Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for October 21, 2024

Hmm. So, are these Doombas actually capable of doing anything besides cleaning the floor?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Also, if they are not, then why, exactly, are they here? They said they were upset with A.I. What then, are they planning on doing about it on Earth?

Watch those Roombas bounce! Lupin is in his Catzilla mode and Ora Zella has found a new sport she can really sink her teeth into.

Hope Orazuzu doesn’t get dizzy getting spun around on the Killer Roomba. Might cut down on her ability to perform.

This scenario would be more impressive if the dust bunnies — not cats — attacked the roombas.

Impulse control. Oh my! That’s what I’m lacking

This isn’t a big surprise.

I…. wouldn’t celebrate too early, Bea. We still need Iggy to crack the code.

Puck, Elvis and — most concerning — Burt are still under mind control. They may do the bidding of their overlords.

Did those things come with a manual???

They may end up saving us all!

Cats have always dominated Roombas, ever since the first time a cat discovered the Roomba Uber by sitting on it…

Has it occurred to anyone the roombas didn’t come to fight but really just wanted to clean??

Lupin, look for a switch on them…

Today, as I celebrate my 68th year on this world, I want to tell all of you that you are the most caring, friendly online bunch that I have had the pleasure of associating with and I have been with quite a few over the years. I want to thank you all for over 6 years of fun, support, and lots of good cat stuff! Best regards and see you soon! Keith

I’m hoping the OG vac and her baby somehow join in in saving the world from the killer Roombas.

Lupin and Ora Zella are the perfect cats to save the Big Pink House.

It is notable that all the mature brains in the House’s sphere are in a trance from which they will not remember anything, yet the immature brains can see the newcomers and interact with them.

What kinda steenky aliens is thems with no laser rays guns or disintegrator pistols? Where they hiding theirs illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator?

But can she win the over-the-top-rope Battle Royal for $50,000?!

I just hope the aliens aren’t sending a message with 47 Acts!

Wouldn’t it be the perfect ending if Iggy’s Opera, with 47 acts (as so deftly mentioned above by artchick530) was THE answer to this entire saga? Either sending the Roombas back to Roombovia, or by initiating the lasting peace that we all know is coming. ?

This is my new motto “Combined total lack of fear and Impulse Control.”

Great jobs, Agents!!!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

At the Royal Kitchen

Sue Chef: Time to try our first batch of Apple Cider Donuts.

Thomios: I’ve invited Her Majesty Queen Catshepsut as well as the Royal Court for a tasting.

Sue: I’ve got a variety of teas and ciders for tasting as well.

Sometime Later, in the Royal Dining Room

Thomios: Your Majesty and Honored Guests. It gives me great pleasure to serve our new cider donuts.

The Queen: How lovely, Thomios. Please proceed.

Sue: That’s strange. I thought we made more donuts than this.

Enter Lupinium and Ora Z

Lupinium: Your Majesty and Fellow Courtiers! Ora Z and I are proud to present our First Annual Wear the Donut Fashion Show!

Ora Z: First up is Sophititi in her apple green ensemble. Thank you, Soph.

Lupinium: Next is Maat-Tilda in her cinnamon set! How lovely, Tillie!

Sometime Later

Lupinium: And this concludes our Cider Donut Fashion Show!

Ora Z: And remember: Wear the donut, be the donut!

Those would seem to be advantages. I like Lupin’s pose preparing to throw the roomba in panel 2.

In the day they play it out as the sweeps

Of a cleaning day American dream

At night they ride through the mansions as gory

Glowin’ killa-fied machines

Sprung from cages of Roomba 9

Chrome wheeled, dirt injected, and steppin’ out over the line

Oh, baby we will flip these drones on their backs

It’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap

They better get out on the run

’Cause cats like us, baby, we were born for fun

Yes, world, we were

Oh honey, scamps like us

Baby, we were born for fun

Come on with me, scamps like us

Baby, we are havin’ fun

/Bruce Springsteen /Born to Run

A good combination for fighting alien roombas!!

Last night’s Tracker was designed to fit into the BCN storyline, including the alien writing! They didn’t show the killer roombas, but I know they were there!

Aw :( I kinda wanted the “total lack of fear and impulse control” to be the ferrets.

Folks, I’m on travel again this week but fortunately I think (hope) this trip will be a little easier. No time change, flights not as long. Long meetings, but still. So I’ll be a little irregular in access . . .

OT: Daughter update…

O.T.

I

Half a room, half a room,

Half a room onward,

All in the valley of Death

Rode the two kittens.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!

Charge for the Roomba’s!” he said.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the two kittens.

II

“Forward, the two kittens!”

Was there a cat dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the two kittens.

III

Roomba to right of them,

Roomba to left of them,

Roomba in front of them

Whirred and rumbled;

Stormed at with green lights flashing,

Boldly they charged in and well,

Into the jaws of Death,

Into the mouth of he!!

Rode the two kittens.

IV

Flashed all their teeth bare,

Flashed as they turned in air

Biting the Roomba’s there,

Charging an army, while

All the cats wondered.

Plunged in the battery-smoke

Right through the line they broke;

Green light and Rollers

Reeled from their biting stroke

Shattered and sundered.

Then they rode back, but not

Not the two kittens.

V

Roomba to right of them,

Roomba to left of them,

Roomba behind them

Whirred and rumbled;

Stormed at with green lights flashing,

While cat and children watch.

Seeing they had fought so well

Came through the jaws of Death,

Back from the mouth of he!!,

All that was left of them,

Left of two kittens.

VI

When can their glory fade?

O the wild charge they made!

All the world wondered.

Honour the charge they made!

Honour the two kittens,

Noble two kittens!

I am enjoying watching Lupin and Ora Zella beating the heck of the roombas!

Total lack of fear and no impulse control, is the spot on description of my brother’s cat, Tiger! Tiger! Get off the counter! Tiger! Did you just steal the bacon from my plate? Tiger! The 3 inch gap between the stove and the kitchen cabinet, is no place for a cat!

“BIG PINK” was a great album! Also, the location of one of Crockett, CA’s Hippy drug dealers.

They’re having the time of their lives.

OK, I mean, what are the Roombas gonna do, bump into them to death? Fair enough. No one’s even taped a kitchen knife to them.

Never mind the Force—the Chaos is strong in these two!

YES!! Called it on Patreon! I just knew lack of fear & impulse control = Lupin and OZ!!!

You’ll never know what direction this will lead without impulse control – said the Star Trek night watchers

OT Navajo Code Talker

80 in December, but my North Carolina grandaughters keep me going! Eating bar-b-q with Miss Scarlett as in Gone With the Wind? No! My youngest bit a boy who tried to steal her toy; The first time the lady used the line ‘Get lost, creep’! He got lost, Sisters. Favorite line from GWTW?; Big Sam digging trenches for the white boys to hide in. No, Mom has a PhD in Pharmacy and interited wealth, my son is PTSD, Iraq War serving his country. Who cares? I do, but I’m am ols He has my love and pride. Get lost Trump. He got a Commendation. Rich guys from Duke are welcome to visit our girls, but Carnegie Mellon types are preferred My wife is pure Pitt. Come North where our anscstors are buried at a German Catholic cemetery. Just another Yinzer from Pittsburgh who spent his time in pipe mills. We always have Gettysburg. Don’t hate me, just an aging mind from a Mom who spoke more Magyar than English. (Dad did German). Just an old man ranting. Forgive me, I’m tired of life.

O.T. Heroic cat story. I just saw an online story from the Netherlands. In 1421, they suffered the St. Elizabeth’s Flood. After the worst was over, a baby’s cradle was floating in the water with a cat jumping back and forth. There was a baby in the cradle and the cat was keeping the cradle balanced by jumping. Both were rescued. It’s called the Biesbosch Cat if you want to look up the story. It was famous in the Netherlands for some centuries. It’s not known if it’s a true story, but it’s such a wonderful story I had to share it.

This real and amazing. Did Georgia read about this?Multiple robot vacuum cleaners in the US were hacked to yell obscenities and insults through the onboard speakers.

ABC news was able to confirm reports of this hack in robot vacuum cleaners of the type Ecovacs Deebot X2, which are manufactured in China. Ecovacs is considered the leading service robotics brand, and is a market leader in robot vacuums.

One of the victims, Minnesota lawyer Daniel Swenson, said he heard sound snippets that seemed similar to a voice coming from his vacuum cleaner. Through the Ecovacs app, he then saw someone not in his household accessing the live camera feed of the vacuum, as well as the remote control feature.

Thinking it was a glitch, he rebooted the vacuum cleaner and reset the password, just to be on the safe side. But that didn’t help for long. Almost instantly, the vacuum cleaner started to move again.

Only this time, the voice coming from the vacuum cleaner was loud and clear, and it was yelling racist obscenities at Swenson and his family. The voice sounded like a teenager according to Swenson.

Folks, there is more truth behind this arc than you may imagine: malwarebytes . com / blog / news /2024 /10/ robot-vacuum-cleaners-hacked-to-spy-on-insult-owners

Beatrix sounds a bit jealous that she’s not there, joining the fight.

But were the roombas actually attacking?

The Killer Roombas don’t stand a chance against them. They are unstoppable!

OT—friendly reminder for my fellow Texans: early voting starts today. Don’t forget to vote!

I’m so happy that Lupin is playing such an important role in deafeating the rumbas. He’s an awesome cat!

Oh the catmanity!!

Bite, bite, bite, bite, spin (with kitten teet).

That last panel…? BEST! LINE! EVER!

Lack of fear and impulse control sums them up neatly. There’s some serious nipping happening.

I suspect this storyline is casting a wider net than intended. This afternoon, my Roomba viciously attacked the cats’ water fountain — actually upended it — spilling water everywhere. That’s never happened before.

Bite, Ora Zella, bite!

OT: Jora

Happy Birthday!

Never tell me the odds!

Happy Birthday Keith!

Purrsonally, I believe the Roombas From Outer Space want nothing more than to vacuum all floors. Perhaps their diet consists of dust, pet hair, small food crumbs, and the rest of what lands on every floor.