Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for August 14, 2020

In cozy mysteries, always be on the lookout for “the innocuous secondary character – introduced, then forgotten”. We saw the Boy when this began, and never since. It was the Boy.

She needs to increase her number of suspects.

Goldie, what can you expect? It’s Lupin, and it’s string! Of course he’s going to attack it! Lupin has a history with string . . . I think maybe he likes it a little bit too much!

Maybe it was a flying Pengi.

No cat can resist a dangling string

Love the Hope Valley, RI mugshot, and I think her booking number is 3640-007.

Natasha is back in her business attire.

Can the pieces be dusted for pawprints?

O.T. there is evidence that Mousie was not a lone ranger after all. The trap is reset with a big dollop of peanut butter. I do hope this is not a large family gathering…

Devilish Lupin.

Uh, oh! It was clearly GEORGIA DUNN!♥

Had this silly theory earlier today with my loud neighbors.

I suspect it was the Mailman! Or some other person who might make a loud noise, or knock on the wall. Just enough vibration to jiggle the middle object off a shelf! No one is guilty. But… it would be best to move the shelf.

Have string, will bat.

Goldie, photos and string won’t give you the answer. You need to go round and ask everyone what they saw and heard just before and just after the crash. Then look for a one-armed man.

Guts or facts, Goldie?

I knew a cat when string dangles he’d dance for you

On a board of clues

White fur, a business suit and happy fangs

Busy paws too

He jumped so high

He jumped so high

Then he’d loudly touch down

When string dangles

When string dangles

Like Bojangles

Oh Lupin, dance

[Mr. Bojangles – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band written by Jerry Jeff Walker]

You have to love Natasha’s mugshot!

Lupin! Why?

Because it’s my nature.

Yes. I knew the culprit was none of them. We really know who it really was but don’t want to acknowledge it. Yes, folks, just what the alien astronaut theorists had always suspected, it was aliens!

If you can’t solve it by yourself, take help from a world famous detective, Goldie. This looks like a job for… The Amazing Harry Hoo !

Bagheera always tried to go after the strings on my mom’s ukulele when she was changing them out. String is string, regardless of its purpose!

Back of Cat Head – with fedora!

I notice the end of the string is subtly hanging down pointing at Lupin….but that’s too easy. Could this Georgia Dunn character be framing him? Let’s see about expanding the list of usual suspects.

My Snickers enjoys eating thread and rubber bands. It’s amazing she’s lived this long. (18).

Uh oh…the Chaotic neutral personality is raising his paw…

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Time to head back to the palace. Wicket, thank you for your prayers and wisdom.

Prophet Wicket: I am honored to help, Your Majesty. Please come back any time.

Lupinium: Don’t forget, next week I’m coming back to play some one-on-one hoops.

Prophet Wicket: Look forward to it. Baba-Stet, do you have some time to visit?

Baba-Stet: I think I have time for some tea and a biscuit.

At the Palace

Ta-Natash: I had such a relaxing time at the Tea Springs Spa. We all have to go next time.

Agnes-Ata: I think I could get us all in for free by doing a review for the Daily Scroll.

Alice-Ata: We could sign up for their tea and cheese tasting, too.

Violetifa: Looks like tea is in great demand right now. Shall we go and procure some? All for the greater good, of course!

Ta-Natash: Let’s get on it!

Don’t give into your instincts, Lupin! Stay strong. Stay strong.

All she needs is an unlit cigar and a ’59 Peugeot 403.

Lupin is starting to look like the investigators assistant.

Ms. Dunn is on the Perp Board in panel 2. Technically, she did do it.

Maybe it was Freddie Quinn! We know she can move objects (and cats). But then Lupin’s name would never be cleared…

Broaden your search, Goldie. I’m still saying Homo sapiens.

Totally off topic, I wanted to report on recent adoptee tripod Paprika. She is not the best climber like Puck, but she sure is the best pouncer. She no longer hides in a corner under the table, but goes everywhere the cats are allowed. She chases and catches ping pong balls for her favorite toy.

But I have witnessed her burying her pee in the litterbox with her invisible right front leg, then react in surprise?/annoyance? that it wasn’t buried. She then turned around and buried it just fine with her left hand. That made me sad, but maybe it didn’t bother her as much as it bothered me.

We’ll be lucky if Lupin doesn’t accidentally knock the wall down.

I was looking though some old strips, perhaps this is why Lupin is suspect #1 for everyone:

https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2019/05/12

Pictures of Puck and Elvis watching a bird eat a moth:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD2e9QIJaNI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Lupin’s fangs!

Anyone else hearing a lone, bluesy saxophone when reading this strip?

I feel like maybe, just maybe, the Boy might know more than he’s letting on…

Today is:

National Navaho Code Talkers Day —Their critical role in the Pacific Theater of WWII was classified until 1968, and they were not honored for it until 1982. These Marines may have saved more lives than the medics, or even the doctors treating the wounded.

However, the Navaho were not the only Native American code talkers. The US Army employed Assiniboine, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Comanche, Tlingit, Hopi, and Crow soldiers for the same task, though in smaller numbers. This began in WWI as ad-hoc assignments by officers in the field, and continued in WWII. Additionally, other nations also employed. Thank them all for their exceptional service.

National Financial Awareness Day —Even it’s official description is written in excessively verbose Financialese. Repeating it here might break the GoComics servers. Short form: learn to budget, save, and invest carefully, or starve to death while freezing in the dark. Simple, no?

National Creamsicle Day —How I wish they were not frozen chemical soup, these days. The homemade ones are pretty good though. As hot as it’s been around here, I’ll take anything cold, even frozen chemical soup that tastes vaguely orange.

National Wiffle Ball Day — (From the kind of sound, “whiffle.” They dropped the “h” because ad-wonks can spell, they just don’t.)

Basically baseball on a small field, with less deadly weapons than even “softball.” Also a celebration of buzz cut hairstyles, the first step toward truly manly shaven heads …

He’s just stringing them along.

But, string!

So it’s there somewhere, and she’s ruled out Lupin, Natasha, and the July Bug. The only other one up there is…

Gasp! Georgia Dunn?! Nooo! How could you?

Goldie must have been watching Homeland

OT, but related to cats: First rule about bite club: no one talks about bite club.

I know. It was Georgia Dunn! Goldie even has Geirgia Dunn up there as a suspect in the second panel.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, Lupin!

Love the FANGS!

How about that Georgia Dunn person mentioned under the July Bug picture? She’s clearly suspicious, WHERE WAS SHE ON 8-14?