Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 15, 2020

Hehe. I bet Elvis is just gonna love that cover! Him at his dignified poofiness best.

Oh, Puck, always the peacemaker. I think we have a truly epic Elvis poof coming up in the near future!

At least they’ve forgotten about the humidity…

Yep, the shameless merchandise plugging! Good way to let the newspaper readers know about the storylines that couldn’t be shown in the papers. And if it contributes to the Kibble Fund, even better!

A new Breaking Cat News book!!! Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! I can’t wait to read all about Elvis puffing out! :D

I thought Beatrice was in charge of shamelessly plugging merchandise

Let him see it Puck and get it over with. Of course Lupin is loving this. tsk, tsk, tsk.

What’s the cause of your rage Elvis? Lots of news rooms keep archives. That’s how you get past footage for new stories. Perhaps because these were unauthorized? At least by you.

Ha! Georgia, I love how you worked that merchandise plug into today’s strip! So clever (and sneaky)!

OH!! THAT’S what all the BUZZ is about!! :)

Finally! The book I have been waiting for!

Having read Georgia’s statements of her musical taste, the first thing this strip brought to mind was “The Who Sell Out”! :-)

Sunflower Elvis on the cover!!

And for Twilight fans, a new book coming out next month—Midnight Sun. I have both Elvis and Edward on pre-order at Amazon.

Note the clever positioning so our eyes are spared the sight of nekkid Lupin (who’s thoroughly enjoying enlightening Elvis), well done Georgia :)

Confession time… I would love to be giving a Plushie of any one of those cats! But I think My Cats would get jealous! (Grin!)

Broadcasts? Those are books!

My mind is so blown! She has broken the 4th wall! Those are the books-the IRL books (which I have all of)-not tapes of cat broadcasts…what are cartoon cats doing with real life books??? At this point, trying to read one of the Aussie’s essays on time would be easier on my whirling brain… And another thing: BoPH! [back of Puck’s head]!

Cheer up, Elvis. You’re on the cover. Heh heh heh.

I love how Lupin is discreetly posed in the last panel.

Hmmm, who’s the publisher? I reckon Alice…

I can’t wait to add the fourth book to my collection.

I am sure Elvis will be puffed tomorrow!

Poor Puck. He knows that, when Elvis see that cover, he’ll be doomed.

Hope Puck is the cover star of book 5!

I see poofage to the max, in Elvis’s future!

Well, that reminded me of my archived homeworks!

Well played, Georgia….. from the Buzzzzzof the July bug to the archived broadcasts. It’s creating lots of Buzzzz for the books! I love all three and am looking forward to Elvis Puffs Out. And Lupin, standing so strategically behind the books and then, Puck… but we just know he’s still Nekkid!

Look at those tiny book covers! And we thought including toe beans was challenging.

Are we getting an entire book of Sunflower Elvis? Sweet!

Poor Pucky the Peacekeeper! It’s a hard job with Lupin the Troublemaker around!

Come on!

Nah nah nah nah nah nah

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah (x3)

Does he walk? Does he talk?

Does he poof complete?

Our very dignified cat

Always expert on his beat

His cred as reporter

No one could ever stain

His memory of his hard work

Could never cause him pain

Years go by, turnin’ pages of a cat comic ’zine

And there’s his poofy self on the pages, just waitin’ to be seen

His blood runs cold

His broadcast goofs have just been sold

Elvis is the centerfold

Elvis is the centerfold

Songwriter: Seth Justman

Centerfold – The J. Geils Band

Such overt product placement! im appaled. Elvis poof one for me. Axtually with the state of my hair………..

I just love Elvis’ face in the third panel.

At least you’re not on the you’re as a pirate ballerina, Elvis. It could be worse

Ooh a 4th one! Yay!

Elvis, it’s a puff piece.

Is there a way to buy them OTHER than Amazon? I know they take a 40% cut!

OT: Here we go again…

Get ready for Mega Poof!

Income is income but a jarring note nonetheless.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Elvis-Anum: Hello, Lupinium. Still going au naturel, I see.

Lupinum: Sure, why not? It’s hot, and there are only a few cats around.

Enter Puckmosis

Puckmosis: Elvis-Anum, do you have anything you want archived?

Elvis-Anum: Yeah, I have a stack of scrolls to send to the Great Pyramid for storage. I’m glad somebody found a use for the thing.

Puckmosis: Great. The Papyrus Cat should be here any minute.

Elvis-Anum: Pucky, how many times do I have to remind you? There is no Papyrus Cat! Oh, hi Kat-Mandu. Thanks for taking these scrolls to the Great Pyramid.

Kat-Mandu: No problem. It’s what I do.

I want it

Shameless, absolutely shameless. But I don’t care a bit.

Elvis, it’s not just the birds who know your business now.

So excited about the new book!

Today is Tapioca Pudding Day. I used to love chocolate (of course) tapioca pudding as a child (the kind with the tiny pearls). The larger pearl varieties I don’t care for, just as I don’t care for mochi. Sure, you can eat it, but why bother?

Actually, I know why. Tapioca, derived from cassava plants, is the third largest source of carbohydrate in tropical countries. It can be used to create a wide variety of foods, and flavored with just about anything.

In its raw form, it is also quite toxic, even the so-called “sweet” variety. This is one of those widely used foods (such as olives) that is a real head-scratcher: How did people learn how to make it edible? How many of our primitive ancestors died figuring it out? Humans put the “omni” in “omnivore.” This trait has stayed with us. I recall a chemistry grad student whose last words were, “Tastes sweet.”

So don’t go licking rocks, stray chemicals, or odd roots unless you really know what you are doing.

I haven’t had chocolate tapioca pudding for longer than I can remember. Might have had it once or twice when the kids were little. Now I want some.

The sad news on the new book is that I won’t be able to give it as a present to my cat-loving buddies because I gave them the first one, and they instantly became mega-fans who buy the books themselves. Back to the B&N gift cards for them. Sigh.

Should news anchors be plugging their books? Seems kind of iffyTo me.

I love Puck in panel three in the state of ’What?! No!"

“Elvis Puffs Out.” I love it. :D

Tomorrow on the Cat Network “When the Fur Fly’s” brought to you by July bug and Humidity. This has been a catnip service announcement.

So the announcement of the new treasury would be: breaking Breaking Cat News news!

So self promoting. Will the boys next be calling the Woman Georgia Dunn?

This has to be one of the cutest, if not THE cutest plug(s) I’ve ever seen.

Tastefully done! :D

Poor Pucky knows there will be trouble if Elbiff sees the cover of the 4th broadcast archive. After all we know that everything Elbiff does id dignified.

So meta

Okay, Elvis, you can see the cover, but only if you promise not to puff out.

BWAHAHAHAHA! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! Can’t wait till Elvis sees his cover!

I do like Elvis’ ruff. One of my cats used to have a nice ruff but she rubs it short on some plants that grow in the gravel outside. It’s like when your girlfriend abruptly cuts off her long hair – a shock until you get used to her new look

We have all three and have pre-ordered #4. Can’t wait!

Panel one – placating Puck Pose.

If Elvis sees this he will explode.

Outrageous! My client won’t stand for this. I need to persuade him to go out on his own, and split up the band.

I can’t decide if this is irritating or funny. (I’ll go with funny considering I have all the books.)