Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for June 17, 2021

Aerial rodeo! Just what the breakables of the Big Pink House needed… (/sarcasm)

Oh oh owl lamp is going down.

Remember now, it’s the Man who thought this would be a good idea. (Whether it turns out to be or not.)

Lupin is one happy buckaroo! The lamp….not so much.

Tonight I was walking the dog when I heard a resident Barred Owl. Their usual call is classic owl but they make weird sounds when they are a courting’. Tonight it made an unearthly scream. Must of been making’ sum serious whoopie.

OK, Lupin. Now that you’ve caught it, what are you going to do with it?

I love the Ghost Riders in the Sky reference

Yippie-yi-yaaaaayYippie-yi-ohhhhhDrone riders in the sky

The drone seems strangely happy to be having a lap dance with Lupin.

I know exactly what to say about the lamps.

OK, who kidnapped Elvis and replaced him with a dodgy clone? That CAN’T be him…

And so all’s well that ends well :) —except maybe for the lamp

Hooman toes!

Robots on the ground and robots in the skies. Woe is we.

Oh no! Poor drone!

Who knew that clean rugs sparkled.

Puck is so proud of his new lil’ buddy.

Suddenly reminded of Haro (from “Mobile Suit Gundam”), floating around the bridge of White Base with the Gang of Three laughing and clinging to it.

ANOTHER smiling Elvis!

Johnny Western: Ballad of Paladin

Will run and travel is the motto of a cat

A fast-riding goofball in a cowboy hat,

This bolt of white lightning rides the drone like the wind!

A Cat of Adventure is the cat called

Luuuuuuuupin!

Lupin, Lupin, where do you roam?

Lupin, Lupin, all through the home!

…….

He rides the drone to wherever he must

The lamps are quite doomed, on that you can trust,

The news feeds are rife with stories of such din,

Raised by the running of the cat called

Luuuuuuuupin!

Lupin, Lupin, where do you roam?

Lupin, Lupin, all through the home!

Lupin, we’re all glad you’re enjoying yourself, but be careful of the furniture and accessories, please.

Judging by the dotted line, did Tortimer vacuum the woman’s feet, too? She has a little Sparkle there, above her ankles.

So is that Johnny Cash’s Ghost Riders in the sky, or the Highwaymen, or Gene Autry?

My dad used to love old westerns and we’d watch whenever we could.

Owl lamp down! Goldie still wearing polka dot bandana! The Woman in summer shorts! So many fun details today…

Love Puck’s “That’s my boy” pose in panel two.

Georgia, I know I wouldn’t go barefoot with one of those things running around.

As to Lupin, well, it’s always one thing or another, right?

Flying kitty from Mars!

Shoulda known a drone made for small children would be durable enough to handle Lupin.

Love it! " Ghost riders in the sky"

OT – Skipper1992

The conquest of technophobia in this house is complete.

Sort of a Repost from last week: Sung by Johnny Cash and others: Ghost Riders in the Sky

The robot vac was runnin’ by doing his job cleaning the floor

When along came a cowboy cat a-sneaking through the door

The cowcat had a rope it seemed, and Tortimer could see

That Lupin was gonna hitch a ride,

But that could never be!

…….

Lupin now was feeling hurt, he wanted to be friends,

But Tortie wasn’t having it, this game came to an end!

But the Man managed to save the day, Lupin was not alone

And Lupin made a brand new friend

A smiling, flying drone!

…….

Yippee ay—aye Yippee ay—oh

Drone rider in the sky!

…….

The drone and Lupin flew around, both having lots of fun,

But nothing now is safe from harm, nothing and no one!

But there’s a smile on every face, though lamps are now fair game

The Local Goofball has his fun, and nothing is the same!

…….

Yippee ay—aye Yippee ay—oh

Vac rider on the floor!

“She’s got legs …” ZZ Top

Just saw a special about them, so this instantly popped into my head, leaving little, muddy footprints … I need a mental Tortimer to clean out earworms.

Oh, no!!! What’s wrong with Elvis?!

I think if I ever have another tortoiseshell kitty, its name will be Tortimer, regardless of gender (I know they’re almost always female).

GoComics updated just now and it has a new commenting policy which states, among other things, that links to other sites are not allowed. Thoughts?

Lupin is reminding us of what’s already true.

I love that the drone also has a mustache.

I remember shopping for a Roomba several years ago on Amazon. I came across a review that was the most hilarious thing I’d read in a long time. It described in great detail what happened one day when the vacuum encountered a pile of dog poop while no one was home.

July is just around the corner. What happens when Sky Drone meets Jules?

Looks like that house could use some robotic lamps.

Happy Lupin makes me happy too!

Keep up the good work, Tortimer.

This morning when I left to go pick up my oldest (night shift at WallyWorld) there was a basset hound running around the neighborhood. When we got back an hour later, it was still running around and followed me up on the front porch. He drank most of the water we put out for feral cats and mostly hung out on the porch. He had on a collar but no tags so I called the animal shelter. He ran off for a bit to do his business but came back for another drink so I got an old leash and attached him to some wrought iron so he wouldn’t run away again before they could pick him up. I made sure that he had water and was in the shade and sat on the porch to wait. About three hours later, a lady from the shelter drove up, checked for a chip, and loaded the dog into the truck. She was ready to leave when another woman who lived the next block down came running up to ask if we had found a basset hound. She was a neighbor of the owner so the shelter lady drove the dog home.

The shelter here is so full that they really can’t accept any more animals so I’m very glad that this one found his way home. I could have done without three hours sitting on the front porch in Texas heat.

Ever wonder if they make break proof lamps??

Lupin… no