Tiny Hiss indeed. We’ve all been there. Climbing the walls all day, literally, and then you’re so tired you forget EVERYTHING! Do Torties have AAA? Perhaps E.A.T.? Emergency Assistance for Torties!
Well, at least she’s going down heinie first, which is he correct orientation for descending. And she’s not too proud to ask for help. I’m just not sure Elvis is the right cat for the job.
After he broadcasts his investigation of the danger of shelves, I foresee Elvis giving one of his in-depth reports on predictable and preventable events.
I’m trying to imagine when both Baba Mouse and Goldie were Ora Zella’s age, and getting stuck in a high spot, and what they learned from the experience. We know that when Beatrix got stuck in the tree, and was rescued by the mailman -she learned no more trees! - but somehow I think Ora Zella’s takeaway will be very different.
Reckless courage tempered with maturity and experience … hmmm … I’m can see Ora Z as a budding version of Chris Hadfield, becoming the first cat in space, looking telling young aspiring kittens about the first time she was stuck in a high place, and telling them, “Yes, I was scared, but I learned from it, and went someplace even higher!”
When I first got my Kiki as a kitten, she didn’t think I was good for much. I remember the day everything changed. She got stuck atop a bookcase and panicked. After I lifted her down, she decided I was OK, and would cuddle with me and meow to ask for things. Now she’s a “Velcro cat.”
I have scars from when Waffle decided he wanted to climb the tree like 8-ball did. He couldn’t climb down the tree, but he could climb down me. 8-ball gave him a look like, “Geez, kid, you’re hopeless.” Waffle never climbed a tree again.
Le'letha Premium Member 12 months ago
Defiant of gravity, defeated by causality.
uncle snipe 12 months ago
Tiny Hiss indeed. We’ve all been there. Climbing the walls all day, literally, and then you’re so tired you forget EVERYTHING! Do Torties have AAA? Perhaps E.A.T.? Emergency Assistance for Torties!
ikini Premium Member 12 months ago
SNORK!
sugordon 12 months ago
Quite a sophisticated vocabulary she has there. Elvis, on the other paw, has only to say ‘I told you so’
2GreyCats 12 months ago
Tiny rear claws!
marilynnbyerly 12 months ago
Elvis, go get the woman!
stairsteppublishing 12 months ago
Elvis will make sure that she comes down in one piece. He is such a softie at heart.
face.less_b 12 months ago
Experiencing the consequences of my actions—I hate that!
Jayfbird1969 Premium Member 12 months ago
Poor Ora Zed! Heaven forbid should a modern tiny kitten have to face consequences for their actions!
TampaFanatic1 12 months ago
Boy I can’t wait for when Ora Zella decides to climb to the top of the Christmas tree next month!
Sue Ellen 12 months ago
Well, at least she’s going down heinie first, which is he correct orientation for descending. And she’s not too proud to ask for help. I’m just not sure Elvis is the right cat for the job.
TampaFanatic1 12 months ago
At least the other felines know where she is! Recall when Beatrix got stuck in the tree and required help from the mailman to get down!
JDP_Huntington Beach 12 months ago
Oh no! Who can help?
Puck to the Rescue? Climbing the frame could prove more challenging without a second anchor foot.
We know it isn’t going to be Dad Cat! He’s vertically challenged.
Lupin is more a master of chaos, not assistance.
Perhaps a new champion will emerge, the Robber Mice ? No, they would be wary of this lil’ Fire Cat.
Could it be her forever pal, IGGY ?!?
Maybe it would be Burt. Using his remote DRONE Camera to give a lift and escort to the little gal from the frame.
Well, we know one thing, after the rescue, she’ll forget the contemplated mortality, and go right back to danger ranger school.
Liam G.P 12 months ago
You should have listened to Elvis though. You have to face the “cat-sequences” now.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 12 months ago
That tiny hiss is adorable! She should have seen it coming, but little ones seldom do.
saobadao 12 months ago
Preventable????
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member 12 months ago
I can just hear her tiny mews!
Gent 12 months ago
Contemplated mortality and wanna live? Experiencing consequences of me action? No cub speaks like that. Too wordy for cub!
Ruth Brown 12 months ago
I love the second panel. Susan Hayward movie reference? Panel four indeed.
WelshRat Premium Member 12 months ago
Send for the Woman! Or a Cat of Adventure who wants to try climbing the frame anyhow!
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 12 months ago
Down’s easy, just let go.
cat19632001 12 months ago
Call the experts. I wanna see Puck in his firefighter turnout gear.
Queen of America 12 months ago
That should be posted in every jail cell and on the fridge of every teenager.
Kitty Katz 12 months ago
From Wicked (Not to be confused with Wicket): Defying Gravity
Something has changed in climbing
Something is not the same
I’ve never played by anyone’s rules
I’ve always played my own game!
…….
Too late for second guessing
Too late for “I told you so”
This is the result of my actions
But I don’t want to let go!
…….
It’s because I’ve been Defying Gravity!
I know I’ve been Defying Gravity!
I had to try Defying Gravity!
Now how do I get down?
…….
I’ve never accepted limits
And Elvis says “I told you so!”
Some consequences will never change
I had to try, and now I know!
…….
I’ve never been afraid
I still have love, nothing lost
All the friends I love, they love me at any cost!
…….
I had to try Defying Gravity!
I know I’ve been Defying Gravity!
I had to try Defying Gravity!
Now how do I get down?
…….
Unlimited, my future is unlimited!
But right now I want to get down!
I love you all, will someone help me
To get down?
nadinefd1 Premium Member 12 months ago
We need that last panel on a cup or something.
cat19632001 12 months ago
After he broadcasts his investigation of the danger of shelves, I foresee Elvis giving one of his in-depth reports on predictable and preventable events.
rs0204 Premium Member 12 months ago
Ora, too many people also suffer the consequences of their actions but aren’t cat enough to admit it. I salute you and hope you survive.
MamaBird 12 months ago
Puck to the rescue!!
misty 12 months ago
It’s a little bit funny
After being so wired
She’s not one of those who gets easily tired
She don’t have no money, but boy if she did
She’d call a Lyft ride ’cause she wants to live
Elvis can tell everybody
What Ora did wrong
It may be quite simple, but
Now that she’s done
She hope he don’t mind
She hopes he don’t mind about pain he’s endured
A wonderful life is while they’re both in the world
So excuse her forgettin’
It’s easy to do
You see she’s forgotten
The gettin’ down part she once knew
Anyway, the thing is, after all the fun that occurred
Hers are the saddest pleas we’ve ever heard
And you can tell everybody
Ora is strong
She may be quite nimble, but
Where she don’t belong
She hopes you don’t mind
She hopes you don’t mind she’s a busy li’l girl
How wonderful life is while she’s in the world
- Elton John / Bernie Taupin – Your Song
Grace Premium Member 12 months ago
I am utterly in love with little miss Ora Zella :)
dmah Premium Member 12 months ago
I’m trying to imagine when both Baba Mouse and Goldie were Ora Zella’s age, and getting stuck in a high spot, and what they learned from the experience. We know that when Beatrix got stuck in the tree, and was rescued by the mailman -she learned no more trees! - but somehow I think Ora Zella’s takeaway will be very different.
Reckless courage tempered with maturity and experience … hmmm … I’m can see Ora Z as a budding version of Chris Hadfield, becoming the first cat in space, looking telling young aspiring kittens about the first time she was stuck in a high place, and telling them, “Yes, I was scared, but I learned from it, and went someplace even higher!”
SusieB 12 months ago
Awww! Poor baby. Someone to get The Woman
Le'letha Premium Member 12 months ago
“I am the constant victim of shocking betrayals, but the villain is always Past Me.”
Fennec! at the Disco 12 months ago
At that height, she could probably just, y’know…
Let go?
bonita.eley 12 months ago
Poor kitten! “Tiny Hiss” so cute!!!
dmah Premium Member 12 months ago
Every time I look at that last panel, I want to see a cat version of MythBusters, only with Ora Zella as a furry incarnation of Adam Savage.
Do cats always land on their feet?
Will rubbing butter on their paws help them find their way home?
Do they see perfectly in total darkness?
Code the Enforcer 12 months ago
Wellll … House door jambs (frames) are made of Wood – which come from Trees! … And Cats – They get stuck in Trees !!
Sooo, this may be a Circle of Life thing (sorta). – For both WOOD / Trees AND TORTIES / Cats !! … Ah, the Wonders of Life !! … :)
Granny Roberta 12 months ago
My sister warned me about that last panel, yet I still managed to laugh aloud for One Hundred Years. I want that last panel as a refrigerator magnet!
Harold Blackorby 12 months ago
Hoisted by her own clawed petard
BarbaraKrooss 12 months ago
When I first got my Kiki as a kitten, she didn’t think I was good for much. I remember the day everything changed. She got stuck atop a bookcase and panicked. After I lifted her down, she decided I was OK, and would cuddle with me and meow to ask for things. Now she’s a “Velcro cat.”
cldisme 12 months ago
Does Puck have a color chart or graph about the effects of gravity on tiny kittens?
Susan Rollinson Premium Member 12 months ago
Poor Baby!!
The Wolf In Your Midst 12 months ago
Some of our greatest advancements came from people who heard “you can’t do that” and refused to listen.
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Of course, some of our greatest disasters also came from similar people….
Zoomer&Yeti 12 months ago
I would think with 4 adult cats in the BPH, they could form a Feline Rescue Ladder to reach OZ!
scaeva Premium Member 12 months ago
I have scars from when Waffle decided he wanted to climb the tree like 8-ball did. He couldn’t climb down the tree, but he could climb down me. 8-ball gave him a look like, “Geez, kid, you’re hopeless.” Waffle never climbed a tree again.
Red Bird 12 months ago
You are right, Elvis, but she’s in mortal peril. Do something quickly!
ars731 12 months ago
“well well if it isn’t the consequences of my actions”
rs0204 Premium Member 12 months ago
Where, oh where, is Robin? I have a feeling he would know the perfect term for kitten and her predicament.
amanda.elliott3619 12 months ago
tiny hiss :D lol
turner7811 Premium Member 12 months ago
Poor baby. I hate it when that happens, as I am too short to reach up and grab, and have balance issues that prevent me from using a ladder.
dputhoff62 12 months ago
Be there, done that—experiencing the consequence of my actions! Hilarious strip!
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 12 months ago
Ora Zella fits right in with todays generation. Especially the one’s losing jobs and job offers over the Israel Hamas conflict.
willie_mctell 12 months ago
A tiny hiss, how sad.
azkfwecho Premium Member 12 months ago
OT-Mutts
asrialfeeple 12 months ago
We NEED tshirts, sweaters and mugs of that last panel.
Gift giving corridor is almost upon us.
Katzen1415 12 months ago
Lupin must be invisible somewhere since they keep talking to him.
Gloria Fleming 12 months ago
O.T. – Update on Bob the Writing Cat
arolarson Premium Member 12 months ago
A PSA, Georgia on FB has posted regarding the last panel….
“So based on the comments today, I’m hearing that this needs to be on a mug immediately, right? (I’ll see what I can do!)”
Keep an eye on her Zazzle store!
metagalaxy1970 12 months ago
That’s the other chapter that she needs to read: how to get down….(tiny hiss!!!!!!!!!!!!)(baby teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!)
kittylover.truitt 12 months ago
Oh my goodness ! So adorable!
LrdSlvrhnd 12 months ago
That last panel is gold.