Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 11, 2024

You really thought that no one would care?

Of course, you have no idea that there are thousands of us out here that have been avidly following along as well!

All these people and more Sophie dear. Now get ye home girl!

All she had to do was to click her heels together three times…

Second day in a row that this stupid screen got all blurry as soon as this site came up!

Yes, Sophie, you are loved. You are wanted, and cherished.

That doesn’t even include the commenters here threatening to end whoever stole you. Cat fans can be dangerous.

Gutter: “Now, come with me if you want to live”

Awwww.

Don’t forget Jules and the Robber Mice. They too played a significant role.

OT: Books

Lousy inferior screens!

Sophie with tears in her eyes that everyone is looking for her? Priceless!

Stop talking and boogie on out of there!

There should be a party for all the rescuers when she gets back. I love Georgia’s parties.

So backtracking to find the other two teams. Team Number One, Beatrix, Goldie and Tommy. Team Number Two, Goldie, Baba and the Robber Mice. Team Number Three, Gutter, Chitter and Chatter, the Robber Mice and Burt. It’s interesting, on looking that up, that each subsequent team had one member (or set of members) from the previous team.

Oh, Sophie. Sophie, don’t cry. If you cry we’re all gonna have to come in there and come hug you, and you’ve got enough to deal with without a bunch of weird human strangers crawling through our screens like the girl from The Ring.

You are so loved, sweet girl.

I just love how she is crying into L’il Starfish Squeaker.

They’re not out yet. Could be more obstacles to overcome.

Come on, kids— get the heck outta there before the power comes back or the Menace returns!

If they don’t stop talking and start moving they will both be doomed.

Hurry and flee! Sophie, you’re loved.

Tears later, pretty lady. It’s time to engage forward gear on your four paw drive system.

We can work on a group screen order for the best deals!

Third time lucky

I believe there are a great many blurry, inferior screens tonight. That last panel . . . oh the feels!

It really does feel unbelievable when people you barely know care so much about you. ♥ And you realise just how much everyone deeply matters because we are all connected.

Gutter! Get her out of that cage!

Just adding a blanket ‘like’ to every comment here. A LIKE dump!

Enough with the chitter chatter!

♬Hit the road cat, and don’t you come back no more no more no more no more! Hit the road cat, and don’t you come back no more!

Woah Woman, oh woman, treated me so mean,

You’re the most selfish old woman that I’ve ever seen.

I’ve got friends and a home, yo

It’s time to pack my Starfish and go!♬

Yes! They are ALL looking for you!

Because you are special, Sophie.

You are so very, very special xoxo

“There were two teams before us.” So they are not the A-Team but the C-Team.

O.T.

Whoa now stops yammering and gets moving before them steenky aliens is comes back and eats you.

Dang you Onion Ninjas…dang you to where the devil lives!

Well just keep chatting ’till the woman ,er…..witch comes back in the room. MOVE !!!!

Oh Sophie, you are so very loved but now it’s time to summon Existential Dread, put your star in your pocket, and hustle on out of that sterile prison while the glitter squad covers your disappearance with the world’s sparkliest distraction!

C’mon now – no time for tears! Free the kitty! she can cry with happiness once she’s home!

Georgia posted that her next book, Good As Goldie is available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble, and that B&N is having a pre-order sale. The dates for the sale are July 08-15. Premium & Reward members save 25% off Pre-order books with the code: PREORDERS25. I encourage everyone to take advantage of this great time to order their copy.

Now, back to being on pins & needles about Sophie’s escape. MOVE you two…

Dionne Warwick and Friends: That’s What Friends Are For

Gutter: And I knew we’d search for you every day

There was never any way

We would leave you by yourself

Because you know we all love you

And if you should need us in any way

Just close your eyes and try

To feel better every day

And try to remember:

…….

Keep smiling, keep shining

Knowing you can always count on “We” for sure!

That’s what friends are for!

For good times, for bad times,

We are on your side forevermore!

That’s what friends are for!

…….

Sophie: Well you came and rescued me

Friends who every day I see

How can I ever thank you?

And when we all have to be apart

Close your eyes and know

These words are coming from my heart,

And if you can remember!

…….

Keep smiling, keep shining

Knowing you can always count on “We” for sure!

That’s what friends are for!

For good times, for bad times,

We are on your side forevermore!

That’s what friends are for!

That’s what friends are for!

So many caring for each other. We have such a sweet community of animals in this strip. I love the excited way Sophie says “HOME?!”

Team work- a great thing!!

Sophie is feeling the love in panel 4.

You and your gentle soul are loved and missed, Sophie.

Sheesh, has no one here watched an action movie? No matter how critical the situation, time will stop while the hero and the love interest have a heart-felt conversation!

Stop talking and get moving!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Sophititi: My descendant Sophie writes of having a special toy friend that helped her through her darkest hours. She called it Starfish Squeaker.

Adobe Style: And you would like to create more of these for the kittens at the Happy Healthy Hospital Pyramid?

Soph: Yes. I’m not sure how to make the squeaky part, but a nice soft cuddly toy would surely be a comfort to a recovering kitten.

Maat-Tilda: And I’m sure many grownup cats and sentient friends would appreciate one.

Arachna: I can weave some spider silk for decoration.

Tillie: And I never say no to a crochet project.

Adobe: I can weave any type of fabric we need.

Soph: We can make toys of all shapes and sizes!

Sometime Later

Soph: We created a prototype Starfish comfort Toy for the kittens and grownups at the HHH Pyramid. Would you give us your input?

Ora Z: It’s so cute, I don’t even want to shred it.

Iggy: I had a toy like this when I was recovering from my accident.

Soph: Elvis, I would like for you to make the first presentation at the HHH Pyramid.

Elvis-Anum: I would be honored.

Soph: Of course, we would give you a duplicate star to, uh, commemorate the occasion.

Elvis: Naturally. I will cherish it forever.

Enough with the gabfest, you two! Sophie, dry your tears for now, and Gutter, slice that cage to ribbons so she can get out!

Pop glitter and dust off!

Those tears welling up in panel 3, and then… Sophie using Li’l Starfish Squeaker as a makeshift hankie in panel 4… OMC! OMC! OMC!

Aw, sweet Sophie! Girl, you are so loved, it’s time you understood just how much.

I’m thinking that L’il Starfish Squeaker is gonna be the “Star” of Sophie’s next fabulous artistic creation. And I’m hearing Sophie whisper “Gutter, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Oh, I’m such a softie. Pass the Puffs, please.

Oh Sophie, dearest Sophie, you are so loved by your friends, even though you do not realize it. <3

OK, yeah, there’s no way Li’l Starfish Squeaker is getting left behind.

Enough talky talky, get on with the escape!

First, calm the hostage and convince them they are safe with you. THEN use those giant claws to rip the cage apart. Mix up the order, and Sophie could start screaming. Plus, Georgia is setting the pace for the escape and possible return of the nasty humans for a cliff hanger on Saturday. We all know Gutter and Sophie will escape, but there’s the tantalizing promise of the utter destruction of all that white furniture by glitter bombs. Alas, no soot from the chimney and a bunch of ferrets seems likely.

Likes! Likes! Multiple Likes! All the Likes!

Oh, Sophie, did you really think you could vanish and nobody would miss you? [gathers her up for snuggles]

Wow. Just WOW

Quesion. What is the date of the strip where Ora Zella looks like Peter Pan?

If only I could reach through the last panel and comfort Sophie.

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.: You Don’t Have to Be a Star

Squeaky, just as you are

You’ve captured my heart

Make sense of this din

I was lonely and lost

And felt so star-crossed

But I felt the love within!

Now I don’t need no superstar

But I am so glad that you are

My sun-shining light,

A star shining bright,

A light from Afar!

…….

You don’t have to be a star, Squeaky,

To be in my show

You don’t have to be a star, Squeaky

To be in my show!

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OT: Campus Radio Alumni Weekend 2024!!!

@GSD Mom WHERE ARE YOU? You’ve been gone too long! Do we need to send out a search party? If you’re stuck in GoComics limbo where you can read but not comment, please know you are missed.

OT: Rant about customer service.

I am so impressed with Gutter, and the character he displays. If this were Wicket, he’d be literally preening and taking all the credit. Gutter is telling the truth of the others’ contributions, especially when he saw how much it meant to Sophie. I love that!

Cue up Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel: “Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home!”

My monitor is inferior.

SOOOOO pleased to see Gutter recover his customary aplomb so quickly!

Catch a bright white star and put it in your pocket.

Save it from the strange people.

Not sure Sophie knows how much Gutter cares, but just maybe.

Sophie is capable of gratitude. She’s an atypical cat for sure. Much as I’d like to “adopt” her I’d never do that to her and her humans.

We want our little girl back!!!!!!

awww

Plan 2: send in the moles!

CURSE YOU EVIL OLD PEOPLE!

Yes, Sophie – believe it or not, dear heart, you ARE loved.