It’s another busy day at Maru’s house, when suddenly a gang of hoodlums invades the backyard. But Maru doesn’t monkey around.
With that unpleasantness out of the way, Maru can enjoy his favorite pastime: squeezing into small spaces.
via Andrew Y.
Cats
Weekend Open Thread
Happy Caturday and welcome to the open thread. Every cat is quirky and unique, and so it is with this beautiful stripey girl from reader Georgiana Y.:
I’ve had cats all my life but never one quite like Skye! She is clumsy and not graceful at all, she moves more like a bulldog than a cat. Also I had hoped that her obsession with chewing the cords of things like chargers would pass as she grew older but, sadly, no. As I often tell her, it’s a good thing that she’s so cute!
Links: Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue…
Hairy new bug discovered, naughty squirrel, amazing cat rescue, crazy bird meets crazy straw, and more.
Well, it makes me less appetizing.
Newly discovered Australian beetle almost mistaken for bird poo
BBC, via Sharon G.
You don’t see ME laughing, do you?
Heroic Rescue of Lancashire Cat Takes an Unexpectedly Hilarious Turn
Cole & Marmalade, via NTMTOM
Naughty Squirrel Steals Everything She Spots. Nothing Can Stop Her
Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via NTMTOM
And finally: Crazy Bird Meets Crazy Straw
That drink is definitely stirred, Andrew Y.
Invasion of the Croissant People!
A pair of smiling, unblinking converts led Marsdon into the greenhouse. There he saw Miss Henderson unconscious next to a strange alien object. “She feels no pain,” said a convert. “Soon, just like her, you will awaken in your new body and feel happier… calmer… flakier.” Marsdon pulled out his revolver. “That’s where you’re wrong, you bloodless freaks! I’m flaky enough as it is!”
Nothing’s flakier than a cat, Andrew Y.