Feline Truth Trumps Fake News
Feline Truth Trumps Fake News is fresh off the press.
Welcome to Mondays With Merlin with your host Clyde, a cat. Unless you’ve been catnapping 24/7 you know the media is awash in fake news. It’s gotten as stinky as a litter box box marinating for a month. I say poo on gas-lighting, fear-mongering and crazy-making news.
It’s time for us cats to put our paws down. Sit on your hooman. Sit on the remote. Personally, I like sitting on Layla’s cell phone. Stop filling your head with fake news. Do not believe anything you read, anywhere except here or other wise cat blogs. If you know of any, please leave a comment with their name or tag them with this post.
We will demonstrate our own truth or fake news exercise.
Truth or Fake?
Truth.
I welcome you to wake up, rise up and stand up for sunshine and sanity. Disclosure: There is only one real Clyde, not two.
Truth or Fake?
True. Most of the Time. Do not mistake opinion for truth.
Truth or Fake?
True.
This is an actual photo of Merlin at his funeral taken in May, 2016. We would never lie about our great feline master. However, cats being artful and magical, are known to take liberties with poetic license. By the power of imagination and fairy dust, Merlin makes frequent appearances here. Like all wise teachers from Buddha to Rumi, Merlin is more alive today. There is no expiration date on wisdom, or truth for that matter.
Truth or Fake?
Fake. But don’t you wish it was true? Wouldn’t you love to sip coffee or hot cocoa from a mug with a CATelaine magazine cover? We were inspired by the Canadian magazine Chatelaine that Layla grew up reading in her home town of Montreal.
This is a re-imagined magazine in the public domain but the truth is it actually dates from January 1919! It’s shows how easy it is to blur truth with fiction. As always, feline truth trumps fake news every time.
Truth or Fake?
True. This is yours truly Clyde. I’ve been eating enough for two. This is a good thing for skinny CKD, diabetic cats like moi. I wish you bon appetit and a whisker-licking good week.
45 Comments
meowmeowmans
Good job with the eating, Clyde! And of COURSE adopting two cats is better than adopting just one. Come to think of it, that’s how Gracie and Zoe came to live here in our very lucky house. 🙂
Layla Morgan Wilde
Purrs to you and your lucky duo!
Susan Farr
We were lucky enough to find our forever home together.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Lucky indeed!
Pipo/Minko/MrJackFreckles
Ha! Right away petcretary recognized that Magazine…she too grew up with it…only not quite from 1919…
2 cats?? Sure why not…even more might be fun too, as we have had three here once upon a time:)
Thanks fur some good kitty humor! (or is it humour…depends where you have your feet/paws planted we think, MOL!)
Layla Morgan Wilde
The magazine is actually not Chatelaine but a defunct turn of the century magazine. As an ex-pat Canadian it took me ages to switch to humor xoxo
Andy, Tater and Shelly
We love Feline News. Andy Shelly and Tater
Layla Morgan Wilde
So glad you enjoyed and stopped by xp
Skeeter And Izzy
Prayers and hugs and kitty kisses to Keesa and mom Ellen.
We avoid the internet as much as possible except to do the kitty stuff. We have too many babies to look after to spend a whole lot of time reading, viewing and spreading fiction and untruths… MOL
Luvs
Skeeter and Izzy and the Feral Gang + Twig & Peanut & Romeo & the Angels >^..^^..^<~
Layla Morgan Wilde
That’s the wisest choice and thanks for caring about not only your kitties but our friends’ xoxo
Loen210
Aww, well said and done, Skeeter And Izzy. Thanks for helping the feral gang too. Purrs, and MOL back! Love that one. 😉
Cynthia Southern
Layla, I always love your blog. It tells the true facts about your cats, cats and cat news. I always appreciate reading it. It sure beats reading news about current events. I choose to be happy and cats make me happy.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Cynthia, happiness is a choice and cats know that. Blogging and making art makes me happy but for the amount of work for 15 likes and shares is not working. Either something is not calculating or I need a new job 🙂
easyweimaraner
It is true… Merlin is always with us… and I often talk with him in my thoughts…
Layla Morgan Wilde
I can imagine you’d be great friends with Merlin at the Bridge xoxo
Ellen Pilch
There is a lot of fake news. I like these graphics with 2 are better than one. I have 3 black cats and as you know, I had 4 when Spooky was still with us.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks, in your case three or four are better than one 🙂
ellen
So nice to see you this Monday! I am convinced love conquers all. Well and a little work and sleepless nights.
Keesa is hanging on and EATING wet food on her own after syringe feeding. Life is good.
Ways to g,, and not out of thee woods, but better.
Thank you for being there Layla, and thats the truth.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Way to go Keesa! We know cats have a mind of their own xoxox
Mickey's Musings
We like your news,not that fake stuff.
You got mum looking twice at the Catelaine
magazine one. We live in Canada 😉 heehee
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Layla Morgan Wilde
Ha about Catelaine. It’s too fun not to create some covers. I just read Chatelaine is the #1 selling mag in Canada!
The Island Cats
We much prefer feline news over fake news. Clyde, we know there can only be one you…and we’re glad to hear you’re eating as much as two cats. 🙂
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks or double thanks from my doppelganger xox
Cathy Keisha
Thats what TW thought. They did adopt another cat with me but we couldn’t get along and she stayed UTB for 2 weeks before the rescue took her back. They called us cos her previous owner who’d been hospitalized got better and wanted her back.
Layla Morgan Wilde
That why the disclaimer. Every rule can be broken and TW did the right thing.
Connie Marie
2 cats are always better than 1! Unless you’re landlord restricted. Rescuing 1 is always better than none!
Yes, I’m crying over Merlin, when I lose a pet, they always get buried with a favorite toy, wrapped in a blanket. I don’t take pics though, just hold them till I can let go.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Yes rescuing one is way better than none. I still have so many Merlin photo I won’t show but the grieving was gentle and there is more tenderness than pain now. Taking funeral pics started with Coco and it helped my process but grieving, pics or no pics is personal xo
C. M. Barrett
Two black cats are better than one. I know because I have two.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks for your truthful endorsement.
Nellie (who used to bes the Cat From Hell)
Mes thinks mes LIKES your fake news!!! Mommy was looking at a gorgeous black girl cat on the weekend at PetSmart who was up for adoption. The lady there and Mommy was talking about how hard it is for the black cats to gets good homes. That is sad.
Mes sends LOADS of Kisses
Nellie Bellie
The Swiss Cats
We wish kitties rule the world, it would be such a great place ! Purrs
Layla Morgan Wilde
Chris, yes our new motto: in cats we trust 🙂
Layla Morgan Wilde
They rule the Internet but sadly not the government.
Chris Davis
The marinating litter box is a perfect analogy! Thankfully we can count on kitties to give us a clear picture and news we can trust!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Chris, yes our new motto: in cats we trust 🙂
Angel Sammy
You can always count on kitties to tell the truth…..our humans might not ALWAYS do it, but WE do! Fake news just gets everyone all hyped up. Merlin certainly had a beautiful funeral Miss Layla. I have been filled with joy at being able to meet him here at the Bridge – I attend his classes….he’s such a wise Meezer.
Love and Hugs, Angel Sammy
Kathryn
I loved Chatelaine!
Love Clyde, whether one, two or three.
Mao is getting skinny, too, from CKD.
Wishing you well, you and the boyz.
<3 from Cheddar and Mao and moi.
Tamago
It’s sad the media is filled with fake news and alt-facts. We can always cound on kitties. They never ever lie!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Yes, cats will never be nice to someone who hurts them.
jansfunnyfarm
We’re fed up with the fake news too!
Layla Morgan Wilde
I hope this was a good antidote and the Merlin pic not too sad.
Miles Meezer
our the mom hates it when I eat for two. Or three. But on you it’s wonderful.
please tell our the mom that we ALWAYS tell the truth too. MOL .
Layla Morgan Wilde
Hello and welcome. We love hearing form other meezers and thank you. We’ll be posting more of Merlin’s meezer wisdom soon
Summer
Kitties always tell the truth!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Yes, and sometimes unvarnished like but this kitty prefers shares to comments.