Aw. I think Lupin needs a hug. Or a gentle ear skritch and to be told he’s a good boy. That just because Goldie is new and interesting and in need of love and a safe home does not mean that he will be getting any less of those things.
Lupin usually has such a cheerful demeanor that it’s tough to see him upset.
This is it folks. Georgia just broke the internet with “Phantom of the Fridge” Lupin. I’ve now woken the entire house with my snorks of laughter. No shame, I snorked.
And Lupin sings softly:In all your fantasies you always knewThat cat and mystery were both in youAnd in this kitchen where night is blindThe Phantom of the Fridge is here inside my mind.
Singing in my operatic voice, “In stealth mode he meowed to me, in the middle of the night. Green eyes that squint at me, fur of snow white. And do I dream again?Have I gone blind?! The Phantom of the Refrigerator’s thereinside my mind! He’s there! The Phantom of the Refrigerator!” :D
Lupin then pulls out a small organ and starts to play, while singing, ’ Let your dark side give in to the power of music!’ ‘FSSSSSST!! YEEEEOOOOW!’ (Thank you google!)
OMC, I have to have this! PotO is my favorite music and play…so much so I have a Phantom mask tattoo on my ankle! Lupin, you’ve truly taken my heart with this one.
“Slowly, gently night unfurls it’s splendorGrasp it, sense it, tremulous and tenderHearing is believing, music is deceivingHard as lightening, soft as candlelightDare you trust the music of the night…”
Skipper update: back hurts. Head hurts less. Still dizzy from time to time. Overall, concussions suck.
But the hunt is on for a new wheelchair lift van nonetheless and I’m hoping to have that locked down before too long. If any of you are bored during the day, I could use some help with the search.
Lupin certainly does a nice, epic sulk. Phantom of the freezer, indeed!!!
I will be incommunicado until probably the 15th, as Paul and I go on our Caribbean cruise to celebrate my 65th and his 60th birthdays. I will be able to read the strip (I think), but I won’t be able to comment.
As I said in a response comment above, you all do realize that the surgical mask being askew now makes it look like the Phantom’s mask over the right side of Lupin’s face….
Love the Phantom of the Fridge! I keep having this picture in my mind of The Phantom (Lupin) rowing that boat, pole in paws, on the canal to his dark lair….but who would be Christine? Would it be Sophie maybe? Or Tabitha? Maybe even (gasp) Goldie herself? Natasha?
We had a large fridge-style freezer in my kitty’s room. It was so warm it was his favorite perch and sleep spot. He tended to do the Snoopy vulture bit when the humans came in.
rescue kitty update:Mia is doing great she is being accepted by her new sisters well Midnight is being the Lumpkin of the group and not being very friendly. She is no longer hiding and sleeps at the foot of my bed now. So looks like she is part of the family finally. LOL 2 all black cats I see a theme going.
I could almost — but not quite — feel the teensiest bit sorry for Lupin. Yes, I understand that he’s lost his precious cassette recorder, but it seems like he’s resolutely ignoring all other methods of making notes. And his terrible attitude (should that be cattitude?) is also depriving him of the company of Elvis and Pucky. Puck is generously doing his best to make Goldie’s confinement more tolerable. Elvis is upset with him for being so dramatically unforgiving. Goldie is temporarily isolated by illness. Lupin is isolating himself socially, out of … well, who knows why he’s so adamant? But it’s little wonder his two housemates don’t want to spend much time in Sourpuss’ company lately.
Rendan about 5 years ago
Lupin seems to have taken on the persona of the pirate. Captain Lupin he shall be called, with his crew of kibble thieves.
Leanne about 5 years ago
Those ears pulled back! Lupin, who knew you could hold a grudge?
McColl34 Premium Member about 5 years ago
The Phaaaaaaaantom of the Refrigerator is here! Inside my mind!
Le'letha Premium Member about 5 years ago
Aw. I think Lupin needs a hug. Or a gentle ear skritch and to be told he’s a good boy. That just because Goldie is new and interesting and in need of love and a safe home does not mean that he will be getting any less of those things.
Lupin usually has such a cheerful demeanor that it’s tough to see him upset.
Gloria Fleming about 5 years ago
omc, laughing hysterically, just fell on the floor. can’t….type…..any…..more.
DennisinSeattle about 5 years ago
Hey Lupin, this grudge is holding you back! Let it go and have some fun!
David 42 about 5 years ago
He’s perched on the “Refrigerator of Solitude” (which is right next to the “Pantry of Overindulgence”)
AllishaDawn about 5 years ago
Actually, when I saw Lupin wearing the mask over his eye, my first thought was the cat in that soap opera. Kit, I think?
Shanon about 5 years ago
This is it folks. Georgia just broke the internet with “Phantom of the Fridge” Lupin. I’ve now woken the entire house with my snorks of laughter. No shame, I snorked.
Cleementine about 5 years ago
Tell ’em it’s just warm up there on the freezer, Lupin! (Birdie’s going to poop on that lip, by the way…)
zorak950 about 5 years ago
We can only hope he doesn’t take up the organ.
WelshRat Premium Member about 5 years ago
He’s inside your mind, Elvis.
maggijoseph Premium Member about 5 years ago
And Lupin sings softly:In all your fantasies you always knewThat cat and mystery were both in youAnd in this kitchen where night is blindThe Phantom of the Fridge is here inside my mind.
Robin Harwood about 5 years ago
Do cats ever sulk in any other way than overdramatically?
Lady Bri about 5 years ago
Singing in my operatic voice, “In stealth mode he meowed to me, in the middle of the night. Green eyes that squint at me, fur of snow white. And do I dream again?Have I gone blind?! The Phantom of the Refrigerator’s thereinside my mind! He’s there! The Phantom of the Refrigerator!” :D
Ruth Brown about 5 years ago
Elvis nailed it. Oh, Lupin doesn’t like the shoe on the other foot.
Robin Harwood about 5 years ago
Lupin is wearing the Ears of Doom
Gent about 5 years ago
The Cattom of the Sulk Opera.
Robin Harwood about 5 years ago
And I’m sure that Elvis isn’t enjoying this.
Not at all.
Not one little bit.
jhagerson about 5 years ago
Lupin is deaf but he’s having a conversation while facing the wall. Or am I overthinking this?
BobDrobneck about 5 years ago
With his suit-coat over his shoulders, no less!
I AM CARTOON LADY! about 5 years ago
Tigrisan Premium Member about 5 years ago
OMC, I have to have this! PotO is my favorite music and play…so much so I have a Phantom mask tattoo on my ankle! Lupin, you’ve truly taken my heart with this one.
shwhite369 about 5 years ago
“Slowly, gently night unfurls it’s splendorGrasp it, sense it, tremulous and tenderHearing is believing, music is deceivingHard as lightening, soft as candlelightDare you trust the music of the night…”
cat19632001 about 5 years ago
The back of Lupin’s head! Bonus points for angry ears.
Miss Mina about 5 years ago
Epic sulk from Lupin!
A R V reader about 5 years ago
Return of the scowl, at least half a scowl.
skipper1992 about 5 years ago
“Dare you trust the music of the fridge?”
Skipper update: back hurts. Head hurts less. Still dizzy from time to time. Overall, concussions suck.
But the hunt is on for a new wheelchair lift van nonetheless and I’m hoping to have that locked down before too long. If any of you are bored during the day, I could use some help with the search.
Ignatz Premium Member about 5 years ago
The Phantom of the Refrigerator? Is he going to play the Toc-CAT-a and Fugue in D minor?
davanden about 5 years ago
Drawn from a real life incident?
Megan.naughton Premium Member about 5 years ago
I love goofy Lupin! It’s just unusual for it to be tinged with anger/sulking.
SusieB about 5 years ago
Did I miss something? Why the eye patch?
just another cat lover about 5 years ago
OMC YES
ladykat about 5 years ago
Lupin certainly does a nice, epic sulk. Phantom of the freezer, indeed!!!
I will be incommunicado until probably the 15th, as Paul and I go on our Caribbean cruise to celebrate my 65th and his 60th birthdays. I will be able to read the strip (I think), but I won’t be able to comment.
prrdh about 5 years ago
Someone should introduce the Phantom to Modo: https://mag.uchicago.edu/university-news/modo-rockefeller-chapels-cat-tells-all
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 5 years ago
Now who is being the grump.
FrannieL Premium Member about 5 years ago
So now I have to get out the “Phantom of the Opera” CD and play it and swoon again. Thanks Lupin.
coffeeturtle about 5 years ago
♫ Masquerade! Paper faces on Parade! ☺
about 5 years ago
I gotta admit, Lupin looks pretty cool.
christineracine77 about 5 years ago
Brilliant artistry, as usual. The perspective in that last panel is fantastic, and I love the candy cane tablecloth!
rikkurd about 5 years ago
“Beware the Phantom of the Refrigerator!”“He’s white, he’s a ghost!”
gastonphillips about 5 years ago
As I said in a response comment above, you all do realize that the surgical mask being askew now makes it look like the Phantom’s mask over the right side of Lupin’s face….
gorgolo_chick about 5 years ago
Love the whole mask and cape thing! Georgia is so fabulous with the subtleties!
Nuliajuk about 5 years ago
Behold, the phantom of the phridge
He will not budge, nor give an inch
Until the interloper flees
And humans beg on bended knees
That he forgive for sharing love
With some sickly stray who needs a shove
Alicelth Premium Member about 5 years ago
Love the Phantom of the Fridge! I keep having this picture in my mind of The Phantom (Lupin) rowing that boat, pole in paws, on the canal to his dark lair….but who would be Christine? Would it be Sophie maybe? Or Tabitha? Maybe even (gasp) Goldie herself? Natasha?
Alicelth Premium Member about 5 years ago
Lupin I predict that you might get a tape recorder for Christmas….8D
Alicelth Premium Member about 5 years ago
Oh and there’s a lovely new post on Twitter and Facebook (haven’t got Facebook but you can see it).
https://twitter.com/breakingcatnews
https://www.facebook.com/breakingcatnewscomic/photos/pb.445708208807938.-2207520000../2823931297652272/?type=3&theater
marilynnbyerly about 5 years ago
We had a large fridge-style freezer in my kitty’s room. It was so warm it was his favorite perch and sleep spot. He tended to do the Snoopy vulture bit when the humans came in.
Colorado Expat about 5 years ago
Slightly OT… Today’s “Rose is Rose” has a lovely episode regarding kittens and naps!
Le'letha Premium Member about 5 years ago
I would 100% read a Lupin-as-Phantom-of-the-Opera-themed Halloween special next year. Just sayin’…
knight1192a about 5 years ago
Of course not, he’s on top of the fridge because heat rises. It’s below freezing outside and he’s looking for the warmest place in the apartment.
Kitty Katz about 5 years ago
All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera
Elvis: more talk of sulking
Forget this wild-eyed snit
We’re here, your friends in the Pink House,
Both feline and Robber Mouse!
Let us all be friendly
We’ll find who has your tape,
Or find another one,
It’s safe, of that I am quite sure.
Please don’t pout anymore!
Lupin: Say you’ll leave me be on top of the Fridge
Let me pout until I feel better again
Let me hide until it’s suppertime soon
Let me frown another day or two
Elvis, that’s all I ask of you!
Elvis: Lupin, Goldie needs is
But we love you no less
You’re fine, no one ignores you,
You could have a new friend, too!
Lupin: So I want is calmness, a chance to be alone,
And things the way they once were,
Before we ever met her!
Elvis: Please give Goldie a chance,
Just get to know her
Like we did for Bea not so long ago
Goldie needs our help, I know you can do that!
Promise me you’ll try, that’s what you do!
Cheer up that’s all I ask of you!
omegasupreme about 5 years ago
rescue kitty update:Mia is doing great she is being accepted by her new sisters well Midnight is being the Lumpkin of the group and not being very friendly. She is no longer hiding and sleeps at the foot of my bed now. So looks like she is part of the family finally. LOL 2 all black cats I see a theme going.
willie_mctell about 5 years ago
Lupin is hyper (sensitive.)
bettyherr about 5 years ago
I could almost — but not quite — feel the teensiest bit sorry for Lupin. Yes, I understand that he’s lost his precious cassette recorder, but it seems like he’s resolutely ignoring all other methods of making notes. And his terrible attitude (should that be cattitude?) is also depriving him of the company of Elvis and Pucky. Puck is generously doing his best to make Goldie’s confinement more tolerable. Elvis is upset with him for being so dramatically unforgiving. Goldie is temporarily isolated by illness. Lupin is isolating himself socially, out of … well, who knows why he’s so adamant? But it’s little wonder his two housemates don’t want to spend much time in Sourpuss’ company lately.
tricksterson about 5 years ago
You know Lupin wearing your mask like that it won’t protect you from disease.
BillJackson2 about 5 years ago
OT: Working on the spreadsheet.
Code the Enforcer about 5 years ago
“The fridge hums with the music of the night!!”
Cue those strings!! ;)
erikarkos about 4 years ago
LOL phantom indeed