Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 06, 2021

Burt isn’t kidding, folks. Do the search!

I’m too lazy to do the search!

Every time I think I’ve seen everything….. I haven’t.

I’ve seen so much I don’t even care to look it up.

There are some things that are beyond words…

I’ve checked. It’s fairly real. Certainly real enough to be a sign that we are doomed.

It’s blue and absurd. I’m sold.

Big Blue Bug Solutions . . .

to what problems?

How can something I literally learned about this minute, already mean so very, very much to the health of my soul?

O.T. pet insurance question. Does anyone have it for their babies, is it worth the money? What company, if any, would you recommend? I don’t want to be irresponsible, but I want to adopt so badly……but it would just kill me if something happened and I couldn’t afford the vet bill and let my baby down.

For some reason the bug made me think of that Cootie game.

Turns out he was dressed like The Hulk for Rhode Island Comic Con, so the sunglasses and Del’s lemonade cup was already removed:

https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/big-green-bug-nibbles-to-look-smashing-after-incredible-makeover/

I’ve seen pictures of Nibbles before, but didn’t know they put costumes on him.

I had just barely ever heard of this before. I think it’s fantastic her putting it in here. Thank you, Georgia!

If Fremont (a neighborhood in Seattle) can decorate a giant troll, anything is possible. Long live the Big Blue Bug!

I’m going to sound like Robin now. Is this topic going to go on all week?

Eh, what’s this, is we being invaded by big blue alien creatures from outer space? Woe is we.

This is a link to an article explaining how the bug came to be and decorating it for various holidays.—https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/rhode-island/2019/11/25/the-big-blue-bug-gets-lit-rhode-island-answer-ball-drop-times-square/ayhBH0dXumgYobRonb2UnJ/story.html

Rudolph the red-nosed…err, giant mutant antlered blue termite? Sure, why not!

OMC. That is weird.

Fun!

This is hysterical! Why has there not been more coverage on this? And why is there so few people there when the lighting occurs? I’d watch.

I’m from Newport, RI, and never heard of the big blue bug! Had to Google it. Now I feel old

OT, from the ASPCA

UB40, Neil Diamond: Red, Red Wine

Blue, Blue bug, Rhode Island icon

With your sunglasses on

Time for lights

…….

Big Blue Bug, and now it’s Christmas time,

Your red nose and lights all shine,

Rhode Island red,

…….

Such a jive, off I-95,

With your antlers sublime,

Now I know it’s Christmas time,

Never forget.

…….

Big Blue bug, you make feel all the love

I’d just like to give you a big hug

Big Blue bug, the season’s just begun

Watching them light you is just so much fun

Big Blue bug, look forward to it all

Like New Year’s when they drop the big red ball

Big Blue bug, you make me feel so fine

Rhode Island termite, I love you all of the time!

Love it! Georgia, thanks for sharing a bit of RI with us!

I love the Big Blue Bug! We drive by that section of road sometimes, and whenever we do I always excitedly look for it (visible from the highway).

I am moving to Rhode Island. I have found my tribe!

Must be an east coast thing

Big bug resting on an open roof

Dressed up in a bright red nose

Jules-tide carols being sung by a choir

In winter, that’s how the J-Bug rolls

Everybody knows a July bug with mistletoe

Helps to make the season’s fright

Big blue bug with his eyes all aglow

Will make it hard to sleep at night

We know that Julesy likes to play

He’s gonna buzz those reindeer pullin’ Santa’s sleigh

And every mother’s child is gonna cry

To see that blue bug really knows how to fly

And so I’m offering this simple phrase

To kids from one to ninety-two

Although it’s been said many times, many ways

Merry chismiss to you

- Mel Torme / Robert Wells – The Christmas Song

So my favorite squirrel is now in her secret identity.

Only the friendly reporters on BCN know her secret.

Perhaps she will need to help the blue beetle, or perhaps she is destined to fight with him, we don’t know yet.

But we do know she’s counting down to Christmas, and nothing says Christmas like a giant Blue Beetle with a Lemonade and sunglasses in his Christmas best, red nose and moth-like antennae feelers that look somewhat like Antlers. Perhaps he can tune the local sports events with them.

Verily, ’tis Chissmiss! The Girl has pronounced it!

Ok I searched it! The penguins were a nice touch! Lol!

I love the Big Blue Bug! Seeing him in his Christmas finery is my favorite part of our drive south to see family.

“Nothing is wrong with your television. Do not attempt to change the channel. Your regularly scheduled program will not be seen because I am controlling the transmission. I control the horizontal. I control the vertical. And those buttons on your remote that don’t seem to do anything? I know what they’re for! From this moment on, your television belongs to me—Big Blue Bug!”**(Teen Titans)

It’s real! I checked it.

Have they taken the mask off?

Graduate of R.I.DS.D. in 1959 BA degree in Advertising Design. No mention of decorating a Blue Bug back in the day. But there sure were good jazz concerts & musicians in the mid 50s.

I live in NW Indiana. My daughter and her family live in Foxboro. The Big Blue Bug is my ‘welcome to RI’ every time I fly in or out. Merry Christmas Big Blue Bug! I’ll be seeing you next week!

Meanwhile, Back on the NIle

Tabith-Isis: Here is the latest from the Breaking Ancient News: It is time once again to dress the Big Blue Scarab statue to fit in with the season. What are plans for this year, Tillie?

Maat-Tilda: Sophititi and I have been planning for weeks to celebrate the Yule Season and give a shout out to one of our own.

Sophititi: But the actual design is a surprise. We won’t tell until it is time to unveil the statue.

Ta-Natash: We helped to procure the decorations, but we won’t tell, either.

Sometime Later

Serfig-Aro: Greetings, subjects! It is time to unveil the Big Blue Scarab! Lupinium?

Lupinium: I will now unveil the statue with my biggest Thwump!

Thwump!

Puckmosis: This is quite an honor to one of our own.

Beatrixia: Yes. The Scarab is wearing socks, having a cup of tea, and holding a scroll of the latest bestseller!

Thomios: Who can it be, now?

Finally had a chance to Google the bug….OMC, this is hilarious. I particularly liked the note that the company changed its name for the bug.

Indeed it was, just for the stangeness

I drive by the BBB on my way to work, I can confirm that this is all real.

Puck toe beans!

Had to search for the video. As I love Kitsch and “road side attractions” when traveling I LOVED IT! Thank you for sharing a bit of Rhode Island with all of us.

SQUEE! Just got an email confirming that my “Get Well Lupin” print has been shipped! Thanks Georgia. ☺

I’ve driven by that bug more times than I can remember – but I am today-years-old when I found out about lighting it up!

I’d comment, but right now I’m busy looking for the world’s largest rolled-up newspaper.

I’ll just take CN’s word at it, thank you.

OMC, YES!!!! This Rhode Island native is ecstatic to see Nibbles Woodaway featured like this.

It is a veritable institution in the state, to the extent that the company it advertises used to be called New England Pest Control, until they finally gave up and changed the name to Big Blue Bug Solutions after years of having to clarify that “we’re the big blue bug company.” It’s also an actual landmark used for traffic reports and such. It was also one of the first things I showed The Woman the first time I brought her to RI to meet my family. (Yes, she thought I was a little nuts at the time. Still does, but I digress.)

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/columns/2021/06/24/whats-wrong-big-blue-bug-and-why-may-taken-down-repairs-nibbles-woodaway/7769793002/

Okay. I get the bug. But I wasted a lot of time searching chismiss before I figured out it was a per-verbal kid’s version of Christmas.

What The Mittens…

let me guess, Rhode Island?

This may help clear up some of the mystery: https://www.bigbluebug.com/the-big-blue-bug

Bugs … why did it have to be bugs …?

Nibbles Woodaway, Reticulitermes flavipes

Jules is going to be so jealous!

As a former Rhode Islander, I didn’t need to look this up. Love the shout-out to Del’s!

Big Blue Bug – just NO. Nope, do not want to see it. You can dress it up. You can put lights on it. Still do NOT want to see it.

BCN is now listed as one of the pop culture references to the big blue bug on the bug’s wikipedia page. Awesome!

That is hilarious !

Somebody’s been imbibing the spirits of Christmas.

Googles it OH my freaking gosh, I love this! We need something like this on the west coast.

From the comments so far, it seems like The Big Blue Bug is going to divide the Orb the way Jules does.

OMG, that’s hysterical!!

Internet search came up with Big Blue Bug Pest Control – only.

Just FYI search on the Big Blue Bug… not on Chismiss…

So wonderful! Thanks for sharing this!

Portland OR does something similar but on smaller scale. Neon leaping stag gets a red nose lit at Xmas.

There are Big Blue Bug Solutions here in CT!

Big Blue Bug shines again for 2021 holiday season https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=435844558051338

Let’s hear the cheer for a great Providence, RI, landmark. The grandkids always want to see how the Big Blue Bug is decorated when we drive out west on I-95 from downtown.

For me it’s Christmas when I’ve either heard Nat King Cole sing The Christmas Song or watched Miracle on 34th Street with Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Mareen O’Hara, and John Payne (in black and white, thank you very much). Both after Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Already listened to Nat King Cole.

HAIL TO THE BIG BLUE BUG!!!

OMG. This is fantastic! :-D https://www.bigbluebug.com/the-big-blue-bug

Now I want a Del’s….

The only species called the “Chiss” that I know of comes from the Star Wars Universe. They are blue humanoids, but I doubt they’d celebrate Christmas.

Hold on, I’m checking the internet now … All right then. Apparently there isn’t much else going on in Providence, Rhode Island! Still, Castro Valley doesn’t have anything that can compete with the Big Blue Bug. So, COOOOOOOL!!!!!

Pest control symbol, eh? Our daughter pronounced it “Keesmas” when she was the girl’s age.

Well, that is downright odd.

Nibbles Woodaway – I love that name! Perfect for a termite!

Rhode Island is a cool place.

I’ve lived in Rhode Island for 20+ years, know the Big Blue Bug (and have driven past it many times) and never knew that there was a Christmas lighting ritual – will be looking out for it next year!

Ahh the big blue bug! Remember it well…keeping the world safe from pests for as long as I can remember alongside 95 to Providence…started out as an affordable local pest control company and became a landmark! Then an icon

That’s started out as an ad. Stupid auto correct

Nibbles Woodaway bwahahahahaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!