Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for February 20, 2024

Poor Elvis, his tail being caught up in such a brazen life of crime as he tries to remain dignified. Ora Zella and The Girl do make a good team though.

Dadcat has his concerns. Good for him.

It’s clear the tail wants to join.

If Elvis loses a part of his back end, he should enter the re-tail business…

Quickie on Shadow, he visited me last night while I was sleeping. His eyes were both clear, face was clean and he was very happy.

Poor Elvis is bottle-brushed.

Elvis, I’m sure the Woman needs help sorting out the displaced laundry. You could go supervise!

Avast ye scurvy cats! Surrender yer doubloons, or I’ll make ye walk the plank! (Whisper to Smol Smee: “Have we got a plank?!”

Oh my. Elvis is irritated by the girl’s behavior. Does this mean the bloom is off the rose?

Save them, Elvis! Save them from a life of, Grand Laundry…

I loved pirates when I was a boy. I loved stories about pirates and games about pirates. It’s something that appeals to boys and even girls. I still love stories about pirates as an adult so long as they are well written.

Sir Poofsalot will not be seduced to piracy! Unless piracy has cookies. You know, like the Dark Side. :D

Elvis knows that it is a slippery slope to lawlessness. He does not want his Girl doomed to hang at the yardarm.

Disapproving Elvis disapproves

Are the robber mice joining as crew?

Now that Goldie is the law and order entity here does that mean they’ll all be in the brig???

I wouldn’t expect Elvis to hang around after an attack on his tail. Doesn’t this call for, “Forward my mail to Under the Bureau”?

It is a very dignified tail and, as such, does not lend itself to such behavior.

Yesterday was full of little birthday treats (a trip to the zoo to see a special exhibit of orchids and celebrate a gorilla birthday, hot chocolate, a glorious movie), but none was so sweet as lying down to read my book and having Jackie-Boy curl up on my chest and fall asleep and then Bartholomew go to sleep on my feet.

Is Lupin not going to join this Brazen Life of Crime?

No tail, no tail tales.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

On Board the Fishing Boat of Fresh and Salty, the Water Cat Brothers

Iggy Shipwright: It looks like a perfect day to go fishing. Wonder what we’ll catch?

Fresh: I think tilapia are in season. Thomios always has some great recipes for them.

Salty: I think I see the Hippy Hippos on the shore.

Iggy: Yep, there’s our friend Star Shine. Good morning, Star Shine!

Star Shine: Peace and love to you!

Iggy: I bet he and Floofnet the Joyous would get along famously!

Star Shine: Thomios’ uncle? He’s a favourite of mine!

Iggy: No offense, but most hippos I’ve met are not exactly the friendliest creatures.

Star Shine: I hear ya. It all started many years ago, when Cosmo wanted to build a nursery.

Iggy: Trevor-Hotep’s great grandfather?

Star Shine: The same. Have Trev tell you sometime.

Fresh: We are going there to pick up vegetables.

The laundry basket ship is great! Such creative children!

A Robert Newton ‘Ah-rr-rr-rr Steer by the stars Jim and ye’ll never go wrong’! Great actor and I enjoyed ‘The Mad Hatter’ among others.

I feel so sorry for Elvis’s tail!

The Girl, unfortunately, also enjoys playing with Maverick’s tail. He genuinely has the patience of Job where she is concerned. On the other hand, he takes it out on me by swatting at me when I try to get The Woman ready for bed.

I still watch our long departed Sophie bounce up the stairs with some token (a sock, usually), deposit it at our bedroom door, then wait for me to praise her. Four years and counting. . . .

If anyone’s in the mood for some sea shanties, allow me to suggest the YouTube channel “The Longest Johns”.

What does a pirate cat play with?…………………………………………………Yaarnn

What’s the name of the pirate’s cat?………………………………………………Garrrfield

Pirate with a cat on his shoulder walks into a bar…The bartender looks at him and says, “You be a pirate?” “YARRRGHH!” The pirate responds. The bartender asks, “What happened to your parrot?” Pirate goes, “Oh the cat ate it!”

Elvis is so floofy! Squeeee!

Look at that poofie tail!!

Just wait until they get machine guns and start hijacking oil tankers in the Red Sea.

In Jake and the Never land Pirates, they give a lesson on each episode and one such lesson was “A good pirate never takes another person’s property!” which just shows that Disney does not understand what piracy is.

But still I hope the kids learned piracy from Jake (or from Luffy) and not Captain Jack Sparrow.

It’s all fun and games until somecat’s tail poofs up.

The historical western pirate was interested in freedom and profit: take anything valuable, ransom the passengers, perhaps take and sell the ship. Kill only when necessary. You cannot ransom a corpse, or sell or use a sunken ship. Most of the time, the only people on a ship who need fear the pirates were the captain and officers. Certainly, there were plenty of exceptions, but they were exceptions. Modern piracy, on the other hand, is pure viciousness.

OT: Smart cat & water faucet, & st00pid notifications…

“The name’s Killian Jones but you can call me Hook!”

“She cut off their tails with a cutlass.” Doesn’t scan but I don’t care.

Love the wooden sword!

Update on the orange plush

Fellow Patrons of Georgia Dunn’s Patreon: She dropped a picture/painting of President Lincoln with his two cats in beautiful 19th-century dresses!

Upset bushy tail! and a cute OZ in a laundry basket. Bet she wishes she had Bea’s paws right now.

My cousins went as pirates. And they live in Saskatchewan. https://www.youtube.Com/watch?v=3pY0gZRb8kE

“…your BRAZEN LIFE OF CRIME—” OMC! Tooooo funny! Once again Georgia reminds us that she is not just a talented visual artist, but a gifted and hilarious writer, too.