Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for September 28, 2023

Nothing beats a Battle Squeak….. for GLORY , Although, a preparatory twirl is a close second! The Mice War Paint is a must as well. ONWARD TO VICTORY!

Love THIMBLEFISTS and his enthusiasm! The woodlands creatures have got this.

I love Natasha’s tiny compact. She’s putting on her war paint. This is getting serious. And has Homestyle acquired a new dress? Is Thimblefist related to Wonder Woman?

What is in Alice’s backpack so prominently displayed in panel 2? Is it reporter related equipment or……some type of weapon for the battle? Did she steal Lupin’s gumballs????

Homestyle. Turned and tuned to perfection.

Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,Disguise fair nature with hard-favour’d rage;

I am ready for this battle!

Natasha reminds me of the combatants in “Braveheart”. Make it a glorious battle lady mice and Thimblefist!

The battle will be joined ere long.

I have a song running through my head that fits this situation: The March of Cambreadth.

Woah!! Things have become serious now!!!

Let this War begin! Onward to Victory!

Having served in multiple conflict and peacekeeping deployments I am qualified and confident in saying this is the most adorable combat platoon ever!

AVENDGER WARRIOR RODENTS AND BIRDS! ASSEMBLE!!!

I’m sorry, can we spend a few moments talking about how freaking ADORABLE the sparks off Thimblefist’s thimbles are??!

(cue Fall Out Boy)

Put on your war paint!

CLAXON SOUNDING

ALL HANDS REPORT TO BATTLE STATIONS. REPEAT, ALL HANDS REPORT TO BATTLE STATIONS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

BoMH

a squirrel with a fork

“Oh… I will be proud to lead you wonderful mice into battle anytime, anywhere. That’s all.”

- George S. Pawton

And so the end begins!

Make me up before we go-go

Gotta have me looking apropos-po

Make me up before we go-go

I don’t wanna miss it when we get that guy

Make me up in war-like glow-glow

’Cause Wicket will be saying “uh-oh”

Make me up for wartime foe, bro, ah

Make me fancy tonight

We wanna stop that guy, yeah, yeah

- George Michael – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

They are ready for battle! I love it all, especially Thimblefist in general and the preparatory twirl.

George Frederick Root: Battle Cry of Freedom (Rally ’Round the Flag Boys)

Yes, we’ll rally ’round the dumpster

We will rally one and all

Give out the battle cry for freedom!

We will gather through the forest

We’ll do resistance in the fields

Queen Mags and friends all fight for freedom!

…….

Hurrah for opossums!

Hurrah for the squirrels!

Hurrah for the chipmunks!

They’re saving our world!

As we gather in the forest

As we resist in the fields

Queen Mags and friends all fight for freedom!

……..

Natasha puts on her war paint

And maybe Lupin stands by

Puck did his part with his news cast

Alice and Vi have their weapons

As Agnes reports!

They have all joined the fight for freedom!

…….

Hurrah for opossums!

Hurrah for the squirrels!

Hurrah for the chipmunks!

They’re saving our world!

As we gather in the forest

As we resist in the fields

Queen Mags and friends all fight for freedom!

OT: Cairo Smith

Kein Operationsplan reicht mit einiger Sicherheit über das erste Zusammentreffen mit der feindlichen Hauptmacht hinaus.

(No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the main enemy forces.)

Helmuth von Moltke – 1871

The war of words is done;

The red-lipped cannon speak;

The battle has begun.

The web your speeches spun

Tears and blood shall streak;

The war of words is done.

Smoke enshrouds the sun;

Earth staggers at the shriek

Of battle new begun.

Poltroons and braggarts run:

Woe to the poor, the meek!

The war of words is done.

“And hope not now to shun

The doom that dogs the weak,"

Thunders every gun;

“Victory must be won.”

When the red-lipped cannon speak,

The war of words is done,

The slaughter has begun.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Mo: So this chart commemorates a battle that hasn’t taken place but will take place?

Puckmosis: That’s correct.

Adobe Style: So is this the battle of things that will be or that might be?

Puck: Only time will tell.

Mo: Still, a work of art may not be completely accurate historically but still be of value aesthetically. Even so, I would like to do some more research.

Puck: There may be scrolls in the Very Good Library that give some clues. Try the 808s for speculative fiction.

Mo: I’ll do my due diligence, although I do have a feeling it will end well.

This is SO good; I’ve had to buy more popcorn! Will we be checking in with all the subgroups over the next few days to see who’s doing what and how it’s all going? Will we get another sneak peek at Montague? (So, Burt does bugging and surveillance tech quite well now, too.) And WHAT is Princess Mag up to (with Beatrix!) behind Baba’s back?

Don’t leave out the beginning: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. . . “ ( I’ve won many a trivia bet with this quotation, since many people think it’s “into” instead of “unto”!)

Cry havoc! and let slip the ’munks of war!

Prepare for a battle royale

The excitment is intense!!

Do mice do the Haka? Waiting for the resolution!

Let loose the battle squeaks of war!

The moles are doomed to trouble, as sparks fly upward—and everywhere else!

How apropos: Our playlist just brought up the Main Title Theme from the movie Zulu, including the narration by Richard Burton.

I would like to see this in an anthology.

I am so excited for the battle! It’s gonna be off the chain.

Gird your loins fellow creatures, battle is about to be joined!

Remember the pea green boat!

Cool art!

Cut little compact and lipstick!

Looks like its on.

This looks like preparation for a massive rumble!!!!!

Let’s get ready to RRRRRRUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMBBBBBBBLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!