remember it’s been cincuenta y cuatro años since I studied Spanish II, and my aging eyeballs are having trouble with the pequeño print on my Spanish/English dictionary’s yellowed, ancient, crumbling pages.) May this be the first of many more informative reports. Thank you Georgia for finding a way to include them in BCN again.

Iggy will collect several and place them in a neat row …

Not that the tiny pumpkins aren’t timely and fascinating, but when can we check in on the Tidies and Admiral Crackers?

I can no longer seem to respond to a thread. The comment button changes color but the comment doesn’t post?

OT: Español 2

Ghost pumpkins! Ahhhhh!

Sí. Muy interesante.

Me hopes today the end of this steenky narrow fonts.

So Sir Fig’s going to check the tiny pumpkin like Morgan Spurlock did the McDonald’s french fries in “Super Size Me.” Those things really were immortal.

Slightly OT and belated:

¡Feliz mes nacional de la herencia hispana!

(Disclaimer: I do not speak Spanish, LOL. I apologize if any of that is grammatically incorrect.)

I’m always happy to hear from Tabitha and Sir Figaro!

Investigative reporting. Nice

OT Revised tribute post from yesterday

Sir Figaro is a Scientist!

Is it too late to ask what is going on? ;-)

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Iggy: Looks like we’re in fine shape for creating the interactive tapestry. I heard giggling in the background.

Beatrixia: Next thing, let’s visit Trevor-Hotep at the Cosmo Nursery.

Iggy: Sounds good.

Ora Z: Maybe we can find some pumpkins to roll like lawn potatoes.

Sometime Later

Trevor-Hotep: Welcome! It’s always good to see my Ancient Egyptian friends.

Ora Z: Are your pumpkins ready for rolling and shredding?

Trevor: Why not go over to the pumpkin patch and see?

Ora Z: Hello, pumpkins. Are you ready to roll?

Pumpkin: Hello, Ms Ora. It’s genuinely good to see you.

Pumpkin 2: We like to roll, but would prefer you don’t shred us.

Beatrixia: I can tell you really mean that.

Pumpkin 1: We always try to be honest.

Iggy: I can tell this is a patch of sincere pumpkins.

Pumpkin 2: Just wait until the Feast of Candy night.

What if tiny pumpkins aren’t what they seem? What if they are the food for Roombas from outer space?

I’m surprised Elvis wasn’t complaining about the noise from above (the swatted pumpkins, as well as the cats chasing/pouncing). Maybe that is why Tabitha decided to be proactive and do a special report to keep peace with the other BPH neighbors.

“golpeó un a …” Getting better.

Now the station hears from the tiny pumpkins:

♫ We’ve been yeeted

Been mistreated

When will we be loved?

We’ve been knocked down

We’ve been pushed ’round

When will we be loved?

When cats think we don’t mind

It’s such a crime

It always shakes our world view

It happens every time

C’mon cats, shoo!

When will you decide to?

Why are we still shoved? ♫

/Phil Everly /When Will I Be Loved

Keep a sharp eye on the pumpkin, Sir Figaro. It might attempt to roll away.

Sir Figaro understands; science is the way!

I made it through the night. Shout out to doctors that understand that sleeping pills can be life saving.