Iggy looks so sweet here, and guilty. But looks can be deceiving! As Ora Zella said, “How tiny we talkin’ here”. Ora Zella is now being voiced, in my mind’s ear, by Cindy Lauper.
Aha. Of course it was one of em pesky pestilential pest mouseys. They has teeny tiny white hairs. And teeny tiny claws too. Case solved. Verdict given. Now cats you has to finds them criminal mouseys and eats them.
See? Me tolds you micey infestation is never good. Micey is never nicey. Next they will eats all your clothes, contaminates all your foods, gnaws all your cables, and drills holes all over your walls and bring terrible plague upon peoples. Better puts an end to em pesky pestering perennially pestiferous pestilential pests before it too late! A house with six cats and still a micey infestation? How it can be!
Speaking of mice, I have another mouse in the house. I suspected this last weekend but saw just a tiny bit of evidence. The evidence has become more apparent. I’ll have to set my live trap, but the problem I now have, we had six inches of snow yesterday and if I trap it, I don’t have the heart to release it in the snow like this. I’ll have to set up my aquarium again until the weather gets dry enough to release it, I guess. We thought we’d sealed up all their entry points but must have missed one. *sigh
Ah yes, Sherlock Goldie, but did you consider that the perpetrator may have squeezed their claws together to give the impression that the marks were made by a small paw, and that the perpetrator, in another effort to throw you off the track, may have left a white whisker behind too distract you. Cats often will break a whisker, something that a cunning perpetrator could find and plant for you to discover. One must always look to the motive, for the motive is the key to solving the case.
In the case of murder, one should always look at the shoes as well. The murderer will often destroy the clothing they wore, but not the shoes. People are funny that way, they find a pair of comfortable shoes and they are loth to part with them. Many a murderer has been caught because of their shoes.
I’m convinced it’s Lupin. 1-29 of BCN, panel two, shows Lupin with a feigned indifferent expression as he announces the furniture scratching incident. Ultimate cat strategy when something bad happens!
Lots of cats have white whiskers, even solid black ones. For that matter, I have thousands of white whiskers. That could be one of mine. And, as I have no claws on my island-sized paws, it could not have been me—but it might be my whisker.
Poor Iggy looks so worried. It’s okay, furniture is inanimate, it can’t feel the pain of tiny claws. Tiny claw owners are much more important than any silly furniture anyway.
McColl34 Premium Member 8 months ago
Who has tiny white whiskers?
(Or, who used to have at least one tiny white whisker?)
uncle snipe 8 months ago
Iggy looks so sweet here, and guilty. But looks can be deceiving! As Ora Zella said, “How tiny we talkin’ here”. Ora Zella is now being voiced, in my mind’s ear, by Cindy Lauper.
WelshRat Premium Member 8 months ago
Iggy? No! Wait, where’s Lupin? You know, the cat who often has the ‘zoomies’ at 2am? When the damage was done…
Le'letha Premium Member 8 months ago
A whisker! Put it somewhere safe as a memory!
Or, you know, evidence or whatever.
Robin Harwood 8 months ago
A robber mouse?
JLChi 8 months ago
Iggy is looking guilty, and OZ looks relieved. But is this the end of the story or just a red herring?
FreyjaRN Premium Member 8 months ago
The smol cats look like they’re involved in the destruction.
Ricky Bennett 8 months ago
The atmosphere is electric because Iggy’s about to be charged …
ChristineFoxdale 8 months ago
My question would be: ‘Was it deliberate damage, or a slippage accident caused by a misjudged leap?’
Gent 8 months ago
Aha. Of course it was one of em pesky pestilential pest mouseys. They has teeny tiny white hairs. And teeny tiny claws too. Case solved. Verdict given. Now cats you has to finds them criminal mouseys and eats them.
I AM CARTOON LADY! 8 months ago
Hmmm…don’t think it was Oz…she would so own those scratches!
I AM CARTOON LADY! 8 months ago
Oh! P.S. I just realized that Puck is saying, Me? And pointing, at himself!
Gent 8 months ago
See? Me tolds you micey infestation is never good. Micey is never nicey. Next they will eats all your clothes, contaminates all your foods, gnaws all your cables, and drills holes all over your walls and bring terrible plague upon peoples. Better puts an end to em pesky pestering perennially pestiferous pestilential pests before it too late! A house with six cats and still a micey infestation? How it can be!
Tigrisan Premium Member 8 months ago
Speaking of mice, I have another mouse in the house. I suspected this last weekend but saw just a tiny bit of evidence. The evidence has become more apparent. I’ll have to set my live trap, but the problem I now have, we had six inches of snow yesterday and if I trap it, I don’t have the heart to release it in the snow like this. I’ll have to set up my aquarium again until the weather gets dry enough to release it, I guess. We thought we’d sealed up all their entry points but must have missed one. *sigh
OneGirlTwoCats 8 months ago
Is that Lupin’s tape recorder? Goldie never returned it.
sueb1863 8 months ago
Poor Iggy. The walls are closing in…
Space_cat 8 months ago
If you didn’t want claw marks on the furniture, then why did you get it?
christopherbacon692 8 months ago
They’ve had cats for how long and this is the first time the had claw marks?
rs0204 Premium Member 8 months ago
Don’t worry, Iggy. Don’t say a word. We’ll get you the best lawyers.
Katzen1415 8 months ago
Poor Iggy. He looks so stressed, and his best friend does not seem to be helping.
Kitty Katz 8 months ago
Cyndi Lauper: All Through the Night
All through the night
The cats fall asleep, or wake up and run
All through the night
Whatever they do we know they have fun!
Oh,
Sometimes it gets out of paw
And accidents happen without meaning at all!
…….
The night is past, we leave no trace
Just a few claw marks throughout the place
And one whisker, but no one knows
Who had the zoomies all through the night!
…….
All through the night
The kitties all run, and then they all nap
The Big Red Couch
Is worse for the wear, but so what of that?
Oh
All will be forgiven soon
And the cats will run again!
…….
The night is past, we leave no trace
Just a few claw marks throughout the place
And one whisker, but no one knows
Who had the zoomies all through the night!
Kitty Katz 8 months ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
Ignatius Shipwright: That was a great fishing run. Now I think I go to the No Longer Hidden Library and relax with a good scroll.
Beatrixia: Hi, Iggy. Long time no sea. What can I do you for?
Iggy: I’ve been fishing with Fresh and Salty. Do you have any books on sailing adventures?
Bea: How about The Tiny Island by M. Brown? It talks about the sea and our place in the world.
Iggy: Sounds great. I’ll just go relax in the comfy chair.
Sometime Later
Iggy: I fell asleep and I must have having a dream. I left claw marks on the chair.
Bea: Not to worry. I’ll just put on another space-time slip cover and this one will repair itself yesterday.
diskus Premium Member 8 months ago
DNA samples. But good luck getting suspects to donate
Daltongang Premium Member 8 months ago
Ah yes, Sherlock Goldie, but did you consider that the perpetrator may have squeezed their claws together to give the impression that the marks were made by a small paw, and that the perpetrator, in another effort to throw you off the track, may have left a white whisker behind too distract you. Cats often will break a whisker, something that a cunning perpetrator could find and plant for you to discover. One must always look to the motive, for the motive is the key to solving the case.
In the case of murder, one should always look at the shoes as well. The murderer will often destroy the clothing they wore, but not the shoes. People are funny that way, they find a pair of comfortable shoes and they are loth to part with them. Many a murderer has been caught because of their shoes.
elhorr 8 months ago
Poor lil Izzie is looking worried. But, then, he might be worried about one of his new(ish) BFFs getting tossed into the doghouse.
elhorr 8 months ago
. . . but, then, it wouldn’t be a serious mystery without multiple suspects! :-)
prrdh 8 months ago
Where’s Goldie’s deerstalker?
ladykat 8 months ago
I hate to say it, but I believe either Iggy or OZ to be the culprit. They, and only they, have paws small enough to make those scratches.
David 42 8 months ago
But you can’t prove that the whisker wasn’t already there from a time before the incident
bryan42 8 months ago
Poor Iggy is looking more concerned with every new clue.
kappy.mrnustik Premium Member 8 months ago
Again…WHERE’S LUPIN during all of this???
The Wolf In Your Midst 8 months ago
Sad cat, sad cat, whatcha gonna do
Whatcha gonna do when she finds a clue
gregcomn 8 months ago
I’m convinced it’s Lupin. 1-29 of BCN, panel two, shows Lupin with a feigned indifferent expression as he announces the furniture scratching incident. Ultimate cat strategy when something bad happens!
daleandkristen 8 months ago
I keep all whiskers. Sometimes I can identify from which cat they fell from. Only 1 kitty is solid black so no problem there.
daleandkristen 8 months ago
Please Not IGGY!!!! Poor darling has that sad face again. ((((((IGSTER)))))
scyphi26 8 months ago
So it’s either one of the kittens…or Elvis. (Because, you know, he’s old. :P)
Granny Roberta 8 months ago
I’m still voting for Lupin. And if it was Iggy, I’m still blaming Lupin.
Red Bird 8 months ago
Hmm, a tiny white whisker. Not much of a clue, but it will have to do for now.
scaeva Premium Member 8 months ago
Lots of cats have white whiskers, even solid black ones. For that matter, I have thousands of white whiskers. That could be one of mine. And, as I have no claws on my island-sized paws, it could not have been me—but it might be my whisker.
SallyLin 8 months ago
I’m liking Iggy for this one, over the more obvious Ora Zella.
Bwahahaha! 8 months ago
Oh, please tell me the bad cat that did it gets kicked out of the house! We need some movement in this comic strip. Bye Iggy!
Fennec! at the Disco 8 months ago
Was the clue on the floor in yesterday’s strip the tiny white whisker?
jwarrenphd 8 months ago
Poor Iggy. He looks a little worried.
Fennec! at the Disco 8 months ago
The whisker could have been lost by any cat at any time and is not exactly a clue to the couch-scratcher at all.
pchemcat 8 months ago
Poor Iggy looks so worried. It’s okay, furniture is inanimate, it can’t feel the pain of tiny claws. Tiny claw owners are much more important than any silly furniture anyway.
Kitty Katz 8 months ago
OT: What was your favorite picture book as a child?
I am interested to know your favorite picture book. Who knows? There may have been a scroll of it in Ancient Egypt.
asrialfeeple 8 months ago
It seems like the perp is doomed.
willie_mctell 8 months ago
Was there a tag on the whisker? Send it out for DNA.
turner7811 Premium Member 8 months ago
Oh, no! Not Iggy!!
catmom1360 8 months ago
Who looks guilty in that strip.