Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 23, 2024

I get the feeling Mr.T. isn’t a permit sorta guy. What we need now is a Christmas Miracle!!!!

And… BOOOO. HISSSS!!

The return of the pigeon. We’ll see what Nimble has to say about this!

Cardboard bulldozers!

Er, I mean, the Grumbling Room is, of course, open for all who wish to avoid silly soap opera and sappy holiday movies based on such.

Kit is awesome. Also, there’s that pigeon au pair in panels 3 and 4!

What a cool pigeon!

Oooooh, there’s the pigeon au pair in panels 3 & 4. What a lovely bird.

and Princess is back in the last panel!!

Dude, Kit can outfight a bulldozer!

I hope that bulldozer is made from cardboard, too!

Flattening will get you nowhere.

BoMCH in panel 2!!!

(Back of Many Cat Heads.)

I love Bandit’s police badge.

A happy reunion in the last panel. We get to meet the pigeon and see Princess again.

But a big Boooo from me to Mr. T.

Is that Bandit’s police badge in the last panel?

Quick! Sabotage the dozer!

Pigeons are really pretty when you see them up close. Their feathers are iridescent—and so soft!

Luxury parking lot. Isn’t that an oxymoron?

Is that a stool pigeon?

I see Angora and Paisley have had time for a quick costume change.

O.T.

I used to go thru a local mall to get home from work, a shortcut. This time of year, I would avoid doing that as it was packed. Now it is deserted and sad. I don’t see what a luxury parking lot is going to do to line Mr. T’s pockets.

And of course Snowball Taggart is dressed as Santa. Must be more of that “synergy” he talks about!

Thanks for clueing us in (again) on the return of the pigeon… I had already forgot about that storyline ! It looks like there could be multiple hero’s here. <3

And OMG, how cute are all the kitty “Boos” in synch on the bottom of panel 2 ??Love this !

Uh, it looks like the au pigeon is trying to get their attention. Has anyone seen the kittens lately?

Who’s the bird?!!

The Chase brothers are here to stop this injustice! Also, Princess is back!

OT

Hamilton A. Cat Holiday Recipe

I can’t believe Snowball would bulldoze the parking lot with his daughters and grandchildren in the way! Even he can’t be that heartless!

Is the chickadee wearing sunglasses? Great look!

Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock

Kit Chase and Bandit, you both rock

You are so cool, and Snowball’s a fool

We all know his schemes will all fail

And that right will always prevail!

…….

Parking lot permits just do not exist

The tree farm and orphanage do

Your schemes may seem to work for awhile,

But ultimately is doomed!

…….

So you may have utilized graft

To get your plan underway

But you know we’ll have the last laugh

And we know you’ll try to get away!

……..

Let’s all raise a paw for cute toe beans

Snowball is such a fool!

Celebrate with friends and loved ones with artificial greens

In this season of Yule!

Thats it- get the lawyers- they will tie everything up (IN tinseland law)

Has nobody said it yet? Mr T! I pity the fool who bulldozes the kitten orphanage.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

At Elvis-Anum’s Office

Apprentice Akil: We have the movable press set up for copies of Betty Cooker’s Most Popular Recipes.

Elvis: Good. Let’s get the ink ready for a trial run.

Amon-Merchant: How does it happen we have a device that isn’t supposed to be invented for centuries?

Beatrixia: We don’t believe in waiting until the last minute.

Puckmosis: Did Snowfall Braggart find Barbara’s Shop alright?

Bea: Yes. I heard he’s giving her and her staff a difficult time.

Puck: It’s not nice to mess with Barbara.

Sometime Later

Puck: So how did Snowfall like his fur dressing?

Barbara: I finally got him to see reason. I explained his fur would be perfect for the Pink Lupinium treatment.

Puck: And what happened then?

Barbara: He was most appreciative of our other suggestions.

Oh yeah, of course, he definitely wouldn’t have thought to get a permit for any of this. Should’ve thought of that and called it out ages ago. :P

Isn’t a luxury parking lot an oxymoron ?

Wow, that pigeon is FAST! (And also TALL.) Or maybe Princess and family were close by.

Also, I need a Bandit vs. Dr. Mittens throwdown, rap battle style.

And is a Blazing Saddles twist, this Pawmark/Lifetime channel story takes an unexpected twist when Father laughingly says,

“Permit? PERMIT! We don’t need no Stinking Permit!”

In the next panel Kit and the Black Tabby named Bart formulate a plan, (Cut me some slack her folks this is a parody of Blazing Saddles after all) where all of the orphans will reach out to the moles for help, even though the orphans, who all happened to be named Johnson for some strange reason, Well it’s not really all that strange, but it is a family show after all and well we all know what Johnson really means, to help them build a tree farm and orphanage by morning.

Bart: "Now, before the sun comes up… we’re going to build on this site an exact replica of the town of Rock Ridge.

Every building, every store front, every rock and every tree… right down to the orange roof on Howard Johnson’s outhouse."

Idiot Orphan: "I get it! And tomorrow when Father and his work cats come rolling in… to destroy the real orphanage and Christmas tree farm…

….They’ll actually be destroying the fake orphanage and Christmas tree farm! But they’ll think it’s the real orphanage and Christmas tree farm! But we’ll know it’s the fake orphanage and Christmas tree farm!"

Angora: “How’re we going to do it? We don’t have the time and we ain’t got the critters.?”

Kit: “Wrong! There’s why.”

All the orphans: “Who the hell are they?” (Yes they do say hell on the Pawmark/lIfetime channel but only after 9 p.m.)

Kit: “Tunnel building moles. They’ve agreed to help us make our dream come true.”

Bart: " And all they ask in return is a little plot of land… they can call their own to homestead."

Will the plan work?

Will the fight scene be as funny as the movie?

Will Otis the orphan be drunk enough to knock out the bad guys with his breath?

Tune in to tomorrow’s episode to find out.

Here’s a gift for the Orb: a really simple cookie recipe for those who need to do some last-minute baking:

SUGAR COOKIES – NO EGGS

Oven: Preheat to 350

(This recipe makes about 15 cookies; if you want more, just multiply everything by 2; if you need a LOT, multiply by 4):

¼ lb. butter (1 stick, at room temperature)

½ cup sugar (brown or white)

¾ cup flour (gluten-free flour works pretty well)

¼ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. vanilla (almond or lemon extract would also work well)

Cream together butter and sugar.

Sift dry ingredients together and mix into creamed mixture, then add the vanilla.

Roll into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Press slightly with a fork dipped in sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.

Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 3 to 4 minutes, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.

PS – if you try this with an artificial sweetener, please let me know how it turns out.

Also, adding a bit of cinnamon or other sweet spice might allow you to cut down on the sugar even more.

Dang, that pigeon looks so cool! I really want his autograph.

Sean Bell, Foxy and I are listening to the Solstice celebration “Starlight North 2” (and trying to send it to Steve G in heaven) on Music from the Hearts of Space on WFIU, and I’m about to make coffee with fair trade beans I bought and ground at Bloomingfoods Near West. This year I have the gift I have wanted for years. Foxy and I are home. Thank you to all the Mega-Orb. May you and families all be blessed. ⋆꙳•̩̩͙❅*̩̩͙‧͙ ‧͙*̩̩͙❆ ͙͛ ˚₊⋆ Thank you. ⋆₊˚ ͙͛ ❆*̩̩͙‧͙ ‧͙*̩̩͙❅•̩̩͙꙳⋆

(There was a lot going on yesterday, so this was posted very late, so I’m re-posting so everybody sees it.)

And ♡❀˖⁺. ༶ ⋆˙⊹❀♡ Thank You ♡❀˖⁺. ༶ ⋆˙⊹❀♡ with all my heart to ·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ Georgia Dunn ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙ , her cats, family and friends, who started it all, kept me laughing through everything, and inspired the Mega-Orb with your spirit of artistic fun, kindness and friendship. Bless you always.

OT: My kitty fix is on the way!

Nobody flattens Kit.

A little fun for family reunions:

[DH#1’s family had a situation almost like this song. At his uncle’s wedding, the groom’s widowed father met, fell in love with, and finally married one of the bride’s sisters. Therefore, the bride’s sister became her stepmother-in-law, and the groom’s sister-in-law became his stepmother. And they all lived happily ever after.]

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OT: No peace on earth at my house tonight.

I won Worst of the Worst at the library’s ugly sweater contest. The monstrosity to the left was my entry.

Princess!!!

Can some kind Orbster help me figure out what that green roundish thing is to the right of Bandit’s mouth in panel 4? I thought at first it was a mittened hand in a “stop in the name of the paw” gesture, but the paw holding the badge isn’t mittened in green. Then I thought maybe it is a puff of angry heated breath in the cold air, but nobody else is puffing steam clouds. It doesn’t seem to be part of his scarf either, although the shade of green matches the one in the scarf. Any help?

Boy am I slow sometimes. I just got the reference, possibly unintentional, to the 1987 Lake Forest Chainsaw Massacre where Mr. T cut down scores of trees on his Chicago property.

Mr. T does not pity the fool