Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 29, 2019

This strip seems to be one of the ones out of the time flow of the dailies. Puck lost in the jungle of stuffed animals and toys is adorable!

An entire kitchen… and maybe the sink, too? XD

Awww, this strip brings back memories of my sweet Whiskers! I have a photo of him from many years ago; I had a bunch of stuffed animals on my bed and the next thing I knew, he had burrowed his way under the bunch and his head popped out right in the middle of all the animals! He looked so much like he was one of the stuffed animals; it’s one of my favorite pictures of him!

All of those toys and the kids still like to play with the TV remote. (Pushing buttons is FUN)

Ohhhh! Just realizing: Puck is turning down another helping of the “terrible” pineapple. XD

As the mom of a toddler… ACCURATE!

SUNDAY FUNDAY

My kitty,Lily, likes to curl up with the stuffed animals and put her head on Raggedy Anne’s lap.

OMC, Pengo’s little apron is so sweet!♥

What child wants an elephant with pink polka dots???

The kids got a real menagerie for Christmas.

Too late. Puck is doomed.

Who is the bald git in panel 5, just above the teddy and Natasha.

I thought cats liked to lurk camouflaged.

Both my late brother and I had difficulty finding our respective babies among all the soft toys. And we had to give them names, and do voices for them as well.

Kenny Loggins: House at Pooh Corner

Elvis and Lupin and I walked along,

Through the house that was cluttered with toys,

Reporting on rooms we could not recognize,

But it seemed to be fun for the Girl and the Boy,

…….

Then I got lost in a pile of stuffed animal toys,

And I can’t seem to find my way back to the boys!

…….

So help me if you can I’ve got to

Get back to the kitchen for lunchtime at one

You’d be surprised there’s so much to be done,

Count all the kibble in bowls,

Meet Tasha and Violet for strolls,

Back to the kitchen of the Big Pink House and friends

…….

Elvis and Lupin don’t know what to do,

In the disaster are of the den

They are not sure if what the mess is all for,

Will it be all straightened, and when?

…….

So I’m trying to manage this new children’s cave,

And the Woman is asking for some misbehave(ior).

…….

So help me if you can I’ve got to

Get back to the kitchen for lunchtime at one

You’d be surprised there’s so much to be done,

Count all the kibble in bowls,

Meet Tasha and Violet for strolls,

Back to the kitchen of the Big Pink House and friends

Oh, no! I spy one of those paddles with a ball on an elastic string. In my generation, when those elastic bands quickly broke off, the paddle because a tool of punishment. Worst toy EVER!

POSSIBLE SPOILER

I admit, when I read the first panel, my immediate thought was “too many cat toys”. And then I remembered, oh yeah, the People-kittens exist.

It would be remembered as the, Great Toy Stampede! Our brave reporter was nearly trampled by a crowd of people kitten play things. But, thanks to his brave co-reporters, Puck was rescued from certain doom…

I see a Robber Mouse, underneath a keyboard (and one by a bear too.)

Ooh, I want the elephant toy!

The Baby is made of “sugar and spice and chicken fried rice.” She can’t help being good.

The Goose looks like she’s going to put up a fight not to lose Puck.

The Woman and the Baby are so sweet in panel six.

Someone’s going to step on that @#*1! toy cup on the floor pretty soon.

Where’s Goldie?

I’m sure the Robber Mice can help with that “too many toys” situation.

Georgia, please explain the bald old guy doll. Is he a new thing in dolls? Is he a personalized memorial to a grandfather? Is he a relative of the Puck and Judy ancestral puppet? Inquiring readers want to know……..

And Lupin’s hat of adventure appears in the final panel!

I was hoping to see Goldie in the mix!

So much to love here! Pucky politely turning down the pineapple (which is SO terrible), Pengo’s striped apron (matching the pajamas), the sweet laughter of the Girl, Lupin’s Hat of Adventure, and the daring rescue (look at Elvis holding Lupin so he also doesn’t get stuck in the mass of toys)!

More experiences, less toys.

Poor Puck, buried under the pile of toys!

Slightly off topic, Yum Yum crawled into my lap this morning and proceeded with a jeremiad of woes and complaints. She then took a wrapped Turtle from the candy dish and is batting it around the floor with enthusiasm, conviction, and extreme prejudice! (Don’t worry, I’m keeping an eye on her and she hasn’t pierced the wrapping!)

Everybody catch Natasha photobombing?

I see the slinky is already destroyed

I like the Toddler’s green jammies with dinosaurs! Now there’s some real adventure in the kitchen!

It looks as if the People have wisely made sure that there are no NOISE, NOISE, NOISE MAKING toys.

Reminds me of the gift unwrapping frenzy of my young cousins. They then would play with one toy. The next year their mother held back gifts and doled them out over a few days. Much better idea.

OT – the science of purring….

I want to know about the middle aged man-doll, too! Is that pizza on his shirt? A wedge of cheese? Is he some sort of politician? (shudder)

Just a little Off Topic doom and gloom to counteract the Sunday Funday: Yesterday, first my indoor/outdoor min/max thermometer/hygrometer stopped working. (It wasn’t exactly a Buzzy Mouse to me, but maybe a tape recorder.) Then I had a (lovely but long and full of many many people) memorial service for a friend of maybe 45 years. And while driving me and her immediate family to that service, my sister backed out of her garage and right into my car, which was parked where I park it every time I visit her. And when I got home, my partner, who’s supposed to be the ‘deal with humans’ part of this partnership, reacted badly to the car damage, and made me do all the calling of the insurance people.

I will say that both insurance company reps were very lovely. But I need a few days off and instead I have to call auto body shops Monday morning. Sigh.

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Is Puck not enjoying the plush (toy) lifestyle?

Just wanted to give another little update Skywalker. Apparently giant purple mousies are her “gateway drug” to the world of toys. She has played with just about everything in the house. (While still keeping the purple mousie “safe” from Damien’s grabby paws, of course.) The only things she hasn’t gotten a hold of are Rosie’s goldfish (which would bring a meltdown of epic proportions), Martie’s monkey and condors (monkey is well hidden and the condors are in a room she doesn’t like to enter), and McDuff’s fox (a stuffed ornament he claimed as soon as he came inside). McDuff won’t let the fox out of his sight, now that his sister discovered toys. If he doesn’t take it with him, he tries to hide it under my leg. (He doesn’t like it being near the litterbox.)

At least they’re not throwing the end of the snake to Puck… “Grab the snake! Grab the snake!” “Don’t say it’s a snake! Say it’s a rope!”

I wonder if BCN will challenge GN to a friendly game of half-court streetball? They’ll have to find a small ball, tho … maybe an orange tennis ball?

It’s hard not to buy too many toys for kids at this time of year.

My sister and her family came to visit for Christmas, we spent the day at their hotel. I swear my niece only got between an eighth and a quarter of what the toddler and the baby got here (she’s got more waiting for her when she gets home), but she sure had that room looking just like this.

Gonna go out there and say that the human doll is similar to, or represents, the Ask a Portly Syndicate Person guy, which is also here as a comic at GoComics. The question is – if so, then WHY??!! … It does seem out of place.

Also, I presume that’s Pengo in the apron in the kitchen with the toddler in Panel 3! … :)

I am likin’ the 9-1-1 vibe at the end today! … Quick! Form a kitty-chain!!

When the kids were little, I would do this after naptime to keep everyone occupied during dinner prep. And I must have set a very bad example, because the now-grown kids do this for the dog every day!

My uncle’s cats moved in with us when he couldn’t keep them anymore. One of them didn’t like us at first and would hideout on my sister’s bed with all of the stuffed animals.

(gasp) THE UNTITLED GOOSE!!!! Run puck, Run!

Toynami warning! Get to the high ground!

Be careful what you wish for, Georgia.

Panel 5 is a dream come true. Thank you, Georgia! And I am not upset at all with all the mean comments and hurtful feelings expressed toward me in the commnets I know life can hard and it’s an easy shot to take down a rapidly aging bald man with limited upside and a love of the soft cheeses but that’s the kind of person Georgia is! Champion of Cheese Lovers! Guardian of the “haven’t reached my potential yetters!”

The Slinky spring got sprung. :-(