Ride that whirling bull robot, Lupin! Robot wants Lupin OFF! Looks just like a rodeo bull spinning in crazy circles! Elvis’s deadpan expression is perfect!
So, that robot bullvac, spun Lupin with all it’s robot might…but Lupin held strong. And, that’s how the legend of, The Toe Bean Kid, was born. I reckon he still a ridin’! ( sound of a spittoon, being hit!)
OT Just to say, the June page of the calendar is fantastic. Puck is so sweet (I think Elvis must be self-care-ing in a cupboard, away from other beings).
Well if you were an innocent little Ro Voom! just going along and minding your own business as you sucked up loads of cat hair from the carpet then suddenly you were jumped and attacked by an unknown, screaming assailant, you’d go into a death spin too.
Georgia’s single stroke or two bringing anthropomorphized appliances to life is nothing short of artistic genius. I go back to the original “vacuum war” series often just to admire the pen work.
Dizzy. I’m so dizzy, my head is spinning.Like a whirlpool it never ends.And it’s you, ‘bot, making it spin.You’re making me dizzy.(With apologies to Tommy Roe).
I thought for sure Goldie was going to be the first one to ride the vacuum. Although Lupin is the Cat of Adventure, I would have thought his over-sensitivity to vibrations would have placed him third on the list. Elvis would have been last because riding a robot vacuum would be undignified.
When making a mistake never involve a robot like that one also look around to see if any cat named Elvis is filming before doing something like an mistake :>
I was looking at a robo-vac on Amazon, and I went to the Customer Questions. First one (honest) was, “How many cats will fit on it?” Someone immediately answered with technical details about how to maximize cat capacity. Really.
zorak950 over 3 years ago
Neither the first nor the last.
lpayne.1632 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well, I didn’t expect that . . . I think this ride is a bucking bronco!
Brian Premium Member over 3 years ago
The robot won’t give up without a fight. Or least a good spin!
deadheadzan over 3 years ago
Ride that whirling bull robot, Lupin! Robot wants Lupin OFF! Looks just like a rodeo bull spinning in crazy circles! Elvis’s deadpan expression is perfect!
Colorado Expat over 3 years ago
Is this the latest generation of robot vacuums – the one with the “eject passenger” capability?
Le'letha Premium Member over 3 years ago
This just in: Elvis is totally not enjoying this. (/sarcasm)
Sue Ellen over 3 years ago
♬We’re on carousel, a crazy carousel, and now we go around again♬
marilynnbyerly over 3 years ago
I hope the little robot can clean up cat barf.
Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago
I hope this was before breakfast.
Susanna Premium Member over 3 years ago
I don’t think the robot vacuum wants to be ridden. Of course it might feel like it is under attack and needs to protect itself.
DorseyBelle over 3 years ago
RSoRTB!! Also, BoCH…followed immediately by front of cat head, back of cat head, front of cat head, …as the whirling continues.
face.less_b over 3 years ago
OK so I was wrong. I said “aaaaaaaaaah!” Not “aurrrrhggghhhh!”
Kitty Katz over 3 years ago
Zedd with Foxes: Clarity
Fast ride on a robot vac as a kitty leaps right in
Hold on as the robot vac takes the kitty for a spin
Hold on for a bumpy ride as in circles they both go!
Did Lupin make a big mistake? Inquiring minds want to know!
…….
’Cause this is an adventure that I knew I had to take!
Riding around the room, who will win? We just don’t know!
If riding a vac’s insanity, why is it so much fun?
If riding a vac’s not meant to be, will we soon be done?
…….
Ride on through whole first floor and refuse to let it end!
Spinning and dizzifying, it’s still lots of fun, my friend!
Don’t quit while the vac’s still running, ’cause I know I have to win!
We know all this crazy spinning means I’ll just do it again!
…….
’Cause this is an adventure that I knew I had to take!
Riding around the room, who will win? We just don’t know!
If riding a vac’s insanity, why is it so much fun?
If riding a vac’s not meant to be, will we soon be done?
WelshRat Premium Member over 3 years ago
Let the rodeo begin!
Liz the Lucky Premium Member over 3 years ago
In the last panel, I hear Elvis in a dead pan, here-he-goes-again kind of voice. Because Lupin’s ride was totally predictable.
Comrade_Cat over 3 years ago
RIDE ’EM ROBOT VAC-CAT!!!
Gent over 3 years ago
Yee Haw!
Robin Harwood over 3 years ago
Could Lupin possibly be just a teensy, weensy, bit doomed?
I AM CARTOON LADY! over 3 years ago
So, that robot bullvac, spun Lupin with all it’s robot might…but Lupin held strong. And, that’s how the legend of, The Toe Bean Kid, was born. I reckon he still a ridin’! ( sound of a spittoon, being hit!)
Charliegirl Premium Member over 3 years ago
He’s being shaken, not stirred.
KenseidenXL over 3 years ago
WHERE’S THE VIDEO?!?!?!?!
Gent over 3 years ago
If only he’d go after the mice like that and pounce upon them and eats them.
222jo over 3 years ago
OT Just to say, the June page of the calendar is fantastic. Puck is so sweet (I think Elvis must be self-care-ing in a cupboard, away from other beings).
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
You only have to stay on for eight seconds, Lupin!
shwhite369 over 3 years ago
“Lupin’s Made a Mistake” sounds like a good title for the next book!
Miss Mina over 3 years ago
Elvis is the epitome of the impartial reporter.
Courage the Cowardly Dog! over 3 years ago
Robot uprising!!!
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
♪ "You spin me right ’round, baby, right ’round
Like a record, baby, right ’round, ’round, ’round
You spin me right ’round, baby, right ’round
Like a record, baby, right ’round, ’round, ’round …"♫
“You Spin Me Right Round” — Writer(s): Richard Stannard, Peter Burns, Julian Gallagher, Richard(abs) Breen, Michael Percy, Tim Lever, Stephen Coy
Tigrisan Premium Member over 3 years ago
The talent is brilliant here to be able to show Lupin in all his spinny glory!
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
Well if you were an innocent little Ro Voom! just going along and minding your own business as you sucked up loads of cat hair from the carpet then suddenly you were jumped and attacked by an unknown, screaming assailant, you’d go into a death spin too.
cat19632001 over 3 years ago
♪ "Goin’ round and round ‘cause you can’t get on your feet
Round and round, still takin’ all the heat
Round and round ‘cause you can’t get on your feet
Round and round, still takin’ all the heat
Round and round ‘cause you can’t get on your feet
Round and round, still takin’ all the heat
Round and round ‘cause you can’t get on your feet …"♫
“I’m Not the One” – Writer: Ric Ocasek
kimmie260 over 3 years ago
Robot rodeo…ye ha!
Santana over 3 years ago
Where’s he at? (8X)
If you wanna go and take a ride with me
Just free-wheelin on a rug with a bot, wheee!
Oh, why do I live this way? (Hey, must be the funnies!)
If you wanna go and spin ’round with me
Hangin’ on real tight, gettin’ all dizzy
Oh, why must I feel this way? (Hey, must be the funnies!)
Lupin, I like the way you ride with flair
And I like those business clothes you wear
I like the way you live without a care
And I can see you movin’ way over there
Yeah, you had to go and take a shot (crazy)
Free-wheelin with a li’l robot (OMC)
Oh, why do you live this way? (Hey, must be the funnies!)
If you wanna go and spin ’round like that
Just because you’re an adventure cat
Oh, why must you act this way? (Hey, not just the funnies!)
(Etterlene Jordan / Eldra Debarge / William Debarge / Jason Epperson / ‘Nelly’ Cornell Haynes / Levell Webb – Ride Wit Me)
prairiedogdance Premium Member over 3 years ago
Georgia’s single stroke or two bringing anthropomorphized appliances to life is nothing short of artistic genius. I go back to the original “vacuum war” series often just to admire the pen work.
rs0204 Premium Member over 3 years ago
A mistake? Hardly.
A well-thought-out, perfectly executed plan…
drmickeyg over 3 years ago
I love the Cylon-esque rendering of the Ro-Vac’s eye in panel 2! (“By your command!”)
cpiller Premium Member over 3 years ago
Pretty much saw this one coming, didn’t we? I’m not sure whether to cheer for Lupin or the robovac, so I’ll just pop some corn and enjoy the show!
Miri Tallstag over 3 years ago
Knew it…
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Not the most effective spin doctor.
timbob2313 Premium Member over 3 years ago
gadenbaby (aka LadyKat) over 3 years ago
Well, Lupin, you’ve done it again! Love Elvis’ deadpan expression in the last panel!
Font Lady Premium Member over 3 years ago
No mistake. Lupin just wanted to take the robot for a spin.
Kitty Katz over 3 years ago
Performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson: Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
Lupin you just gotta love and he’s harder to keep,
He’d rather run through the house and ride on the vac than sleep
Floppy brown hat and brown suit and tie
And each night begins a new day
If you don’t understand him, he really don’t care
He’ll prob’ly just ride anyway!
…….
Mamas, don’t let your kittens grow up to be cowcats
Don’t let ’em cat the news desk or search out a story
Let ’em take naps and eat kibble and such
Mamas don’t let your kittens grow up to be cowcats
‘Cos they’ll run through the home and you can’t leave ’em alone
But still you just gotta love!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 3 years ago
Again? :D Who didn’t see that coming?
morningglory73 Premium Member over 3 years ago
One of many mistakes no doubt.
diskus Premium Member over 3 years ago
Do those vacs come in a heavy duty GT version?
Strider Keninginne Premium Member over 3 years ago
Dizzy. I’m so dizzy, my head is spinning.Like a whirlpool it never ends.And it’s you, ‘bot, making it spin.You’re making me dizzy.(With apologies to Tommy Roe).
sdjamieson Premium Member over 3 years ago
You got this, cowboy! They don’t call you the cat of adventure for nothing!
stairsteppublishing over 3 years ago
Love the robot’s expression in panel 2 and his, its, reaction in trying to get Lupin off.
Code the Enforcer over 3 years ago
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’! – Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’!
Keep movin’, movin’, movin’! Though they’re disapprovin’!
Keep them Roombas movin’!
RAWHIDE !!! … :)
anomalous4 over 3 years ago
Aaaaand… EPIC =HORKAGE= in 3…2…1…
scyphi26 over 3 years ago
In other news, water is also wet.
Louis in Joliet over 3 years ago
I thought for sure Goldie was going to be the first one to ride the vacuum. Although Lupin is the Cat of Adventure, I would have thought his over-sensitivity to vibrations would have placed him third on the list. Elvis would have been last because riding a robot vacuum would be undignified.
Solarbear Premium Member over 3 years ago
On another subject, Non Sequitur today has a comic that shows BCN worst nightmare!https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2021/06/02?ct=v&cti=864764
Natarose over 3 years ago
priceless!
Fuw. over 3 years ago
When making a mistake never involve a robot like that one also look around to see if any cat named Elvis is filming before doing something like an mistake :>
alien cat ghost over 3 years ago
roomba oz an bull
JDP_Huntington Beach over 3 years ago
I’ll bet that Nana got them an industrial robotic vacuum, and it holds up to Kitty Cargo.
wogears over 3 years ago
I was looking at a robo-vac on Amazon, and I went to the Customer Questions. First one (honest) was, “How many cats will fit on it?” Someone immediately answered with technical details about how to maximize cat capacity. Really.
kazoo the magnifacent over 3 years ago
the robot apocalypse is starting with a cat takeover
Abaham Linkon ✔️ over 3 years ago
I predict that Lupin will crash into the table and it rains bacon.
quietmuse over 3 years ago
This reminds me of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes comic where Calvin puts himself in the toilet and flushes.
MT Wallet over 3 years ago
This just in (and I’m not reading all the comments to find out if I’m the first): https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2021/06/02
scaeva Premium Member over 3 years ago
How is Lupin at spin recovery?
BettyAdams over 3 years ago
Mistakes were made. Choosing to LIVE wasn’t one of them. Yee that Haw Lupin!
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 3 years ago
What a dizzy kitty!
langsix over 3 years ago
Elvis is the master of understatement.
catshill over 3 years ago
Yikes! and away!
Daeder over 3 years ago
Eight seconds, Lupin!
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
Somehow I suspected that this might happen.
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
And this is why they can’t have nice things.
catmom1360 over 3 years ago
Whoa, whoa is right. Pull a little back on the reins Lupin. Gently though, IF you know what that word means.
SheMc over 3 years ago
The kitty Waltzer!!! fun fun fun even if he is a bit dizzy now!!!
over 3 years ago
Hang on for dear life, Lupin!
metagalaxy1970 over 3 years ago
Love the look on the vacuum’s face plate!
Jason Scarborough over 3 years ago
Is that really news though, Lupin makes entertaining mistakes, its his best quality
Taracinablue over 3 years ago
Lol, I like the exclamation point over the roomba
Mr. Reader over 3 years ago
I really like the sarcastic commentary from elvis.
Bring da bling about 3 years ago
ROFL
leopardglily over 2 years ago
Bahahahahaha this is why we can’t have nice things!