Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 12, 2018

Puck says it best: “Tillie!”

Tillie!!! I’ve missed you so much!!!

Welcome back, Tillie! Long time no see!

Balderdash! Puck’s hugs transcend all laws of the physical world – his cuteness and purity of heart should allow him to hug ghosts!

I think that little ghost mouse ran to fetch Tillie to help out Puck. What a sweet little mouse!♥

Ok, Tillie’s on the scene. Maybe she can get the toddler to get the woman up in the attic.

Lucky Pucky. When I was a kid, I thought it would be cool to have a ghost for a friend (explains a lot, right?). Now, when the conversation comes around to Ghost stories- especially romantic ones- I always think of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir”

The outside of the box looks like a stage magician’s. Maybe Tillie knows the trick to Puck’s escape!

Tre-C nodded; “I get it. The CC company isn’t going to let him off the hook for the charges just because he claims it wasn’t him, particularly if the card is addressed to that house.” “And worse”, Megan added, “if the credit agent starts to go over those charges while the spouse is there, the purchase receipt will likely only show ‘entertainment’ on today’s date. How do you think that’ll play in the Jones’ house?” “Not well, to say the least. You got a plan?” Megan looked around; “Yes… I have nothing against having fun, but this… I need to end this. And don’t make me give you a grammar lesson while we’re here..” Tre-C sighed; “Do you HAVE a plan?” “Good Kitten.” Megan got up, stretched and began grooming herself, “Act natural, what’s going to happen will happen very quickly. The crowd at the main dance floor is just starting to get thick. I want you to work your way over there and ‘accidentally’ disable that card reader. Even if they have another, the time it’ll them to bring it out is all I’ll need. After that, you’re going to be on crowd control. Brace yourself for it.” Tre-C stood up and stretched. “So, what’d you think of the salmon?” Megan licked her chops; “Second best I’ve ever had..”

Pucky in panel 2 is too much. Sad ears and big eyes while he clutches his walking stick.

Tillie might cheer up Puck a bit, but he’s still doomed.

YAY TILLIE! ❤️

Tillie’s up on her Tom Jones! “So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose…”

YAY!! TILLIE SAVES THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

What’s new, pussycat? Whoaaaa ooo whoaaa ooo whoaaa!

Somehow the interior of that box now looks a lot larger than when Puck was jumping into it. Maybe he shrank from despair? Alternatively, it’s a magic box, as some have been insisting. ;)

Welcome back Tillie!!! I think we have all missed you as much as Puck has.

Yay! The spiritual affairs correspondent!

For new readers who might be unfamiliar with Tillie, her story begins here:

http://www.breakingcatnews.com/comic/breaking-cat-news-halloween-special-part-one/

I’m betting on Winifred Quinn & Tillie to stir things up enough that somebody with lifting abilities can come up & save the day.

A determined spook can accomplish a lot. I speak from experience!

Dad had to go to the attic a number of times to turn off the darn light. He finally got ticked & took the bulb out. We were all leaving for the night & the light was back on!

Dad said “the heck with it” & we ignored it. It was years before I’d go up those stairs without someone with me!

>^.,.^<

No one know where he is? I thought he left a note.

“What’s New Pussycat?” I love the 1920’s lexicon that Tillie speaks. I think that we will now enjoy the back story of how Tillie and Pucky met.

I think Tillie is a special soul that watches over the cats that live in the Big Pink House. She will keep Pucky company until rescue arrives.

Hurrah for Tillie. She obviously now knows she is a ghost; when we first met her she was still thinking that the construction that killed her was still going on. Presumably she also now knows what she can and cannot do as a ghost. How exciting to see how she is able to help Puck….stay tuned!

All I wanted was to go exploring for an hour or two

And do some searching, go through

The open door,

Funny how it seems when you search you don’t know what you’ll find

But then I really don’t mind,

That’s what it’s for

On an all-time high,

I’ll climb higher than before

Doing so much more

Than even Lupin has done

On an all-time high

I’ll see what the attic’s about

I have no doubt

I’ll do just fine

It was just too tempting in the box I just wanted to sleep,

Now I’m in far too deep

It’s very clear,

Somehow I know even in this moment it will all work out

Now that Tillie’s here!

On an all-time high,

I’ll climb higher than before

Doing so much more

Than even Lupin has done

On an all-time high

I’ll see what the attic’s about

I have no doubt

I’ll do just fine

From James Bond’s Octopussy, All Time High, sung by Rita Coolidge

i got nothing

This is cute beyond words! Great job, Georgia!

Condolences to Pam’s family, kitties and the BCN community. This poem by Patrick Phillips from “Boy” is my favorite when confronted with a loss.It will be the past and we’ll live there together.Not as it was to live but as it is remembered.It will be the past, We’ll all go back together.Everyone we ever loved, and lost, and must remember.It will be the past. And it will last forever.

Georgia has to bring in Tillie somehow. Shame that Gocomics couldn’t just run Tillie’s story as a Halloween special.

Hello Tillie! Pucky’s no longer alone. At least she’s a friendly ghost.

Good morning and happy Friday/TGIF, orbsters and orbabies. It’s fruitcake day here today, as I get ready to bake my annual batch. Mine don’t get used as doorstops, they are yummy and much appreciated by those I give them to.

On a sadder note, for those who missed my post yesterday afternoon, our friend Pam (ppyfss) passed over the Rainbow Bridge yesterday afternoon. She is forever young, happy and healthy with her darling Precious and all her other furbabies who passed before her.

YAY! It’s Tillie!

I wonder if the latch caught on the trunk lid? If not, I bet Pucky could use his handy walking stick (which I notice we’ve never seen him carry before this particular adventure… Hmmm…) to push up from inside and prop the lid open enough for him to get out. Maybe Tillie will even suggest the idea to him. She might not be able to lift the lid, but she might be able to talk him through how to do it himself… Then again, that would resolve things far too easily and wouldn’t give us a chance to meet that new ghost cat who was hanging out in the dumbwaiter shaft with the ghost mouse. I’m torn, as much as I want the drama, I more want Pucky out of that trunk! #Conflicted

I knew Tillie would be along, it wouldn’t be Halloween without her! Thank you Georgia!

We meet again as promised, Crackerjack!

Somehow I don’t think it’s Tillye’s lantern that’s lighting up that box.

Yay! it wouldn’t be Halloween with out Tillie!

Huh. I was expecting a reprise of the old Tillie arc, but instead we get a brand new one? Sort of a trick and a treat then, ain’t it?

Tillie!!!! This is my new favorite story line !:)

Hooray! Tillie to the rescue!

How does Puck know Tillie?

That Tillie is the bee’s knees! The cat’s pajama’s and, oh yeah, a real cracker jack!

C’mon, guys…you know that the Man and the Woman will turn that house inside out until they find their little buddy.

I’ve missed Tilly so badly. I didn’t want to get my hopes up but here she is.

Poor Puck, then yay! Tille is awesome. I love the hug that could have been.

AWWWWW…. so sweet! Another LOL mixed with tears. I cannot get through the day without this comic.

I have all the pins, but think we need a Tillie pin!

My copy of Uncle Whiskers arrived today. I had ordered a used copy, and I could have sworn it was listed as a paperback, but the copy I got is hardcover. It is definitely the book I remember reading in the 70s.

Following is an excerpt from the book:

“There was another long pause, with neither party apparently prepared to make a move. Suddenly, unexpectedly, the rat made a bolt for it under the west wall, intent on going back the way he had come and making his escape through the gate. I had been watching the rat rather than the cat but I saw Uncle Whiskers airborne in a flying leap. A split second later I thought there was a squeak and Uncle Whiskers had his teeth into the rat. The rat, however, was still very much alive. It even succeeded in dragging the cat round, for Uncle Whiskers had no forepaws to steady himself. It was a good sized rat and I had no hope that the cat could hold on with his sharp teeth. He managed to do so. As the rat weakened he shook it, terrier-fashion, and dragged it backwards. Since his accident Uncle Whiskers had learnt to walk backwards, shuffling on his powerful hind legs. I have never known any other cat which could perform in this way.

“He had the dying rat very firmly in his vice-like jaws. Victory was at hand. He stood up on his haunches, so that only the rat’s tail dragged on the ground, shaking it so violently that he momentarily lost his balance but not, luckily, his grip on his victim. Actually the rat was now as good as dead……

“There was, this time, no room to doubt that ‘All my own work!’ attitude of the cat. Certainly a four-legged cat could not possibly have put up a better performance, either in the patience demanded by the long stalk or in the almost incredible judgment in leaping in for the kill…… He was, in effect, a two-legged cat with powerful jaws, the heart of a lion and a great deal more ‘up top’ than most of his kind.”

I don’t know where this goes, so i’m putting it down at the bottom in hopes that whoever was meant to see it does.

About 12 hours ago, *Mudd said,

I am Here. :) Peace.

Knowing the ghost cat it must be after she got back with the owner? So didn´t she pass on?

I miss Shaun! She’s been missing in action for 11 days now! Skykey’s been gone for 2 days! Where are our Vice Leaders of the Orb?!

When did they meet before?

Yay! WELCOME BACK TILLIE!