Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 20, 2023

Poor pitiful mole lands under a moonlit sky. Fortunately an opossum pours him some water and a friend checks on him. Also.. . Mole Toebeans, Squeeeee!

Dare we hope that hard landing knocked some sense back into him? I sure wish I knew what was in that never ending thermos!

Is this the real Montague? Finally? Such kindness from Mona and ÓPrometheus. He’s ever ready with the kind-aide.

The conk on the head seems to be having a beneficial effect on monty exactly as most everyone here predicted. But will it last…..will wickets influence change him back…..or will monty tell the wicket to go back where he belongs in a nursing home for delusional old owls.

Awwww!

Yesterday, whomever predicted the conk on the head would reset him back to normal was totally on point! I think this war might just be over . . . but what of the loyalists sworn to Montague who are now encroaching on our Pucky Bear’s (and the rest of the clowder’s) peace?

Oh, dear. I was really hoping that old trope wouldn’t come into play, but here we are.

If it were that easy to knock some sense into someone, I’d happily pay have have a raccoon and kitten blast my in-laws with a fire extinguisher.

Heck, I’d go to the county council meeting with a fire extinguisher…or maybe Congress.

More like himself Montague looks like a teddy bear! Very sweet.But is that a bird I see on the horizon in panel 2?

Somehow I think, hope, that if/when Wicket shows up……. Montague tells him where to get off, so to speak. A rap on the head wont cure him of his evil ways I fear. But there might be something to keep him in-check.

Very cool that Montague has been brought back to sanity by that blast. Now maybe he can tell everyone where that wicked owl is! Awesome arc!

Georgia, I know you like soaps but this is just a sad trope.

He just needed a little knock on the head!

Let’s see how this plays out. Is he back to his senses? If so, what about Wicked Wicket?

Attitude and cranium readjustment works for all in comics.

Seal: Kiss From a Rose

Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya

Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya

Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya

Ba-ya-ya, ba-da, ba-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya

…….

I used to be obsessed with power and abandoned my friends

But I came to my senses and left the dark side of me

Love remains, after flying high and landing on the ground!

…….

And did you know it goes to show

My friends were always there

And now I can just let them be!

…….

Orb friends, I compare you to a breath of fresh air

Ooh, the more I think of how I was the stranger it feels

Now with a blast from the kids

Whatever I did makes no sense!

…….

There’s so much to do yet, don’t know what to say!

You remain my friends who help me anyway

But I wonder how we’ll deal with the moles converging on the Big Pink House

And what about Lupin and the gum balls?

…….

I don’t know now about that owl

But something tells me

We’re gonna find out soon somehow!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Beatrixia: So Montague the Mole King had an impromptu flight.

Sophititi: I think this purple amethyst would be an appropriate gem to represent him.

Puckmosis: But I’m still concerned about my descendant. Will he be okay?

Bea: I’m sure owl will be well in the end.

Puckmosis: But there is still more to be played out. What does this white stone and these multicolored stones represent?

Soph: The white stone represents Lupin, and these multicolored stones I’ll explain shortly.

Bea: I just love a cliffhanger.

Ah the old second bump on head bring him back to senses trick.

LOVE the Opossum Red Cross!

Montague just needed a hard restart. Turn him off and back on again and things will go back to normal (for whatever passes as normal in the. Mole world)

So how do we get word to the attacking moles at the BPH?

I just had a thought come to me about the attacking moles. I imagined a “Home Alone” style scenario, starring our own Iggy “the cute little wave” Pop. Imagine the little traps and snares just one, overly cute cat could unleash on some angry moles! Each time he taunts them with his cute little wave. Never mind what Ora Z could do to them. The adult cats might not even bother with them. The laundry chute comes to mind.

Eh where did their claws disappears? Me never knews moles has retractable claws like cats?

Frances: [looking at Ruby Sue surprised] Oh my gosh, her eyes aren’t crossed anymore.

Eddie: That somethin’ ain’t it? She falls down a well, her eyes go crossed. She gets kicked by a mule. They go back to normal. I don’t know.

OT

Aw, Mona being kind to Montague makes my computer screen blur. “My friend.” And Opossum aid ongoing for the shaken.

At first I thought the lone bird in panel 2 was Chitter or Chatter, but as someone pointed out, that’s a rather large outline for a bird, so I suspect Wicket is flying post haste to check on his fowl (!) plan. He’s in for a BIG surprise. Now as everyone has pointed out Saturday will be a humdinger of a cliff hanger! Getting ready for the Halloween denouement! Good times! What an excellent and exciting arc!

I like how Montague’s bicorn hat comes swirling down to find its way to its owner…a bit like Indiana Jones’ fedora! ☺

Awww, they look like otters!

Bullies like Wicket exploit a fellow creature’s need to create a follower. They offer easy scapegoats to focus their anger and promise rewards. The bully encourages behaviors that, under ordinary circumstances, would repulse the follower, but the follower is too caught up in the moment to think clearly.

Montague was injured and upset, and Wicket directed those feelings against the raccoons and inhabitants of the field for his own ends. It’s not so much a blow to the head as much as the shock of being knocked flat by a fire extinguisher that has given Montague an opportunity for self-examination. Let’s hope that he uses it wisely.

Okay, that’s enough deep thought for a Friday morning. Is it Martini time in Australia or India? After all, I wouldn’t want Robin or Gent to drink alone.

All the comic needs now is a couple of beep beeps and a road runner to go streaking by.

Huh. And here this whole time I was expecting him to be bald under that hat of his.

There is a hint of a past relationship between Mona and Montague in the last two panels. I love how Mona so tenderly hands Montague his hat in the last panel. I think that there is a bit of a glimpse of Mona’s folded-up claw where she is touching Montague’s head in the last panel.

ANd the Opossum is giving him a drink- I think peace will be restored?? The kitten raccoon and the kitten cat have achieved peace! ….I think

OMG, I love these comics! This writer is so underrated and they should get more publicity. 10/10

Love how Monty is staring up, at the night sky! Where am I…what did I just do?

Hopefully that’s Wicket flying for the hills (he can’t ‘run’).

From Les Miz: Bring Him Home

After Puck Learns of Monty’s Plight

Cat on high, hear my prayer

Have mercy on one, who is injured out there

He’s unwell, he’s afraid

Let him rest, Heaven blessed!

Bring him home, bring him home, bring him home!

He’s suffering from an injury, and hasn’t been in his right mind!

But now he sees, where he went wrong

Now let us try, to move on

Let moles and cats, and raccoons

Be friends as one!

…….

Give us peace, Give us joy,

Let us join, all our prayers to employ

You can take, You can give

Now in peace, let each one of us live!

In the wild, those who roam

In the house, not alone

Bring us home!

Bring us home!

Bring us home!

While many have noticed the bird in flight in panel 2 (Wicket?), I would like to point out the fabulous moon in panel 2. The moon is depicted as a waxing crescent, which is exactly the phase of the moon right now. The details in these strips are so incredible. Next Saturday the moon is full. One can only hope that finds its way into the conclusion of this arc.

Awwww – so sweet!

I hope this entire arc gets published as a standalone “BCN Special” book!

Why do I have this feeling that Wicket is going to get an in-your-face experience from our two young fire extinguisher-wielding heroines? Stay tuned!!!

Imagine waking up to Georgia’s night sky. It’d be worth a bump on the head.

His memory is restored at last! Woo-hoo!

Perhaps when Wicket arrives he will be given an ultimatum, to join them as an ally and agree to look out for everyone’s interest and safety as they do for each other now…. or be gone forever, never to return unless he wishes to be forcefully repelled.

I am just so happy that the two, young, females didn’t need rescuing. As much as I love Uncle Burt flying in to save the day….. These two young ones are formidable young females. I come from a family of strong, determined females. No damsels in distress here. Uncle Burt was just the tech guru that gave them their secret weapon.

So I guess we find out tomorrow what is happening in the big pink house

Yes!

Finally, a little bit of sense it him.

When I did computer support I always explained to people that rebooting a computer to fix a problem was like the cartoons where a character got hit on the head and acted weird then got cured by getting hit on the head again. The odd thing is, that it works with computers a lot because of, to avoid your eyes rolling back behind your eyelids stop now, memory management and faulty garbage collection.

♪ ♫ It’s raining moles! HALLELUJAH!!! ♪ ♫

Just realized that all moles names might begin with “M”

The computer restart analogy may be particularly apt. When you are knocked unconscious, your brain basically does a restart, possibly re-engaging previously disrupted portions of the neural network.

EVIL WIZARD OWL!!!!!

Oh good, he hit his head again. And oPericles is there with water? tea? brandy?

I remember before all this started Bea baked the moles a lovely cake. Maybe she can make another after all is said and done.

I really don’t get this strip…..

I did NOT see this coming!!!

Well, I have solved the mystery of where Wicket is. He just flew over my head, quite closely, as I got out of my car a few minutes ago. He then flew into the pine tree in my backyard and proceeded to hoot his head off at me. I, on the other hand, shook my fist at him and told him to leave the wildland creatures and the BPH alone! He just hooted at me.

Ah, the old sitcom trope. One hit to the head changes them, another one and they’re back to normal.