Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 26, 2020

For what it’s worth, I vote for “big tiger” as well.

Nothin’ better than a Big Tiger.

Hehe. I know a bunch of y’all can quit pretending you’re not paying attention to the strip. Especially everyone’s favorite curmudgeon from down under.

Do seem to remember “astronaut dinosaur” being a Star Trek episode at some point. We haven’t had any shark doctors yet that I can recall.

Is a shark doctor a doctor who is a shark?

Who can argue with Big Tiger. It’s a classic!

How wonderful that the Woman is sewing the Boy’s Halloween costume for him! I remember when I was about 30 years old (many, many, many seasons ago!), the office staff wanted to do a Snow White theme for Halloween and since I was the smallest female with black hair, I was chosen to be Snow White. My mom (who was a terrific seamstress!) went to the local Goodwill store and bought a tank top and a flowing skirt, then proceeded to sew puffy sleeves onto the tank top, and I had my Snow White costume! Unfortunately I never inherited my mom’s sewing skills no matter how many summers I spent at sewing school.

“Land shark……….Candygram.”

Well, the Boy’s getting Catty. I wonder about the Girl?

We now return you to your regular, unplotted, madness.

Good. We are back to serious news about important developments.

(But what happened after Bandit and Paisley escaped?)

And here I thought he’d want to be a Doctor Bear.

knight1192a you gave me some good advice yesterday about fixing a problem with getting my comics to update. I tried it and it worked. Thank you.

Did you ever have to make up your mind?

Pick up on one and leave the others behind

It’s not often easy, with so many kinds

Did you ever have to make up your mind?

Did you ever have to finally decide?

Say yes to tiger and let shark doctor ride

With so many choices, and ideas that collide

Did you ever have to finally decide?

Sometimes there’s one with a deep sea vibe from way down beneath,

With jaws up to here, and plenty of teeth

Just when you think that’s the one for your Pucky-ween

Your heart gets set on loud roars and giant toe beans

And then you know you better make up your mind

Pick up on one and leave the others behind

It’s not often easy, but you’re gonna be fine

Did you ever have to make up your mind?

Sometimes you really dig a space dino the moment you see it

When you get distracted by a tiger, you then wanna be it

So in walks your mom who has to remind you

And says “It’s getting late, bud, please make up your mind”

Then you bet you’d better finally decide

And say yes to tiger, let the other ones ride

You’ll have long face whiskers and stripes on your sides

Thank Cat you can then finally decide!

(John Sebastian)

what about tiger astronaut doctor. Its been done before.

I remember once having to throw together a costume at the last minute for myself. I had a rubber cat face mask and a trenchcoat, so I went as “secret cat agent”.

And I thought he’d go as Dr. Bear.

OT Although I love Bucky from Get Fuzzy in the end he was too Republican to keep as my avatar (Sorry Republicans, no offence). Now I’m permanently indignant Elvis instead.

The Boy’s costume gets an enthusiastic support from Puck. Plus we get a Puck chart and Pucky with a pointer! Paws up all around. ☺

So … which cats are going to get into trouble with the Woman’s sewing supplies? That measuring tape looks enticing and what fun they could have with the thread!

If Shark Doctor told me I needed to exercise more and lose weight or else, I’d probably actually do it.

OT. Yen

Don’t miss Georgia’s newest Instagram…..4 cats, 4 cats, 4 cats in 1….photo that is!

Would the Boy call himself Hobbes?

Yay, sewing supplies! And I must must must have that tiger in the chart. He’s soooooo cute. Tiger is my favorite animal. Of course it’s always been cat, but specifically tiger (a tiger is a cat).

Since nobody’s mentioned it yet – I like the sewing box face with the crooked smile. And great memories of the pincushion with the strawberry. Remember that? Both my grandmothers and my mother had one. Alas, I do not own one. My pins are in a box. For those who don’t sew – the strawberry is used to sharpen your needle. It’s the little red blob attached to the pincushion.

Somehow.I dont.recall.halloween being so complicated when I was a kid. Just put on any thing.and.go grab candy. Nor do.I recall anyone decorating their home either maybe a pumpkin thats it. But who knows maybe i was just too high on sugar to notice

Perhaps the Boy’s costume indecision was his clever attempt to keep the Woman from having time to make costumes for the cats this year.

Dinosaur doctor make me think of the Calvin and Hobbes strip with Tyrannosaurus in F14s

The Woman needs new material!

Tyger Tyger, burning bright,

In the Pink House late at night;

What artistic hand or eye,

Could stitch thy fearful costumery?

I didn’t even notice the sewing box resembled a face. Always something new to notice here.

My mother used to make me costumes for Halloween. Most memorable was when I went as a rainbow: a silver sheath dress with tutu-like layers of fabric in all the colors all the way down, complete with raindrop barrettes in my hair.

There’s a photo somewhere. I might go find it.

Georgia posted this yesterday on Facebook:

I recently donated four original watercolor paintings to Alley Cats and Angels of NC for their yearly auction to raise funds for their cat shelter! You can bid on them online and there is information on how they can mail them to you on their event site, should you win!

Here is a link to Alley Cats and Angels auction: https://event.gives/acaa They have all sorts of great items up for auction right now, to help kitties in need!

Here are links to each of my watercolor paintings:

Puck: https://event.gives/acaa/items/133455

Lupin: https://event.gives/acaa/items/133462

Elvis: https://event.gives/acaa/items/133463

Beatrix: https://event.gives/acaa/items/133464

If you have any questions, please refer back to their site, they have a lot of great information for folks bidding. I don’t always know the details of the events I donate items to, (I’ll know the money goes to help cats at the shelter, for example. However, I might not know the end times for auctions or mailing and shipping info, etc). Sometimes folks ask me instead of the organization and miss out on valuable time when it comes to bidding. Good luck!!!

OT….. Shirin has only received 7 donations for $455. A long way to go. If you good give just a little something maybe it will start to add up. Thank you.

The wonderful thing about Tigers

Is Tigers are wonderful things

And on Halloween I’ll be one

As all over the place I spring!

It will be so neat to Trick Or Treat

Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

And there will be so much candy

When Halloween is done!

And tomorrow he’ll have changed his mind again.

I made my kids’ costumes too. But I set a limit of Sept 15 for decisions. They obliged, and they looked great! Anyone who changed the mind could not go out for candy. Problem solved.

With another choice the Girl could have been a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.

When I was little, Halloween was a major holiday for my Mom. She made us incredibly elaborate costumes for years. I remember a spectacular southern belle outfit I had, a long yellow dress with a big matching hat. Her masterpiece, coming a few years later, was a Marie Antoinette-type ball gown. The top was silk satin and the skirt was silk taffeta, with lots of lace and hand-made silk roses. She was so upset that she couldn’t find a child-size powdered white wig to complete the outfit.

I reproduced the Marie Antoinette gown as a doll dress (actually a bunny dress) a few years before my Mom died, and she recognized it right away and was very touched that I remembered.

No white wig for the bunny, either, but Nouveau Hats By Sharon made her a gorgeous feathered hat instead.

Don’t know what I was when I was three. Four or five I was a ghost. Don’t think I got to choose what I wamted to be for a long time after that.

Much better than little tiger.

Big Tiger for the win!

The boy is in training to be a mascot for a football team! Mizzou, Louisiana State, Clemson, Auburn, Princeton, Idaho State, Tennessee State, many more, but these are the best known. I am a proud Mizzou (Missouri University) Tiger, myself.

People kitten toebeans! Oh, wait, I guess they don’t have toebeans. Never mind.

I need one of those costumes