Maru Hits the Bottom of the Bucket

Not That Mike The Other Mike

The newspaper headlines on my desk squawked in panic: “KFC Hit By Chicken Shortage!” “Stores Shuttered as Birds Fly Coop!” Was this mysterious disappearance a simple cluck-up — or did some dirty bird commit fowl play? I knew there was only one greasy gumshoe with the giblets to get to the bottom of this capon caper, and that was me.




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20 thoughts on “Maru Hits the Bottom of the Bucket”

  1. Smartypants February 22, 2018 / 8:33 am

    “Gumshoe? Sounds messy – you’re going to clean my paws afterwards, right?”

    • Murray C February 22, 2018 / 4:41 pm

      Is this what they mean when they talk about “Film Mrowr”???

      • Faye February 22, 2018 / 6:20 pm

        Hahaha!

  2. allein ? February 22, 2018 / 8:42 am

    We’re gonna need a bigger bucket!

  3. Doug February 22, 2018 / 9:12 am

    That chicken looks a might furry .. I prefer Extra Crispy anyway

  4. Gigi The cat lady February 22, 2018 / 9:43 am

    Maru is not the only one, eve superhero felines can’t help wanting to sit in boxes.

    • allein ? February 22, 2018 / 9:50 am

      lol…I saw this floating around facebook the last few days but I couldn’t find it on google images to post here (and I was too lazy to deal with copying it and making it small enough to upload).

    • fkaWaldenPond February 22, 2018 / 12:48 pm

      Ahh! 🙂 Btw, I saw the movie yesterday and really liked it– and note, I am pretty well over the whole superpower movie genre. It is a really good stand alone and love, love how all the women in it are so strong. 🙂 Worth going to see in the theatre!

  5. Alice Shortcake February 22, 2018 / 10:28 am

    You put your left paw in, your left paw out,
    In, out, in, out, shake it all about,
    You do the Deep-Fried Chicken and you turn about,
    That’s what it’s all about!

    • allein ? February 22, 2018 / 10:31 am

      The Chicken Dance meets the Hokey Pokey. Coming soon to a wedding reception near you.

      • Alice Shortcake February 22, 2018 / 10:37 am

        The possibility of being dragged into silly dances is one of the reasons I never attend wedding receptions.

        • allein ? February 22, 2018 / 11:00 am

          My friend vetoed the macarena and electric slide at her wedding.

          The DJ played the cha-cha slide for like 10 minutes.

    • Murray C February 22, 2018 / 4:42 pm

      Suppose the Hokey Pokey really IS what it’s all about?

  6. Gigi The cat lady February 22, 2018 / 10:42 am

    I love how Maru pushes on the bucket to try and make it bigger to fit all of him.
    I sometimes do the same move on my T-shirt so they don’t cling to my big belly ?

    • dubravkamcvmd February 22, 2018 / 11:22 am

      I too loved that. I thought hmmm….tool-making next?

  8. Juno February 22, 2018 / 11:40 am

    Nice string of puns, there, NOMTOM. I’d say you deserve the Pullet Surprise.

  9. tagathax February 22, 2018 / 12:20 pm

    What a great illustration of the words ‘system error!’ In-out-in-out-in-out-in-out-aaaaarghhh!!!

    As soon as His Roundness accepts that One Paw Does Not Fit Everywhere, he’s back to his usual zen.

  10. Pamela Sinclair February 22, 2018 / 3:14 pm

    Um…KFC, my “bucket of kitten” seems to be missing a wing! 😀

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