Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 06, 2018

That’s not a denial, Elvis. It’s an evasion. Just because you don’t want it pinned on you doesn’t mean you didn’t do it;)

Elvis, methinks thou dost poof too much…

Pucky’s sympathetic face in the second panel is too cute!

Georgia’s style keeps evolving. The boy’s faces are sweeter and more expressive than ever!

Love the way Pucky’s scratching the back of his head. “Um, I’m not pointing any claws here, but…”

I love Elvis’s indignant poof there.

One of the things Megan prided herself on was her ability to read a face, to interpret body language, After all, that was how she got by. She knew Tre-C was not a mindless flirt; she read something in those almond eyes. Tre-C could laugh outright but there would still be a seriousness… “Wait” she thought to herself.“Weren’t her eyes round a minute ago? How’d I miss that?” She’d park that thought for the time being, but wanted to know more now. “How many fences did you pass to get here?” Tre-C tilted her head down, her ears drooped a bit and her tail twitched just a little. “I just came from Los Angeles,” she said.

“Bug on the floor?” Megan’s intent with that wisecrack was not to be flip. She wanted to know more, but not to make Tre-C anymore uncomfortable than she had just become. It worked.. Tre-C smiled that Cheshire grin again and replied softly; "Just thinking. I left something behind there. Something of great value. Irreplaceable, in fact. Megan played along. “You can’t just go back for it?” Tre-C shook her head; “…don’t know where it went.”

I say we do a DNA test.

Well strictly speaking Elvis, if the reports are correct and the hairball is of a beige colouration then that would imply you are the source of the hair though not necessarily the source of the hairball – plausible deniability. Or should that be “paws-ible” deniability ;-)

None of the boys produced it. Sometimes hairballs just happen. They are spontaneously generated when stray hair molecules bump into each other and bond. And the more that bond together, the greater the attraction they exert on other stray molecules, until all the molecules in an area have been gathered into a hairball.

Naturally, in an area where there are a number of cats, there will be more stray molecules to accrete. But the cats do not themselves produce the hairball.

I bet Puck could show us a chart to explain this.

Georgia! Georgia, Georgia, Georgia…. You know and I know that we are in the month of July. Long time fans know one very special character flys through this month. One of my most favorite and Elvis’ arch enemy…(drum roll). JULY BUG!! He and his flying scarf made only 1 appearance late last year. Do you think you’d be able to have him show up longer this year? … even if you have to dig in the archives? Thank you

Deny, deny, deny ….

Speaking of hairball count – I just woke up to a veritable land mine on the throw rug outside my bedroom door. Three! Three of them. Thank Cat I unknowingly managed to dodge them all with my bare feet until I had seen them and could begin clean up duty. Ugh.

And the mystery deepens, who is going to hairball up? Will it be Puck, the potato salad eater or Lupin the desk announcer or Elvis the denier? Does the Woman really care or is it just "cleanup on rug " in room __! What room are we in anyway?

Something I’ve been curious about – frequently seen in the comments here.. what does orb, orbsters, orb-babies, etc, mean? I get the affectionate and kindness gist of it, but I’m still wondering as someone who is still fairly newish to BCN. :)

Hairball O’Clock

On a clean fluffy carpet,

Hairball O’Clock,

Good morrow, Kitties all.

Hairball O’Clock

On a clean fluffy carpet,

Hairball O’Clock,

Good morrow, Orbsters All!

==

Early this morning,

Before the dawning,

A hairball did appear,

Which kitty, it’s not clear.

==

Hairball O’Clock,

On a clean fluffy carpet,

Hairball O’Clock,

Good morrow, Orbsters All!

==

Beige fur containing,

Conclusions refraining,

Investigations start,

We maybe need a chart

==

Hairball O’Clock,

On a clean fluffy carpet,

Hairball O’Clock,

Good morrow, Kitties All!

From the Christmas Carol “Past Three O’Clock,” original words by George Ratcliffe Woodward, based on the traditional tune “London Waits.”

Good morning and happy Friday/TGIF to all orbsters and orbabies. Heysarahjo, I’ll let Shaunnmunn explain the concept for you, she does it so much better than I ever could. Hugs, bumps and boops to everyone.

Uh oh, the Siamese You Cannot Please isn’t pleased at all for this unsubstantiated accusation. :D

Oh yes – I never did get my teeth done yesterday. I had called the office the evening before and gone over everything (fasting,meds, etc…), but they neglected to tell me (assumed I knew) that my appointment had been moved up from 12:30 to 9:15. Got a call from dentist’s office at 9:10 asking where I was. I scrambled frantically to get to the dentist’s office, only to be told by the dentist that since I was late, I would have to reschedule, as he was not ruining his day and schedule dealing with a latecomer. After making me feel minus 2 inches tall, he stomped off to spend the next 90 minutes in glorious peace and quiet, while I was left in tears in the middle off the office. Office staff was wonderful, though. Since disability is paying for this surgical procedure, they will obtain an extension on my grant and call me back to reschedule. Awesome dentist apparently (don’t know, first time ever meeting him), with all the people skills of a rabid porcupine. My daughter picked me up at the dentist’s office as she was supposed to, and we went and did a bit of shopping to pick up some odds and ends we needed for the household. Felt better afterwards but coming on top of everything else that has happened lately…..

Fake news! If the fur fits, you cannot acquit.

IT WAS LUPIN

… the evidence clearly shows, …

We found a brand of rug that, no matter how much or often a kitty barfs on it, all you do is wipe it up. No stain. We take them (we have 7 rugs) outside in the summer, hose them down and let them dry. These are the instructions from the manufacturer. We bought the first one at Cowboy Christmas in Vegas about 5 yrs ago. We got the next two the following December. Last Dec we bought the final two; one for the front door area and one for the guest room. They’re awesome.

Too late, Elvis.

Actually, I suppose it could be any of the boys from experience with Smokey. She’s smokey grey and white and I’ve seen her produce brown, grey, and even black hairballs. After the kittens came along I could under stand the black cominng from grooming the boys, but she was producing black hair balls before the boys were with us. Probably before their mother was born even.

Funny, whenever I cleaned up a “present” from my two, it’s just an icky gray.

Best investment I ever made was a carpet shampoo machine.

Got up this morning at 0530 . Found clumps of hairball decorating the whole perimeter of my 4x 8 foot wooden kitchen table. The purrpetrator was obvious.

This is why my rugs are dhurries. Woven, no nap. When the inevitable happens, I just do a little simple clean-up—no issues of deep pile soaking up the “juices.”

When all else fails gang up on somebody else.

. . . forget your rugs! Do you want to play a game? From Georgia’s fb site: Unrelated to Breaking Cat News, but may be fun for video game fans out there! Tomorrow night the Man and some of our friends will be streaming a video game marathon from live from our home. They’re raising funds for our friend Michael “Mickey” Davis, who recently underwent a successful double lung transplant. The transplant went awesome, (thankfully!!), but has left Mickey with some lingering medical debts/costs. We’ll be directing folks to his GoFundMe page, which can also be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/cysticfibrosislungs (I plan on selling 2-3 original paintings in the upcoming weeks to benefit this fund as well, as soon as I finish them!)

If you find yourself with some free time tomorrow night, we will post the link to the live stream and you can tune in and watch them play some video games for a good cause! Local ’Let’s Play’ gamers, FCRacer and Preston Black (of Preston Can’t Play) will be joining us! It’s also very likely that Lupin will make multiple appearances and/or knock things over/jump in front of the camera/kick the sound mixer settings and create an echo—all things Lupin has actually done on past live charity streams the Man and our friends have run before.

I caution that this might not be for kids, as some of the video games could possibly have adult themes and there might be some salty language on the stream. Nothing too shocking, as I can say these are all sweet dudes with kind hearts—but hey, sometimes you get stuck on a level and some words accidentally fly, and as a Mom I’d rather let the parents out there know that this might not be geared toward kiddos.

It should kick off around 6pm Pacific Time—as long as all the streaming equipment cooperates (The Man is a real life AV Cat, haha!) Cameras will be rolling live from our den downstairs, and we should be broadcasting over the Twitch site, which is free to wahttps://www.facebook.com/events/321819095012228/

Puck’s facial expression in panel 4 is priceless.

Dear orbsters of the fellowship of Georgia’s BCN Mega Orb!

Can’t spend much time here today. Just brought Dusty back from vet. Sneezing a lot & snerking, wanting to hide, ZERO interest in SHRIMP!

Has upper respiratory infection & bronchitis. Likely causes: snorting dry cat food dust or piece of crabgrass, allergies, sinus infection, or ???

On prednisone drops & had antihistamine shot & antibiotic. Has disappeared to the furthest reaches under the bed. Sick little boy!

Please boop the little guy! Hubby said if we lost Dusty it would be the worst! Hubby never bonded with a kitty like he has our little Dustball.

Thank you! Love & blessings!!!

>^.,.^<

extra boops for you dusty and hubby. You know you are at the center of the Orb.

I just noticed, is Elvis signing “no” in that last panel?

We have 2 gray cats. We always know that a grey cat did it.

Smokey’s excited, after a week of being denied the sun porch, she’s finally been able to go out on it. The temps finally in the low 70s and feels comfortable out there. So I’m comfortable with letting her and the boys out. Hoping this lasts for a while.

But the real question is; did it appear at Hairball O’Clock???

The easiest floor covering to clean up kitty presents is fake wood floors. Believe it’s linoleum, Grab a Clorox wipe and a Kleenex and it’s all done. No scrubbing no sudsing.

I had to give Josette a (huge) worming pill once. The only way to get it in her was to grind it up, mix it with water from a can of tuna, and squirt it in her mouth with a syringe. Awkward getting that plastic tube between her teeth, but once she tasted tuna she was a happy camper.

But who is to say that the hairball didn’t come from a redhead? We must consider all possibilities!

Only 11 hairballs?? IN 6 MONTHS??? Garfield could do that in one day!