Friday, July 30, 2010

ich bin ein bunliner

I'm going to guess this greeting card is in Dutch. Based on the cat's facial expression, I'm going to guess it translates to something like "I loathe your superior cuteness!" I'm not certain the occasion for which you'd buy this card...


Thursday, July 29, 2010

a tale of two kitties

Of the countless Warner Bros cartoons I've seen in my day, this one stands out as an all-time favorite: A Tale of Two Kitties. It stars two WWII-era cats, but the cuteness is entirely thanks to a tiny orphaned bird named Tweety. This is his first-ever appearance, and Warner Bros ruined him almost immediately after. He was a brand-new baby bird in this cartoon, and followed all the rules of cute. Head-to-body proportion. Foot-to-body proportion. Huge eyes. Baby talk. He didn't even have feathers yet. (I've read that the censors demanded feathers be added for his next cartoon – can't have nude baby birds running around with the Nazis on the loose.) My favorite thing about this Tweety is that he's cute as a bug, but sarcastic and mean as all hell. The Warner Bros crew always had something against cats and made them the butt of all jokes, even if the cats in question were dead ringers for Abbott and Costello. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Quizno's Qats

Here we are, face to face...




A couple of silver spoons, hopin' to find we're two of a kind. Making it grow, making it grow— together—we're gonna find our way...

This is our neighbor Junior a.k.a. Edward (as renamed by human neighbor who is Twilight super-fan) trying to come in and visit Timmy through my office window. Note raised paw and Edward's little pink tongue.

Second, an attempt at a self-portrait. The blur makes us both look younger.