Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 04, 2023

Poor Pucky. His face just says it all. He has to remember why he’s doing this though.

Uh, oh. I think they’re beginning to s.u.s.p.e.c.t. something is not quite right.

And how much longer can Puck keep this up? He appears to be cracking under the strain. Poor, sweet Puck!

Poor Pucky and Tommy they’ve got anxiety fangs!

Dudes, you are lying in wait for the raccoons, not standing out in the open on top of and on both sides of the wall. No wonder the raccoons have changed their minds.

Has the one mole in panel 1 collapsed with boredom? He/She seems to be taking a kip.

But according to the raccoons’ plans, and using the Sept. 26 map as a reference, they’ll be gathering at their dumpster, on the other side of the meadow, past the “cool old tree,” (from which I expect Wicket the Wicked to emerge at some point.) Can’t wait to see what happens with that fire extinguisher!

OMC, look at Puck’s expression, somewhat like a jack o’lantern…and poor sweet Tommy doesn’t look comfortable with deception…

Can’t back down now…Roll for initiative! — Alea jacta est!

Before this is over, Popcorn may have a Homeric epic.

“Sing, O goddess, of the wrath of Magnet…”

Mopoleon and a Vampire Tommy. Shame it’s Tommy feeling he’s under threat, not the other way around…

Poor Pucky trying to hold it together.

Moleparte did fall for it, then. Will he realise that he’s been tricked in time to doom the raccoons’ plan?

Poor pucky. This…is not easy for him

Tommy’s breathless coverage is deserving of a Pulitzer!

It’s clobbering time! Now, where’s Wicked Wicket?

Awww, look at the their, Fibbing Fangs! and that is the cutest army, I have ever seen!

Time for a fire extinguisher entrance.

Where is our fearless leader of the resistance (Mona)?

Moles aren’t good for defense- they’re blind

Lots of fangs today. Pucky fangs, Tommy fangs – situation serious. And will Tommy be in the middle of the battle? He’s too sweet, he needs out of there.

Is Tommy in on the Racoon’s plot or is he truly reporting from the scene?

F.Y.I. If you are sitting down to a card game with Tommy and Pucky, their ‘tell’ is fangs showing.

Anxious fangs and a weak thumbs up. Poor guys.

I think I see a resistance member amongst the guards.

Puck’s look in panel two reminds me of the awkward fangs the Woman sometimes gets. Same emotion, I am sure.

Would they lie to you? (oh yeah)

Would they lie to your army? (oh, no, no no)

Now would Puck say something that isn’t true?

Oh, could that sweet Pucky bear tell lies to you?

The cats know what’s in store

Trying to end a war

They’ve made a plan

And are on the air

It’s way past sunset

And raccoons aren’t there

(Allegedly) They’ll make it, make it

Would Puck lie to you?

Would he lie to you some time? (oh Monty, would he lie to you?)

Now would he say something that wasn’t true?

So hey, Monta-boo, would he lie to you?

Told you straight, no intervention

To Monty’s face, no deception

May be the biggest fake

That much is true

Could be some mistake

That is misleading you

Would Puck lie to you?

- Would I Lie to You – Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Eurythmics

Is this all part of the deception, or is the plan starting to fall apart. Stay tuned!

That’s a lot of moles following a guy who had his deck cut by a mower…. a Montague, by any other name would smell as mole’y.

I hope the Montagues do no harm to the embedded reporter, Tommy.

How many of these moles are with the resistance?

And won’t dig underground when ordered?

Let’s play I Spy while we wait for the raccoons, or tomorrow’s BCN, whichever comes first. I spy…21 moles? 22? Including one in a turban. Your turn.

A news reporter on the front line is called Target Practice.

Real subtle ambush, guys. If I didn’t know the family-friendly rating of this strip, I’d be really worried about Wicket seeing this and thinking “Yum, a buffet!”

Oh, Tommy, please be careful!

Cutest moles ever.

Uh-oh, their patience is wearing thin. That’s not a good sign.

OT – Sad news. Our dear old boy, ShadowCat, left us this morning. He showed up on our porch in Spring of ‘22, weighing 4 1/2 pounds, trembling and hardly able to stand, with three paws on the Rainbow Bridge. Feral Momma HedgeCat must have showed him the way in and gave him her sleeping basket and shared her food and water, standing next to him. So he was clearly meant to be cared for by us. He was a loving old guy whose backstory we’ll never know. The vet said he was ancient, and gave us thyroid medicine that put him right and gave him some extra time. But he stopped eating yesterday, and fell asleep peacefully this morning. We could tell by the way he trusted people and craved being petted that someone, sometime, had loved him a lot. Don’t know what happened to cause this sweet, neutered, but not microchipped old guy to be out wandering and sick. He’s left a cat-sized hole in our hearts.

Strange coincidence: I just found a bouquet on the porch, sent by my sister for my 75th birthday today.

I think there’s a clever plan being executed. The raccoons will emerge like the Spanish Inquisition.

I accidentally hit the random button and got sent back to the Our IX Lives Christmas special. While reading it, I realized I hadn’t liked any of the series because it was published before I signed up. Most of the individual strips have fewer than 40 likes. If you go back to reread it, please take that extra moment to give it some likes? It was too good to have so few likes. It starts on 2016/12/14 and goes through Christmas Day.

OT

I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s amazing how fast they can get into our hearts.

Not really OT how cats purr

OT: Back from the conference

OT: Mrs. X

Awww! The little mole faces – and the colors! Georgia does it again:)

A comment on BCN’s Facebook page said, look, there’s a member of the Mole Underground next to Tommy in panel 3. A green head kerchief-ed mole. Could it be…???

I wonder how big Georgia paints the originals. Surely she paints bigger and then it gets shrunk down a bit for the final product? If not, I’m super impressed at all the detail she fits in there.