Kliban's Cats by B. Kliban for November 16, 2023

Biiiig paperweight kitty and rotary dial phone still life from the old days.

That is a big qat. Like my late, lamented Random Numbers.

This phone has the feature “Cat Waiting.”

I must say, the artwork is very remarkable.

Before there were keyboards for qats …

Where is the “Wide Load” sign when you need it? Oh, here it is, on my backside

An obeast.

Awwwwww! Stripes swirling every which way in a comfortable pattern! purrrfect!

Qat is waiting for an important phone call.

The return of meatloaf qat

1970s long distance calling on the landline.

Meta…C + 3 letters is F; K + 3 letters is N. Cat Kitty becomes Fat Nitty when you add three letters. Kliban loves his hidden jokes.

No way gonna answer phone widout caressing me…

Cat butt.

That cat looks fat and lazy, but when the twin bells inside that antique phone go off he’ll jump straight up and lock claws in the ceiling.

C’est le “Chonk”!

My wife’s dad worked for the phone company for awhile many years ago, and we inherited a few phones that didn’t even have a dial yet…just pick it up and say “Yeah, Ethel? Can you tie me in with Bernice?… Oh, I’m doing fine…I got the gout, and my bunion acts up with the storm movin’ in…”

New meaning for the term “butt dialing” ? :)