Thug cat part 4. After all, it's not my Axminster.

[Grumpyoldpersonwithcats]

By popular request, a furtherance of the Saga of TC the Stripey.

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a story of a war of attrition over the last two years waged by a fat stripey cat on the innocent and long suffering members (feline and human) of the Grumpy household. Now running at almost 3000 posts, clearly TC would give Grendel a run for his money

All literary references welcome, we've already had Shakespeare, Saki, James Thurber, The KJV bible, Judith Kerr, EM Forster, Benny Hill and of course our own Supersimkin2 (to name but a few).

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It's the geese and the swans, readily available here, that worry me!

Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs Grumpy and your four beautiful cats. Sybil is a stunner but Karl, Lenny and Basil are lovely. Missing the hard man that is TC, the photos you took of him when you called made me want to run haha.
Miss my boys always so all you amazing cat lovers have a great time

Thank you @Vanuatu, and a very happy Christmas to you and yours too.

TC was around as usual this morning. This was him exiting the premises after I'd suggested he couldn't come in. He then savaged my leg... BAU.

Is TC kissing the ground Pope-style, in that second photograph?

@AlfonsoTheUnrepentant

Is TC kissing the ground Pope-style, in that second photograph?

I'd pay to see him in one of those pet Pope costumes.

Is there a Christmas jumper photo from this year?

I'd pay to see him in one of those pet Pope costumes.

We should start a fund to pay for Grumpy's hospital costs if he tries that.

Oh, yes. Seconding the demand request for a Christmas jumper photo.

@AlfonsoTheUnrepentant

Is TC kissing the ground Pope-style, in that second photograph?

I am liking the irony of your username here as I believe TC is just showing repentance for trying to enter the (in his eyes) hallowed ground of Grumpy's house.

You say "savaged my leg" Grumpy but we all know he was just trying to kiss your feet.

And I would pay extra money to see someone helpfully trying to close Thug Cat's little paws around the Papal Ferula.

(I had to ask Catholic DH about that, to me it's the pope's big staff! Hope this post is not offensive!)

@SmallFacedMaskedPeople

And I would pay extra money to see someone helpfully trying to close Thug Cat's little paws around the Papal Ferula.

(I had to ask Catholic DH about that, to me it's the pope's big staff! Hope this post is not offensive!)

You say "savaged my leg" Grumpy but we all know he was just trying to kiss your feet.

@SmallFacedMaskedPeople, by jove. I think you've got something there!

He was just trying to get your attention, Grumpy.

/plaintive

Oooh, the Pope has a big staff! Pass it on!

@SmallFacedMaskedPeople

And I would pay extra money to see someone helpfully trying to close Thug Cat's little paws around the Papal Ferula.

(I had to ask Catholic DH about that, to me it's the pope's big staff! Hope this post is not offensive!)

A serious sum of danger money would have to be paid to anyone attempting such a high risk activity. There would be no volunteers!

I have now put Papal Ferula in my memory bank for future reference should need arise. Learn something new every day.

TC has been very much in evidence today. He came running up to greet us this morning, and then earliy this afternoon he was back to his old tricks of attempted breaking and entering through the front door.

My neighbour's bengal was in our garden today, watched by our cat from the safety of a box under the table behind a double glazed door. He attempted to catch a squirrel but was utterly, utterly shit at it. Perhaps that's why TC sticks to your house/car/boat, bengals are bad hunters?

So what do you get for Christmas for your next door neighbours?

Obvious really - a set of 4 TC coasters.
Should I launch a brand?

OMG 🙀😹😻

YES you should launch a brand you'd sell out on MN within minutes!

Brilliant 👏 👏

Love the coasters. I'd even pony up for a calendar with different pictures of TC every month.

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats

TC has been very much in evidence today. He came running up to greet us this morning, and then earliy this afternoon he was back to his old tricks of attempted breaking and entering through the front door.

That photo is like the feline version of The Shining when Jack Nicholson breaks down a door with an axe and sings out "Heeeere's Jack!"

I would buy those !

@AlfonsoTheUnrepentant

Love the coasters. I'd even pony up for a calendar with different pictures of TC every month.

I'd love one of them.

I think we have suggested the calendar before.

@Santapankitoo we sure have suggested a calendar! But I guess we will just have to be happy with those coasters of TC, too.
Beggars can't be choosers and all that, after all.

It has occurred to me that the Saga of the Stripey would make a great children's book. Can you imagine the drawings? TC swaggering around in his gold chain, TC savaging all and sundry, TC squaring off against Sybil?

It would need a happy ending, of course, with TC joining the Grumpy household as a cherished and beloved member.

@AlfonsoTheUnrepentant

It has occurred to me that the Saga of the Stripey would make a great children's book. Can you imagine the drawings? TC swaggering around in his gold chain, TC savaging all and sundry, TC squaring off against Sybil?

It would need a happy ending, of course, with TC joining the Grumpy household as a cherished and beloved member.

Yes, yes, yes.

Come on Grumpy you could rival Julia Donaldson by this time next year.

I like the idea of a pop-up book.