Pickles by Brian Crane for February 27, 2025

Our cat has gone deaf. We freak him out when we come up behind him.

Never heard of such a thing!

My cat hissed at something outside and a deep throated growl came back, never knew what it was, guessing mountain lion

If they want to freak out the cat, put Pop Rocks in her litter box!

Cats are ….. evil!!!

/SHNARK\

Opal, there is something ominous lurking about. It’s inside your house and it’s a cat.

Predator?

this is just a variation of the “did you hear a noise – it sounds like a prowler” crap they pull once you’re in bed

My little miss kitty goes absolutely insane when our neighbours cat comes and sits on the window ledge. Scares the you know what out of us.

Muffin is seeing what she can get away with.

Sometimes I think my cats are playing this game with me. They don’t hiss, but they stare out the window, acting excited and when I go to look out to try to see what they’re looking at, they turn around and look at me and I can almost hear them say, “Ha ha! Made you look!”

An old Far Side cartoon had one dog saying to the other, with old lady reading in the armchair, “You wanna have some fun, Fred? Watch … I’m gonna go over and stare and growl at the closet door.”

My cat did that one night near an open window, and we were rewarded with skunk spray!

Muffin, as most cats, craves attention once in a while!

My cat was staring out the window in our back door one night. She suddenly hissed, spat, and ran away. I glanced over, and a raccoon had its front paws and face pressed against the window looking in.

Heh, heh … gotta love cats!

My theory thatijustmadeup: Cats live in a dimension with blurred borders. They occasionally see trans-dimensional creatures traveling through.

Typical cat.

Cats have no sense of humor, or mine would be rolling on the floor laughing at me…

Not nice, Muffin.

Muffin saw her reflection in the window and didn’t like what she saw!

Like the one with the two dogs. One telling the other, “Watch how they act when I growl and stare at the closet.”

It could be Muffin’s reflection in the window. Usually when the light shows the reflection, the cat sees themselves which is why Muffin is having a hissy fit.

Muffin,yer a kitty after my heart!

That is a cat for you……..

Another cat, most likely.

No, no, no Brian … cat’s growl first, call it an high decibel purr, if you wish. Then they suddenly and unexpectedly leap, all four legs splayed, claws fully extended, teeth bared, and screaming like a banshee. I’ll train yours for a small fee.

I see dead people!

Drama is always more about the actor than the act.

It is fun to express yourself with emphasis in a contest of words and thoughts but true enjoyment is the product of not having to pee so bad you have enough focus to speak and act.