Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for April 23, 2023

Their imagination escapes. Such a delight, this family we spy on. And I love Lupin’s encouragement for Hipple to fly!

Sunday Funday

I know that troll doll!

I guess lupin is an animal and he acts like one

Nice Simon & Garfunkel reference.

Elvis is perplexed by the kid’s “terrible” map. Such dignified confusion.

Lies! Their map is awesome!

The Christmas hippopotamus reappears!

Elvis’s eyebrows, panel 7. And I love the Boy’s attempt to pronounce hippopotamus!

Well obviously they is trying to finds their way to Madagascar.

This was me as a kid.

Elvis always knew Lupin would end up in a cage.

Snakes EVERYWHERE. and……….TOEBEANS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!! Who’s for a Sunday Squeeee?

So, if one Lupin is worth five cats (and a tiny horse), how many zoo animals is that?

Did Ora Zella also have a part in that mass escape?

In my zoo, I had a slate blue calico horse, a little red burro, an Angora stuffie (not related to Our IX Lives; this was early Fifties), a cast iron elephant doorstop with Real Ivory Tusks, a gift to my dad from his career Army baby brother (missing one tusk. Did you know you can’t bond ivory to cast iron with airplane glue? Neither did I.) and assorted teddy bears and Easter bunnies.

Hipplepuddlemuff sounds like where the sorting hat would place Lupin at Hogwarts!

The animals are running the zoo. Or at least running through the zoo.

Oooh, a rare white tiger in the zoo. With TOE BEANS! SQUEEEEEEE!!!

Escape! Run! Fly! Be free!

I do believe it, I do believe it’s true… Mmmmm mmmm mmmmm…

The mind of a child is a wondrous thing to behold.

P.S. When Alexandria and I go to the St. Louis Zoo the next time, I will ask where the Hipplepuddlemuff’s are. But, of course, then the zoo attendant may wonder if I’m having a stroke.

*P.P.S. The St. Louis Zoo is ranked the 8th best zoo in the country and is free to enter! I strongly recommend seeing it if you are able.

Snakes, and hippos and Lupins! Oh My!!

I loved playing zoo as a kid too! Later playing Zoo Tycoon, the best part was when they escaped then too. My favorite detail is the name Hipplepuddlemuff, because who could not love that name.

Ladybug Update: First, thank you for all of the healing love and thoughts.

Several people suggested holistic or alternative care like PT, acupuncture or massage. Unfortunately such options are 100 miles away and just getting there would be entirely too stressful for her.

Not much change yet but at least she has an appetite, is taking her meds with little problem and finally had a poopage yesterday. Gotta’ take the small rewards and try to not think much beyond those!

I love the return of the Christmas hippo and pupils lol wave

I do believe it; I do believe it’s true

The Children did a good job making their own zoo. They are very creative.

Puck better keep a close watch on Buzzy Mouse! ;-)

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? Good thing they don’t have a heffalump. Heffalumps don’t like snakes.

Oh hey! I’m actually going to the zoo in real life today!

Lupin is doing a little Iggy paw wave! So cute.

And in this corner we have the littlest werewolf.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Lupinium: Welcome, one an all to the annual Spring Tumbling Fair. This year I would like to welcome back my first tumbling class’s valedictorian, Ora Zed!

Ora Z: Thank you, one and all! It’s little O, Don’t you Know!

Lupinium: And now it gives me great pleasure to present Ora Z with a diploma scroll designed and illustrated by our own Royal Scribe, Elvis-Anum!

Ora Z: Thank you, it’s lovely.

Lupinium: Because you shredded your original diploma.

Ora Z: That’s true. But I think I’ll save this one for keepsies.

Lupinium: Excellent! And now let the tumbling begin!.

Lupin leads the escape.

I love BCN so much! Thanks Georgia, for creating such an amazing strip!

They defenitely haven’t had it with all those snakes.

I may need to use Hipplepuddlemuff in everyday conversations.

It occurs to me – is this Goldie’s debut as Anchorcat as opposed to in-the-field?

I suppose I should, like Georgia did on BCN-TOS, tag the characters appearing in each strip.

It’s the New Zoo Review, Coming Right At You.

I see a number of new commentators (new to me). Welcome, one and all.

Hipplepuddlemuff, lol. Gotta love little ones’ words. When my oldest niece was little, she sort of swallowed the vowel in “Grandpa” — it was something like “Grrnpa.” But if you, the adult, tried to say this back to her, she’d look at you like you had two heads. It’s as if she was pronouncing it correctly in her mind; her mouth just hadn’t caught up yet.

Was that a line from Sid and Marty Krofft?