Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 13, 2024

Must be a psychiatrist in the house. The giant Roomba is finally opening up…

Oh good, Tortimer isn’t in on it, but Destry is fully under the aliens’ control!

Tortimer seems as scared as they are. But maybe he can save them.

Destry! You traitor!!!

Good News is Tortimer seems to be ok. Bad News? Destry is a traitor and, as Iggy so aptly put it…. My Cat. KILLER ROOMBAS FROM SPACE!

They all appear to be smiling. I hope their first greeting is not, “Take me to your leader.”

It’s death and doom for the dust bunnies!

Betrayal!!! Everyone run!

This is a heck of a cliffhanger. Fortunately it’s only for one day (I mean the cliffhanger, meaning we’ll find out more tomorrow rather than waiting two days as we normally would for a Saturday strip).

So glad Pengo and Pippa have joined the party as well. We need all paws on deck for this one, even if some of those paws are flippers!

Hide! Unplug Destry first.

Betrayed by those we’ve given too much power to!

Add this to my list of reasons not to have a “Destry” in my house.

OT sister

In the last panel, Ora Zella is so angry that her eyebrows are lifted right off her face. And that little tail!

Sunday Funday

Panel four with Iggy needs to be on merch. I’d buy a tote bag or mug!

I never liked alien invasion movies, but I want to see this one!

I always thought those digital assistants would doom us all.

What if we’ve been thinking of “killer” the wrong way all along, and these Roombas will be trying to abduct/kill domestic Roombas? And all of our awake heroes need to protect Tortimer from the alien Roombas?

Of course, Alien roombas are green and can fly.

A story continuing from the dailies. I am impressed.

Destry was speaking their strange language in panel 3 yestetday. He’s under their control.

See? See? Me tolds ya steenky robot is in cahoots with steenky green alien robots from outer space? He open door for em see.

Destry-Opening laptop to-Earthling Recipes.com…OZ-WHAT?! Destry-Turning on oven, to bake, 350 degrees… OZ-ok, that’s it! Jumps up and attacks Destry!

You rode one before. You can ride one again. Save us Lupin!

Shakespeare’s Scottish Play

First Green Doomba: When shall we three meet again? Who are these cats by the window pane?

Second Green Doomba: When the hurly-burly’s done. Now we’re gonna have our fun!

Third Green Doomba: All is determined, all will be Dunn!

First Green Doomba: Where is the place?

Second Green Doomba: The Big Pink House.

All: Fair is foul and foul is fair! To clean the carpets we repair!

Happy Birthday Elvis

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile (Encore Edition)

Previously

Kat-Mandu: Elvis, here is a papyrus for you. It’s written in Tengwar Script.

Elvis-Anum: This is very pleasing! Gather around, friends. Here’s what Mag-Lor writes.

Lupinium: Wait, don’t start without me!

Elvis-Anum: Everyone ready? Good. Here’s the scroll:

Dear Friend Elvis,

I hope this scroll finds you healthy and happy. Following our stay at your court we traveled to Afar, where the Artisans greeted us most graciously. Curu-Fin and Iron Glove traded ideas on metalwork. Curu-Fin showed Iron Glove how to work with the Dwarven metal Mithril, and I visited their library with the renowned librarian Beaver-Lee Cleary.

After our visit Curu-Fin traveled to Japan to learn about the art of Kintsugi. It is fitting that the mending of broken objects results in them becoming even more beautiful. Now we will set sail to return to the Elven Realm. We have many amends to make, but I feel we will be welcomed back eventually.

I will speak of the Silmarils last of all. They are no longer hidden in Iggy’s box, which now holds my scrolls. Beatrixia was right that the jewels should not be kept hidden. They now reside where all can behold their beauty.

One is in the sky

(Paisley: The Star of Second Chances. It’s guided many lost travelers home—October 23, 2020.)

One is by the sea

(Ziggy: With the lighthouse, we no longer need to fear the shoreline.—KK)

And one is on land

(Angus: Aye, that’s it. Just a li’l further. You’re almost home.—October 30, 2022)

May your way be safe and pleasant. Until we meet again,

Mag-Lor

Cool!!! No worries just make sure all the corners of the room are easily accessible

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your house. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. Nanoprobes.

OK, so these are NOT friends of Tortimer.

Hopefully the Killer Roombas will retain their green color (not just a trick of shadow/light and the glow from the mother ship) so that the kits and kids can tell friend from foe. However, if Tortimer turns green – or outer spacelings assume his gray pallor. Well, we all know what that means (Dee – oh – oh – em!)

Lookin’ up at the roombas in the sky (roombas in the sky)

We never knew those suckers could fly (they can fly)

When they fly and they’re makin’ us stressed

They’re gonna come in our house as Destry’s guest

Prepare yourself, you know you must dust

Don’t forget those spilled Cheez-Its

So you know you must comply

To all the commands from

That big roomba in the sky (roomba in the sky)

Orazuzu’s line is the best!

/Norman Greenbaum /Spirit in the Sky

Killer roombas from outer space! Tortimer’s betrayal! These kinds of things need musical stings to go with them!

Maybe the cats’ former enemy, the upright vacuum cleaner, and her baby the Dustbuster, can assist and save Tortimer.

It’s time to clean the carpets….

Maybe Destry is the mate of the mother ship, sent to Earth as an advance scout; and the little green ones are their offspring.

This is going to get messy.

OK, the Big Pink House can’t be the only house in the world, or even in Rhode Island, that has cats, a Roomba, and a Destry appliance. So why are the Killer Roombas From Outer Space targeting the BPH? Is this just a coincidence or is there something special about the BPH? Aside from the special people and cats that live there that is. Can’t wait to find out.

Roombastards!

So Roy does fear Tortimer II, however, Poodle is curled up right next to “his holy roundness” Tortimer II and peacefully napping. Sooo tempting to wake her up by activating him! But no, I must not! I did take a picture and titled it “Get a Roomba you two”

Wait, they put a an auto-opener thing on that house’s front door? I mean, I guess there’s no reason why they couldn’t, it just strikes me as a little excessive, especially for a house that’s famously so old and antique.

Further, the house is divided up into separate apartments, so are we talking just the main entrance to the building, or the entrance to their specific apartment?

I’d also comment about how it seems weird how the Man and Woman’s Destry unit specifically has full access and control to that door like that, for a variety of reasons…but I’m assuming the aliens have effectively hacked it and at that point it doesn’t really matter if it was already set up to do that or not—it could theoretically be made to do so after the fact if you know your way around the programming and all relevant devices could communicate freely and wirelessly.

I’m having fun with this story!

The attaaaaaaack of the killer green Rooooombaaaaas….

Iggy, quick! Line up your pom poms. They’ll jam the killer roombas!!

OT: But still about clean.

Et tu, Destry?

Time for a plot pretzel … why settle for a mere twist?

test because GoComics is not letting me comment

Yesterday 2greycats seemed to be genuinely asking about solving cryptograms, but my long-winded answer won’t post. I shall flounce away in a grumpy mood.

OT:

No one else has mentoned this, but 13 Little Green Roombas emerged from the Mother Roomba on October 13. Does that mean anything? Or is Georgia testing our powers of observation? Again.

Plan 9 didn’t work! … Now they’re on Plan 10 !!! … :)

Give it a good pounding, Ora. Or better yet, use your chainsaw!

OT: Jerika

And on another topic, my 2 year old granddaughter has learned to count to 9. Mind you, she has to start at 8, but then she can count all the way to 9.

Angry kitten with tail wagging furiously. Have they come to kidnap Tortimer?

I wonder if Ms. Dunn has read a particular SciFi author who resides in AZ.

Destry fails again.

Birthday for Elvis – from Georgia: "Happy Sweet Sixteen, Elvis! This special boy is sixteen years old today! We got him a few fun party supplies yesterday to celebrate and this morning the Girl decked the kids’ favorite toys out with party hats. Elvis got a ball and a tiny card from the Girl, a swimming robot fish from the Boy, and a spoonful of his beloved Ben and Jerry’s Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream from me. He humored us for a bit (he really is such a good, patient boy to the kids and I ) and then politely returned to the Fruit Box cat bed for a cozy nap. I love you to pieces Elvis! Happy birthday!!!

“gasps as loud as possible” Oh no!

And this kiddies is what you dreams turn out like when you eat too much ice cream before going to bed.

ROTFL!!!

I know if I had an Alexa, she would betray me just as easily!

How and why dose Iggy know? Is he involved?