Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for May 31, 2020

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    McColl34 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Oh, the poor little plants! They had no chance at all. (You would think the Woman would know better by now.)

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    Le'letha Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I see the mice have dressed for dinner and left their stripes behind! Also, love that night-sky blue. Gorgeous. Mmmm….

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    McColl34 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Remember me to one who lives there . . .

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    Jayfbird1969 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Sorry to say this, but woohoo! Elvis sunflower is back! Such an epic poof. And the lovely robber mice ladies are back too

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    Yoshifan  over 4 years ago

    Odd face of the day: Elvis bottom left.

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    Jungle Empress  over 4 years ago

    The Return of Sunflower Elvis.

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    RAGs  over 4 years ago

    How do the boys feel about cactus?

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    dmah Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Agnes provides a bit of dinner music on the world’s tiniest saxophone. Very talented ladies, these Robber Mice. I’d love to see them as a jazz quartet! Natasha on drums, Alice on guitar, and Violet on keyboard …

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    Colorado Expat  over 4 years ago

    SUNDAY FUNDAY!!!

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    Space_cat  over 4 years ago

    So lucky our 3 kitties have absolutely no interest in our plants

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    Strob Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Appearing tonight at the diner – opening act, Simon and Garfunkel; headliners, Pucky and the Nighthawks.

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    PoodleGroomer  over 4 years ago

    I have a couple of square foot stand of catnip that has recovered from winter and is over a foot tall. Some migrated into my aloe vera pot that I bring into the spare bedroom that has generous sun puddles for the winter. My cat thinks the spare bedroom is very relaxing.

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    marilynnbyerly  over 4 years ago

    If it was catnip, I’d understand, but cats don’t care for any of those plants. Not the first outside cat has ever touched mine.

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    Robin Harwood  over 4 years ago

    Another example of the triumph of optimism over experience. The herbs are, as the more percipient might have guessed, doomed.

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    Robin Harwood  over 4 years ago

    But it’s nice to see the word “twee” popping up again.

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    Ninette  over 4 years ago

    Is it by night or 24 hours?

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    Cassia  over 4 years ago

    Oh, naughty Puck, babe, has such teeth, dear

    And he keeps them pearly white

    A fork and knife has our Puck, babe

    And he takes them, ah, out at night

    You know when that cat bites with his teeth, babe

    Tiny plants are filled with dread

    Wailin’ sax, oh, plays Robber Mouse, babe

    When they should all be asleep in bed

    But on the sill, huh, huh, whoo Sunday evening, un huh

    Wait four Robber Mice, whoa, big as life, eek

    And someone’s sneakin’ ’round the corner

    Could that someone be Puck the Knife?

    Look out, herbs, Pucky’s back! oh yeah!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8iPUK0AGRo

    Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin

    Songwriters: Kurt Weill / Bertolt Brecht / Marc Blitzstein

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    jennifer.usher  over 4 years ago

    I did something like this. I started with plants, not seeds, but I had, “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme.” I also had a variety of other herbs, including oregano, basil, Fennel, cilantro… And a lovely collection of peppers, including Tabasco, Jalapeño, Cayenne, and Habanero. Alas, I never got to try them. Just as the approached being ready…they vanished. I asked around the garden department and was told birds were the cause. I scoffed, saying I should have charred feathers… Seriously, it turns out that birds love them, and are not affected by the capsaicin. This is by design. The birds have a tasty treat, the seeds exit in the rear, and new plants are spread. Other animals, who would not be as efficient, are discouraged from eating them,

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    Charliegirl Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Oh, Pucky, you’re a bad, bad, boy. But I’m sure the siren call of the saxophone led you to the irresistible greenery.

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    PammWhittaker  over 4 years ago

    I’m waiting for my stimulus check. Buying a small greenhouse for the backyard. I cannot grow anything outside in this freaking Outback! There will be catnip, several plants, so I can rotate them :)

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    WelshRat Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I wondered if that was where they were going in panel #2.

    And Chef Puckardee!

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    MoonlitKnight Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I believe Mr. Simon would tip his hat to you for that shout-out in panel 2, Ms. Dunn.

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    dadoctah  over 4 years ago

    If you’re going to plant parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, at least have the decency not to line them up in that order.

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    cat19632001  over 4 years ago

    Bon Appetite, Pucky.

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    cat19632001  over 4 years ago

    Pucky toe beans!

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    Eat plants? Great cat! You gone vegan or what?

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    cat19632001  over 4 years ago

    Pucky’s four course meal, lined up on the sill. Does he finish each pot before moving on to the next one or does he graze between them sampling a bit here, a bite there?

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    cat19632001  over 4 years ago

    ::munch, munch, munch::

    swallow

    ::munch, munch … ::

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    arolarson Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Good one on the crawl Burt!

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    OliverT  over 4 years ago

    That’s my boy! The trademark Elvis flare!

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    ElliottB.C.Rennie  over 4 years ago

    Georgia has been spying on our household. My spouse (aka Ms Sprout) plants all sorts of herbs for me to cook with but the cats nom them when we’re not looking then barf on the fresh cleaned rugs.

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    Pet  over 4 years ago

    I have the same problem with my chickens.

    They free range all day and they found my pots of arugula and herbs and just went to town! I had to move them to the back deck, silly chickens lol!

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    Pet  over 4 years ago

    Angry ELVIS POOF in panel 5 lol!

    Oh, Elvis! <3

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    lauradolan  over 4 years ago

    About forty years ago we once left our cat (Pooka) alone overnight. When we came home the next day every potted plant I had had been ripped from its pot and strewn throughout the house, including the dirt. Pooka met us at the door and loudly informed us of what she had done and why she had done it. I apologized and was eventually forgiven. We have had several more cats through the years but nary a potted plant.

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    Kitty Katz  over 4 years ago

    Simon and Garfunkle, who else?

    Are you going to Pucky’s buffet?

    Parsley, sage, rosemary, grow fine!

    Have a fine salad of edible herbs,

    They are open all day, any time!

    …….

    Tell him to fix me a quick pesto sauce

    Parsley, sage rosemary, and thyme,

    A few small leaves us surely no loss,

    Eaten under the midnight moonshine!

    …….

    Oh, let me listen to Agnes’ sax

    Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme,

    Everyone come to eat and relax,

    Tasty, savory, plants are so fine!

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    Grace Premium Member over 4 years ago

    The Woman needs inside shutters :)

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    tatempleman  over 4 years ago

    “Presumably at Scarborough Fair” got me snorting coffee and laughing so hard, I woke up everyone else!

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    Tigrisan Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Slow Saxophone! Brought Bob Seger to mind…and one of the robber mice playing it is the best :)

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    ladykat  over 4 years ago

    Many, many years ago, when mine was a three generation household, my mother took pride and joy in her Boston fern and her spider plant. They hung from the ceiling and draped to the floor. Then, through a series of unfortunate events, we acquired mice. To counter the mice, we acquired Smoky (Methuselah). He used to deposit a dead mouse at my mother’s feet each morning, as if to say he was earning his keep. Unfortunately, he also had a taste for Boston ferns and spider plants and eventually nommed them right back to the soil.

    OT: It’s going to be quite a day. Paul is in a foul mood, Yum Yum is in a foul mood, and the apartment is too small for me to find a quiet place to hide.

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    diskus Premium Member over 4 years ago

    What was the woman thinking? Im with Elvis.

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    drmickeyg  over 4 years ago

    I love the pull-chain on the sun in Panel 6 that turns it into the neon sign in Panel 7. ♥

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    DorseyBelle  over 4 years ago

    I spy 4 Robber Mice!

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    A R V reader  over 4 years ago

    Poor woman, she’ll soon have no more thyme left.

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    DeerOrchid Premium Member over 4 years ago

    The face on the rosemary in panel 2 is so sweet, and multiple faces on the thyme. Then in panel 6, the thyme faces seem concerned.

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    Andrew Sleeth  over 4 years ago

    Awww, the Woman has that Earth-mother, peasant thing going on. I want her to have all my babies!

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    GSD Mom Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Why, Woman? Why do you set yourself up for failure this way? A nice big heavy covered terrarium might give your little mini-garden at least a fighting chance.

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    Miss Mina  over 4 years ago

    I just planted my own herb garden yesterday — I’ve got parley, rosemary and thyme (no one in the house likes sage) as well as other herbs. I just hope the ferals don’t see it as their buffet….

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    SunflowerGirl100  over 4 years ago

    Poor Pucky. He wants to pig out and it looks like the Robber Mice are going to take it all.

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    GaryCooper  over 4 years ago

    This is why we have no indoor plants in our house. Because cats.

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    rs0204 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    My brother put a nice little Obituary in the local paper for our Mom yesterday. It was sure nice to see my family name in the newspaper for once without the obligatory followup sentence: “…wanted for questioning concerning….”

    P.S., Where did you think I got my rather unusual sense of humor from? My thanks to all of you for your kindness and sympathy. We are going to have a celebration for Mom in August, hopefully when things have settle down. It will be a humdinger!

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    judyuinms Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Oh, the whole Robber Mice gang! So adorable!

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    scyphi26  over 4 years ago

    See, I’m like the Woman here—if I ever start a herb garden, it’ll be for parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme…JUST so I can make that Scarborough Fair reference. :P

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    ocarol7 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    SUCH adorable PJs, Pucky-

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    rbluecat Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Not sure about cats, but the local deer turn up their noses at rosemary, oregano and sage. I suspect the strong smell/taste turns them off. I never see any damage to the thyme but they devour the parsley!

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    Kitty Katz  over 4 years ago

    Welcome to Pucky’s Cat Catfé

    Puck: Welcome, everyone, to Pucky’s Cat Catfé, where you can enjoy a good meal, and if you’re not careful, you might learn something. Today we have Beatrix from the Bookstore speaking about the age-old struggle of Herbs vs. Spices.

    Bea: Thank you, Puck. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, herbs come from the green leafy part of the plant, while spices come from the root, stem, seed, fruit, flower or bark of the tree or plant.

    Puck: I see. And how do you use herbs and spices in cooking?

    Bea: Well, Puck, herbs can be used either fresh or dried, and often have a delicate flavor. You often see them in salads, as garnishes, and in sauces like pesto and spaghetti. Spices, on the other paw, are almost always dried, and have a strong flavor.

    Puck: Thank you, Bea. And I see we have some samples of both herbs and spices. Ladies, how did you obtain these delicious items.

    Agnes, Alice, Natasha, and Violet: We’ll never tell!

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    Michael G.  over 4 years ago

    " … baby, I’m out of time!" – Mick ‘n’ Keith, August 1966

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    sdjamieson Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Does anyone else think the steam rising from Lupin’s cup looks a little too angular? I thought it might be spelling something, but I couldn’t make it out.

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    skipper1992  over 4 years ago

    I remember singing that song regularly in my middle-school music class yet having no idea it was less than 30 years old at the time, but nonetheless understanding it was about a guy telling his ex where to head in.

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    Banjo Gordy Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Wonderful Herb Garden Adventure. Made strip bigger to see characters in last panel. Unfortunately forgot how to return setting to smaller size. Any clues for old Banjo Gordy?

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    prrdh  over 4 years ago

    Those four are safe for cats, but you might be surprised at some of the the ones that are toxic: https://leafandpaw.com/2017/11/22/the-pet-safe-kitchen-herbs/

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    Kawasaki Cat  over 4 years ago

    With three cats in the house we can’t have any plants. I gave up trying.

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    scaeva Premium Member over 4 years ago

    OMG! Today IS Talk in Complete Sentences Day.

    I’m speechless.

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    metagalaxy1970  over 4 years ago

    Love the knife and fork that Puck has. I only did the cat grass once. My two fuzzies ate them and I did the clean up afterwards……..

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    Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I like a salad for dinner from time to time. :)

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    herrdoktorpangloss  over 4 years ago

    Had to look up “twee.” Now I know.

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    That’s the best Elvis poof yet!

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    willie_mctell  over 4 years ago

    Mice eat herbs?

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    BillJackson2  over 4 years ago

    OT: Spreadsheets

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    Gent  over 4 years ago

    You want some fries to go with that, Puck?

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    miscreant  over 4 years ago

    I know from experience that rosemary is safe from cats. It’s the only plant to survive the devastation that is kitty cat in my house. I now have a huge rosemary bush outside after the plant spending a year on my table next to the cat food dishes. The faces the cats gave when trying to taste the plant was priceless.

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    knight1192a  over 4 years ago

    Yup, that’s about how it is. Had a planter out on the porch years ago in which we were growing lettuce. This was back when Smokey was a year or two (she’s about twelve now). Smokey discovered the planter and it became a true wonder, a cat bed with lovely green treats. And last year and this we’ve had the problem of DC deciding the veggies under the grow lamp were a kitty salad bar. Had to find a way to out smart him until we could plant the garden.

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    NWdryad  over 4 years ago

    You would think that Georgia would have learned by now not to leave any plants in the house…

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    Mx Crazy Cat Person  over 4 years ago

    Can I eat at Pucky’s All-You-Can-Eat Moonlight Buffet? I hope so I like herbs.

    Also, I do love a poufy Elbiff, and at least he knows its entrapment!

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    Gemina13  over 4 years ago

    PUCKY, NO

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