Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 27, 2023

Um, what’s that phrase again?

Oh, yeah!

“INCOMING!”

Looks like a party to me! AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL!!!

Lupin + Natasha + bouncing gumballs on Zazzle merch when? Would make a great wraparound mug design!

Lupin is such a good boy. He’s remembered the first rule about snacks and treats. Make sure you’ve brought enough for everyone! I just wish he was wearing the hat of adventure.

“Have a nice trip, see you next fall!”

Well, I guess they found the gum Roddy was all out of eh?

This gives me flashbacks of dodgeball, except… actually, there’s no difference.

I love that Natasha is riding on Lupin’s shoulder.

SFX in my mind is a lot of bowling balls!

It’s raining gum balls on moles!

Chekov’s gum has landed!

That must have been fun to paint! Lupin and Natasha are such happy warriors.

It’s the amazing world of gumball!

And there is the Wilford Brimley mole malcontent, in the front right corner of panel number 3, getting his come uppance (is that one word or 2).

Gumball defense, DEPLOYED!

Gumballs! Gumballs! Gumballs! So glad the Streak found a good purpose for them.

Seven years ago, I shared a video on my Facebook account about a cat interacting with a mole (it came up as a “memory” in my notifications the other day).

In the video, the mole poked its nose out of its burrow and the cat pounced, causing the mole to retreat. The cat then squatted over the mole’s burrow and, er, “watered” it.

This is certainly a more colorful method of dealing with pesky moles.

Good to see Natasha’s got her second wind.

Done in by Double Bubble.

Queen: We Are the Champions

We’ve been waiting for this

And now it’s time

We’re tired of paying

For Wicket’s crime

Make no mistake

We’re coming for you

We’ve had our share of moles and owls

But still we’ve come through!

…….

If we must we’ll fight on and on and on and on!

…….

’Cause we are the champions, my friends!

And we’ll keep on fighting till the end!

We are the winners,

Against all the sinners!

No time for losing

Cause we are the champions, of the world!

…….

Please help yourself

To these nice gumballs

It is time to stop this fighting and arguing

I thank you all

Now it’s time to party

And let’s all bowl

It’s time to have fun and play games

Good for the soul!

…….

’Cause we are the champions, my friends!

And we’ll keep on fighting till the end!

We are the winners,

Against all the sinners!

No time for losing

Cause we are the champions, of the world!

This beyond war, the fields or the basement this is bubblegum!

“Gum Balls to you, guys!”

Set gumballs on stun!

Will a single fusillade of gumballs be enough to doom the Molesheviks?

Well moles. You can says you has a-chewed your goals now.

I knew it!!! Lupin always knows how to have fun. I remember how he made friends with Sir Fig in the basement.

A very Rowdy scene ensues.

Gumball-a-Mole looks like much more fun than Whack-a-Mole.

I came here to chew bubblegum and kick molasses, and I am all out of bubblegum.

BUT now I know who bogarted all the bubblegum!

Good Move, and so generous, sharing with the whole group. Mrs. Witherspoon will be proud of you!

Lupin has the gumballs to assail the mole invaders! Yahoo!

There ain’t no party like a gumball party!

Such a beautiful euphony of colours! ღƪ(ˆ◡ˆ)ʃ♡ƪ(ˆ◡ˆ)ʃ♪ What a tasty way to end this arc!

Oh Lupin! Lupin! Is this what is called Malicious Compliance? Attack the moles with love and treats?

YES!! The Gumball Defense!!!

Gumball! (Zoom Zoom)

Nice riff on “They Live”

Huzzah! The gumballs! And I should have known Georgia would reference They Live…

Oh my gosh, I called it right this time! Except no mole has any impaled in their claws…..yet!

Bowling for moles – with bubblegum!

Saturday we should see everyone blowing bubbles ???

Gum is supposed to be bad for moles as I understand it.

They say these moles are scum and they don’t know

Lupin will let no one hurt his li’l bro

Well, now you’ll find that all that’s true

‘Cause he’s got gum, and babe, it’s time to chew

Babe

Time to chew, babe, he’s got you, babe

Natasha knew your rude intent

And you’ve been burned, her warning has been sent

Happy duo, they foiled your plot

But at least they’re sure it’s not succeedin’ like you thought

Oh, gumballs are a thing

So look out, they’re gonna sting

And that’s not sad, you’re fallin’ down

Lupin’s got enough to go around-oun-oun-ound

So now you stayed here way too long

‘Cause let’s be fair, it’s nasty and it’s wrong

It’s time to stop your heinous crime

‘Cause there ain’t no way these are stairs that you can climb

They got you, babe, time to chew, babe

They got you and wrecked your plan

Since the ball party began

You cannot stalk Pucky

Sharing balls was so plucky

Now it’s time to say good night

As you’re suddenly takin’ flight

Now that you’ve got gumballs to go

They put on one fun, colorful show

Time to chew, babe

- Sonny Bono – I Got You Babe – with Cher

Love the John Carpenter allusion.

I came to chew bubblegum and bug Rekam, and I’m all out of bubblegum.

Nothing to add, this is just amazing!

Lupin finally gets to set the gumballs free.

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Lupin is such a happy little hooligan!

What fun!

OT: TinyKittens’ 2024 Calendar

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Ingredients of Acme Gum Ball include an unknown glowing green substance that fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.

Acme Gum Ball has been shipped to our troops in the Middle East and is being dropped by our warplanes on our enemies.

Do not taunt Acme Gum Ball.

Acme Gum Ball comes with a lifetime warranty.

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Just in case anyone was wondering, Chekov’s gumballs were introduced in the 2023/09/25 strip.

That works too!

Lupin went to the basement to chew bubblegum and kick @$$ and he’s all out of bubblegum. (RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper)

If the moles are marching in

Don’t know what to do

Here’s a tip from me to you

And it’s solid too

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew baby

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew baby

First you pop, then they stop

The gum gets big and round

Blow your troubles away like bubbles

When you hear that funny little sound.

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Baby

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum!

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew baby

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew baby

First you pop, then they stop

The gum gets big and round

Blow your troubles away like bubbles

When you hear that funny little sound

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Chew Chew your bubble gum

Chew Chew Baby

That silhouette of Lupin and Natasha at the top of the stairs kind of reminds me of the “monster” in the nursery window that turned out to be Iggy and OZ. Hard to believe it’s been over a year since they were introduced.

2022/10/04

Lupin finally gets to tip over the gumball jar.

Who is going to clean up the mess? How are they going to explain what happened and why?

I remember trying to chew the rock hard bubblegum that came out of coin operated gum ball machines—an avalanche of those would be pretty destructive!

There it is! I have been waiting three years for that line, ever since Georgia mentioned it as the seed of an idea in one of her lockdown drawing videos.

Sufficiently-aged gumballs can be used as a substitute for grapeshot. I suppose even Lupin couldn’t manage to source a cannon on such short notice, but this’ll suffice.

GUMBALLS! YEEEEE-HAAAAAWWWWW!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Wicket: So the multicolored stones are gumballs Lupinium’s descendant used for defense.

Beatrixia: That’s right. He used them to defeat a mole attack when he knocked over a jar of gumballs by accident.

Maat-Tilda: And we all know about Lupinium and his family’s accidents.

Bea: Even though the gumball defense hasn’t happened yet, there is a scroll immortalizing the event.

Elvis-Anum: I have it right here. As you know, I’ve been transcribing some scrolls from the Library at Meowlexandria.

Adobe Style: Can we hear it?

Elvis: No, it doesn’t make any sound. But I can read it to you:

And so it was that in the Court of Common oPleas that a hearing was held to determine the guilt or innocence of the Mole Uprising. Judge oPericles is oPresiding.

Judge oPericles: Call your first witness.

Hamilton Moleburger: I call Wilford Mole to the stand.

Wilford Mole: Your Honor, I am a loyal subject to King Montague. When he put out the call to take over the Wilds, I and my friends answered. We vowed to stop at nothing to further our cause. But we were betrayed!

Hamilton: How were you betrayed?*

Wilford: First our favorite newscaster, Puck, gave a false broadcast. Then our own king renounced our cause._

Hamilton: Your Witness, Mr. Elvis.

Elvis: Mr. Wilford, when you received the message to join King Montague’s cause, what was your reaction?

Wilford I was surprised. But we are a Molearchy and we obey the King’s command without question.

(Continued Below)

It shall go down in history as the battle of gum ball hill!

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick mole butt, and now I’m fresh outta bubblegum…

truly the embodiment of lupin.

Lol! I can hear the universal cartoon sound of a tinkling piano, for the sound of scrambling mole feet, as they stumble over the gumballs!

Sweet victory! The last panel is like a dodgeball game.

As I recall, the plan to defeat Wicket called for a moment of chaos; since he’s the one who started this war, this seems very appropriate!

O my cat, this is so great!

It’s great. First they trip and then their jaws get stuck together. Ooh, it gets stuck in their fur too.

Gumball Rally – a veritable fusillade ala Lupin of the contents in the glass jar.

My eyes have seen the glory of the gumball fusillade,

All the moles fall down like pins

At a bowling ball arcade

Natasha and Lupin are tickled beyond belief,

And the Big Pink House sighs with relief.

Gumball, Gumball, Hallelujah,

Elvis whacks them with a ruler!

Goldie chases them out

With a blood-curdling shout,

“Don’t come near our Puck no more!”

Happy Black Cat Day to Puck and all Orbster voids !

YYYYAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

With a few pieces of non-bubble gum, I can blow a bubble up to 8 inches. You can blow bubbles with almost any gum.

Oooo, I feel sorry for whoever has to clean up.

I thought Lupin was going to say, “We’ve come here to chew gum and kick mole, and we’re all out of gum.”

Clearly, though, he’s not out of gum.

Woohoo, yippie, and HUZZAH!

And Natasha toe beans!!!! SSSQQUUEAK!

I may be dense—OK, there’s no maybe about it—but how exactly do gum balls defeat the moles?

Oh my goodness I love this!

How Rowdy Roddy Piper did not win an Academy Award for that part is beyond me!?!