I think JJ’s syndicate is probably a year away from printing the “solution” upside-down at the bottom of each strip. Some recent candidates:
Myth—cats kill sleepers by stealing their breath: http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/catsuck.aspA “cat’s paw” is a person who is used without their knowledge to accomplish someone else’s purposes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat’s_pawThe “idioms” Arlo refers to are the various signals Luddie uses to communicate a want or a need.Arlo’s suggesting that Luddie asked Janis why there’s no pork-flavored cat food.Janis switched to a cheaper coffee, and Arlo doesn’t notice.It’s a big electric blanket control, and Luddie wants it turned back on for him.
I have a word I use for a cat puking – “yonking”. Part honking, part yuck. Its the sound they make before they actually do it. And why is it on carpets, rugs, or sheets? It is never on the tile where it is easier to clean up.
The myth that cats will steal souls is from the fact they like to sleep next to warm bodies. When a cat crawls in a baby’s crib, it will sleep on the baby to keep warm. And the baby suffocates. I never had an issue with my cats doing that. They knew they were never supposed to be in the crib.
@GypsyWoman: Exactly. I have a remnant carpet strip my mother gave me to be an area rug, but over the years my cat has made it and the living room carpet her “yonking” area.
Nachikethass over 12 years ago
Morning breath!
gary4160 over 12 years ago
my old siamese has very bad breath!
firefly10605 over 12 years ago
OK Arlo watch what you eat before you go to bed, you don’t want to make Ludwig sick when he comes for smooches!! LOL!
belcherman over 12 years ago
That’s why I have dogs. Their breath is always worse than mine.
jaredmc over 12 years ago
JGMoore1701’s right…it’s an allusion to the cat-stealing-breath myth.
Chewiek9 over 12 years ago
Arlo’s breath has Superpowers!
GypsyWoman over 12 years ago
Love the devil horns on Luddie in the second panel.
NE1956 over 12 years ago
Panel 3 is what Little Muttley Beagle does to me when it’s time to get up. I don’t need an alarm clock.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I hated it when our cats puked!
Tony over 12 years ago
I think JJ’s syndicate is probably a year away from printing the “solution” upside-down at the bottom of each strip. Some recent candidates:
Myth—cats kill sleepers by stealing their breath: http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/catsuck.aspA “cat’s paw” is a person who is used without their knowledge to accomplish someone else’s purposes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat’s_pawThe “idioms” Arlo refers to are the various signals Luddie uses to communicate a want or a need.Arlo’s suggesting that Luddie asked Janis why there’s no pork-flavored cat food.Janis switched to a cheaper coffee, and Arlo doesn’t notice.It’s a big electric blanket control, and Luddie wants it turned back on for him.GypsyWoman over 12 years ago
I have a word I use for a cat puking – “yonking”. Part honking, part yuck. Its the sound they make before they actually do it. And why is it on carpets, rugs, or sheets? It is never on the tile where it is easier to clean up.
GypsyWoman over 12 years ago
The myth that cats will steal souls is from the fact they like to sleep next to warm bodies. When a cat crawls in a baby’s crib, it will sleep on the baby to keep warm. And the baby suffocates. I never had an issue with my cats doing that. They knew they were never supposed to be in the crib.
lohaces over 12 years ago
@GypsyWoman: Exactly. I have a remnant carpet strip my mother gave me to be an area rug, but over the years my cat has made it and the living room carpet her “yonking” area.