Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 18, 2022

Puck is so adorable

Ooh! Sparkly!

I’d say “cat bed”, except it’s plushy and comfortable, which means it will be immediately snubbed in favor of something much more obvious, like a printer tray.

It’s a cat attractor. Bagheera and Blossom would say so, anyway!

OT: Myself and Daddy’s cats

Something shaggy and comfy to nao on……of course they may have to be gently but firmly removed from the cozy seat.

Fuzzy toilet toupees!♥

Those fuzzy lid covers make it really hard to lift the lid.

…and unsanitary!

A kitty bed, complete with a coordinated drinking pool…

What is it for?

Two less hiding places for Lupin!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

At the Cosmo Nursery

Trevor-Hotep: Nice to meet you, Tommy. I have a special gift for you. Here is a bucket of Blossoms of Blessing.

Tommy: That’s even more than a bouquet!

Trev: These are a special assignment. You may keep one, but you must give all the rest away.

Trevor-Hotep: Now, Tommy, you hold onto Violet-Ifa’s paw and think where and when you want to be.

Tommy: Do I need to click my heels together (Do I even have heels?) and say anything.

Trevor-Hotep: That’s only if you want to go to Kansas.

Violet-Ifa: Alright, ready?

Tommy: Let’s go.

Back in 2022

Beatrix: Tommy! I wondered where you’d gone to. And why is Violet dressed like that?

Tommy: This is Violet’s ancestor, Violet-Ifa.

Bea: Oh, you must be Vi’s Nana Infinity. I’ve heard about you.

Violet-Ifa: That’s right. I thought after I gathered up all the stray space-time anemones I’d take some time to visit with her before I went back to Ancient Egypt.

Tommy: And now to give away all my Blossoms of Blessing.

Why is that bacteria and fungus breeding grounds even necessary?

Let’s see - only two new napping spots and four cats. Yeah, this is going to work well.

Did they also get the little matching rug that goes at the base of the toilet? That’s where the germs REALLY congregate.

I love Lupin’s Skeptical Ears.

Ugh, I dislike toilet clothing with a passion! It is one of my pet peeves.

The other one is – and I have only seen it twice in 60 years – wall to wall carpet in the bathroom. Who puts carpet in a bathroom?? When I moved into my house it was the first thing I ripped out because, well, EWW.

Don’t you need to clean behind the toilets with bleach? I do!

What about homes with men/boys who sometimes miss?

Yuk. The only soft surface in a bathroom IMO should be towels and a (washable!) bath mat.

Just my germaphobic opinion.

Have at me.

My mom used to have the coordinating tank cover, too. My dad said Heck No! Until Heck freezes over, not in MY bathroom! Heck No! Of course I’m using a very polite term to what he really said!

Loaner Cat would not like that at all. Nope, no way, not a chance. Nothing to do with anything like that. Nothing fluffy, nothing sparkly, nothing…zzzzzzzzzzz

Alas no toe beans, what a depressing moment it was to realize

That’s the exact shade I need for my bathroom.

So we have a flashback to 1972 in suburban America.

Loo covers, the subject

Of the latest news story

Cats rest there so gladly

It’s where they want to be

Others may be jealous

‘Cause it’s the comfiest yet

Sometimes it would be easy

To be the only pet

Don’t flush, don’t flush so

(Please don’t flush)

Don’t flush so close to me

(So close to me)

- Sting – Don’t Stand So Close to Me

Did they get the matching dribble catcher, er toilet rug to go with it????

Fluffy does not belong on porcelain.

Do they still make those fuzzy things for toilets? I remember them from the 70s and 80s but haven’t seen one in years.

I’m comforted to see so many of the comments being anti-dribble-catchers. I love Georgia (in a totally virtual, non-stalkery way) but The Woman is often clueless!

The toilet seat cover is the worst! What women often don’t realize is that they often prevent the lid from staying up on its own. So you have to hold the cover and lid up while taking care of business. Much more annoying than you might imagine.

Are those things back in style?

Somewhere in the background, Randy Travis is singing, “Operator, please connect me with 1982 …”

I realize I’m a guy, with guy sensibilities, but I wasn’t aware that essentially gluing rubber to carpet remnant and putting it on a toilet was a thing that lasted beyond my childhood.

While the children are no longer carrying litter in their pants, I am not sure they are quite ready for this bathroom extravagance. Meanwhile, I sympathize with Lupin on the utter mystery that is people.

Actually, this sort of thing started in the 1950s. My mother had them, but they were only deployed when we had guests. When the guests left, they were immediately put in the wash—not the laundry hamper, the wash.

I’ve even seen actual seat covers, as well as lid covers. Shudder.

21/5/2016

Now all the Woman needs is a crochet doll with a ruffle skirt to sit on a roll of TP nestled right about where Pick is sitting. It has to be the doll version, the TP top hat style cover would not be nearly as good.

My brothers furball, Daisey, used to jump up on the seat and nurse and chill. One day, I’m sitting in the porch, she strides into the bath. Suddenly, I hear a feline screech and a splash. A minute later a soggy head peers around the doorjamb, looks around, locks eyes on me and disappears. Another minute, and with what little dignity she can muster, she primly struts out of the loo, shaking one delicate paw at a time. As she gets to the kitchen door, she shoots me a look, like, "NOT. ONE. WORD ! " and continues on her way. Apparently someone left the seat up.

Crazy and coordinated and unsanitary.

Unfortunately, those fuzzy accessories are just thick enough to cause the toilet lid to fall down unexpectedly.

There has been some bizarre speculation from (I assume) female commenters about what happens when the lid falls. It makes a loud, distracting noise. Sometimes the distraction makes a mess. That’s it!

And chewable.

Never did understand those things.

My gosh, it has been forever since I’ve seen those!! I always thought. how unsanitary…ick.

Those are so gross and weird!

These things are the “doilies” of the late 20th Century

Oh, my Cat! Do they still make those things???

A relative of the bath mat that appeared on June 23, 2019? Is there a baby emergency-toilet paper cover somewhere in the family, too?