Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for March 22, 2022

“To bell the Cat “ That’s an old expression, amIrite!?

The People are immediately going to regret this. I regret it and I’m all the way over here.

Oh no! What could POSSIBLY go wrong with this?

What is that do da do song on the kitten video?

However, Lupin’s “ding ding ding” might start to drive the other good boys and girl, completely nuts after a short time. And how about the midnight crazies, running races? The People might reconsider.

But if Lupin is asleep somewhere out of sight, the bell isn’t going to make any noise so it’s not going to help the People locate him.♥

A certain Edgar Allen Poe poem comes to mind.

This is once again going to be a case of the best laid plans ganging aft aglee!

(I’m not quite sure of the correct conjugation of “gang” as used by Bobby Burns.)

Looks like a walnut.

I would suggest they implant some kind of tracking device in Lupin. They could find him with their Smart Phones.

The humans don’t know what noisy heck on Earth they will be dealing with soon. Fools! Snicker.

Yes, Lupin, you won a prize. Now you can annoy everyone without using your voice.

A deaf cat with the delicacy of a horse and now with bell. Jeez, what could go wrong?

We had a belled cat once. Chessie was a Fearless Hunter (the last of our cats to be indoor/outdoor), very energetic, and had very little self-preservation instinct as a young cat, so the bell was hoped to provide warning for the yard critters and give us notice that there was a cat in the area. While the gifts on the patio did decrease, what was much more noticeable was the dingalingalinga that carried through the house FAR better than the normal kitty stampede sounds. I don’t remember how long the collar was on, long enough for the nickname Dingaling to take root, at least, but it was not a long term accessory.

I had a pair of reindeer slippers that had bells on the antlers. Bagheera knows how you feel, Elvis.

OT: Weather

Elvis, quite rightly, fears doom from this development.

Ding, donging all day would drive me nuts.

He’ll ring like crazy until he figures out how to move silently.

Finally, someone managed to bell a cat.

Oh, cool! Musical bells while the objects get knocked off the shelves!

Do you still want to be the ‘poor baby’, Elvis?

Even cats with perfect hearing don’t always come running when called. It’s undignified! Just ask Elvis.

You would think it would have been easy to follow the path of destruction to the lair of the Floofasaurus.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Bells

See the kitty with the bell—Lupin’s bell

Something in his demeanor predicts

This won’t end well

Here the tinkle, tinkle, tinkle

Morning, noon, and night

While Puck reports the news and Elvis states his views

Lupin gazes with delight

At his brand new prize tonight

Hear the ring, ring, ring

As the chaos that it brings

With the tintinnabulation that makes us want to sing

Hear the bells, bells, bells,bells, bells bells!

…….

All throughout the Big Pink House you hear the bell!

With Lupin the game’s apaw, we all can tell

We all know where Lupin’s, been

But it causes such a din

While that tiny bell’s a-ringing

Wonder what Woman was thinking,

When she put on Lupin’s Collar

With the bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell bell!

…….

See the Woman now remove Lupin’s bell!

What she was ever thinking no one can tell

We all wonder in disbelief

But we all sigh with relief,

Tired of hearing that bell,

A sound straight from the pits of Heck

The silence is truly dear,

And now we do not have to hear,

That stupid bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell, bell!

No good can possibly come of this.

Yes Lupin you have won a prize. But it is only Second Prize. Puck always wins First Prize.

My cats never come when I call them and it’s not because they’re deaf, but open a can of tuna…watch out!

Our black cat is just like Lupin. I can look and look and call and call. Then I say to Hubs, I can’t find that cat and Hubs will say, he’s right behind you. I spin around….and there he is! Sly little trickster!

He’s a rolling thunder, a pouring rain

He’s comin’ on like a hurricane

His lightning’s flashing across the sky

Crazy cat with a Cracker Jack prize

Heck’s bells

Yeah, heck’s bells

Gonna be ringing heck’s bells

Puck and Elvis sigh, heck’s bells

Ow, ow, ow, ow

Heck’s bells

- Angus Mckinnon Young / Brian Johnson / Malcolm Mitchell Young – Hells Bells – AC/DC

IT’S A LIMITED EDITION BALL OF YARN!!!!

I desperately need to know if this happened in real life! Soon it will be “Is that our clock or is Lupin on top of the fireplace?” This is just the thing to transform Lupin from tiny horse to tiny reindeer, although he might make enough noise for a whole fleet of sleigh-pullers. The commenter who suggested Lupin would learn the wrong lesson, on the other hand, seems to be right.

As I lay me down to sleep

This I pray

That you won’t find me near

Though I’m not far away

My bell will ring loudly

Into the sky

And you’ll be happy

- Sophie B. Hawkins – As I Lay Me Down

This will not end well.

Someone clearly did not think things through… Oh, well, sleep is overrated.

A prize designating you the house ding-dong.

Aawww that’s so sweet ❤ XXX

Our Mr. Spock from years ago seemed to learn how to move with minimal bell ringing.

Usually in cartoons it is the mice trying to put the bell on the cat. Though in BCN world the mice have nothing to fear from the cats, much to Gent’s dismay.

Yes Lupin – this is a special prize awarded to you for the cuteness of your toe beans yesterday!

Put me in the “Anti bell for a cat” category. How would you like hear that jingle noise every time you moved?

I am sorry everyone – all I’m thinking is …. Avon calling and for whom the bell tolls I can hear you groaning NOW.

I love how proud Lupin is, for winning his prize!

OT: I wonder if any of you cat lovers are also puzzle people? We would like to put puzzles together, but the cats would knock everything off the table (as is their right). Anyone know about a good portable puzzle keeper or anything? Thanks for the help if you can!

Most cats would prefer to be awarded the No-Bell Prize.

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…I’ll get my coat. Oh, wait, I’m already wearing it.

Sounds good for an indoor cat. Not so good for outdoor cats. Birds don’t know what the bell means, but pugnacious cats figure it out pretty quickly. They can find your little ding-dong, when she’s trying to hide or run home.

When we bought a card table it had a piece of cardboard packaging that covered the whole top. I saw that and immediately realized it would keep the cats off a puzzle in progress. It means keeping the card table up until the puzzle is done but it works for us. A piece of cardboard the right size would probably work for you. Put some contac paper on it to spruce it up and weigh it down with a couple of decorative rocks. What? Doesn’t everyone decorate with rocks?

Lupin – looking at the world as half-full instead of half-empty.

Every cat I’ve ever met that had a bell on it’s collar quickly learned to move without the bell sounding.

Is that an Elvis Paw Pad at the edge of Panel 3???

Well, if I’m going to get my bell rung it’s better done by the Orb. I put a tiny bell on my deaf cat. She goes outside occasionally (former owners’ request) so I comply. My back yard is fenced with plenty of kitty hiding places. My dog who thinks she’s a cat keeps other critters away. Being out enriches rings kings day immensely. Dog likes a companion. Cat is black so bell helps us find her. Bell is useful inside too. When we hear it at night we know signaling is awake and exercising. She has partial cataracts too so when she moves she is navigating successfully. A win for everyone. The other cats ignore the ding.

Dingaling!!!! I hate spellcheck!!!!!!

At some point Lupin did have a tiny jingle bell on his collar. See the last pic in this set:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CYvKAPcrCt2/

https://dumpor.com/c/6616498934981641572

Direct link to pic:

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A radiocollar would be better.

More catbell!

Lupin has a new theme song: Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls

Just what Puck, Elvis, and Goldie needed. Bet Tabitha and Sir Fig won’t be too thrilled either. Lupin already makes enough noise as is. So the Woman want’s to increase it with a bell? Now NO ONE WILL GET ANY SLEEPY!!!! Grouchy Puck will refuse all attention. Grouchy Goldie will attack Lupin regularly. Grouchy Elvis taking a swipe out of the Woman. The Man will be grumbling. The Boy and Girl will be extra grouchy at not getting any sleep. I’d say the only good thing is knowing when Lupin has just destroyed something, but 90% of the time when you hear something being smashed the culprit IS Lupin

Earworm number 2 of the day, “Who’ll put the bell on the old cat’s…”

Adorable!

I love his reaction! I’d forgotten ole’ trouble was deaf. I wonder if that’s what makes him so out if control.

O.T. Is anybody else here addicted to This Is Us? I cannot wait for this season to end. I’m not addicted because I like the show. There is not one character that I like. They are all whiny, self-centered, irritating enablers. A family that should have cut all ties to each other years ago. But it’s like a train wreck—I just have to watch to see what ridiculous thing will happen next. Okay, rant over, thanks for listening.

Lol

Lol! Lupin is so excited!

Cats don’t come when you call them anyway. What does his being deaf have to do with anything?

Ohhh NOHis annoying powers have been exponentiated!