Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 21, 2020

First I thought the Man was saying “Me too”, but now I think it is Lupin. And is that a comforting paw he is putting on the Woman’s head?

Smart move, man. Oh to have thought of it earlier.But can’t you just repaint before you move?

On the other hand, the Woman has now forgotten all about any other pre-Christmas stressors.

You all will just have to live there forever, maybe eventually buy he house, and then you won’t have to worry about the security deposit. Or maybe the landlord will have a soft spot for rainbows and budding young artists and cats.

Reminds me of when my daughter “painted” the hallway. I asked the landlord if I could paint the place and covered it over. Best thing was he paid for the paint.

No-one is blaming you, Puck, so you don’t have to explain. You can’t, anyway.

Just spotted that the glitter has spread to Lupin’s tail! That’s glitter for you…insidious.

Okay… had a bit of a conversation a couple of hours ago. We talked about – Find a good point in it all. I wanted to point something out when we got to see his artwork.

He knew what way the rainbow goes!

Many an adult do not get the rainbow right. He’s a little kid! He has a grand future! Rainbows are circles. The center is purple… then blue… all the way out to orange and lastly red on the outer edge. Doubles are a reflection of the original bow. When you look at the Boy’s bow… he has three colors. Red on top, yellow in the middle and blue curving the bottom.

A future artist! Give him back his supplies and find him a artist clip board to work his art. Like so many other strips… could you imagine the future?! “Breaking Cat News” By Georgia and Son! :)

Oh, poor kid. He’s trying so hard to cheer up his Mommy, and look what happens. I hope we see the Woman complementing the thought and the effort, if not the location.

And I LOVE the agreement between Lupin and the Woman on how the security deposit was expected to go.

They need a miracle… And Lupin looks so upset…

Panel 2 says it all: the silent scream. I, too, thought it would be leapin’ Lupin.

Good grief, you are not losing the security deposit over one wall. $50 for a bucket of paint and do the job yourselves in an hour. Now get back to trying to appreciate what the boy was attempting to do! It was a sweet gesture!

The wall to losing one’s security deposit is painted with good intentions! ;p

You can have nice things, or you can have kids….

Nice to see that Lupin Stardust still shines on!

I’m so disappointed that Elvis wasn’t glitterized…

Elvis’ annoyed tail twitch!

I recall reading somewhere that when Darwin got married, he and his wife agreed that they would have children, and that, inevitably, the children would destroy the furniture. (In spite of parental admonition.) This, they agreed, was part of the cost of having children, and they would not get too upset about it.

Sensible people have the same attitude towards cats.

Even Lupin.

Modern hyoomans are no fun. Cave people would love it.

Shock all around the rainbow wall

In the big pink house hallway

Two painted cats, one disco ball

Bright colors are screamin’ dismay

Gathered around the rainbow wall

Let the craft fat lady sing

Later we’ll invite ol’ Mr. Clean

And we’ll do some real scrubbin’

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let’s be jolly

But not until we clean this wall-y

Lockin’ up all the art supplies

For a happier holiday

Everyone playin’ merrily

But paint and glitter – stay way

(Johnny Marks – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree)

Aww… Lupin’s gentle, consoling paw and sympathetic eyes. He also thought HE would be the reason they lost the deposit.

Twenty to twenty-five years from now, the family will be sitting sitting down at dinner with the Son and his brand new fiancee’ This memory will provide a wonderful anecdote for the evening. Its hard to see it now…but trust me, it’s not going to be a problem. Besides, this mural can be easily fixed and then Lupin can/will still cost you your security deposit. :-)

OT just popped in here at unGodlyEarlyO’clock to report on tripod Paprika. She is not the best climber (nods to Puck) but she can leap up on a window sill, just slightly lower than the table, in a single bound. When she runs, she is as graceful and fast as any cat. But when she walks, she has a very awkward hop. In fact, She are bunny!

Face it, kitties, (including Lupin). When it comes to creative destructiveness, you’ve got nothing on us primates.

I saw a news story some years ago of a couple of twenty-something women who had painted the walls of their rented apartment with some rather nicely done outdoor scenes. Arguably, the paintings made the apartment more attractive, but the landlord still objected. Don’t know how it was eventually resolved, but I’m sure that at the least they forfeited their deposit.

Love the little touch in the last panel of The Woman’s hand curving around The Boy to comfort him even while she’s in shock.

My daughter, at an early age, crayoned all her bedroom walls. We waited until she was a little older and then her room was repainted in the colours of her choice.

I’m going to presume, Georgia, that this is a narration of real events?

“Rendered speechless” – that’s one way of putting it, Elvis.

Well, as long as the security deposit is gone, Lupin might as well go ahead and ….

Let us hope fixing this doesn’t swallow up the entire security deposit, which is typically first (or first and last) month’s rent. It doesn’t cost $900 to paint that wall, or whatever they pay in rent. Unless the landlord/lady is a total jackhole, which I somehow doubt.

Hey no carving or burning was involved. Win win I say.

Ah, the comforting paw of glitter Lupin on the Woman’s forehead, while Elvis’s tail twitches and Puck still has 2 hand prints on his furry face…looks like only Goldie napped through the excitement.

Disregard the shocked look on the Boy’s face. Right now, butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. OTOH, the Woman needs a muscle relaxant to get her gob shut like normal.

The difference between parents and grandparents. I know a granddad who painted around his grandkids wall art.

Relax, Woman – this isn’t as disastrous as you think. Any decent quality finger paint washes off with soap & water, & the landlord will repaint any time someone moves out anyway. At worst it will only mean a second coat of paint on that one wall.

I think my favorite part of BCN is the facial expressions. Georgia does them so well

No, Puck, you can’t explain. Don’t even try.

Yeah, learned your lesson about leaving the paints out, didn’t you?

Lupin is SO disappointed because it seems he won’’t be the one to lose the deposit. Take heart, little brother—you still have many opportunities for mayhem upon the apartment.

wouldn’t a safe cost more than the security deposit ?

Dad can share it with him when he has children.

Overstating problems is a destructive habit.

If/when you decide to hide the Boy’s art, just use a good primer like Kilz before repainting.

With the mess in perspective it’s much easier to focus on what’s really important. (It’s the boy not the wall.)

Panels 2 & 3: Good thing flies aren’t around in this cold weather! The poor Woman!! :)

If this isn’t water colors, the parents deserve to lose their deposit for leaving paint that won’t wash away out.

Today is: D-10

Winter Solstice, a.k.a Yule, Sun Return: Except for Antipodeans, for whom it is Summer Solstice. In the north, the longest night of the year. This is probably the reason for:

National Flashlight Day: Can you see the light? If so, are you in a tunnel? Does the light appear to be at or near the putative end of the tunnel? If so, are there heavy, squared timbers, coarse crushed rock, and long metallic things under your feet? If so, you are … doomed.

National Hamburger Day:* (The first was at the end of July.) Do you want fries with that …?

National French Fried … Shrimp Day: Weren’t expecting that, were you. Pass the cocktail sauce.

National Kiwi Fruit Day: I bet you didn’t know kiwis grew on trees? It’s true—I heard it from a native of the mythical land of New Zealand. “Bah! Humbug!” you say? Well, you should, because it’s …

Humbug Day: Crickets chirp, bees buzz, mosquitoes whine, so there is probably a bug that hums. If not, there should be. Humbug is also the name of a hard peppermint candy, which was named after the peppermint flavored humming bug, and by now you should know what that is …

OT: Today is my first day of retirement!

Today’s strip is a masterpiece in every panel! I wondered what “the reveal” would be like and this surpassed my imagining by far!

Covering un-removable paint and marker: This will work for most non-greasy or non-waxy stains. Spray paint gloss silver. Wait at least one week, then paint with a high-hide white primer like Kilz™. Some markers are alcohol soluble to some extent, and contain very fine pigment that can migrate through the metallic paint. Applying an alcohol poultice will draw enough of the pigment out to prevent bleed-through.

Grease or oil: Alcohol poultices may help, but sanding may be the only way to remove it.

Wax or crayon: place an absorbent paper towel over the marks and iron. The heat will melt the wax binder and the towel will absorb it. Repeat several times, then sand lightly before painting with Kilz™ or similar product.

Uh-oh – watch out Woman. There’s a little bit of glitter in your hair now.

Who do the People bathe first? At this point, they almost need to set up an assembly line.

From Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Moon River

Big Pink House

With such clan white walls

I’ll decorate them all

Some day!

It’s quite clear

I’ll spread some cheer

Forget the deposit

This is the best way!

Four kitties

Improving the world!

There’s such a lot of world

You see!

We all love to see a rainbow’s end

And waiting ’round the bend

All my orbster friends

Big rainbows

And me!

Off topic. The post office delivered my calendar yesterday. And, while reading thru it, it dawned on me that during the Tusslemania tale https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2020/03/18 that Puck was dressed as Gorgeous George, knew that from the comments, but George is short for Georgia. Subtle gag there. Love it.

perfect

Yup, shoulda gottan him some wrapping paper to paint on.

Dear Georgia,This is my first comment on BCN. I just want you to know that i love this comic. It always picks me up when i feel down. My own cat died recently, and reading this made me feel a bit closer to her. Thank you so much!

Big astronomical events today. Not only did Winter begin with the Solstice at 2:02 AM PST this morning, but today is also the “Great Conjunction”, when Jupiter and Saturn are visible close together in the night sky for the first time since 1226, and the next won’t happen again until 2040. I’ve been watching them draw closer together all fall, but I think they’re so low in the sky now that I’ll miss the main event today unless I look online.https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/planets/great-conjunction

How early at night should east coast US. peer out?

paint over it, security deposit saved

I remember college speech class we had to do an instructional speech. Mine was repair to save your security deposit. I’ve never lost one yet.

You can prime it and paint over it. Annoying but not tragic.

“At times like this, all my mom cam think about is how long she was in labor with me”

I got it! My B.C.W. mug has arrived and it’s beautiful. So many toe beans! And it looks as if Violet has got a green dyed fur Mohawk.

The Woman’s expression is hilarious. Poor Pucky is pathetic. The whole ensemble is wonderful. Thanks, Georgia!

I just love the Woman’s reaction.

A coat of Kilz and then a layer of wall paint should do the job. Security deposit saved!

Water color or poster paints should wash off.

Yesterday was Elvis’ Gotcha Day! https://www.instagram.com/p/CJFDlLBJ4Oh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Happy belated Gotcha Day, Elvis! Such a handsome boy – then and now!

I wanna see the masterpiece!

Seeing the boy bomb this badly is a true Christmas gift. Thank you Georgia!!!!

Ok honey, draw straws for who cleans the child & wall, and who bathes the cats?

Hahahahahahahahahahaha spectacular!