Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for August 17, 2023

BCN’s Pun-tacular, starring Mona the Mole mole. The leader of the underground, literally, resistance. And NO, Resistance is not useless!

“Mole,” in both senses of the word . . . and . . . “underground,” in both senses of the word!

Paddington Bear meets Wolverine.

O.T. cute

I like Mona’s fashion sense. It takes a special soul to look great in both a sash and flamboyant headscarf — she really swashes that buckle!

Meanwhile, Spoke is going to grab pawfuls of that pretty orange head wrap in about two seconds.

I love Mona’s beauty pageant sash! Quite fetching.

Mona Mole. Alliteration wrapped up in a pun.

Thanks for clarifying that, Mona Mole.

a very clever mole ahem spy or is it mole oh no

I’ll bet Georgia has been bursting at the seams all summer long holding in those two perfect puns!

Careful! She could be a double agent, sent by the moles to get an … er… inside informer into their camp. If she is, they are doomed.

The plot thickens!

OMM! She is so adorable!

I get such a Beatrix vibe from Mona- “Who’s got four thumbs and loves to dig!”

Might as well just surrender to that earworm now… Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa men have called you…

Cue Austin Powers saying “Mole”

Five smiles in Panel 4 :^) Baby Spork is simply watching, but he can probably feel less tension in Baba’s arms.

How does the 2022 Netflix series “The Mole” compare to the 2001 version?

“Tee hee. You thought I meant mole as in 6.023×10^23.”

It’s a relief to see our earlier-in-the-arc speculations about the yet-to-be-named Mona were accurate. She’s polite, brave, and celebrates puns. Love her.

The mole is a mole. Now we only need a mole ( 6.02214076×10²³ )of mole moles making mole (sauce).

A mole mole.

Once again, the ladies are getting it done! It’s so nice to see Baba smile.

And Georgia gets, a Rim shot, Groan, and a Snerk, from me! Well done!

Sigmund Romberg: Stout Hearted Men

We are the moles who are stout hearted moles

We will fight for the rights of our friends

Helping the souls, we are stout hearted moles

Who realize this war must come to an end!

Shoulder to shoulder and bolder and bolder

With our animal friends we must unite!

Together will raccoons and cats and others soon

We will never give up this fight!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Kat-Mandu: There is a reply from Queen Mags, Your Majesty.

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Thank you, most noble Papyrus Cat.

Elvis-Anum: I get it. There really is a Papyrus Cat.

Kat-Mandu: And it’s me, Elvis. Actually there are several of us throughout the land.

Puckmosis: What does Her Majesty Queen Mags say, Your Majesty?

Queen Goldie: She writes:

Dear Queen Cat, It has been too long since we’ve had a visit. I would love to see you and your entourage at your convenience. We look forward to your visit, and so does the Head Librarian, Beaver Lee Cleary. See you soon, Mags.

Beatrixia: I’ve already told Kara and Vann it’s Hump Day again. And it’s not even Wednesday.

Puckmosis: I can’t wait to see Afar once again.

A mole of underground resistance eh. There something punny about this.

I was really struck by how small Princess Magazine is next to Queen Magnet. Had thought Princess Magazine, when next to her younger brothers, was almost grown – a raccoon in her mid to late teens (or equivalent). But she must be younger although still the eldest of the grandchildren.

Jazz Claws! With (gasp) tiny mole Mole paw pads.

I’ve decided her anthem is “Mony, Mony.” Well she makes me feel (Mona, Mona)So! (Mona, Mona)Good! (Mona, Mona)Yeah! (Mona, Mona)So good! (Mona, Mona)Oh, yeah! (Mona, Mona)Dig on! (Mona, Mona)All right, Mona (Mona, Mona)— Tommy James and the Shondells/written by Bo Gentry and Ritchie CordellFun fact: he was looking for a catchy title/hook (like of the time) and was in NYC. He was stuck and went outside and looked up, and saw the Mutual of New York building … and the rest is an earworm!

A Mole mole! I love Mona! :-D

Ooh, a little pretty one, pretty one

Are you gonna help stop woodland crime, mole Mona?

Ooh, you hardly see the sun, the warm bright sun

So now it’s time for you to shine, mole Mona

Never gonna stop, don’t give up, on your mission kind

You can share what’s on poor Montague’s angry mixed up mind

Ay, ay, ay, ah, yi, woo!

Oh, my, my, my, my, mole Mona

Mmh, ohh, sweet mole Mona

- Douglas Lars Fieger / Berton Averre – My Sharona – The Knack

If Mona knew where to find them I wonder who else – like Monty – knows where they are??

I cannot wait to see how this plays out, raccoons working with the mole mole and the mole resistance to bring down Montague and the mole monarchy. Whew, that’s a lot of m’s.

And she means underground as in … never mind, I see BoRH [Back of Raccoon Head]!

Mona: I got my undergrad degree in underground resistance from Punn State.

Mona the mole of the moles!!

Okay, we have an active 5th Column in the Mole hegemony. A mole mole might be helpful. However, you have to worry about double agents, a mole mole mole, as it were. And, don’t forget about moles from other locations, like Mexican Moles, made with hot chiles, rich chocolate, onion, garlic, herbs, and tomatillos. Also, be sure to get any moles on your skin checked out as soon as possible to make sure they aren’t cancer…I’m sorry, what were we talking about? Ah, the nurse is here with my medication, and she said it is time for a nap.

…hopefully this isn’t going out live…

Baba Mouse is unpuffed and smiling. This bodes well.

Mona you are a cutie

Love this new turn of events!!

Could be Mole as in a Mexican sauce.

Don’t even think about having this mole removed!

Well, she’s got the “underground” part nailed.

Hopefully this mole is not a double agent. I am glad to see Baba unpuffed, and Mags is smiling a bit too.

Just yesterday, I asked this here:

So – Is the mole a messenger of potential peace? Or – Is the Mole a MOLE ?! … :)

Looks like the answer is … YES !!! … :)

I feel very punished by todays comic and commentary!

That OHHHHHH is spectacular.

She met them in a shed by the Big Pink House

She popped up from the ground, left them shaken like a dropped soda

S-O-D-A, soda

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She said, “I come to you in peace in this time of war

I’ll be your hidden ally, just as sure as my name is Mona

M-O-N-A, Mona”

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(Look, if “Weird Al” Yankovic didn’t have to apologize to the Kinks, why should I?)

So, is this how the Mole war is going to be won, through subterfuge and underground resistance, an uprising against the dictator? It’s a good solution. Hopefully less damaging to everything around.

Glad we cleared that up. :P

Now I’m wondering if all mole names begin with “M”.

I’m liking Mona Mole—I hope she becomes an ongoing character. Maybe she’ll show up at the next Party by the Pond, along with the frogs.

I told you yesterday, there is a Mole mole in the midst.

Will Senator McCarthy Mole call for congressional hearings to investigate Commie Moles?

Will the M.I.A. (Mole Intelligence Agency) disavow any knowledge of the Mona?

Will Mona Mole have an illicit relationship with one of the raccoon kits?

For the answer to these and other riveting questions, tune in tomorrow for another episode of……..As The Litter Box Turns.

Today’s strip, especially that last panel, is one of the cutest BCN jokes ever <3

Shouldn’t her name be Mole-na?

Love the third panel. It’s the nice ones you have to watch out for.

Okay, she is female. I stand corrected. What’s the best way to remove White Out™?

Another babushka lady. Mona and Baba have an automatic bond.

Maybe Mona will become the new mole queen and replace her scarf with a crown.

While I am absolutely loving all the mole puns, I must change the topic slightly. Today is Pucky’s day! (And my Luna’s, etc.) It’s National Black Cat Appreciation Day! Go check out “Day by Dave” for today on gocomics.

The plot thickens as the puns fly!

Can she be trusted?

OT: Today’s the day: Daisy and Willow

Holy Moly, I did not see that coming.

About time the moles revolt against their crazy king!

What a sweet little mole!

It has been passed by acclamation: Georgia Dunn is now an Honored Fellow Emeritus of the Society of Invertebrate Punsters.

As the French would say: Mona is the peace of the resistance.

I love how Mona’s headscarf ends swing as she moves!