Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for February 16, 2021

Good to know the Feline Early Warning System is in good working order! (Otherwise, no one would know the power is out!)

It may take a while to stop giggling about “shrieking nighttime yodeler.”

Apparently, Elvis has decided that if he must be awake, he might as well be awake at the news desk.

Indeed Pucky is almost invisible. Is Lupin really that upset that the fridge is not rumbling? Lights out, folks!

Ah! Lupin did have an important message to convey! I hope everyone’s chill stays metaphorical in the Big Pink House and that everyone is warm and safe!

(I am pleased to report that – so far – I have escaped the rolling power outages here in Texas. Many, many people have not been so lucky as we endure 6"+ of snowfall – with more expected on Wednesday – and subfreezing temperatures that my part of the world is not prepared for and should not be experiencing. Lots of internet outages as well, so all school canceled for most of the week.)

My power went out Friday night. It was out for over 6 hours. I know what you guys are going through.

Loving Invisible Puck so much!♥

A house when the electricity dies feels weird. Like an empty shell. I lost power for a while a few days ago courtesy of an ice storm. Fortunately, it came back on in a few hours. Bless you, electric power guys!

At least the vacuum monster can’t run…

But BCN reports continue unabated. Burt’s got good battery backups in place.

All Georgia’s kitties got whipped cream and bacon treats for Puck’s 10th gotcha day!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLSN-TtJ6xO/

Is it Calloween (Cat + Halloween)?

So now Puck can emulate nudey Lupin.

I had an all-black feral around here who thought he was invisible at night. I always knew when he was watching me get my mail because unbeknownst to him his eyes were shooting out fifty-thousand watt laser beams.

Animals can definitely let you know if something is wrong or about to be…… My first February of living up in Tuscaloosa AL we had an extraordinarily warm day, probably 80 after a cold snap. I remember I opened all the windows in my apartment that night as it was balmy out. My cat Cleo started meowing loud, soon after that every dog in the area started barking and very loudly and then it became so, so quiet. About 5 minutes later the winds picked up and it sounded like a freight train was running behind the house (the tracks were a mile the other way), turns out it was a strong thunderstorm line with extremely strong wind and perhaps a tornado. Some trees were knocked down and some houses and apartments 2 blocks from my apartment building had roof damage along with a few carports being collapsed. The animals knew that storm line was coming 10 minutes before I did.

i told you to heed his warnings

Invisible Pucky!

Ot: Shop news!

Wow, invisible Puck in the dark, like invisible Lupin in the sink. Who’da thunk it?

Oh look, it’s the invisible cat.

My Mom says that the power is out all over the place in San Antonio and it’s in the negatives now! Lupin’s banshee wail is spot on! :( Robin was right—it can only spell DOOM!

The void in the dark that is Puck. I just love Puck. Love them all but…Puck. On a side note, we got at least 8 inches of snow overnight (Finally!!) and it’s still snowing this morning. I love snow :)

I almost missed Lupin toe beans.

Ooh, now Pucky will understand the true allure of Lupin’s power of invisibility.

I had a black cat who thought he was visible at night. On the stairs. Puck is Nightcrawler.

Mystery, Invisible, Pucky Puck!

Quick! We need a huddle to conserve warmth. Everyone and everycat pile on the People bed.

Aw Puck is adorable <3

The void has spoken. Good the the void is wearing pyjamas or we wouldn’t even see him.

This is no joke, Belle – our little black panther – completely disappears in the dark…especially if she does not have her eye’s open. Marie has a quilt that has a large solid black area on our bed, if Belle is laying on that…she’s gone! Vanished!

She is the Invisible Cat!

I will wake up when its dark out, just our little night-light in the bathroom and I cannot tell if Belle is around. But the funniest thing is, she will then open her eyes and stretch out her front paws and extend her claws. Suddenly two little yellow eyes and little white needles of death appear in the moonlight. I think she does this to intimidate her humans. Her point (excuse the pun) is we will never see it coming!

Marcia Griffiths: Electric Boogie

No electric!

Lupin can’t see it (no electric!)

No vibes can he feel it (no electric!)

Ooh, no shakin’ (no electric!)

Jiggle-a-mesa-cara

He’s a howlin’ like a matic

He’s a calling all his cat friends

It is surely time to boogie

…….

The Humans don’t know it

(No electric

Boogie woogie, woogie!)

And Puck, we can’t see him

(No electric

Boogie woogie, woogie!)

But you know he’s there,

Here, there and everywhere

…….

We’ve got to move,

Cats going on an outage ride

We’ve got to groove, groove, groove,

And from this outage

We just can’t hide

…….

Humans comin’ with me?

Come let us take you on an outage ride

And now it’s lights out, lights out, lights out

No lights, we just can’t abide!

Raise your electronic hand if you lived through the Great Blackout of ’65….

I love Lupin’s paws of alarm in panel 2!

if Puck is invisible how can Lupin read his whiskers?

So many expressions come from this strip that I find memorable. Most of those—at least for me—come from Elvis. Today’s memorable phrase: “Shrieking nighttime yodeler.”

I love the whole invisible thing. I wish Dunn would use that in the strips more often; I ALWAYS find it hilarious. Like that one where Elvis is commenting on how soft the rug is, and the Lupin materializes behind him; Priceless!

I love the popularity of BCN nowadays! When I first joined it was a really small community of fans. While that had its own charm in making me feel special in being one, I love how it is receiving its well-earned popularity. This is the best comic ever!

Well, I’m talkin’ about the shrieking nighttime yodeler, yeah, the one you never seen before …

No wonder I couldn’t find Puck in yesterday’s strip!

I like how puck simply says, now that you mention it, i do seem to be invisible, in a perfectly normal manner, although, with cats, that is probably a normal thing.

First Lupin now Puck? Who will go invisible next?

I’ve had to put aluminum foil over the clock on my stove. It’s so bright it was keeping me awake two rooms away. What is with these insanely bright LEDs? My house is NOT lit like an electronics showroom; I don’t need beacons in the dark.

It must be odd for Lupin to be the one who is visible. :)

huh, it seems that I have seen pucks head enough times that I when I look at him when he’s invisible, I both can and can’t see his head, if that makes sense.

Is lupin mad that the powers out and he’s visible?

OT: Apparently, BCN has some competition.

https://www.comicskingdom.com/mutts/2021-02-15

https://www.comicskingdom.com/mutts/2021-02-16

https://i.ibb.co/sHWZ2G6/darkness.jpg

One thing about living in NE WI, we’re accustomed to sub 0 temps, which we’ve had for well over a week. Starting today, it’ll be a balmy 18º. By next Tues., 37º. No storms, no power outages, thank God. I feel for all of you living in the South. I have 2 kids living down South, one in AR and one in LA. AR is getting colder temps than us and a bunch of snow. We are -9" below our snow avg. for this time of year. Crazy winter for sure!

Lupin toe beans in the same panel as Puck’s.

I foresee even more yowling in the immediate future.

Interesting. Lupin is visible and Puck is not. I thought all cats were grey at night.

Ah, so Lupin is raising the alarm. Good boy, Lupin, good boy.

Alert! It is 12:35 Pacific Standard Time, and Paisley, a calico just gave girth to the first kitten, a grey tuxie. At KitKat Playroom.

This is spookily timely for much of the country.

This looks like a job for Detective Goldie!

OT: To Georgia WRT Purrfect Pals

Old saying I’ll throw in here: “In the dark all cats are grey." Although it was apropos something entirely different. :)

… do the cameras and mics still work in a power outage?

Georgia’s timing is uncanny