I love it when Lupin’s deafness is showcased not as a disability, but just another thing about Lupin – in this case, a superpower! The food processor is no threat to him!
The year we had a momma raccoon with babies in our kitchen soffit (waited until they were old enough to be out of the house to patch up the hole) I felt so guilty using the food processor. They would go from happily purring and playing to total silence. I’m so sorry guys, but this is my kitchen! I gotta cook somewhere!
“Well, that’s no ordinary food processor! That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered food processor you ever set eyes on! Look, that food processor’s got a vicious streak a mile wide, it’s a food killer!”
Beatrix: I see you’re playing your DnD bard’s lute, Natasha. How long have you been playing.
Natasha: As long as I can remember. It was a gift from Ta-Natash, my grandma to the nth power.
Bea: Oh, like Violet’s Nana Infinity, Violet-Ifa. I met her once, you know.
Tash: Yeah, they come and visit us every so often. Space time anemones, you know.
Bea: I’ve heard they can be tricky. Remember when Tommy found one?
Tash: Yes. Although he did have a nice visit to his ancestor Thomios. And brought back some of that divine Xanadu honey.
Bea: That inspired Trina from the University of Queen Bee Hive Management to start a modern day hive. They’re on the lookout for magical flowers all the time.
Tash: They don’t have to look far. There’s magic in the most mundane things.0
Ooh, BCN has a laugh track now. Better use it wisely Burt, unlike certain sitcoms. Meanwhile, the Woman and her food processor have invoked Puck the Boxer, one of the most dangerous forms our reporters can take. Looks like it’s fisticuffs!
My girl Jez concurs. She hangs out in the kitchen any time I’m in there, but whenever I was even about to run the food processor, she was “outta here in second gear”.
I’m guessing Lupin isn’t running away because he can’t hear much/anything. My father would sometimes do that with his hearing aid when my mother blabbed too much.
Yup. Years ago we found out a certain, now deceased, cat was deaf through his not running away when I used the blender. He got first licks forever after no matter what I was blending. All that time we thought he was just a bit more aloof than the others. The present clowder behaves like Georgia’s, any kitchen appliance sends them scattering away. Except, of course, running the can opener or pulling out the proper knife to slice freshly cooked fish or other meat. I swear they can tell which knife I am pulling out of the block by the sounds. (When cooking animal based protein we always add a bit more to feed the cats and dogs because we know they will always be begging for whatever we are making). The joys of living with pets.
I have a chart of noise levels and their hazard ratings. Blenders are rated at 90 dB. Sounds over 85 dB for extended periods can cause permanent hearing loss, in this case 30 minutes or more.
MIne don’t mind the appliance sounds. His Majesty thinks it is a call to help mom. HM will be in the kitchen and on my shoulder before I know what hit me.
Quite enjoyed today’s Off the Mark comic. It reminded me of recent adventures of our furry BCN friends: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2023/05/21?ct=v&cti=703083 Sharing for anyone who may not have seen it.
I like the crushed ice you get in take out cold beverages, so I asked for and received a countertop ice crusher for Christmas one year. That little thing makes such an eardrum busting noise that I can’t stand to use it. It now sits in the highest cabinet over the kitchen sink, the one that requires a ladder to reach.
We have BIG garage doors. We always warn each other when we are opening one. The cats hate them too. We say ‘DOOR’ and they tense up. Last week I put my hand on the opener and they both took off running before it opened.
Puck steps up to the podium as he gets ready to defeat the relative of the evil vacuum cleaner, this is it people the fight of the century and puck unleashes the TINY BOPS OF JUSTICE! Super effective at getting rid of evil vacuum cleaners and vacuum cleaner relatives. Food processor unleased the VERY LOUD NOISE how will Puck stand for this? BY UNLEASHING THE FURIOUS BOPS OF JUSTICE AND FENDING OFF THIS VERY LOUD FOOD PROCESSOR OMC HE DID IT THE FANS GO WILD Puck raises his head in truimph!
Le'letha Premium Member over 1 year ago
Lupin: “Cool, cool…where did everyone go?”
I love it when Lupin’s deafness is showcased not as a disability, but just another thing about Lupin – in this case, a superpower! The food processor is no threat to him!
McColl34 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Lupin: “Hmm. It makes a kind of soothing vibration . . . feels pretty nice on my paws.”
uncle snipe over 1 year ago
As the rest run away, bravely, Pucky dispenses TINY BOPS OF JUSTICE!!!!!
McColl34 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Be wary when kitchen appliances come with hearing protection!
uncle snipe over 1 year ago
Puffed out tails, Goldie’s is magnificent, Iggy’s tail makes a cameo appearance, Lupin sipping away, and Toebeans.
Colorado Expat over 1 year ago
Is the food processor related to the vacuum cleaner?
dmah Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m with the clowder on this one … The one time I tried to make salsa with the food processor, I went too far and had to turn it into gazpacho.
Brian Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Nope.” “Nope.” “Run away.” SLURP.
Robin Harwood over 1 year ago
Is the processor doomed?
WelshRat Premium Member over 1 year ago
Lupin’s not infected by the panicked movement of the others…
Ahsum over 1 year ago
Sunday Funday
cb8ty over 1 year ago
I love the tails in panel three. You know exactly which one belongs to who.
rheddmobile over 1 year ago
The year we had a momma raccoon with babies in our kitchen soffit (waited until they were old enough to be out of the house to patch up the hole) I felt so guilty using the food processor. They would go from happily purring and playing to total silence. I’m so sorry guys, but this is my kitchen! I gotta cook somewhere!
Daeder over 1 year ago
Leave the reporting on loud appliances and power tools to Lupin.
I empathize with the cats. I have a blender that I love, but I have to wear earplugs when I use it.
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
I can’t tolerate the sound of the beaters on a hand held mixer hitting the sides of a metal mixing bowl.
cb8ty over 1 year ago
My coffee grinder sends all my kids under the bed.
cat19632001 over 1 year ago
Panel eight – “J’accuse!”
cat19632001 over 1 year ago
Is Goldie working on a stand-up ::laugh track:: comedy routine?
gpurdum8 over 1 year ago
Those loud noises never bothered Lupin.
Jungle Empress over 1 year ago
I shouldn’t laugh at the scattering poofs…especially while Lupin just stands around sipping coffee and blissfully unaware.
morningglory73 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sudden loud noises bushy up my tail too.
Snowy&Finlay over 1 year ago
Food processor ? no problem . BLENDER ! That sends even me running.
emiesty Premium Member over 1 year ago
OT Babel by P. F. Kuang
cat19632001 over 1 year ago
“Well, that’s no ordinary food processor! That’s the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered food processor you ever set eyes on! Look, that food processor’s got a vicious streak a mile wide, it’s a food killer!”
“Run away! Run away!”
MamaBird over 1 year ago
As deaf Lupin calmly watches the action….. <3
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Boy, you can sure pick out the old people in this comic. One of the top complaints by old people in a recent survey was dislike of noise, loud or not.
Kitty Katz over 1 year ago
Meanwhile, Back in Rhode Island
Beatrix: I see you’re playing your DnD bard’s lute, Natasha. How long have you been playing.
Natasha: As long as I can remember. It was a gift from Ta-Natash, my grandma to the nth power.
Bea: Oh, like Violet’s Nana Infinity, Violet-Ifa. I met her once, you know.
Tash: Yeah, they come and visit us every so often. Space time anemones, you know.
Bea: I’ve heard they can be tricky. Remember when Tommy found one?
Tash: Yes. Although he did have a nice visit to his ancestor Thomios. And brought back some of that divine Xanadu honey.
Bea: That inspired Trina from the University of Queen Bee Hive Management to start a modern day hive. They’re on the lookout for magical flowers all the time.
Tash: They don’t have to look far. There’s magic in the most mundane things.0
enigmamz over 1 year ago
You could even cut a tin can with it! (But you wouldn’t want to!)
misty over 1 year ago
Mmm yeah! (Woo, woo)
Woman thinks it’s tasty, as long as it’s firm, not pasty
But most cats will puff and jump right down
But, baby, baby, it’s the best kibble salad around
’Cause that food chopper is a loud round scrambler
Whirrin’ like I don’t know how
Baby, full of flavor, there’s salsa in the pink house now
This noisy condition got bonkers opposition
Don’t you know that Puck is still wild
Baby, I can’t say, but you done told me
They call it the tumble and dice
Call it the tumble and dice, yeah
- Keith Richards / Mick Jagger – Tumbling Dice
Katzen1415 over 1 year ago
Ooh, BCN has a laugh track now. Better use it wisely Burt, unlike certain sitcoms. Meanwhile, the Woman and her food processor have invoked Puck the Boxer, one of the most dangerous forms our reporters can take. Looks like it’s fisticuffs!
rs0204 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ora Zella’s face is hilarious in the 4th panel.
tony_n_jen2003 over 1 year ago
…makes julienne fries
diskus Premium Member over 1 year ago
Table saws clear the building
rs0204 Premium Member over 1 year ago
OT:
turner7811 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I will never eat salsa again without thinking of salad kibble.
ajwaldtwo over 1 year ago
Georgia knows cats! Before using the coffee grinder, I must warn Hemingway the Cat to prevent him from leaping straight up into the air.
ars731 over 1 year ago
Thats an clever touch that Lupin doesnt run away from the food processor because hes deaf.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
OT: Dinner
bryan42 over 1 year ago
I love Iggy’s little pooch tail as he flees with the others. And Tiny Bops of Justice is great!
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
My girl Jez concurs. She hangs out in the kitchen any time I’m in there, but whenever I was even about to run the food processor, she was “outta here in second gear”.
Sayman over 1 year ago
Skippittypats
daleandkristen over 1 year ago
I’m guessing Lupin isn’t running away because he can’t hear much/anything. My father would sometimes do that with his hearing aid when my mother blabbed too much.
GSD Mom Premium Member over 1 year ago
My absolute favorite bit is panel 3, where Lupin is just calmly sipping his coffee, paw in pocket.
And the term Salad Kibble just cracks me up! Thanks for the laughs, Georgia!
Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Yup. Years ago we found out a certain, now deceased, cat was deaf through his not running away when I used the blender. He got first licks forever after no matter what I was blending. All that time we thought he was just a bit more aloof than the others. The present clowder behaves like Georgia’s, any kitchen appliance sends them scattering away. Except, of course, running the can opener or pulling out the proper knife to slice freshly cooked fish or other meat. I swear they can tell which knife I am pulling out of the block by the sounds. (When cooking animal based protein we always add a bit more to feed the cats and dogs because we know they will always be begging for whatever we are making). The joys of living with pets.
Red Bird over 1 year ago
The food processor cannot withstand his Tiny Bops of Justice!
jwarrenphd over 1 year ago
Puck, the master of fisticuffs!
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
Puck is quite fluffy. It’s a good look for him.
scaeva Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have a chart of noise levels and their hazard ratings. Blenders are rated at 90 dB. Sounds over 85 dB for extended periods can cause permanent hearing loss, in this case 30 minutes or more.
Fennec! at the Disco over 1 year ago
Tiny bops of justice!
Totally Not a Killer Dolphin over 1 year ago
OZ is in this! Does that mean we have new strips again, or did Georgia draw a bunch of Sundays in advance?
ocarol7 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Salad kibble :-)))
Rebecka A over 1 year ago
Tiny bops of justice, yes! You tell it Pucky!
miscreant over 1 year ago
MIne don’t mind the appliance sounds. His Majesty thinks it is a call to help mom. HM will be in the kitchen and on my shoulder before I know what hit me.
sgs13 over 1 year ago
Pucky is so brave!
efwjso (Sue) over 1 year ago
Quite enjoyed today’s Off the Mark comic. It reminded me of recent adventures of our furry BCN friends: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2023/05/21?ct=v&cti=703083 Sharing for anyone who may not have seen it.
asrialfeeple over 1 year ago
Impressive poof.
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
I like the crushed ice you get in take out cold beverages, so I asked for and received a countertop ice crusher for Christmas one year. That little thing makes such an eardrum busting noise that I can’t stand to use it. It now sits in the highest cabinet over the kitchen sink, the one that requires a ladder to reach.
emiesty Premium Member over 1 year ago
A nearby ice cream chain is advertising peanut butter kibble as its flavour of the month. Any ideas about what ingredients might be in it?
metagalaxy1970 over 1 year ago
“tiny bops of justice!!” and fangs……………….plus puffy tails. Good thing Lupin is deaf though he should feel the vibration.
Mr. Reader over 1 year ago
the detail of lupin not reacting is so well done
kittylover.truitt over 1 year ago
Adorable!
Zan over 1 year ago
This is just the cats being scared from loud sounds.
Huggybearojb over 1 year ago
CUTE TINY BOPS OF JUSTICE ARE COMING TO SAVE US.
ISENOTHING over 1 year ago
We have BIG garage doors. We always warn each other when we are opening one. The cats hate them too. We say ‘DOOR’ and they tense up. Last week I put my hand on the opener and they both took off running before it opened.
Huggybearojb over 1 year ago
Puck steps up to the podium as he gets ready to defeat the relative of the evil vacuum cleaner, this is it people the fight of the century and puck unleashes the TINY BOPS OF JUSTICE! Super effective at getting rid of evil vacuum cleaners and vacuum cleaner relatives. Food processor unleased the VERY LOUD NOISE how will Puck stand for this? BY UNLEASHING THE FURIOUS BOPS OF JUSTICE AND FENDING OFF THIS VERY LOUD FOOD PROCESSOR OMC HE DID IT THE FANS GO WILD Puck raises his head in truimph!
GojiTheKing about 1 month ago
lupin is the only one of them who isn’t scared, which is accurate